The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-18

ago, is able to be around. although the
right side of his face is seriously swollen.
man ANN Barnes is s0 Still III SICK and there was
talk Thursday afternoon that he might be
removed to the hospital for treatment
IfThere seems TO be some doubt as to just
what the trouble is
John Player, superintendent of machin-
cry, who went to Chicago Few days ago,
is expected to take brief run over to
the, baldwin Locomotive Works at Phil
Fe engines is being filed
Thursday noon a shop man who had
house. said he hadn't been Succession and
couldn't tell when he would find a place.
There are a few very large residences va
cant, but the number of rentable ones is
small.
Alfonso Smith is a new man in the tin
shop. He formerly worked UP town, but
came here directly from Decatur, Ill. He
is. brother of Frank Smith. a timer,
who eight years ago fell from the top OF
injuries
service have been ordered from the boiler
shop. One, of these will be of 5000 gallons
5000 gallons. Within the last two years
there have been eleven of the first named
constructed here.
William Snyder, who has been made
chief of the Santa Fe fire department, has
years. having followed the trade OF pipe
hitter in the water service Joseph Boyer,
who has held the position until now, viii
go to work in another department.
AT the Railroad Y. NJ c. A. this evening
the choir of the First Cumberland Pres
byterian church will give entertain
ment. Some of the best singers of tho
town are to be. found in that organiza-
three numbers of quartettes two duets.
two instrumental selections and two reci-
tations.
Emmett whipple. a. machinist in the
east shop, received a blow which laid him
ming a lathe the tool head broke and a
piece of, flying iron struck him on one
down He was not thought to be seriously
injured and viii probably be at his place
soon-
David Thomas, father of Boilermaker
James Thomas, is expected TO arrive in
Idaho running a steam shovel for the Ore
gon Short Line since q year ago last
June The Union Pacific, of which the
large sums of money on improvements in
the west
relieved from duty at Scranton the other
day. was unable to finish his run on ac-
a keg of nails out of a he slipped and
as he fell the weight was thrown in such
which will probably keep him from work
for several days yet.
Elmer Miller of the south shop resumed
of nine weeks. During that time he trav-
the country in the west and southwest.
He is well satisfied with the way in which
a man who has been in the employ Of the
company any length of time cant travel
body he knows; all over the west he met
shop men who formerly had jobs in To-
peka.
Tourist sleeping car 2521 on No. 2 Thurs
day afternoon got off the track near
Third street just as the train pulling
out and partially upset. The cause OF the
accident is not known. but for some rea-
son the wheels left the track and after
splintering ties and blowing up the earth
for two or three car lengths. started to
turn over. 1t was held from going further
by the couplings at each end and before
the rest of the train moved props
were secured and held it in place. There
were eighteen passengers on board, a
good many of them women and children.
bruised. They were helped out through
the windows and sent on with the train,
which proceeded after short delay.
Dearth of material. principally lumber
and brick, is the cause of delay to much
of the construction work which the Santa
Fe is doing. At Argentine the Y. NJ c. A.
addition has been held up for this rea-
well started and the job is not moving
very rapidly because the stuff has not ar
rived Those who are looking after the
building of the new machine shop are
hoping that there will be setback in
finishing that structure, which has been
begun so favorably. BY Monday, If moth,
ing happens TO prevent: concreting VIII
be started. This can be continued as
rapidly as possible because the excava-
ton already is so much in advance OF the
rest. BY this evening the trench for the
outer wall of the north end and the west
and most of the east side will have been
have been dug and the whole business is
now up to" the house-movers.
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