The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-18

Foreman Hoeck and Mrs. Wilson, Fire
man Harry Zane and wife and Fireman
afternoon from Chicago, where they have
.peen Tor a few days
Addison Maxwell formerly a packer in
der Alexa nder Laird of the Fort Madi-
re 10 fhat nacn sunday M bs
been away from here only few months.
Ernest Elsner. coppersmith and one of
the best athletes in the Turner's society
act There isn't anyone who knows Els
would do it, either.
Carl Wheeler has been put on in the car
machine shop. He is brother of CLAIR
ence Wheeler. who died last week and
who. until a few weeks. was a member of
Schlegel's gang. He formerly worked in
the boiler shop of the Frisco road at
Springfield. Mo,
Charles Rhodes. an inside fnisher in
the coach shop, has taken a lay off and
try shows of the country Rhodes does
this this every year and he has l+ come to be
this part of the state. -
Witnessing the football game of Sat
grday afternoon there was a good sized
whole lot of fellows who follow up the
game with as much keen interest as any
one. and at all the contests the Santa
Fe is well represented
Saturday the boys in the boiler shop
passed around the hat and took up a
beneht of Henry ottinger of that. de-
about two months ago and until last week
was unable to do his work
l. w. Bass and C. K. Landon. two Hor-
ton maehinists who came to Topeka Fri
les of initiation into the local lodge of
that name, have started for Mexico. Both
the Rock Island shops and expect to find
employment easily besides seeing a lot of
country.
yard engine here for some time, has
signed the morning passenger between n
Reeler has taken the left side of the Kan
sas City plug and Mark Miller, who about
tine to have charge of a switch engine
has been brought back to Topeka
Saturday AFTERNOON the shop fire depart
made an exhibition run north from head
quarters to the pump. house. The men re-
sponded quickly and had water started in
hundred feet of hose Chief Wilmarth
complimented the boys on their work
: Frank Bartel, ia fireman: is expecting
Bartei Connected a number of tobacco tags
and sent them away with the understand
Which he could go out hunting p and " eSl
pect it to do it's part. There has been
such q swapping of guns and at the, same
VIII prove an exception to the usual num-
be~.
Henry Jameson of the blacksmith shop
has been laying off a solid week on at-
count of the Illness of his 4-year-oid son
The child has been in a serious condition
with pneumonia and at last report there
was no improvement in its condition.
Jameson'S wife died year ago. leaving
him four little children. and that means
he has had his share of trouble providing
for them. at the same time taking the
responsibility of training them
Engine 0S3. that which figured in the
collision of Thursday evening at Usage
City. has been brought in on the scrop
track 1t presents an appearance quite in
keeping with the reports regarding the
wreck. The cab has been RACED down to
the deck and the whistle, headlight and
pilot are gone The brass work inside
where the cab was is bent and tangled.
and altogether the locomotive shows that
it has been through terrible smash.
Engine 500, that which was finished only
equipped with the first of the eleven-inch
air pumps to be put in service. This type
of pump can be made to work either way.
either side. In other respects it is like
the nine and a half which heretofore has
been of standard size. The Santa F'e is
the only western road now using this
been made necessary by the increase in
the size of engines and trains.
Already the new Baldwin compounds
have been put in service on passenger
runs. Saturday night the 1006 pulled train
II west to Newton, taking it in on sehed-
ule time, although it arrived in Topeka
about 20 minutes late. The 1907 went out
on No Sunday. and it is expected that
now on. Saturday afternoon 1905
out and weighed. the locomotive itself
pulling down 105 tons. The weight of the
tank was 50 TONS or both Weighing 155
and tank ever put over the Topeka
scales.