The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12


railroad men. Mr.. Hammond formerly
worked in a Topeka bookbindery, but is
now an engineer on the Oregon Short
Line railroad, running out Of Salt Lake
City.
Harry Snyder and George Finch Of the
east erecting shop are laying off taking
in the "doings' at Kansas City.
James Dunn and John Greenfield, who
have put in steady time on handcars,
think they have earned a vacation, and
are contemplating a trip to California
during the late summer or early fall.
Dunn IS intending to maks his record
as an angler; Greenfield says he won t
have anything to do with the fishing
business but lis only intention in going
is to have a good time.
Thomas Darlow of the south shop is
off for a short time. Cause, a mashed
foot.
Joseph Cramer. who works in Ora
hams gang in the south shop, is a mem
Der of the Flambeau club which is in
Kansas City.
J. B. Davidson of the brass foundry is
one Of the oldest brass and iron mold
ers IN Kansas Fifty-one years ago Mr..
Davidson began serving his time as an
apprentice at Cleveland, Ohio, and since
then he has followed his time almost
continuously. He has worked in thirty
odd different states and can name many
great cities of the country in which he
has followed his trade. He came to the
Santa Fe shops at Topeka IA years ago
and has been here ever since. He lives
at 1911 East Sixth street.
Jesse FrOntz has been transferred to
the hue room, taking the place OF Fred
Austin, who went out Monday morning
with the tank gang.
Some of the shop men who live on
Kansas avenue between Second and
Third streets are complaining bitterly
because of a disturbance that is Gre
ated IN that vicinity every morning
when slumber is sweetest and sensible
people are supposed to keep quiet.
w F. Elland. an employee of the Rock
Island at Ford City. has returned to
duty after a short vacation.
James Hunter. furnace man in the
brass foundry, is laying off. Jack Cum
bingham has been put on during his
absence. Hunter became very warm a
few days ago and drank too much cold
water, which it is thought is partly ac-
countable for his present sickness.
Albert Scheff1er of the boiler shop, who
had his fingers pinched last week, has
returned to work
Charles Smith, Joseph McGivern, Eu-
gene Gibbons and Peter Hafner, helpers
in the blacksmith shop, have quit.
Conductor Huestis and Brakeman Fox
took out No. 3 this morning. Hereafter
train crews on trains 8 and will change
at Topeka instead of at Grand avenue.
Kansas City, as heretofore. West Of
Topeka they will run to La Junta.
Engine crews on trains 3, and will
run from Argentine to Newton; and in
accordance with this arrangement en-
gines 430. 458 and 459 will be sent to
Argentine to pull those trains.
F. P Hickey, general shop foreman,
who rarely is away from the shops dur
ing the day. was off duty Tuesday.
The railroad Y. NJ. G. A. Tuesday dur
ing the noon hour served to the shop
men 1879 cups of iced tea. The number of
men patronizing this institution prom
iSeS to exceed that of all former years.
1t has been announced that the trains
to the shop picnic of June % will leave
Topeka at 6, $40, $40 and a. m. The
destination will be Fifteenth street and
the fare for the round trip will be rs
cents for adults and 30 cents for chill
dren between and u years. The round
trip to the park on the street cars will
be Is cents.
It is believed that the Frisco is behind
the Red Fork & Shawnee railroad, to
be built from Red Fork, I. T., to Shaw
nee Okla
Max Thymian, who runs the transfer
tables for the coach and paint shops
has been laying off on account of the
sickness of his wife David Myers has
been filing the vacancy.
Engineer w. P. Bee1er, who has been
off his engine for a good while, is slowly
gaining and expects to be ready for
duty again in a few weeks. Beeler had
q thrilling experience twelve years ago.
went off of a bridge at a point seven
miles west Of Strong City, and some
how got out of the tangle with nothing
more serious than an injured leg. The
injury was simply a bruise which be-
cause of the continual jolting while
riding on the engine at times grew
worse. Not long ago DR.. Martin per-
formed an operation which Beeler says
was not a bit painful, but which gave
him great relief. He thinks he will have
entirely recovered in a short time.
Peter Butler, who has organized q
baseball nine composed of round house
men, says he will probably match his
team against Park Bigham's boiler shop
nine, the game to take place at the shop
picnic, June %
Rev. F. J. Seaman, pastor of the Oak
land Methodist church, will speak at
the coach shop meeting Thursday noon.
W. J. Healy, auditor of freight re-
ceipts, went to Chicago Tuesday even
ing
John Lewis Westlund, a carpenter in
the freight car sheds, will be married
this evening to Miss Mary Bergstrom.
The ceremony win take place at s