The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

Springs. has returned and is at work
Engineer Beeler and Fireman McNeely
took out two engines for trial trip
F'e No. 2392
A large number Of boilermalxers laid off
Thursday afternoon to attend the funeral
of the wife of George Crawford of the
department.
c E. Peterson. q painter in the field
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Rock Island
Joseph Covert. a ma chinist; accompanied
by his wife, Will leave in a few days Tor
three weeks
with headquarters at Kansas City, was
in Topeka Thursday
Fred Terrain has been transferred from
the gang in the machine shop. working
under Foreman Barnes, to the brass cor
ner, under William i. Jury
Jacog Gehring. who works on the east
his right hand badly mashed Thursday
morning He continued on duty
V. NJ. Parkinson. who runs the engine
in the boiler shop, has been obliged TO
lay or again on account OF what IS
thought to be an attack Of rheumatism.
Jesse Smelser a truck man. has been
spending a few pleasant hours looking
over the plans for a new residence which
is to be built at his expense in Oakland
George Suppes. the laborer in the sheds
who was struck under the left eye by a
roller while helping load some truck
frames the first part of the week, is on
duty again.
Otto Larson of the blacksmith shop
who has been out since Saturday morning
on account of sickness and death of the
little daughter of Blacksmith John Wet
terlund is in again.
The north end of the new blacksmith
doors and windows. and the scaffoldinR
for putting the corrugated iron on the
south end has been built.
George SINNERS, night yardmaster. has
returned from rest of five weeks in
Colorado. L. G. Hammond, who has been
turned to the day trick.
Ray Near of the boiler shop dropped a
sheet of steel on one of his fingers while
working the other day. The resulting in
his absence from the shops
William Miller, who has charge of the
pattern shop storehouse, has gone for a
80 days trip through the east. He will
isville. KY, before returning.
Harry Snyder, a machinist apprentice,
has been given a transfer to Albuquerque
and expects to leave next week for that
place He has been member OF w A
Mitche1l's gang in the east erecting shop
Passenger business on the Santa Fe
was heavy Thursday There were two
both to and from Colorado points was
greater than has been experienced for
some days.
The wife and children of James Skaggs,
who works in the tool room of the black
smith shop. have returned from short
visit in Kansas city. one of the children,
daughter, took sick during the stay in
the city. but is now able to be out
John Matthews. who hauls shavings
boiler room, was caught between two
push cars and his right leg was severely
pinched- Although complaining of the in
lay off
Fireman Frank VAIL who was injured
in the fast mail wreck of a few weeks
ago. is able to move around on clutches
and has gone to his home on Second ana ana
not be able to go on his engine for some
time yet.
Sam Mellinger, who runs a drill press
in the boiler shop, went to the hospital
with his right foot badly bruised Thurs
day. A heavy arch bar fell on it intiict-
bones, and it Is thought he viii be out
again soon.
shop, is enjoying. a visit from his brother
by his family. and after remaining here
with his father
Byron Graham who. until a few days
ago worked in the coach shop, is seriously
complication Of diseases has developed
and it is thought that his recovery IS i'm
possible. He worked in the shops for
good many years
Fireman Dan Shannon has taken the
fast mail run from Topeka to Kansas ga.
City: H. p. French goes on 100 and ~,
the St. Joseph passenger; Sam Ash is on
WIT WITH I Enpneer william Rain, and Gin
Beeler is on 100 and 10.
Engineer Frank Randlett who runs
from Usage City to Quenemo and who is
a son of Reuben Randlett Of the water
service has gone to Green Mountain
Falls Col. He will join his wife and
children who have been there for some
time, and next week will return to Usage
City.
Mrs. Gus Jasperson has returned to her
home in Usage City after attending the
funeral of her granddaughter. Anna Wet
terlund, who died of lockjaw last Satur-
day. Fred Jasperson. uncle of Mrs.
Wetterlund who was also here for the fu-
neral. went to his home in Carbondale
Thursday.
Some of the shopmen suggest that Ser
geant Hank Carpenter of the city police
force could put in little time proftably
studying the map Of Topeka The other
night he spent half an hour pacing up
and down a block of one street in North
Topeka which he had mistaken for an
other and the error did not become an
parent until he told of his mis-