The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09

service and known TO many a crook along
the Santa Fe for his past services as
with stomach trouble
John Umpleby, who has been In the
Houston hospital of the Katy on account
of an injury received while in the employ
OF that company, VIII arrive IN Topeka
this week for q visit with friends and rel
arives-
Walter Fleming, who has been working
in Topeka shops for long time, having
spent his term as machinist apprentice
he intends doing.
Owen Callahan. foreman of the water
who ran a mai in his foot one day last
taken charge of his men again
Jacob Hauffner. a scrap iron man who
has suffered with lung trouble a great
for nearly week. has been compelled to
lay off again on account of sickness.
Casper Lambrecht and Jacob Hoeffner
are new arrivals in Topeka from Russia,
having reached here Monday. Lambreeht
is married and is accompanied by his wife
ana family and Hoenner IS a single man
Joseph MeKeyon of the boiler shop,
while doing some work on the shears,
came near getting his fingers badly
pinched but Fortunately no injuries re-
suited which should cause his absence
from work.
G. A held a meeting last evening at the
rooms, The chorus has been doing
lstence and the number of members has
increased steadily.
a
foundry. has been laying off for a day or
two moving into new four room resi-
qocnst street e forneriv lived an
North Chandler street.
Robert Wear, George Finch, John Tay
Tor and Thomas Cough1in are figuring on
getting a quarter section of the new IN
dian country to be opened August 6. Wear
left last night for the territory and the
others expect to go in a few days.
Reed Sayler, the fireman in the planning
mill boiler room, who received an injury
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wa = iriIIre his Eve lanes F5aYror is ffIl
ing the vacancy caused BY his absence.
Charles Youngreen has reported for |
work in the tin shop after an absence of |
green was the victim of a celebration ac-
cident in which one hand was badly hurt, |
Philip sauer. an employee of the Topeka |
Roofing company, who IS well known to a I
for the Wolff company. Sauer did the |
roofing work on the court house, city Ii |
brary and number of the principal /
of Topeka.
BLACKSMITH Charles Berg has returned |
ne to oS To for the W north epmn tea
their match game Of bah With the Salt |
creek nine; put the latter DID not snow |
exhibition of his curves.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Coughlin have ar
rived from Los Angeles, Cal, for visit /
with relatives. Mr.: Coughlin was former
" in the Santa F'e general offices here /
machinist at the shops. His father and
mother also live in North Topeka
Henry Splitthoff, who returned last week
from a trip to Germany, went to work
Monday at his old place in the car Sheds
Splitthoff had a most enjoyable visit at
his old home in the province Of Westpha-
ia, after having been away from the
Fatherland twenty years, but of course
ne was glad to get back to America and
10 Kansas particularly
It is said that the Santa Fe and Mis-
souri, Pacific are contemplating the build
ng of interlOcking plant at the cross
ng of those roads in the south part OF
own The law requires that all trains
come to full stop where the Two roads
ross, except in cases where a Waterman
II fagman has been placed, and this re-
Iuirement causes the Santa F'e considera-
Die trouble, as the number of trains pass
ng over the main line here every day is
yery great. An interlOcking plant with |
operator in charge obviates this trouble, |
IS all that is necessary then is for the
engineer on each train to watch the sig |
la1s. The plant for Topeka which has
been all but finally approved will probably
)e composed of twelve levers This size
machine is now in course of erection by
he Santa Fe and Rock Island jointly, and
I is thought that the same plan would
1e followed by the Missouri Pacific and
Santa. Fe at Topeka.