The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-09
ABoUT RAILRoAD People

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Claude shumate of the roundhouse force
is laying off
m H. w. Bullock, who works on scrap iron,
has been sick
Henry McDade a switchman. was lay
ing off Tuesday.
Earl Petrie of the machine shop went
home sick Tuesday
James White. a coach painter. is off
duty for a few days
Engineer Amos Beeler took the 2273 out
for a trial spin Tuesday
John Glenn of the coach paint shop went
| home Tuesday forenoon
Jacob likes has been put out a la
borer in the machine shop
Eric J. Erickson is the name of new
trucker in the storehouSe.
Edward Sheets, a machinist in the
roundhouse, has been of duty.
Charles Youngreen, a timer. has been
laying off for week or more.
Jacob Meil1er has been put on recently
as a laborer in the machine shop
Philip Slusser. who works on trucks in
the car shops, has been resting a day or
Bert Swan of the brass foundry laid off
Tuesday to attend to some business mat
William Whitney is at work in the up
holstering department as cushion
cleaner
shop is in again after a lay off of about
a month
John SchneIDel OF the machine SHOP IS
on duty again after brief detention in
the hospital
George Brosamer of the boiler shop is
the possessor of a fine pointer dog which
cost him SO.
George w. Lincoln, travelling passenger
was here Tuesday
Thomas McHugh of the storehouse has
been obliged to take another lay off on
account of sickness
Charles Palmer is new man in the
brass foundry He has been following the
trade of broom maker.
Peter Schoenfeldt, a BLACKSMITH helper:
the sickness of his wife
The wife of John Sheffield of the truck
gang has gone to Watervi1le to spend two
weeks visiting her father.
Frank BraInley, packer in the store,
days is in his place again.
fo Hengy Gie fgs4 yho is nov general n,S
machinist in Topeka shops.
H. NJ Orion, cutoff brakeman, be-
came sick here Tuesday and had to be re-
Ieved E. O. Van Beck took his place.
Arch Wizer, a coach painter who has
been away from Topeka shops for about
two years. began work again Tuesday
Maurice Todd of the general storekeep-
er's office, has returned from Fit Madison.
Ia. where he has been about two weeks.
Alvin Denton a boilermaker helper who
has been out since last Thursday because
of some trouble with his eyes. is in again.
John Wood of the sheds is expecting his
wife and children to arrive any day from
two weeks visit in southern Indiana
Pat Morgan of the scrap iron gang
who was struck in the mouth Saturday
evening by a shovel, has reported for
duty.
E E. jerks, gang foreman in the east
shop. has been out this week. John FrizeI
has been in charge of the during his
absence
Frank Hamilton. member of the sheet
iron gang. was off Tuesday recovering
from injury inflicted by a savage dog
the night before
Chief Chemist Powers left today for
California, where he will be for some time
making tests of the water on that part
of the Santa F'e-
The new steam hammer is being unload
ed and placed by a gang of water service
men, Tt will be located in the north end
of the new shop
BoiIernaker John SaIkeld left Tuesday
noon for La Junta. Col. accompanied by
his family SaIkeld came here from Texas
about a. month ago.
George Chase. a nacfinist helper who