The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-31
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

Louis Heutt of the storehouse is sick.
Boilermaker John Crawford is laying
OF sick
Engine 211 has been turned out after
receiving light repairs
Coach Carpenter Thomas Adams is in
again after a short illness.
T.. G. Good of the tin shop is laying
off because of an injured hand.
Switch engine 1898 viii be out from re-
ceiving repairs some time this week.
John Jones. who works on No ham
mer in the blacksmith shop, Is sick.
Machinists Ira. and Elmer Miller are on
duty again, after a lay-on ( a few days.
B. ]. Tumelty. a south shop machinist
who has been out for a. few days. is work
ing again.
William Hobson of the blacksmith shop
was off Tuesday attending the band con-
cert at Garfield park
Albert Adams. a storehouse packer. is
unable to work on account Of an attack
of stomach trouble
Victor Nelson. a helper IN the black
smith shop, is laying of watching q. felon
develop on one of his fingers
B. Mellinger, who runs the drill press in
the boiler shop, returned to his place this
morning after a days absence
The changing of four or i've dining cars
be continued AS rapidly as the diners come
George Cooper of the east shop has
returned from a. visit in Oklahoma He
was accompanied on the trip by his
family.
John NTeHugh. assistant stockkeeper, or
paint shop Familiarity known as the bull
PEN" is sick
Chris .Reardon- q Santa. Re maaehiniist
for a short time. on his way toRthe Buff
falo exposition
Bert Barnett Of the tin shop was dis
tributing cigars around the shops Tues
day. Cause. the arrival Of a new girl
at his house.
John Carrier, who has been working in
the sheet iron gang, has been transferred
George Rode takes his place in the sheet
iron workers
The o12s has been sold to the Jack
sonville and Southwestern of Florida
and is being painted and prepared for
delivery to that road.
M. A. Kiclkok OF FL Reno Ok, is here
visiting Clifford Baird Of the south shop.
soon and will remain in this part of the
country for several weeks
Warren Owen Of the boiler shop had
a finger slightly injured Monday by
catching it between two sheets OF steel
He was not compelled to lay off.
Bert Sanderson Of the boiler shop has
been suffering with what IS believed to
Tuesday. spending the time at the hos
pita1 seeing what could be done
Joseph Aigner, night switchman at the
the Tyrol country ia the Alps. he viii
look after some estate matters belonging
to his wife and Will remain there about
two months
John L. Patterson. the Oakland man
who was injured in q runaway Monday;
the storehouse- One Of Patterson's ribs
was broken and ne sustained some in
serious
Henry spidle, a machinist IN the Santa
visiting his two uncIes. Frank Sanderson
and John Mespelt. both of the boiler shop.
time ana NAV conclude to get q perma
nent job in the shops here.
Edward Thomas and Frank Isaacson,
two apprentice boys in the cabinet shop,
and Amos Newcomer. a coach carpenter.
are out Of their regular places temporar
at S33 Kansas avenue, the new repository
for the records of the freight department.
Gordon Bell, who has been working
as a clerk in the Office of I. c. New
march, foreman OF the machine shop
has gone to Chanute to become chief
clerk to the division master mechanic
there.
The gospel meeting at the shop Thurs
day noon viii be addressed by Rev J. A.
Tracy of Ironwood. Mich Besides this
there be the additional attraction Of a
male quartet which Will render several Sc
iiectiq9s; The personnel Of the quartette
Swartz and William Arthur.
Engine s95, the large mountain engine |
now under construction in the east shop, |
VII be, ready for trial trip this week
around on this part of the system it VIII /
be changed from a coal burner to an oil |
burner It's place of permanent service |
VIII be out of Needles
The little daughter of Louis Deutscher. |
foreman of the tin ship, IS seriously sick |
at the home on Madison street. Mr.. Deut- /
scher himself has been out for some time |
on account Of sickness. but about the /
time he began TO get better the child was /
seized with fever and has grown worse /
since then
F. s Kehoe- who came over from Leav-
enWorth a short time ago and went 10
work on scrap iron in Graham's gang. /
has quit that department and Is now /
classed as car repafrer. having taken a 1
job in the sheds He was formerly con-
nected with the Santa Fe in this capac- I
ity at Cleburne- Tex
Frank o,Brien has been transferred