The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-08

Boilermaker David McMullen, who was
OFF Friday and Saturday of last week, IS
in his place
Brakeman E. NJ Sherburne dead headed
to Emporia Monday to relieve q Cotton
Robert Graves. who has been on the pay
roll of the storehouse for about week,
T. E. Prout, general secretary of the
Railroad Y. NJ G. A, was in Kansas City
General superintendent Resseguie and
Division Superintendent Mcclellan were
on the cutoff Monday
w. Spencer and Pat Griffin of the black
smith shop. who have been out for few
days, duty again.
1t is expected that the excavation for
the foundation of the new machine shop
will be begun this week
Brakeman Holloway of the Leaven-
worth and Topeka run, has reported for
work after short lay off.
John McAndrews of the storehouse, who
business matters, has reported.
James, Coliinson; general master me-
cna INC left today for a tour of inspection
The private car of General Superinten-
dent dent Resseguie, 20, vent to Arkansas
Sherman Baughman of the brass foun-
day and has been absent ever since.
Brakeman E. o. Van Beck is on trains
81 and 81, taking the place of F. L.
Withrow. who took the special out.
or two of to paint his house on quo 8ucban nan
street, is marked up ready for duty.
John Barnes of the air brake corner
and of Foreman Barnes of the
chine shop went home sick Monday.
General Shop Foreman Lawless was
stu i, unable to resume s;n his duties bMonday-
George Bradshaw, a machinist appren-
tice. has been off a day or two recently
lin limbs account OF an INJURY to one OF MS
Thomas Kendall, a Newton car repairer,
order hand to heal by visiting in Emporia
and Topeka
Ra1 hoS hi
home in Lecompton after a brief visit
with his cousin, c. J. Cherry. of the hand
car department.
Charles Holmgren of the blacksmith
shop is one OF those who reported for DUTY duty
out nearly a month
The Y. NJ c. A. has quit serving tea
during the noon hour, The demand for
coffee IS quite equal to what il is ordi-
nariiy this time of year.
Charles Weber, a wheel borer in the car
Worth BY si the Death Of MS 'f Father he Which
occurred Saturday evening.
Frank Cramer, who has charge of the
machiniSt helpers, is in again after a
short lay off made necessary by a lame
back He has not yet entirely recovered
has been braking for the company. has
received a promotion and is now in
made over the cutoff
Irwin lodge 260. A. o. U. w, which has
rolls. viii give an oyster supper to. the
members Thursday evening at the hall,
Fred Austin and George Real are late
returns to the boiler shop force. Austin
has been up in Wisconsin for nearly
working by a bad order finger.
William Kettler. a Topeka boilermaker
mp 70 resume his mT place IN hepe snc
leaving he has been in the west, but
Gently he has been at the Buffalo exposi-
Thomas Radclifr of the storehouse, who
has been off duty for nearly a week be-
illness
his place again. Mrs Radcliff is suffering
a severe attack of infiammatory rheuma-
Willie Crook. a helper In the machine
shop has been out a few days to have a
piece of steel removed from one of his
hands. The metal was lodged in the flesh
for some time before it became trouble
The special train bearing General Su-
perintendent Nudge and Superintendent
of Conductor Withrow Engineer Edward
the head end
Meager reports here indicate that the
boilermakers. strike is still in progress, at
of men on duty in that department has
made a scarcity of work for the other
Florence is to be properly taken care of
by the Santa Fe during the year 1902. 1t
brick depot on the site of the former
Clifton hotel The plan, also includes the
cling of the coal chute.
Andrew Byrne has been put on the pay
f 6e shop Of T Son r0n Was ed
in wreck in the southern part of the
state some months ago and the adjust
quired most of his time since
The big Bucyrus steam shovel, which
has been here for erection at the hands
billed out for Pueblo. Col, Monday night.
smaller one which the Santa Fe has kept
for handling. the Stag from the smelters.
used in ballasting the tracks
For the first time in a good many
smiths in Monday Work in that depart
ment tests the endurance of men per-
haps more than any other, and especially
in the summer when the natural heat is
augmented by that OF the fires: Sickness
smiths during the hot season.
Pat Morgan, scrap iron laborer who
ing off on account of an accident which
befell him Saturday evening. While the
force vas e turning IN at at; the end Of the
they are kept and struck Morgan squarely
in the mouth. knocking four. teeth loose.
work for several days.
There has been some misapprehension
regarding the position which Roger Van
Hook of the Santa Fre division offices for
merly held at the Rock Island and that
the present place he was rate. clerk in
the general freight office, Now he is ste
perintendent. Such is the statement which
Mr. Van Hook authorizes
Dispatcher Frank Patterson has what is
considered by competent judges to be one
of the best graphophones in Topeka. He
recently entertained a dozen of the boys
from division offices. with a concert given
by. the, machine and the event was most
enjoyable one. The records cover a great
variety of vocal and instrumental music
and other sounds which please the audi
tory nerve, and the effects are remarkably
natural.
Mark Miller. who has been firing on the
morning passenger run between Topeka
and St Joseph, made his last trip on that
train Monday He has gone to Argentine
to take the right seat in the cab of one
of the % switch engines working in the
yards at that place and Kansas City
Miller was set up to engineer two months
ago and within the last few weeks was
married to young woman of Leaverl-
worth HIS wife Will remain here until
next weeE
Mrs. John Mckee of Fort Madison. Ia.