The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-28

was visiting his mother in North To-
peka and Incidentally took look
around the shops
One shopman who had been pestered
by dogs hanging round his place at
night adopted the plan of adjusting
matters with a shotgun: He has been
sitting up lately with the intention OF
testing his craftsmanship, out SO Tar no
opportunity has been presented
Thomas and Elmer Neubert, appren-
tees in the machine shop mere, have
been transferred to Fort Madison, La
Thev. are sons of c.. T Neubert, form
erly master mechanic at Topeka put
now round-house foreman at Fort
Madison. They left last night for Fort
Madison.
Theodore Naslund, of the blacksmith
shop, was called home Tuesday Dy tne
serious illness of his father. The elder
Naslund was overcome by heat while
at work in the sheds about SIX weeks
ago, and since that time he has been
unable to get around He has grown
worse within the last week.
John Poranto, for a long time a
boilermaker in Topeka shops, IS re-
ported seriously sick at San Bernar-
dino Cal PorantO left here in De-
cember for San BernardinO- Las week
he was seized with hem Orrhage OF the
lungs, and on Friday his condition was
so bad that his recovery was consld-
cred doubtful
L. L. Heustis. who was bereft of his
child Monday, is a boilermaker. Inc
child had not been i'll long, and al
though it experienced a hard night pre-
vious to its death, in the morning us
condition was SO m UGH improved tha1
the father went to work without an
ticipating any dangerous Developments
The lung fever. which was the cause
of sickness, grew worse, however, ana
the baby died late in the afternoon
The sheds are at work on an order OF
900 doors to be placed on the cars uSeu
I cot
out west along the Santa Fe lines by
removing the sides of an. ordinary coal
car, running a rod through the Top OF
the stakes and fastening to 1t SIDES ina nae
may be moved uD and down a set1-
dumping car is made A number OF
these cars went into service in the beet
! growing district near Rocky Ford, Co..
/ last season
Harry W. Wey, clerk i'll the Office OF
! General Master Mechanic Colhnson,
has taken a layoff of two months, anu
will put in that period Of time resuln g
up before starting in on the WINTER
| work BY way of a beginning, he mas
gone to Colorado Springs for short
stay, and after taking III other places
of interest out west will 60 back 10
| his old home at Columbus, Ohio New
ton jenkins, until now a slehoSrapHe :
in the Office Of the master mechanic OF
! the Pennsylvania road at Columbus
| is supplying the vacancy
". L. Stark maehinist in the tool
4 room of the blacksmith Snop, mas re
/ turned from a trip to Guthrie, Okla. y
which place he took his family on Fri
day of last week He appears to be
favorably in pressed with that coun-
| try He says there is an abundance OF
| fruit in the vicinity of Guthrie, and
that on every farm a patch Of cotton
| is to be seen. The cotton of Oklahoma
is rapidly establishing for itself a hlgn
! place in the cotton markets Of the
world.
Engine 99e, the latest Of the bis
| Player locomotives planned Tor noun,
| shop Tuesday and will be ready fol
trips over the road at once. Apparena66,
" it is a complete match Tor the ~
| and Others of that series which have
| been built lately at Topeka shops This
| will be of interest to trackmen alons
| the line where the engine is to do lt'
| preliminary service, as locomotives O
this class have heretofore created con
sternation by tearing up the tracks alI'
plaving antics not calculated to pleas
| section men,