The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-02
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE


John Russell of the blacksmith shop is
sick.
Edward Fart of the machine shop has
John Hansford, who handles scrap iron
is laying off.
c. w. Nordstrcm of the sheds is off
Ezra Cooper of the tank room has been
out for few days.
The family of Boilermaker John Salkeld
has arrived from Temple, Tex
Nelson Olson and Ora Morris, helpers
| in the blacksmith shop. are laying off
Conductor B F. Wyatt has been giyen
Wayne Jones, who has been a rivet-
heater in the boiler shop. has taken his
time.
Abner Bland of the reundhouse force
has been down at Lake View for few
William Smith. coach truckman who
went to Chicago ten days age Is at work
again
Barth Brennan and Edward Coleman
truckers
Ray Near of the boiler shop. who has
been off duty sick for several days, is able
to be the Street
George SPAIN, storehouse 1aborer, is
doing his. work again after having been
sick about ten days
southern Kansas division. was here for
| promotion Tuesday.
Mitchell's gang in the east shop has
turned out engine 2e2 after giving it a
general oyerhauling.
Edward Bressett, who runs a planer in
| the mill, went home sick the other day.
| and has not showed up since
William and Burve Lewis members of
the roundhouse force. have been Obliged
| to lay off on account of sickness
Mrs. Mummery, sister Of Edwsrd
| ada, where she expects to remain.
| Charles Hooker is doing the an-around
work in the upholstering shop, taking the
place vacated by Charles Matthews.
| Harvey Bushs helper in the black
smith shop. who has been sick for a
month more, came in Tuesday morn
| ing.
The coach shop meeting Thursday noon
| viii be addressed by F. J. Seaman, as
! church.
The board of managers of the Rail-
this this evening at osciock' supper viii E' be
served
Frank cramer, who has charge Of the
| cause of a lame back Frank Robinson is
taking his place
| Engineer G. H Arnold and Fireman
| Thomas Hayes are up from Newton at
| tending business in connection with their
respective orders.
| the boiler shop, came in on the. first of
the month He has been out for six weeks
with a bruised foot.
| The pipe filters are fixing up the pits
in the pain, shop preparatory t9 winte tel
| fetal heat for drying purposes
| j. w Kendrick. third vice president of
afternopn IS his prgat coP 81
| on his way south for an inspection tour
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hamilton of Du Boise.
Been w guests sor of Mr.. pan and Mrs 5. Fry of
| the depot, have started on the return trip
! home.
The smolzestacks for the two boilers
that are to heat the roundhouse have been
raised to place. The water service men
are ready to turn the heat almost any
/ time.
Moses Nightingale. a carpenter, is able
having been in the hospital for a good
many weeks. He has not yet been re-
| leased.
G. H linn, who works on air brakes in
! the car sheds, has returned from Olivet,
| where he has been for nearly q week at
| tending a district meeting of the Baptist
| church.
Men who handle the Santa F'e coal and
| not vet given out Six employees were sent
down from here to take the places va
Gated.
Charles Taylor, fireman in the mill, who
has been up and down for a week or more
but at time able to handle a shovel IN
the boiler room, IS reported as being con-
Or. J. P. Raster. chief surgeon for the
Santa Fe. has lately been inspecting the
company hospital at Las Vegas. He was
4 accompanied by DR.. R. s. Black OF the
Ottawa hospital
John Esplin. who worked as a machinist
! here for years and years, has returned
from Alb oyi where ne has been 49, g.
was put on at Topeka Tuesday.
A l. Fisher of the Northwestern, r. Fl
Moies of the Nickel Plate. passenger rep
resentatfves of their respective roads III
Kansas City, We're here Tuesday.
Ant Maze, until about five months ago
| a Topeka boilermaker but since then in
the shops at San Bernardino, Cal, has
| returned to this place from the west
and will be here for some time
w A Barnett is a new man in the gang
stripping engines under the direction OF
James Mullen He is a son of Robert Bar
gett, the Jolly timer. and has been on the
chinist helper at EmpOria-
A car load of negroes has been shipped
l in by the Santa Fe for laying new steel
on the Hutchinson branch The colored
fellows who went out there for the same
purpose few months ago got into trouble
| with the white folks and had to leave
Emil Anderson. formerly employed ii
the air brake department at Topeka
shops, is here from Point Richmond, Cal
where he has been six eight months
He expects to put in the time visiting
here until the first part of next week
The big air compressor. which takes tbs
place of incon putable amount of mus
| r4llar energy al fha Sh0nS took a law of