The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-09

| of B. F. Baird on East Hill Wednesday
and secured little more than ten dol
lars. Nobody was about at the time
and the thieves had their own way.
Another place in the same vicinity was
entered and small quantity of canned
fruit taken. Mr.. Baird is the father of
Clifford Baird. a machinist in the south
shop.
Seven trimmers put in all the noon
hour Friday a rush order for a mail
, coach that had to be prepared for send
ing out on No. at 4:40. Just as that
| train whistled for this place the last
screw was being put in and while the
car was being switched around to its
place the painter gave a few last strokes
which finished the job. 1t will be ready
to use by the time it reaches Chicago
Conrad Hepp, who works on the ma
terial car around the Sheds had one
foot considerably hurt Friday after
noon. While one of the small tables
was being turned the member was
caught between it and fish-plate fas
tened to a board at the side, and pinch
ed and rolled, causing a painful injury.
He will probably not be on duty for
several days.
Rev. S. G. Coblentz pastor of the
First United Brethren church, will speak
at the railroad Y. NJ G. A. gospel meet
ing Sunday afternoon at four o'clock.
The regular Bible study will begin at
three o'clock under the direction of Sec
rotary Prout The theme of the gospel
meeting will be, Special Characters
ties of a Christian Life That of the
Scriptural study, THE Importance of
Personal Work.
Tonight three switch engines will be
working in Topeka yards instead of the
this arrangement will last but neces-
sarily until business takes a slump
which will enable those already in SER
vice to handle the traffic. Lately there
has been a grand combination of all
classes of freight stock, coal. merchan-
disc and everything else that it falls to
the lot of a railroad company to carry.
Frank B. Wahl, who on August 10
had one hip badly injured in head-on
collision between the fast mail and
freight standing on the main line a
short distance south of Topeka, has
reported for duty. For 4 awhile he
will fire a switch engine in Topeka
yards before going back on the road.
James Rollo, who was running the mail
engine at the time of the accident, re-
ported about two weeks ago.
Mrs. H. Lundstrom, a sister of Philip
recent1 from New s YORK for Denmark
She and her husband will spend three
go to Sweden for about the same length
of time After that they will return to
for s Twelve years 9n thew have BEEN Woring
as missionaries under the auspices of the
be remembered BY a number of Topeka
people as Miss Christina Engstrom who
She has been in the Orient She was con
nected with the Free Methodist church
while here.
Tonight, the local lodge of the In
ternational Association of Macilinists
will meet in Lincoln Post hall on East
Sixth street. Heretofore the order has
held its sessions at Trades Assembly
hall between Fourth and Fifth on Kan
sas avenue, but the new quarters are
thought to be more comfortable and
better suited to the purpose of the ma
chinists. The organization is flourish
ing, and it is likely that during the win
ter a woman's auxiliary will be organ
lied, a large number of new members
taken in and a sick benefit established.
Gus Osman, foreman of the brass cor
ner, has been asked to go to Chicago
and take look around some of the big
railroad shops there with a view to i'm
proving the equipment of his depart
ment here. improvements have been
made from time to time in the machine
ry which has been in use here at To-
pexa, but this has not kept pace with
the demands. The result has been for a
large quantity of orders to pile up on.
the department and in order that the
whole business may be expedited that
addition to the machinery is being
planned for