The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-01

been in the south shop for two weeks,
quit Monday. He may go to Fort Madi-
son, Ia
William Williams, until Saturday a car
repairer in the Sixth street yards. has
gone to Ration. N. NJ where his family
is located.
John Neiswender, Jacob Spetter and
George Rode. apprentices in the boiler
shop, working after having been off a
short time.
Fireman L. G. Laws, who was married
recently, has returned with his wife from
Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. Laws will live at
40S Monroe street.
Joseph Davis foreman of the cabinet
Vpcafon Of fenr % DAYS l snent IN ishing
up near Maple Hill.
Robert Graham. who has charge of a
scrap iron gang, is in again, his wife hav-
ing returned from Hoyt where, with her
children. she has been for two weeks.
Conductor R. H. Stockton, who has been
punching tickets the limited for few
trips, took his regular run on So and 81,
between Topeka and Emporia, this morn
ing.
Pat Griffin of the spring shop has been
laying off He struck one of his knees
been unable to move about properly ever
since
one of his fingers last week. injuring it so
necessary.
John Rain. an engineer running between
Arkansas City, and Purcell. l. T., is here
justment committee which met with the
officials to-day.
Bert Ramsay, a. son of Blacksmith ]. B.
Topeka for the last two weeks, left Mon
F f'e.i7 10 i-' - u -''''''S On nc san 60
Nathan cafferty. who last week com
shop here, has gone to San Bernsrd4qo.
Cal, where he has job at his st trade e He
the eastern division
s. D. Wise and M Carrie, employees. of
as far west as Los Angeles, Cal. They
We're gone two weeks and OF course 1t Is
themselves while away
Frank Gilyeat, helper at the North To-
peka depot, is home from jaunt of three
visited the an-American and other points
interesting in that locality.
r. It. Smith, for some time station agent
for the Union Pacific at Blue Rapids has
taken better position at R Bel Smith T.,
Blue Rapids, and he had just purchased
a beautiful home in that town.
Railroad 7. NJ. c. A. will meet this even
ing. The york will be in charge of F:
of "a in advance, a number far in excess
of what has ever been known heretofore
John Mespelt has returned with his tank
gang from Neosho Rapids. where work
the structure has not been completed and
here. They expect to go back next Mon
day.
H. S. Montgomery, general watch in
for Fresno and other California points
A new Inspector viii be appointed at East
Yard. which is just across the bay from
San Francisco
shops regarding the trouble between the
boilermakers and the company out west.
dissatisfaction among the men at Albu-
querque, but the strike still seems to be
on at San Bernardino
for the Santa F'e at Albuquerque, N. M.
STOPPED Of in Topeka for fey w,,l hours r
Mr. Maynard has q number of friends in
Topeka and Kansas, having been in bust
Hereafter the time of the engineers and
fremen, which has been kept at the shops,
fees John McGaffin is timekeeper for
the ensinemen and he will have his head
Shull accountant for the trainmen.
Napoleon TULIP saw7 ;f I'm in the mill
of Las Vegas, n. II. in the hope Of i'm
proving his health Tglip inhaled nli the he
he worked and it has begun to affect his
lungs.
be captained by T. A. Verlin, assisted by
Brakeman Arthur Capps and another man
on the cutoff for the purpose of helping
put here at once
Miss Lena Wetterlund, a sister of John
Wetterlund of the blacksmith shop. ar
Miss Wetterlund was expected to come to
Kansas some time before long, but her
brother rather thought she would spend
the winter in Minnesota with other rela-
tives. Her stay il Topeka will be ex-
H. w. Donaldson, until lately ticket
clerk at the Santa Fe depot has returned
from tour of the Grand Canon in Ari-
side Colorado
out in Arizona is beyond description in
its grandeur. Besides getting a breath
of exhilarating air. he picked up a
healthful color for his face and L., hands
ing was worth to him.
Engine 491 has made two trips since re-
ing Which has Greatly. improved its APP
pearance- Tt is not only one of the best
but the other day when Engineer William
Rain and Fireman Sam Ash pulled into
railroad men and station hands swarmed
around admiring the big Rhode Island
peka and Marceline and Rain is as proud
of it as he was of his first sweetheart.
Engineer George LuslS, who has one Of
the preferred passenger runs between To-
peka and Marceline. Mo-, is home from
the east. whittier he went two months ago
today. He visited his mother in Boston
part of the time and most of the remain
der was spent in fishing, along the New
at his disposal whenever he cared to use
it. Lusk always goes back to his old
home in Massachusetts during the hot
season; he began his ralroading on a
line in that state. But. like many another
eastern railroad man, he came west for
the money there was in it, and he always
seems pleased to get back to his run out
of Topeka
James McGivern. a 1aborer in the coach
shop. took sick suddenly late Saturday
evening and had to be taken to his home
on Twiss avenue and State street, Oak
land. by the police. His days work was
ended at o'clock, but it nearly
when Waterman Puett discovered him
on the floor of the cabinet shop in an I'M
conscious condition. The patrol wagon
to his home. He refused, however. to en-
ter the house and was taken to the hos |
pitaI McGivern has been afflicted with !
Brghts disease and it is believed that an |
acute attack seized him while he was on |