The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-16
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

/ John Griest is a new man in Pettft,s
scrap iron gang.
Lamp Inspector Hobson went to Chicago
| on NO. Tuesday.
! Fred johnson a hammersmith on No.
2 was out Tuesday.
Conductors Stockton and Coddington
We're on Tuesday for rest
| Edward Fart of the brass corner has
been sick and unable to work.
frames for four snow plows have been
completed by the cab carpenters.
| number of vacancies for firemen's
runs on this division are advertised.
Thomas Astle of the blacksmith shop is
the father Of a. baby girl, born Tuesday
Thomas Purcell of the boiler shop has
rusa.
| Fireman F. w. Bartel. who has been off
again.
George. Bradshaw of the machine shop
of steel in his eye
E. Johnson. the mill hand who Monday
is in his place again.
The third of the large steam shovels
P Pas nee9 co set for P ard Is ready to go
On Friday evening the choir of the
First Presbyterian church will give an en-
| tertainment at the Railroad Y. NJ c. A.
! Machinist James Kearney has quit here
] after few weeks service. He is headed
| west and may go to Albuquerque for
| The Short Term club will discuss condi-
tons in the Philippines at its injecting at
l. vi. -. a.
evening.
| James McGivern. who was found uncon-
| scious in the mill several weeks ago, is
| better and was able to come down for his
check Tuesday
Brakeman Mordaunt, who has been i'll i'll
two 1 or ShTee weeks 9 vi WaS ape fol 3U ne
his way car inside of a week
Frank Sandmeyer of the bolt fitting de-
week Charles Sheets has been in charge
of the machines during his absence.
has returned from Canada, where he has
been the guest of relatives for several
Joseph Sieben of the machine shop was
off duty Tuesday celebrating his birth
day. Sieben says he hasn't worked on
his birthday for more than ten years
Fred Jensen, a member of jerks gang
in the east shop, who laid off a few days
around Tuesday and expects to come in
again soon.
number of the blacksmith shop en-
tending the funeral of Charles Berg. Berg
worked in the shop for a long time up to
four years ago.
John Welter, who was struck on the
head accidentally few weeks ago while
handling scrap iron, was able to come
down for his money on pay day. He will
report for duty Monday.
on the evening passenger run between
Topeka and St Joseph, is here sick For
switch engine at Argentine
J. n. Greene. chief clerk to Fuel Con-
tractor Closson, has gone to New York
companied him. will visit relatives and
see the Pan-American exposition.
According to late tests made upon the
air brake Improvement of Engineer Gosse
of the Southern Kansas division of the
Santa Fe, there seems to be little doubt
that the claims made for it will prove
true
John Player. superintendent of machin-
cry, left for Chicago Tuesday evening Tt
is expected that he will present to the
officials there the plans for the new oil
h,1r-r inc xxyni ah iC r1rnT m
erect.
Ralph Mcneil of the brass corner has
ago he hurt one of his thumbs and was
out for while until he supposed he could
worse than ever
Elmer Miller. a machinist in the south
over month, is home again. He has
been on tour through CoioT Gs 3so New
His sister was with him.
George Stinson a machinist,. left today
for Aurora, ILL.,. where. with his wife and
Mrs. Stinson will return with him as far
New Cambria l3ris No, where she viii stop
William Kettler went to work in tho
boiler shop Tuesday. Kettler has beer
6 6efoF Cal but He hepe bnd the oP ba tn
tleship Ohio, which was launched at San
means. Of course, that he is a first class
mechanic
Fred Short Of the machine shop has re
been for the last two or three weeks; be
was accompanied home by his mother,
who has been in the east about year or
more for her health. Mrs. Short is re-
ported as being much improved as the re-
suit of her sojourn there
Conductor w. w. Saunders, who here
tofore has been running on the st. Joseph
freight. made his first trip on the coal
train between Topeka and the Usage
county mines today Conductor Comstocl,
who has had the run south of here, goes
to Argentine to have his name hung up on
the board an extra conductor
NJ. Manson. general foreman of the car
shops, has gone on tour of inspection
over the Pecos Valley road of New Mex
weeks. Charles Swanson, foreman of the
west side of the sheds. is acting general
foreman D. Cornelius is in charge OF the
gang in the freight car department.
California traffic Tuesday was heavy
owing to the regular reduction of rates.
There will be no trouble in finding patron
age for the limited when it goes on, AMI
especially from this part of the country.
If, as according to the present plans. the
train passes through Kansas in daylight
it will be especially popular for this To-
cality-
In the current number of the "Santa
Fe,' distributed among the men Tues
day. the leading story is that written by
Cy Warman concerning the struggle of
Der of Success and retold in the State
Journal. An excellent likeness of Mr..
Player appears on the cover page of the
magazine
morning to attend the funeral of his
father, held yesterday afternoon. Berg
has been playing in baseball team at
Mystic, Ia. for about two months. and
his team lost only seven He will be in
town for week yet, but expects to go
north for work during the winter
More than two stories of the pattern
-11o1 walls have been finished There has