The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-09

work in a. short time
Gus Counter a former boilermaker here.
the Rock Island at Horton, will probably
go on in a day or two
Doe Saxon. who works in the machine
shop and who has been troubled with an
injured thumb, has signed release and
is at his place as usual
The wife Of George Risen. an ash pan
nounced to be mountain fever She has
been i'll for several weeks
Coaches III and PIP are in the coach
shop for repairs They were considerably
damaged in wrecks. the 141 having been
IN a smash down below Purcell
Thomas s Stevens, signal engineer for
the Santa F'e. has gone On a western trip
ing nearly al all Of Of this Wees ST tine s.
Switchnan George l.. Stone is with his
engine again.. He has been off since last
bond
John Mullen, brother of Assistant Fore
shop, has been looking around the shops
since his arrival here from San Fran
Hammer G of the blacksmith shop.
sometimes known as the little jaw ham
we'll day. James Eskridge viii have
charge at night
the, transfer table at the car. shops. is
still seriously i'll. although it is thought
her condition is slightly improved within
the last few days.
Miss Katie Baughman of Lecompton
VINO has been here for a week the guest
of relatives and friends. has returned
the hand car shop.
Blacksmith James Kelly laid off Tues
day on account of an injury received the
evening before. He was struck accidental
" on the lower part Of one leg and was
unable to work longer
agent for the Erie at Kansas city, and
ton With aR hodlRg 5he a sans p9s
We're in Topeka Tuesday
The boilers which are to furnish warmth
for the roundhouse during. the coming
winter were fired up for testing purposes
Tuesday Since last spring the heating
plant has been entirely renodeled
Julius Carlson has resumed the place
which he formerly held in the coach
the employ of the Denver and Rio Grande
since. quitting the Santa Fee here eight
months ago
gines of the Prairie type which were or
deered some time ago VIII probably be de-
the last Of them will be turned over to
the company by December l.
resume his duties. He has been having
and tuesday was still in bed. although
somewhat better than previously
A, Boydstons yard foreman for the San
Roadmaster t s; Cafferty while the lat
ter is attending the meeting Of the Road
masters and Maintenance of Way con-
vention at Washington, D. c.
John MespeIt took his tank gang to
structure which was begun there a few
weeks ago. Work had to be stopped be-
cause the folndation was not finished
The job will be done in about ten days.
Frank Sanderson, jr, a. son of Boiler
maker Frank sanderson and a brother of
began an apprenticeship in the boiler shop
tuesday noon he mas spent practically
town -
Nine more of the employees of the Sixth
anticipate finding Jobs along the line at
differtnt division points, and it is ru
seriously of going far west Calf
fornia-
William ,Crener. a machinist apprentice,
has two badly bruised toes on his left
foot. Late Tuesday afternoon a large
block fell from the front end of an engine
striking him on the end of the foot and
inf1icting injury that will lay him up
for several days.
A shop man who keeps a close watch
be prophesies that the approaching win
ter VII be one OF particular severity He
the corn husks are unusually thick this
heavy crop Of Waln1ts this his fa1i. p'i0i-liiS
Ralph Mcneil of the brass corner had
letter the other day from Nate Cafferty.
the Santa Fe shops at San Bernardino.
Cal Cafferty says he is well pleased with
ton was made in the hope that his health
might be benefited
George X. Henderson. assistant Superin-
tendent of machinery, left Tuesday for
tour of inspection over the extreme west
ern lines of the Santa Fe. This is the first
visit which Mr. Henderson has made to
that part of the system since he has been
connected with the Santa Fe. and he will
look over the mechanical interests pretty
thoroughly. He viii be gone several
weeks
The new machine shop. the foundation
for which was sta lzed out Tuesday. viii
be $50 feet long and 157 feet wide After
the work of excavation the job of putting
in the concrete foundation will be begun
and carried along rapidly as possible.
The structure will be among the largest
west of the Missouri river Beginning
Seward avenue it will run Southwark
along North Klein street a track will be
put in at once for the purpose of getting
the material to the desired place.
w F. Jones, who has charge of the re-
pairs on Pintsch' gas apparatus and also
does pipe-ftting in the coach shop, is
able to live at home. For three weeks
his wife and children have been quaran-
tined on Ash street because of the exist
ence of scarlet fever The two boys,
Harry and Earl. u and years old respec-
lively. were sick. but now have. entirely
recovered Jones has been making his
headquarters in Pleasant Valley since
the flag went up at his house.