The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-14
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE


Jerry Donovan, a blacksmith helper,
has been laying off sick
Engineer Link Galletly has reported for
duty after short lay-off-
Burve Lewis of the roundhouSe force
has been sick for two days.
Walter. Mack of the spring shop has
been laying off for two days.
Louis Glenn helper in the blacksmith
department, has been off duty.
Casper Helm. helper in the bIa ok
smith shop, is the father of a baby girl
BoiIermaker William Carlton has been
laying off with attack of rheumatism.
Eastbound travel Sunday was heavy.
It being necessary to run two sections Oh
Thomas Purcell. a boilermaker. has been
putting in a week fishing down near
Guy sabin. a clerk in the general offices
is down with typhoid fever He Is IN
the hospital
Joseph Degant of the blacksmith shop
is reported as being sufferer from the
prevalent typhoid fever
The Santa Ee bad special ,5 train ip,,S OF
today. About $50 people made the trip
William Grubb of the storehouse has
returned from Kansas City where he has
been taking in the best part of the carni-
val doings.
Machinist Joseph Donohue has returned
from an outing of four weeks spent in
Colorado and New Mexico. He came in
this morning.
The wife of Frank Pribble. a coach
painter, has been i'll at her home in North
Topeka Her condition has not yet be-
come serious
to Kansas City Saturday to bring home
visit since the middle of the week
Lee Paddock, a draughtsman in the mill
who went to C2iorado rev d "eeks a agi3i
probably be gone for two weeks longer
Another 5000 gallon water tank has been
these tanks for service on the road have
been built at Topeka shops within the
last two years
Sturgis Bechtol of the boiler shop, who
has been laying off for week on ac-
count of a number of ulcers which have
appeared on his arms and hands. has re-
ported for work
Pat Donovan. foreman of the air brake
maehine shop tool room; have a0nn gone o 10
Edward Garner, a. helper in the spring
shop has been kept away from work for
his Wife Mrs. Garner has been down
with typhoid fever for some time.
The degree team Of sq Iba Set 1899
series of dances Monday evening at the
hall, 746 Kansas avenue The membership
of the lodge is well represented at the
shops.
Engine 4s7 which pulls passenger trains
Fireman John Helvie, has just received
a coat of paint. On each of the cab
President Mckinley.
Charles Strickrott of the boiler shop,
cause of the serious condition of his wife.
came in Saturday. Mrs. striclTott
seemed much better at last report than
she has been for a good while.
The California Limited goes on daily
November 8. The Westbopnd, NO st 3, VIII "
tthFough T1RRera tts han gone
through in the night. The time of de-
parture from Chicago is 8 p m
Charles Ginger, a cabinet maker who
has been in Pennsylvania for four weeks
is home again and comes in this morning
He spent most of the time visiting at his
old home in Philadelphia, and was &C
companied the trip by his wife
locomotive department of the Santa Fe,
is in for a general overhauling. 1t is a
service but with repairs may still be
worth a good deal to the company.
ing ga a dwelling house on his farm s miles
south of Topeka on the Burlingame road
Fifty. fresh kegs of nails have been re-
nails affer en Being treated here are to be
used for making picked ties
blooming cereus of A A. vogel of the
air brake department. a few days ago.
that nocturnal flower, they did not close
up either at dawn. but some of them re-
noon
BY the fan a frSm taB bin The little
the sbuIl g sustained a fracture to
the right side Of her collar bone The
pecting to get down alone on chair; but
instead somehow slipped and fell to the
floor with the indicated result.
Philip Engstrom of the south shop is in
caused by a swelling in leg. Eng
strom is developing traits as a chicken
fancier- He has purchased an incubator
and few days ago lighted 1t with sew
eral dozen OF eggs in the trays He is
figuring growing some frys for
Tha nksgiving dinner
Water service men completed the exca-
walton for the furnace which Is to furnish
the heats for the big new hammer
already received for the blacksmith shop.
That chine was placed day or two
ago. but acting upon a later plan it was
decided to turn it around. placing the
operator facing instead of with his back
to the fire. The other hammer similar
to that already here has not yet been
ordered although the foundation will be
prepared for it soon-
Charles Miller head stationary boiler
washer. carries his head in sling The
other day he started to draw some hot
SCOT from the front of boiler he threw
a bucket of water in to cool off the re-
fuse OF the fire. Just as he did 50 the
ing the skin and slightly injuring one
eye About three months ago Miller did
about the same trick. and paid for it by
partially impairing his sight. He had
almost recovered when the last accident
happened
Osman Bates. who was burned and had
his arm broken in the explosion of Sat
urday morning. IS old-time employe
of the Santa F'e. He was formerly
engineer and has been piled up in num-
Der of wrecks. His connection with the
road began years ago. H. 3. TillotSOn.
shop machinist- The injuries to Milton
Player division master mechanic, were
only slight A number of other shop men
were about the engine at the time Of the