The Topeka state journal., 1901-08-24

place of w. L Stark in the tool room
Of the blacksmith shop Stark having left
Friday for Guthrie. Ok, where, with his
family, he Will spend a short time.
John Starr and Sam Mclaughlin, who
pressed into service as braIemen on Fri
day and made a trip on the Atchison To-
cal
George Elliot, chief car inspector. and
ka switching crew, will leave tomorrow
for Colorado, where they Will recuperate
for d week or more
William E. Powell, a timer. while work
ing Friday was the victim of a slight
right hand was cut on piece of tin
The injury did not make it necessary for
him to lay off.
z. r. Reid, a clerk in the office of Cen
eral Master Mechanic Collinson, is suf-
fering from an attack of appendicitis at
probably be some time before he viii be
able to return to his desk.
John Etzel of the blacksmith shop is in
again. Saturday evening Etzel was
Second and Quincy and received injuries
to one hip which made necessary his alb
sence since then He still walks with
limp a. result of the accident
George Sherman has returned from an
outing of several days which himself and
family spent along the Marais des Cygnes
abundance Of fish Sherman brought back
with him several pearls found in the
Of which is counted worth IS.
William Boyes Of the water service is
working with his left shoulder slightly
lacerated. The other day while helping
put in heater pipes for one of the new
blades Of the fan used for keeping the air
in circulation. and the result was two
three ugly cuts on the. shoulder He was
not obliged to lay off longer than was
required for dressing the wounds.
Thomas Watkins, q cabinet maker who,
with his family, left this week for Ana
darko. Ok, was given an enjoyable fare
well party before starting for the new
country. The gathering was held at the
Third and Branner streets. and was COM
Mr.. Watkins and his family were held by
their acquaintance. Refreshments were
served on the lawn
Earl Bozarth, a platter, came near fig
uring in bad runaway the other morn
ing while coming to work: He and his
his home on the west side when. for some
reason. the horse he was driving kicked
to run Bozarth was able to control the
animal however, and aside from Sc
none the worse. The buggy. though, was
brand new and after breaking the shafts
the horse put his feet through the DASH
board, demOlishing that part of it.
Shop men who live. east Of the shops
and n sRe V5clnl5s OF ine ely & oHR y ha5 as
not remain there Not only is it a men
within several blocks of the place is rem
dered almost valueless by the intolerable
Threats have been made that it must be
moved and now number of petitions
have been started Which call Tor the re-
mOvaI of the dump up the river to a
point near Potwin. OF course it is held
that no nuisance exists 50 long as 1t IS
retained at its present location, but the
likelihood is that when the breezes from
up the river watt the OdOr down over Pot
win and the rest of the town the city
dump will be properly appreciated
In the movement to place Theodore
Roosevelt's name before the public as
a candidate for president in 1904 the
Santa F'e shop men are quite up to the
times in the matter of loyalty. A petit
ton circulated securing the names Of
men who were willing to join a RoOse-
Welt club already has more than a
hundred signers. and this alone from
the coach and paint shops. By the time
the petition gets around there will be
almost enough to institute a shopmen's
Roosevelt club. All of the signers of
the paper thus far are tried and true
Republicans and on the list appears
the names of such prominent workers
as J. W. Morgan, formerly councilman
from the Second ward. D S. Myers,
present councilman from that ward,
Charles Ogilvy and Charles Youngreen.