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

John. franklin. foreman of the hand car
! SHOP has been sick.
Albert johnson of the upholsterine
| shop has been sick.
Gus Johnson a member of CSraham's
| scrap iron gang, IS sick.
William Bunce Of a scrap iron gang was
out In the country Monday.
John Bechtelheiner is a nachinist
helper working in the truck gang
The male chorus of the Y. NJ. Q A held
It's regular meeting Monday evening.
August Johnson, a coal shoveler at the
mill. has been off duty short time.
Albert Adams, packer in the store
house, went home sick Monday noon.
frank Robinson. a machinist helper,
has been laying OF the last two days.
VI r. Catlin and w Holnbar. who went
on in the machine shop last week, have
John Melliner. a coach carpenter who
has been laying OF three days, is in
W P. Wilson. yard engineer. has re-
turned from a fishing trip on the Waka-
Daniel 1Iasterson of the boiler shop
has reported for duty after a short spell
OF sickness.
James Etzel a machinst helper who
has been laying of for a week. is in his
place as usual.
Emil Heber, a machinist helper in the
water service, has been off duty on ac-
count of sickness.
Special car 21l went out today after be-
eral ONerhauling.
Charles Weber and Carl Latham Of the
I13CDlnE ShOD returned
trip to Kansas City.
Ebenezer Stephens of the water service
mas reported for duty after absence OF
about week on account Of sickness
Herman Gaber, a machinist apprentice
in the roundhouse. who mas been sick
two weeks or more, is on duty again.
Henry Neiswinter. foreman of the truck
gang in the coach shop. came in Monday
after a rest OF a fortnight at the Colorado
William c. Johnson. the shop. electrician
was obliged to go to the hospital Monday
afternoon to have some particles of dirt
removed from one eye
w. f. Boetcher is a late addition to the
force OF timers lie formerly had a JOB
in the shops but about a year ago quit it
to so TO work up town
Daniel stone trucker in senter's
storehouse gang, Is suffering from Sc
has been unable to work.
Alb Critchdeld, formerly a wood wheeler
around the shops Monday
James Kahn, a. blacksmith helper. has
weeks. He has been fighting an attack
of threatened typhoid fever.
Samuel Florence Of the blacksmith shop
only a few days ago. but has been obliged
to give up for while longer
Nathan Cafferty of the machine shop
who went TO the hospital a few weeks
ago for an operation, was. able to visit
the boys for a short time Monday.
Machinist Richard Ford of the south
shop has reported for duty after a short
lay OH spent III changing his headQuar-
ters He now lives at 800 Hancock.
Gus Clements of the blacksmith shop
is laying off experimenting the building
is moving from Branner to Locust street.
L. Short, who works on air under Geo
Gerberick. has returned from Galveston
Tex, where he has been visiting a
brother for a week. His Two sons were
James Sutherland who has had charge
of repairing the draft-rigging and plat |
forms Of way cars in the Sheds has quit
known hllSInaCC
George Elliot, foreman of the Sixth !
street gang of car repairers, and John /
gines are home from Colorado where |
they have been for two weeks.
Henry Augie of the blacksmith shop, |
who has been off duty for several days. IS |
he may be suffering a siege of /
the prevalent trouble, typhoid fever.
another hundred OF the new tank cars |
and the worl1men are now awaiting the /
arrival of the other material Already 125 /
have been completed and the remainder |
are to be finished as soon as possible
Frank Cramer, foreman Of a gang. of
machinist helpers. came in Monday after
brother Joseph at Chanute He is much
pleased with the situation down there
and says that Joe is doing we'll
w r. Barnett is new blacksmith
helper Barnett had a similar job here
asst June when he gave it up to go on
farm. The results Of farming have not
been very hattering the past season and
he is now ready to try railrOading again.
Walter Carr who for about two months
has been day caller Of train crews, has
,S7i ,o bas hem caIiiI,s At 7isl1t for sir
weeks. takes his place and J. 3. Hawkins
0ecomes night caller
smith shop, left today for Liberty. No, |
where he viii enter William Jewell col
eye. Wingblade is preparing himself for
he ministry of one of the Swedish
'hurches and has been working in Topeka
ihops during the summer vacation to
lelp himself through school
There We're two small fires at the shop
liant Saturday night One was in luIn-
nave started in pile OF old waste. The
,ther, heap of burning shavings, in the
Soth We're promptly taken care OF BY the
hop hremen before any damage resulted
Engine 1891. commonly known as the
'sea-cow, IS to be converted into an oil
burner. This is done as an experiment
md viii be watched closely by those in
,uit for experimental purposes some
ears ago and is a yard engine here. It
S expected the change will be made with
Il two weeks
Edward King. order clerk in the black
rnith shop has returned from d vacation
# fan DIS snenf in the southern MARI of
he state. He Joined his wife and sister
n Law, Miss Cora Lehman. who had pre-
even pounds in weight while away and
redits it all to a diet Of Jersey cream and
ions in southern Kansas are excellent
requent and copious rains ha wing fallen
III Humboldt he had the honor of meet
ng George Mckinley, station agent for
he Santa F'e there and first cousin of
he inca acitated president
According to the story of shop man.
ohm kuhl Of North Kansas avenue has
ost his rabbit foot A few nights ago af-
er there had been some 'dOings'' at Car
cid park Kuhl, glancing out of the win
ON. was sure he saw ladies' gold |
7atch lying on the street car track no
oubt lost there by some one returning
rom the park. he thought to himself.
1uhI was then dressed in his night
lothes but that was not to prevent his
M king q rich find Borrowing his wife's
iippers he stole out of the house and !
yer to the track where the glistening OBJ {
sct lay. AS he picked it up he was as
0nished to find that it was a piece of an
yster can which had been carelessly
rOpped.
The steel tank sang of the boiler shop