The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17

r. K Peck, who for two years has been
to the cabinet department.
Roy Bryson is a new machinist who
went to work on the boring mill in the
Oscar Wilson, clerk in the offfce of the
foreman of the machine shop, was in
Kansas City Wednesday evening.
z. D. Kenna, first vice president of the
Santa Fe, has gone to Europe on a vaca-
ton trip. His family accompanied him.
John Hazen a machinist who has fol-
noon.
bringing in light engine 2210, an old timer,
Wednesday evening. 1t will be held here
for repairs.
Business is still slack in the coach shop.
heavy for the equipment to be spared
standing idle.
Engineer Joseph Davidson, who has a
PASSENGER run west Of here. has lost a
trip or two on account of short rest
The wife of R. H. stockwell, packer
IN the storehouse, has been called to
illness of her mother
Joseph Hafnerr of the blacksmith shop
passed Pas e around the cigars Wednesday on
came to his house to stay.
A new six inch main is to be put in
over the shop plant. The old pipes have
been in bad shape for some time
Joseph Sheafor. formerly of the Santa
city, has refined to this place and viii
take a place in Bromich's shop.
Engineer Frank Randlett of Usage City
the time in Topeka. He is the son Of
Reuben Randlett of the water service.
William Irish, night fireman in the mill
has been laying off recovering from the
shock incident to a siege of tooth-pulling
Peter Snyder has been doing his work
Earl Edgeworth has been transferred to
the air brake room in the machine shop,
taking the place of John Barnes. who has
hRan n n df1fxr for fxx-<
weeks.
In the late issue of the Santa Fe'' J.
r. Skaggs heads the honorary list of
those securing. members for the Y. M. G.
name is So.
W. F. Jones. who has charge of the re-
pairs on the Pintsch gas apparatus. left
today for. Chicago. where he will recuper-
ate for the next week. Mrs. Jones ac-
companied him.
r: Copeland, mill hand. has quit after
taxing a sudden notion to go to Indiana.
Joseph Puett, brother of the night
watch in that department, has been put
on in his place.
in the sheds. has reported for duty after
a a, ray , or OF several days spent in harvest.
sa ms a eaf OF foP Hs farm is short
The wife of ]. Finch. a south shop ma
cchinist, has been removed. from Christ
a short time ago, but within the last day
or two suffered a slight relap se.
Seventy-fiye of the large eleven inch air
in the air brake corner are to go into SER
vice They will be placed on the new en-
glneS That the company is purchasing.
Herbert Cartilage. a stenographer in the
office of General Storekeeper A. F. Hill
OFFICES He has a position under ". J.
Black, general passenger and ticket
agent.
John Wood. foreman of the truck gang
on the west side of the freight car sheds,
left Wednesday for Indiana, where he. will
tin Reardon is handling his men while
he is away.
Walter Woods. the colored laborer in
weeks ago was severely pinched between
the buffers of two cars, is slowly recover
navigate on crutcheS.
Brakeman John Ashton took sick at
unable to finish the run. A. 8. Saunders
was taken off the coal train to fill his
that run for the ' remainder Of Of. the o trip
the trick gang in the sheds has, has re-
again. He went to Colorado four months
ago and after putting in some time there
the Union Pacific.
Eight tracks will be built for the hand
shep of these eo will 1h rum neW along Nnrf
Klein street. which already has been
G1esea 10 TO 66rd11ary a1f dnfee viii pc
on the east side.
Whenever the hammersmiths want to
big new hammer is ready for duty. Wa
ter service men have completed the job
sight yet all that is necessary is to apply
furnace has been finished.
Arthur Collingwood, who for five years
has been clerk in the office of General
Storekeeper Hilton, has resigned his po-
sition and left Wednesday for Chicago,
where he has an excellent position with
publishing company Previous to COM
n Il. material n. for the Santa Fs at Ration
Conductor Charles Devin, who has been
years, has resigned and has gone to San
liar position on the Southwestern Califor-
MIA division. He is q member of the Ma
sonic, knights of Pythias and Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen lodges.
Osman Bates, who suffered the most Sc
we're injuries of any in the explosion of
SO far he has been unable to leave his
home east of the starch factory, but now
person as often as desired Both bones
in the right wrist were broken by the door
to the fire box blowing open and striking
him.
Thomas Birmingham, coach carpenter.
who for seventeen years has been in the
has taken his time and on Saturday ex-
poets to leave for San Bernardino, Cal,
ge mas makes 3oo the IN eSange in the
hope that his wifes failing health may
be improved and leaves here with the best
wishes of his employers and associates.
He is a competent workman and a popu-
lar man.
Topeka is in the list of points on the
Santa Fe at which coal chutes to be
built, although the time is indefinite. 1t
will be located west of the present one
and will be operated on the gravity plan,
by which the fuel can be dumped from
hopper bottom cars. A number of these
are being used by the company and they
of money has to be paid out to laborers
who shovel the coal from the cars into
bins. and this expense is to be obviated
by the new plan
Late Wednesday afternoon the ''sea
cow took another contrary notion and
decided it didn't want to go out for a lit
tie airing. After the engine had been run
out of the roundhouse and while the
steam was still coming up. flame puffed
back through the fire box door, singing