The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-15


returned from Germany only a few days
ago; is laying on on account Of lame
John Sheffield. who lately came in from
two weeks vacation in Colorado, is at
MS place again He reports an enjoyable
Frank Mitchell, stenographer to Super
lntendent OF Machinery Player, will go to
this week.
Curtis Monical. Bill and voucher clerk.
ie1r TO-DAY Tor Grand junction, Col, where
two weeks.
Louis Deutscher. foreman of the tin
shop. is still suffering with rheumatism
for several days.
Clarence Henderson. a helper in the
blacksmith shop, who was called to Con-
way Springs ten days ago by the illness
Of his father. has returned.
William Grubb, who has charge Of the
thinning plant but who has been out
Tor Two days on account of a mashed fin
ger, has reported for duty again.
william Amos, gang foreman in the
car shops. has gone to Chicago to 20 k
santa t'e IS beginning to receive.
H. Carfrae Of the storehouse left Sum
day for London. Canada where he will
accompanied by his little daughter.
Trains 5 and / were doub1eheaded Sun
Olahom frafic Al ~ the ben Sos
orado rates We're partially responsible for
the increase.
been looking for material with which to
cover his flowers in order that they might
not be frost bitten
Reed Sayler. the mill foreman who re-
celved an Injury to one side of his face
The injury did not prove to be nearly SO
serious as was at first expected
Charles Allen of the boiler shop wears
one of the most comfortable hats in the
whole shop It is of the broad-rimmed
straw-stack variety and furnishes an ex-
cellent shelter from the rays of the sun.
The checker contests between members
of the roundhouse force have been post
poned until after the weather gets a lit
tie cooler. For a diversion the checker
players are giving their attention to
dad" Clark, who used to work for the
santa Fe and recently ran the engine for
for Lantry brothers in a gang that is cut
ting down Wellsville hill for the double
track
the Rock Island says that his company
Is being hard pressed to furnish suffi-
recently opened for settlement in Indian
Territory
Engineer c. F. Page Of the st. Joseph
passenger is laying off during the exceSr
sively hot weather. Page is one of the
Oldest engineers running out of Topeka.
absence.
c. J. Cherry of the hand car shop went
ing the first rest he has had for a long
time. His shop associates say that at
ture Of a founder
Joseph sieben and John Taylor, ma
service viii go to the Indian country this
week A good many more men would like
70 go but they can not be spared from
Engineer Thomas Porter and Fireman
Sunday. They brought t engine o1sT in O for
the a scrap PILE and tools' back With them
for week or more
The Southern Pacific is building an oil
tank at Lindsborg that will be 80 feet
nigh, 80 feet in diameter and will hold $50
cars of oil or 1000 900 gallons. This road
is preparing to equip all its engines with
oil burners and use that liquid as fuel.
George T. Nicholson, passenger traffic
manager; w. A BisseIf, freight trsffic |
manager. ana James Dunn. chief engi- |
No on their way to Gfenwood Springs, |
Ccl They were accompanied by their |
Laward Powell. boss of the wipine |
force, was expected to return today after |
has been poor and he has been out CON |
slderaoIe OF late During his absence |
water.
Joseph Aigner. ST.. night man at the |
IL "a SER taoie IS planning for trip to
In the early part of August. His purpose /
s TO look after the settlement Of some
estate matters amounting to about s., 00O 4
months.
J; w. Leideburg, foreman Of bridges
and buildings at Argentine, is in the To-
Deka hospital Foreman Leideburg was
lays ago and one of them ST Struck I him ie ON
the ankle, bruising it 50 severely that he
has been unable to attend to his duties
since them
7 have been all over the SOUTH said a
prominent railroad man, but the hot
weather there never affected me as it
1oes here in Kansas. Even down in Flor
9as+ = ~ coIilpsrrlsoH pet~een tns
here this summer"
Today is freezer day again. All along
and white refrigerator cars, the yellow
0nes filled with fruit, the white ones with
Dear the red bail So cards. Which means
hat they have been part of one of the
ooria Gazette.
George s. Masui, a. native of Japan and
manager of the Japanese Labor associa-
ION OF san FRANCISCO, came IN from that
sity yesterday evening and left this morn
he E P & n e. extension ON. for 't the pun m
pose of trying to make a contract with
with some Japanese laborers.
The Y. NJ c. A, under whose auspices
he Thursday noon meetings are held,
Will vary the programme next Thursday
oy furnishing in place of an address a
graphophone entertainment. The music
.hus making it possible for the men to eat
Inner while listening to the concert.
The management of the Union Pacific /
Railroad company is sending ont Invita-
ions to join a private excursion to view
he recent wonderful engineering work on
he lines of this system in Wyoming. The
1arty will depart from Denver. Col. July
3, and the excursion viii be in. charge of
4. Darlow, advertising agent for the com
1any. Some of the works along the lines
If this road in Wyoming are said to be
riumphs of engineering science.
Recently - young men in Jersey City
chartered a freight car in which to make
IN economical trip to the Buffalo expOsi-
ion. The idea has been taken up. and
low New Jersey city men have banded in
ufficient numbers to charter nine freight
,ars for similar trips The cars viii be
tilted with hunks and meals will be
erved in the cars. The freight train
chedule between Jersey City and Buffa-
o is Is hours, compared with the average
passenger train time of ten hours.
A billing clerk in one of the Topeka
abroad freight houses went up against
brain-racAing proposition the other day.
case of eggs. guaranteed absolutely
resh. was brought to the depot in the