The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-18
ARour RAILRoAD PEOPLE

MachiniSt R. G. Boyd has been on car
H. I. Miller of the east shop has been
out for two days.
John Gunther of the machine shop went
nome Thursday morning.
c. NJ. Taylor, division master mechanic
at La Junta, was in Topeka Thursday.
Thomas, Cheeksfield of. the blacksmith
shop has been laying off for a few days.
John Schiller, a helper in the machine
days
about a week ago with a lame ankle has
reported
day after having been in for general over
hauling
Ben Johnson. superintendent of tests,
arithmetic.
Machinist Frank Wilcox has returned
from visit of ten days with relatives in
Peoria, Ill.
Engine 1876. one of the new Rhode Is
lands, is being held in a few trip to be
given coat of paint.
Paul Pease, a bolt maker, has gone to
philadelphia for a stay of two months.
He is accompanied by his sister.
Conductor r. C. Scott of the Emporia
local has quit his way car for a day or
two to attend to some business matters.
Andrew Byrne, a helper in the black
ter who is going through siege of pneu-
.monia-
have been on the daylight shift in the
boiler shop, have been transferred to the
night gang.
Arthur Fiske of the blacksmith shop
left Thursday for Chicago, where he will
be the guest of a brother for the next
william Mulvihin. a son of Michael
Mulvihill, who works in the tank room.
began a job Thursday as rivet heater in
the boiler shop.
G. r. Bond, draughtsman in the mill, re-
turned Thursday afternoon from St Paul.
inspect couplers.
Switchman J. E. Larkin has returned
from Usage City. where he spent few
days visiting his Wife'S mother. Mrs. Lar
kin with him.
Frank Hamilton and Otto Weber, who
gang in the boiler Shop have BEEN ss trans n
ferred to the tank room.
The mother of Hilton Gould. of the
boiler shop, has returned to her home in
Ness City after an extended stay in To-
peka, the guest of her son.
W. E. Petit, who handles the throttle
heap, is off duty on account of an injury
to one leg. He is scarcely able to walk.
President E. P. Ripley and Second Vice
President Paul Morton of the Santa Fe
occupied special car 219, attached to one
day.
John .Hostettler and wife have returned
With Mr. and MIS- Lee Gabler o Mr. H H,sse
tettler is agent for the Santa Fe at that
place.
ing changed into chair cars is now well
under way, and when finished will be an
ment-
Some new dishes for use in the coffee
house have been purchased by the Rail
road Y. NJ. c. A, taking the place of
those which have been taken from time
to time
Elder F. NJ. FISHERMAN of whiting, one
of the visiting delegates to the Northeast
Kansas conference of the United Breth-
rem church, led the coach shop meeting
Thursday noon
Royster Warning a. former coach painter,
is reported as being seriously i'll at the
home of a relative in the west part of
town. Until some months ago Waring
was out west working at his trade.
Mrs. Elsie Marie Nation, who died
Thursday, was the mother of H. w. Mat
toon, chief clerk to Trainmaster Robins.
She had been i'll for several months and
her son also has been sick recently
T. E. Layden, assistant superintendent
of tests who slightly burned in the
little sea cow prank of two evenings