The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-03
ABOUT RATLRoAD PRoPLE

Peter Schror. one OF the men who ham
dies scrap iron. is sick
Peter Miller, who runs a boring machine
in the mill. was out Tuesday.
CLYDE Swartz of the brass foundry is
spending Two days in Wichita
Frank Marley, a machinist in the east
snop, took a lay-of Tuesday afternoon.
Joseph Walker was absent from his &C
| day. 0'---'--
Andrew Galloway of the spring shop is
stu laying of. He has been out about
Thomas Hairsine, formerly a fireman at
argentine, has gone to work in the boiler
DAVID Stuart is a late addition to Mar
TN Keardon's gang of laborers in the car
Martin salyer- of Pettits scrap iron
gang has been or the last day or two,
Ezra Cooper. a. member Of Brennan's
tank gang, is on duty again after a short
A number of the paint shop men have
work
Charles Goulding of the tin shop is at
a day.
switchman George Mclaughlin reported
days lay-off.
Clayton Grout of the water service went
to auburn today He will remain until
Charles Danielson. who has been work
ing for "a short time as car repairer. has
F. s. Kehoe. new man on the scrap
| iron gang came to work this morning
/ after being out Tuesday.
| Bert Nichols who formerly worked in
the boiler shop here, is now in the employ
/ of the Katy at Parsons
/ Engine O33 went out on trial trip Tues
/ day after a general overhauling. It will
/ go into service out of Atchison-
/ John Timer of the tin shop is doing his
own cooking while his wife is spending a
| vacation of a few weeks in Omaha.
j. Alexander der Ellit, q car repairer who has
| OF a mashed thumb. is at work again.
At the gospel car meeting this noon
music was furnished by Mrs. K. c. Bean.
Frank Robinson, helper IL the machine
shop, went to Council Grove today to visit
with relatives for the remainder of the
Nicolas Griley Of the air room in the
| presumably to attend the Chautauqua as
| sembly.
Fireman Edward Rickabaugh has re-
turned from months trip east He
Boston.
Engineer James RolIo, who runs on the
/ fast mail west of here. has been on for
pulling q rs In his 's 1Is so ROBERT mas Oeen
Edward Todd. a helper in the black
Santa Fe. 1t IS not known what he in
tends to 20 to work at.
Clarence Henderson, q helper in the
blacksmith shop, left Tuesday for Conway
| Springs, being summoned there by the
serious illness OF his father.
jeremiah Donovan, who works in the
/ sickness. He IS brother of Tim DOnC-
van former police sergeant.
Harry Thomas. a roundhouse machin-
| ist has returned from the east, where he
| gan work again Tuesday morning.
Samuel Mccain. a helper in the boiler
the he Service I9 Of e santa Re ana VIII a o to
Horton to work for the Rock Island
| Another engine has been sent out from
/ here for service on a Mexican road Three
| locomotives were purchased by this road
| from the Santa Fe a few months ago.
o~Lr Qfcrf1a rt11 lradf hofIn
| CAPTAIN Of the boiler shop base bali team.
sas City.
Fred Taylor. who worked in the store
day afternoon on No. for Joliet. NJ:
g weFe h Of T Ebs nt to F Fork In the signal
Charles Taylor, who is at work as fire.
man at the mill, has one Of the hottest
/ from the shop Tuesday afternoon. James
Harop worked in his place.
gentine who was called to Topeka last
week by the illness of his father, NJ. F.
turned Is his home. HIS father il report
/ ed as being much improved.
J. P. Folger, who has been dispatching
at Newton. has resigned his position there
and Will go to the Colorado Midland in q
| he at Colorado civ Thomas Gavin will
take the place vacated by him at Newton.
John Purcell. master mechanic for the
| Santa Fe at Fort Madison. Ia. was at
the shops Tuesday. Mr. Purcell has an
/ exceptionally large number of acQuain-
| tances here. having spent a number of
Topeka
wayne Jones of the tank rooms is out
for light repairs, for few days Jones
was playing ball the other day and col
lided, head on, with another object. When
the doctor had completed his inspection
him.
The shop men are in on a good time
az well as other people Some Of them
of July picnic at the Bartell farm. mile
Among those who Will attend are Harry
Goodrich. Joseph Aigrer and Gus Dryer,
all machinists-
The construction of the new blacksmith
shop is going without delay. Brick
work on both of the sides will be almost
to be enclosed with masonry. The roof
construction is being pushed along. with
the rest and by August 1 it is believed !
that the entire building viii be enclosed.
The two bay driving teams of President
A. A. Robinson Of the Mexican Central
We're shipped to Swampscott, Mass, near
Boston, last evening The horses occu..
pied special Wells-t'argo car on NO
and will be shipped through without
for the use OF President Robinson and his |
family during their residence in the vi
cinity of Boston
The other day machfnist in the south
shop made. elaborate plans for attending
a society function at vinewood park in
ready to quit for the day, thinking it was
an hour later than It really was. when
one of his associates reminded him Of his
error, He then went back to work and
put in the time Ia4Ln1ul4y until the 5
O'Clock whistle blew
General Master Mechanic ColIinson gave |
the shop fire department. a test the
other evening From the box near the |
coach shops he turned in an alarm to see |
how quickly the boys would respond. and |
within two minutes the first member of
the department arrived on the scene The (
Santa re fire department is well organ
lied and drilled and scarcely month /
passes without valuable service being rem (
dered to the company and the town.
John Woods of the truck gang in the
car sheds laid Off Tuesday afternoon to Z
help set up a new buggy that had just ar
rived for him from an eastern factory.
Nearly three months ago Woods sent the {
money for the rig. but for some reason I