The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-16
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jury which happened to him before he left
Edwin Stone, who about three weeks
ago had one leg injured in small col
and a string of box cars has been re-
moved from the hospital to his home on
AFTER avenue in Oakland.
Seven water service workmen were on
around the shop plant. This was caused
although no extensive damage resulted
every year it makes much trouble
Eccleston of the machine shop, will be
home for the holidays. He is an operator
has worked all over the Santa Fe.
A man who recently made a trip over
eral southwest, says there is lots of I'M
settled land in that county. For a long
ing the trip got sight of herd of q an
te1opes.
Marian the little daughter of G. E. In
A. at Argentine, died at the family home
brief illness. The cause of death was la
grippe. The funeral was held there sun
day afternoon at 2:30.
Rev. Hal F. Smith, pastor of the First
Cumberland Presbyterian church. spoke
sunday afternoon at the Y; NJ G A. COS
BILE class. under the direction of Score
tary Prout :. met at 8 o'clock a1;I and studied
Timed nails. which have been used in
marking the treated ties, have not given
and it has been decided to electro-plate
them with copper. Those which have
been given this latter treatment are
much larger than those which have been
timed
Through the kindness of Congressman
] J, p iso B9wersoek' Secretary Trout OF the
patrons of that institution will be able to
The Congressional Record is on the reg
ular list of periodicals received at the
library.
II ordar +bo+ tho Ca1iforpia fr,,i+ xubfch
the blizzard happened to catch here Sat
according to ancient custom. As soon
the cold snap relents a little and the per
ishables are thoroughly warmed, the cars
are pushed out and rushed to their desti-
nation
George Thompson of the boiler shop re-
ceived message from his sister in AL
buquerque. N NJ. Saturday morning an
horncfng the serious Illness OF some o mems M
time and started at once for that PLACE
peka, has been there for several years.
Joseph Aigner, who four months ago
quit the job of night transfer tableman to
take trip to. the Tyrol country of Eu-
rope, reached home Friday. He was
companied by Mrs Aigner and went par
matters in connection with an estate be-
for duty in short time.
Sunday morning at $40 the shop whis-
chine shop boiler room is kept a supply of
OIL From the cans a small quantity had
run down on the floor and it is supposed
that someone had dropped a match, ignit-
ing it, The blaze was quickly extin-
guished and within Is minutes the signal
fire OUT was announced.
Machinist James DeBarr, who lives out
near Rochester cemetery, walked into
town Saturday morning. The distance
was great that he says he had to rise
at o'clock in order to reach the shops
by the time the whistle blew Another
shopman who lives a little east of Te
cumseh also walked in, the roads being
too rough for horse to travel.
Preparations are being made by the
railroads for the opening of the ice har
vest season at any time now. The start
by the Santa Fe will be made in Colorado,
as expected Lately conditions have been
adverse to good quality of ice, heavy
snow of last week covering over the
streams and lakes and preventing as good
a freeze would have been the case
otherwise.
Special car 221. that which is being
fixed up for J.. W. Kendrick. third vice
president of the Santa Fe, has been
pushed into the paint shop. The cabinet
ma kers have been busy on it for a good
while, but are doing an extra fine job
and will probably not finish short of an
other week. This will be one of the most
elegant pieces of equipment on the road
when completed.
Indicator tests which have been taken
by T. E. Layden, c. B. Goode and Burton
Phelps of the laboratory have been salts
factory so far. The experiments have been