The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-26
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
Machfnist John Nichols is sick.


Engine 2242 is out after receiving gen.
eral overha uling.
D. Hirstman is the name of a new tin
ner put on Monday.
John McAndrews. a packer in the store
house, has been laying off.
Russell TolIiver, a scrap workman in
the sheds. has been laying off.
Frank Smith bolt heater in the black
smith shop, has been sick and unable to
work.
switchman Samuel McFaren has been
laying off day or two getting fixed for
winter.
William Heaeock of the water service
is out on account of a toe which he
mashed Friday.
Curtis Burgrnan, a clerk in the freight
in Topeka Monday
,Whitewash is being given a liberal APP
plication in the boiler room of the round
house heating plant
Edward McDade, son of Switchman
Henry McDade, has entered the coach
]. B. Mills. a coach carpenter who has
been out for about a week on account of
Illness, is at his trade again.
Herbert Miller, a machinist apprentice
to jerks gang in the east shop
gang has reporte for dutv after .f HAVING ne
been too sick to work for one week.
George Thompson Of the boiler shop is
off duty because of sickness. He may
not be able to resume work this week.
Frank Robinson,a machinist helper who
two weeks ago had one foot mashed by
falling truck axle. came on duty Mon
day.
Eugene Fowler. clerk in the office of
Superintendent of Machinery Player, has
gone to Oklahoma for a stay of one
week
John Braun an apprentice in the boiler
shop. reported for work Monday after a
throat
Locomotive 22es. which has been doing
yard service here. has been set in on the
scrap track and will receive a general
overhauling-
Otto Weber, who two weeks ago was
burned on the right leg by red hot rivet-
tank room.
John Eckerman of the blacksmith de-
partment who has been working days,
has been transferred to the night shift
working on slabs.
Because of the funeral of Mark Cham
number Of shop men were out of the diff
ferent departments
Edward Garner. who about three weeks
ago took the body. of his wife. to Gales
burg, ILL.,, for burial is a his place in the
blacksmith shop again
The wife of Fireman William Packard
was called by the sickness of a sister. The
length of her stay is indefinite
Frank Ford, member of the bridge
and building gang, has returned from from
ents.
Brakeman W c. Mattingly took lay
able to attend the funeral Of the late
Mark Chamberlain which occurred this
afternoon
At the Railroad Y. NJ G. A Monday
evening the class in electricity. took up
the study of electric bells and signals.
Henry Derby of the machine tool room
was in charge.
w. D. Luke, a member of Ira Miller's
gang in the east shop, mashed one OF his
feet several days ago Monday 1t began
troubling him SO much that he was
obliged to lay off
International Association of Machinists
Saturday evening six new members We're
fers from other lodges.
LIE Lewis Chilson is new car repairer;
f he was IN the service ,,t OF the som company any
been in a blacksmith and wagon shop
over in Jefferson county
George Brosamer, Dan Hewitt, Pat
Todd, Fred Austin and Roy Henderson of
the boiler shop are home from Queln ra no
pairs on a steel bridge. ~
Bids for firemen are advertised as fol-
lows. On trains lis and 116, between To-
peka and Kansas City, and on the Usage
Gity-Alma run. November 80 will be the
last day for them to close.
extra board at Argentine, but who has
been i'll at his home in St Joseph for the
is not yet ready to report for duty. how
ever.
Stock business continues good. Sunday
heaviest there were two extras and
double header to Argentine and at the
same fia xt time ons d9n aeenb ana cat
Charles Love. a former machinist here.
was around among the boys Monday.
Love was here for a number of years, but
lately has been with the Mexican Central
at San Luis, Potosi His half brother.
Thomas Smith. is general shop foreman
of that company there
Conductor Richard Wilson. who for
about two weeks has been taking fares on
that city and Holiday Junction. has re
turned to Topeka. John Hurdle, the reg
ular man, has reported for duty.
II. w. Jameson, who works on the big
bull-dozer in the shed east of the boiler
shop, is on duty after two weeks lay
off He was detained 1t home by the ILL
ness of his little boy, who was down with