The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

A. L. Thorpe of the store department is
taking an inventory of the inside equip
ment of private cars 29 and 2a-
William Rollins, who has been in town
where he will go on as a boilermaker for
the St Louis and San Francisco.
James DeBarr, who originally had
place in the machine shop. has been trans
ferred for a few days to an axle lathe in
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Santa Fe hospital association, has gone TO
La Junta and Las Vegas on a tour Of in
spection. He will get through with his
work In the course OF ten days
Albert Elliot, son of George Elliot of the
Sixth street Yards looking over the trains
again after a fortnight's jaunt in Colorado.
His mother and a sister shared the pleas
ures of the vacation with him.
Charles Weber of the wheel shop has
been called to Lansing by a telegram His
home IS at that place, but it is not known
what the nature of the reason is demand
ing his immediate presence there.
Edward Hayes. son of Cal Hayes. who
room gang, has come back to Topeka af-
ter ten days in the service of the boiler
department of the Rock Island at Hor-
ton.
Lell Boyes, a son of William Boyes of
the water service, has been employed as
the place 1as of IA Alexander Voigt who last
week was promoted to the position of ste
nographer to Mechanical Superintendent
Risteen.
Secretary T. E. Prout of the Railroad Y.
M. c. A., who has been down for several
long weeks with typhoid fever, is now get
ting much better. He takes nourishment,
is said to rest well and his condition al
together is satisfactory.
Charles Richardson of the drill press
corner did not punch in his card WedneS-
day. Some substance found its way into
his left eye Just before the whistle OF
the cause of his detention.
Erick Walgren, a machinist who served
his time in Topeka shops and who has
been out of his time nine months, severed
his connection with the Santa F'e Wednes-
day and has gone to Parsons. where he
will enter the employ of the Katy.
All the material for the new smoke
stack of the power house which the AL
phons Custodis company is erecting, has
been started ON its way and it is now
there is no delay in the work because Of
a shortage of the same.
According to private message received
here, Edward Mark. who quit the sheds,
where he labored from early in April to
August G. died at Carbonate Tuesday and
was buried the same day, No further
particulars are known regarding his death
and the news of his sickness had not been
announced to his Topeka friends.
Alexander Hardie, for dozen or more
Shops, Wednesday severed his connection
with the Santa Fee, has sold his Auburn
dale property and will leave this week for
Kansas City, where he will live in the fu-
ture. He was kindly old gentleman and
there is real regret that he is to leave.
Clare Stevens, who a few days ago took
the position of stenographer to Trainmas-
ter Austin, has resigned it for a much
more important one with the St. Louis and
has proven himself a good man and it is
a loss that will be felt in having his leave.
He went over to Springfield Wednesday.
Frank Hammond will likely bring his
gang OF steel bridge builders to this city
the latter part of the week. The MEM
bers now at Neosho Falls putting in
early in the summer carried out, but ex-
pect to finish soon in order that they may
put up the truSseS and columns for the
new power house.
Education will be the principal theme
treated in the forthcoming issue of The
Santa Fe,.' the little organ of the Rail
for conducting educational classes the
same as has been done for some time and
partment of the institution during the
winter at hand will be quite equal to what
it has other seasons.
Excellent progress has been made thus
far on the walls of the new power house
Wednesday afternoon the first of the
window frames was lifted and put to place
and good showing had been made on the
walls. If the wood material comes there
will not be much left of this job within
a month"; a big force of masons having
been put on and the brick having been on
the ground for some weeks
There is not likely to be any more trou-
bic owing to high wa water at Lake AXE view lew
company had about 100 men cutting place
through which the. water could run from
one lake to the other; but the thing has
been fixed up SO that the track probably
will not be disturbed. Stone is being hauled
ry was recently opened to the scene OF
the recent breach there and is being used
to good advantage.
John w. Sager, a machinist in the plant
of the Westinghouse Air Brake company
of Pittsburg, Pa, decided not long age
that he wanted to come west. He had kr
in Ottawa and wanted to locate at his
trade near Them so he stopped in Topeka
and is now employed in the air brake cor
| ner of these shops. Sager and Pat Dono-
quainted when the latter made trip to
the air brake convention in the early part
of the summer.
| for the Santa Fe, has been in La Junta
Colo, for several days looking after the
Rocky Ford cantaioupes to market. Mr.
Closson has large force of men at work
The rush just now seems to be heavier
| than it ever has been, presumably because
| the melons have come to maturity at the
same time and of course must be market
empty going west for their loads are iced
| in La Junta in one day The rush Will
| probably be over by the latter part OF
| this month.
| If Mason Peters, chief cook at the Santa
Fe hospital had possessed the wit which
| he should have it would have saved hin
| a trip from Kansas City to Topeka and
| considerable delay in contemplated pleas
ure excursion. Peters planned to go east
| for his vacation the first of the week ane
| before starting deposited his valise witt
| the Topeka bagga gemaster. The next day
| he boarded the train without looking after
| his baggage, but at Kansas City vainly
| made a search for the missing property
Then he came back here and is now get
| ting ready again to make the start. His
wife was with him.
Thomas Griffith, the Rock Island engi
neer who was killed in the wreck of Tues
day morning near Birmingham, Mo-, wa:
| q former acquaintance of W. w. Combs
chief dispatcher for the e.. Santa Fe at thi:
raphy about the same time and wher
| young operators used to send" during
| their leisure time, Combs from Cameron
and Griffith from Trenton, Mo. Griffith:
health failed him not long afterward ano
| he was obliged to seek different occupa
| ton He got a job in the mechanical de
partment and stayed with it until relieved
| by the frightful accident of three day;
ago.