The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-21

times Elsner has been prominent IN the
race for gymnasium instructor.
No word has been received lately at the
shops regarding the condition of George
Tflson, who had to give up his place as
trouble 1t is believed, however. THAT there
has been little Improvement
Many of the records of the mechanical
superintendent are being taken from the
building occupied by Superintendent of
Motive Power Henderson and his corps,
and are being filed in the room which here
after is to be used for them, in the office
of F. N RiSteen.
1t is understood that the burns of Anton
Sheetz, the south shop sweeper who was
caught in benzine explosion of last week,
of the accident. No report has been re-
ceived from him very lately, but he viii
probably not get out for some days.
Owing to the homeseekers' rates which
have been in effect for a day or two. there
| has been more than the usual passenger
| traffic over this part of the Santa F'e west
| ward There were two sections of No.
| Wednesday morning and the same number
| of seventeens was looked for Wednesday
| night.
/ Rocky Ford melons are commencing to
| be carried to market by freight as well as
| work of icing some of the former named
| class was begun at La Junta and from
| now until the close of the shipments there
| will be a great movement in both ways. 8
Osman Bates, south shop employe, has
seven acres of corn about as fine as any
| easily yield rs bushels to the acre: has
heavy foliage and will make pile pile of fod,
| engaged Wednesday to begin cutting it,
! but the rain prevented.
| Peter Allandorf. assistant foreman Of
| of his crew after an absence of about ten
! days. He was put out of service by be-
| by tie which a switch engine brushed
| aside and has been unable to earn his
| money since that time. He is yet barely
l able to take his post.
]. G. Updegraff, who for three years has
| held different positions in the office of Di-
| vision Superintendent Mcclellan, severed
| day and left on No. for Pueblo where
he becomes general clerk to ShieI DIS DIS
| Rio Grande. He is a son of o. P. Upde-
| graft, the well known horseman, and has
an excellent railroad record.
Nate Cafferty. a young machinist VINO
| recently completed his apprenticeship in
these shops and whose movements since
| that time have frequently been chronicied
| the Capital Iron Works of Topeka. His
for he will probably join the United States
| navy machinist when the proper time
arrives.
George shirk, who was brought here
| from Chicago some weeks ago to assist in
| the transfer of axle electric lighting equip
ment from the old to the new coaches, is
look after that part of the new Pullman
| cars which are to be delivered
F. r. Frost electrical engineer, left on
| No. 6 Wednesday for Chicago, where he
will be several days looking over the new
for the Santa Fee. Six of them are sched-
uled to be delivered to the company next
! week. the first of the order of SO which
| are to be completed in time for use on the
California limited trains next winter
c. B. Zarker, trimmer who lives on
| Twenty-third street has been one of those
who have opposed the so-called soap fac
tory which has been conducted in the vi
cinity of his home for some weeks. He
q has been after the authorities
time after time and seems in no way to be
able to get them to take action in the
matter of the aba tement of the nuisance.
From good unofficial sources it is learned
that Alfred Lowell recently resigned as
Northern Pacific, will become assistant SUI
perintendent of motive power of the Santa
Fe. Mr.. Lovelfs headquarters have been
at st. Paul. Mimi, and he was with that
road while Third Vice President Kendrick
was second vice president of the Northern
Pacific
o. Swanson the contractor of this place,
took a gang of stonemasons to Guthrie:
Ok. this morning to continue the job of
the tba state for on te ms
ting the concrete foundation put down in
readiness for the superstructure of the ed
ifice itself. 1t is to be of pressed brick,
part of it two stories high. and besides be-
ing a passenger depot will have a Harvey
| lunch counter.
r. Congdon, who Wednesday announced
his intention to quit the foremanship of
the Santa Fe blacksmith shop here, says
|
| erty interests in Fort Madison, Ia, and
that he believes the chances for promotion
in private manufacturing concerns is good.
He is an excellent mechanic and a fore
man well liked by his men His resigita-
ton is effective September l.
Edward Hayes. who for some weeks has
been firing out of the National City Cal,
on the Santa Fe. has returned from that
| place and will probably be around here for
some little time. His father, Cal Hayes,
who used to have charge of the tank gang,
| r,1o1 md w
suited. National City is the. old western
| terminus of the Santa Fe, but now the
| road gets into Point Richmond, just across
the bay from San Francisco.
| George w. Cooper, formerly a machinist
| in the east erecting shop. but who has been
| inspecting eight new locomotives which
the Mexican Central was having built at
been detailed by the same company to GO
| to the Baldwin engine plant at Philadel-
} phia. Pa. and look after the construction
! of an order of motive power there Mr..
. Cooper planned to return to Topeka this
week but he was asked by Superintendent
) of Machinery johnson to go east and has
consented.
. According to what a Topeka railroad
man tells. who came in from the Chicago
division, this state is not the only one that
has been soaked with rain this season. Or
of that part of Iowa which the Santa Fl
traverses have almost lost hope of saving
any of the oats crop and of some Other
: small grain. Much of it has been SO thor
/ oughly wet by the frequent "soa kers' hal
it is impossible to get it dried to proven
| rotting- In Illinois he says they tell hin
5 there were rs rainy days during the month
Z of JULY
, David Cornelius. assistant foreman O.
: the freight car sheds for the west side
n | will take two weeks leave of absence tn.
bs fam paT. e FOR ne aad W T1
] his kinsmen live. Dave Cornelius has re