The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-20

big ball. People win be taken to within
the nortbh e.le II am entrance, wnlcn IS at
boiler Shops
stephen Brown, fireman in the planning
mn Inill power house, did not report for work
Wednesday morning
The Emporia Gazette states that about a
hundred people from Emporia viii be on
nand at the big ball tonight
James johnson. hostler in the round
house, has laid off for about three days
IN order to take hunting trip.
Two new men were employed in the store
mouse wednesday morning They are ed
WARD T. Rohlhammer and KOnard Block.
W J. Black, general passenger agent
for the Santa Fe, and Edward Wilder.
treasurer, are both in St. Louis ousi-
ness
James Mooney, carpenter in John
Diehl's gang in the coach shop. returned
to work Wednesday morning after two
days lay off.
George Henry of the boiler shop returned
to work Wednesday morning after a two
weeks lay off. Mr.. Henry had quite a
serious spell of sickness.
1t is queer how some people will call
everybody by their given names. re-
porter recently referred to of the
Santa Fe officials as Ed.
Key. F. B. Lee, pastor of the Seabrook
M r. church. will be the speaker at the
regular Thursday Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
meeting at the coach shop.
John Snyder and John McNeill who
have been pulling Santa Fe trains Nos. II
and g. have been assigned to Nos. and 4,
DelWeSn Topeka ana Newton.
Thomas E. Layden wheel inspector for
the mechanical test department. is out on
an inspection trip between Kansas City
and Marceline. He win return Sunday.
W. c. Peyton, chief olerlz 10 George R
Henderson. super intendent of motive pow
er, left last Monday for California, where
he Will spend his vacation of two weeks.
General Manager H. U. Mudge's special
car No. us, was turned out Of the paint
shop yesterday afternoon. She has been
rented and remodeled and looks like a
new car
C. w. Smith, ticket agent for the Lack
awanna and Western railroad at Utica.
n. Y, is in town visiting relatives. This
is the first time Mr. Smith has ever been
west of Buffalo.
The men working in the concrete gang
at the new shops have been turned over
to Contractor Alberts. who has some work
for them. The concrete gang was in
charge of John Doubek.
An office is being built in the northwest
corner of the first room in the roundhouse
spector The work on the office was COM
menced Wednesday morning.
A Ewing. for many years agent for the
is now holding the station at St John.
Charles Myers. the former ticket agent, is
away on a vacation on account of his
when he is ready for work again
A c. Hayes, former foreman of the tank
truck gang in the roundhouse. was down
to the shops yesterday visiting. his old
friends. Mr.. Hayes is now with the Santa
Fe at Los Angeles. His little son died last
Thursday and he is in town FOR the pur-
pose of interring the body in the Topeka
cemetery.
The members of Woodworkers union
No. 215 enjoyed smoker given Dy the I'M
ion Tuesday night. The smoker was given
at their hail at 400 Kansas avenue. Fv-
eryCne smoked up a good deal of the weed
and had general good time. Amid much
smoke and confa bing the following two
delegates were elected to the next state
labor convention: Arthur Maze and Mr..
Smith,
Everything is in readiness for the big
ball tonight and the members of the fire
department guarantee a good time to every
who holds a ticket. The price of the
tickets are 81 and those who have not Yet
purchased them may get them tonight at
the main entrance, which IS at the north
end of the shop. within 50 feet of the car
line Each ticket admits one couple. The
street car company will have plenty Of
cars on hand with which to handle the
crowd.
John Coldwen. the predecessor of T. E.
Prout as secretary of the Railroad Y M.
c. A., is very sick at Christ hospital with
typhoid fever. Mr.. Coldwell is a travelling
evangelist for the Railroad Y. NJ. 9. A.
and holding some meetings at Gle
burne Tex when his health failed him.
He Immediately cancelled all his engage
ments and started for Topeka, arriving
here last Thur sday. Since then he mas
been sick at his home, SIG Harrison street.
until yesterday when his ailment devel-
oped into typhoid fever and he was taken
TO Christ hospital.