The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-19


in the south shop and has gone on the
floor; Elmer Miller. who was until lately
in the. rodndhouse, taking the place va
Gated by him
Another tool room similar to the one in
the east shop IS to be placed in the south
wing and the work of constructing Il al
ready has been begun. Anton Sheets is to
be in charge of it.
Samuel Florence. a blacksmith who has
peen on duty most Of the week looking az
4FI matrimonial affairs came in Friday
lie was married Wednesday and is living
IN the southeast part of town.
AFTER being out three or four days clean
ing Up the cars and engine which were
aeranea at Big Blue Junction the early
turned to Topeka Friday morning
7. j. Newman.an employe of G. W. Clos
son fuel and ice contractor for the Santa
hand the work there which has been some
What d1sarranged within the last few
H. D. Badgley, assistant general passen-
ger agent Tor the Chicago Great Western.
having his headquarters at Chicago, and
=. " Lincoln, travelling passenger agent
fees Friday.
William Doyle. a coach painter who
went west for his health few weeks ago.
mas taken his time and will follow his
trade for a Colorado road in Denver He
mas been with the Santa Fe in Topeka
about Is years.
Blue grass sod and lower beds have been
put in at the south end of the, Railroad Y.
M c A. and the little barren plot of
ground there will be dressed up in ad-
has time to grow.
w B. Biddle. freight manager. and j.
f. German general freight agent for the
Santa Fe. went west Friday IN private car
21S on their way to Galveston Tex. They
Will stop off at Oklahoma City and other
places along the road.
Contractor John Vanyechten had a force
OF SIX teams with scrapers moving out the
uneven parts of the ground upon which
the new power house IS to stand, Friday.
Al must be taken down on level with
the raclzs that are in that part of the
shop district.
One of the boilers for the new black
ready to go out today. Three of them will
be placed on top of the big furnace in that
building and from them will come the sup
ply of steam by which the hammers will
Peter Marks of the wheel shop dropped
main rod on the second finger of his
carried out on a streteher. The member
was broken. mashed and otherwise rough
will be necessary.
General Shop. Foreman Davis has lately
contrlved q roller for repairing valve PTS
which he invented recently and which
promise to become an important factor
shortly IN the mechanism with which this
necessary part of car apparatus is to be
put in first class order
James Singer came here from New York
about two months ago and went to work
as a machlnISt on repairs. After remain
ing few weeks he was called back to
word from him indicates that he will have
to stay with her in the hospital for TWO
months or longer.
John Neyman who was taken from the
water service gang a few weeks ago and
sent to the hospital to keep up heat during
the night mas returned, the warm weather
making fires unnecessary. The day fire.
man continues at his post. much of the
time being spent on other work around the
building, such as keeping the lawn in
shape
It was expected that the new 10000 gall
Ion oil tank which is furnish the SUNNY
of that fuel for the blacksmith shop and
would be placed in the pit which has been
prepared for it. Workmen who have been
laying the brick We're about through with
the job Friday and late in the afternoon
the new Wreelxing crane was set IN to raise
and put the reservoir in place.
Engine 81, a member of a type of ten
W. s - - I - ile 80 y e @ =
short time sent to the mountains. has been
brought IN for heavy repairs Several Of
the same class nave been given a gen
eral overhauling, the work in the west
having proven an exceptionally hard strain
on them.
At Washburn field today the baseball
mines from the office of the division super
intendent and the general storekeeper
which has not heretofore been revealed,
was given out as follows; Ray and VIII
lamS. pitchers; Hunt catcher: MetZger,
shortstop; Todd, first base; Ford, second;
Prescott, third; Morse, right felds Grow,
left field with the two pitchers alternating
between the box and the center district.
The admission was free. and It was
Ln0uSIL EHdL an exceptionally large gain
ering would be there chiefly on this ac-
count.
Winslow, Ariz., has been made a station
for the icing of refrigerator cars used IN
conveying fruits, vegetables and other
perishables across the continent to its des-
tination on the eastern markets Previ-
ously it has been the scheme to ice at
Needles and run from there to Albuquer-
que before replenishing the supply Ac-
cOrding to the present schedule a quantity
viii be taken on before leaving San Ber-
nardino, the second at Wins1ow. the next
a VEGAS and then at Argentine. AT
Ninslow a new .0e0 ton house has been
built and as soon that is exhausted
more will be drawn from what was har-
vested last winter at the Hot Springs
canon.