The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-25
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

Perry Crow is a new man in the store
house.
Paul waaizeneggerr is the name of new
William Lewis of the roundhouse force
went home sick Monday.
| Walter Arnold of the wheel shop has re-
ported after two days absence.
J. W. Thomas. bolt maker who has
| lost two days. rung in this morning.
day.
All, the. sheet iron boys. were on duty
Monday for the first time in good many
days.
Walter Tasker. who has been working on
machines, has been changed to the south
David Stewart of the blacksmith shop is
suffering from severe attack of ton
]. L. Mason, who has been absent from
his fire in the spring shop a week. came in
Fred Austin of the boiler shop took his
place Monday morning after being at rest
Elmer Espelin of the machine shop. who
| was sick two days. is running his ma
| chine again.
Earl Edgerton has been transferred to
| the driving box job in the south shop from
the tool room
Joseph Aigner. a roundhouse machine
place Monday.
| James Wilcox, an Emporia switchman
VINO has been visiting here, has returned
Brakeman Thomas Libbey. who has been
| out resting for few weeks, resumed work
this morning.
| Machinist Thomas Smith. who has had
job in Mitchells gang, has gone to work
| in the rOundhouSe.
Joseph Smelser. a coach truck workman
has been sick and unable to earn his mon
| ey for a day two
Edward Doyle of the blacksmith shop
who lost three days on account of his
wife's sickness. is on duty.
William Hairsine. a hammer boy in the
blacksmith shop, who works nights, has
lost a night or two lately
Doc" Saxton of the machine shop gave
day d fo giae ana tR Went 6oe SHOP Mon
B Brakeman l. H E;versole. who has
to spend Monday in Topeka
William Muster1nan. who was away from
the wheel shop last week long enough to
get married, is in his place again.
BoIermaker James Thomas has gone on
the dark shift. taking the place of John
Cooper. who gets his job day time.
G A Kaiser, a blacksmith who has
three months, came in Monday noon
John Broberg, maehinist working near
because OF sickness, is in his place again.
Charles Shaffer. brother of Ralph and
Fred Shaffer of the brass foundry was up
from Kansas City on a brief visit Monday.
Because of slack work in the shops yard
LUMBER gang Of SIX men was transferred
vice.
Ernest Widau went into service in the
blacksmthing department Monday as a
helper. He is a son of A E. Widau, who
works there
Mrs. William wissman the wife of a
timer, who has been visiting in Chicago
returned home.
and passenger agent for the Santa Fe at
Jansen. Col. taking the place of D. E.
Meyer. resigned.
L. D Cooper. who makes the Kansas
City territory in the interests of the Chi
cago & Alton passenger department, was
in town Monday
C,ba-Ioe ,rt,1~ c,,;% A. .oa.oL
truck workers Saturday will leave in a
day two for Portland Ore, where he
expects to get a job.
Engine 33s, a ten wheel Blood which has
been in Mftchelfs gang for several weeks
receiving a general overhauling, went out
Soldiers to a number sufficient to make
up train passed through Topeka early
Louis TO San Francisco. u
George P. Tilson. air brake inspector in
WEEKS at the bogp G haI @ S reported
being in critical condition
Peter Wright, of the mill. who has been
aieta1aed IRON g MS work two weeks By the
place again Monday morning.
Ben Mileham of the coach paint shop
putting a sign on the door of the office of
Mechanical Superintendent Ristine.
James Bell formerly a messenger in the
office of the superintendent of Telegraph.
eral weeks. is well enough to be out
]. NJ. Meade. resident engineer was in
Kansas City Monday looking after the de-
tails which interested his department in
relation to the changing of some tracks
Roscoe Jones of the machine shop who
dropped a driving box on one foot several
weeks ago. bruising it badly that he
has been unable to work since, came in
Monday.
John Bozarth. a sheds car. repairer.
went to the hospital Monday with a cash
over his right eye. caused by a wrench on
which he was pulling, slipping and strik- |
ing him.
John Swanson foreman of the uphol-
stering shop. was sick and unable to over |
John Lindblad looked after matters in his !
absence.
A t ParHtt. foreman of the boiler shop. |
was in Chicago Monday company bust |
ness. He will probably make a visit to |
the Baldwin locomotive works at Philadel- |
phia next week
Nicholas Lauterbach foreman of. the |
painters at Argentine; but formerly |
mondsy q He IS We suited With the Si
uation there
w. A. Dickinson. who has been away
house because of an attack of appendicitis, |
weeks absence
John Hanley, helper in the locomotive
paint shop: quit the company after a ser
running a steam drill in an Indian terri
tory stone quarry.
William Fleiseher, who quit job on the
farm g near Heyt WAS down from that
walton about 60 acres
Solomon Harmon who formerly had a
job in the Topeka storehouse, but who
quit to take the job of storeman at Las
Vegas N. NJ, writes back that he is
pleased with his LAY OUT there.
w. A Rolf a clerk in the office of Gen.
eral Storekeeper Hilton, who went to the
hospital for operation more than a
week ago is getting better and will proba-
bly, be given release in two weeks.
Samuel Irving. who used to help in the
south shop, has been visiting here for sew
eral days. being employed now in rail-
road shop at PeEin. Ind He is running a
machine there. He returned to that place
today.
James J. Taylor a car repairer who has
been troubled with rheumatism a. good
while, took his time Monday in the hope
that his health might be improved He
has been with the Santa Fe for about
four years.