The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-13
ABOUT RAILRoAD pEopI,E.

ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
H. Lang, travelling passenger agent OF
the Pere Marquette railroad. is in town.
George Dowell. who was hired in the
brass foundry a day or SO ago, has drawn
his time
Knut Hanson, who works on the cut off
Wednesday.
NJ. ]. Coracan. travelling passenger agent
of the Grand Trunk railway, was in town
Joseph Mathews of the planning mill laid
off yesterday on account of the sickness
of his wife.
Barton Phelps. a machinist apprentice
in the machine shop, has been transferred
to the laboratory.
H. C. Whitehead. general auditor of the
Santa Fe. with headquarters at Chicago,
is in town on business.
machine shop, has been transferred from
the jumper to a slotter,
A. W Harper of Mort Reardons scrap
gang was transferred to the plating room
on Wednesday morning.
Charles Carlson, who runs a shaper in
the planning mill. returned Tuesday after a
lay off of several days on account of sick
ness.
Frank Inglesby of St Louis was here
| Wednesday representing the Inglesby
dump cars, of which he is the inventor and
the designer.
]. G. Robertson, division scale inspector
for the Santa Fe, and Gus Avs of the wa
ter service department., are repairing the
old field scales.
Earl Fiske. an apprentice in the machine
shop had his hand badly mashed Wed
nesday morning. He went to the hospital
! for treatment
James Snyder. a machinist in the water
service department. who has been work
/ ing on the jumper, was transferred to a
lathe Tuesday.
Benjamin Milekam. a decorator in the
paint shop is Just recovering from hard
attack of typhoid fever. He was around
the shops Wednesday.
Peter REYNOLDS is taking the place CT
| William F. Sauerland, a machinist. on the
link gang. who was taken down last Sat
urday with an attack of paralysis.
Roy Clauser.a new employee al the store
| house. went to work Wednesday morning
He was put to work on the requisitior
desk in the office of K. r. Stewart, gen
| oral foreman of the storehouse.
George R. Henderson, superintendent OF
motive power for the. Santa Fe: was il
He reports everything doing very nicely
down there
Woodworlzers' union No. 215 gave ar
| oyster supper and literary entertain
ment last night for the members and theii
families; The supper was given at theil
hail. 40 Kansas avenue Those presen;
say that it was grand success.
All the watchmen's clocks and keys have
been sent up to H. S. Montgomery, watch
Watchmen are supposed to wind every ter
working right.
Mrs Ioha McHneh and little son Don
aid. who have just recovered from an at
/ tack of typhoid fever. returned home from
Stormont hospital last Monday Mrs. Nc
Hugh is the wife of John McHugh, of the
stock room in the paint shop.
Michael Hogan, machinist in the south
shop. was roped. thrown and tied last
Tuesday night. The bride was Miss Mary
Jones of 312 Adams street. The happy co1-
pie left Wednesday for Chicago. They are
/ expected to return in about a week.
Walker Jet, formerly an operator in The
office of superintendent of motive power
and who was transferred to the genera
offices, has resigned his position In the
cept a position as operator there. He Tor
merly lived in Peabody
Peter Laird, formerly office boy in The
was here a visit Wednesday. Mr.. Lairc
i is now a rqachinist apprentice in the shop:
/ at Fort Madison and it is reported that he
| is nearly out of his time. His father, -Ale1
Laird is the storekeeper at Fort Madf
son.
The last of three Y. NJ. c. A. meeting:
in the machine shop was held at moor
Wednesday. The next meetings are TO be
held in the coach shop and they will las
until the end of the week If the meeting:
! in the coach shop are as good those
| held in the machine shop the Y. NJ c. a
will be doing very well.
David Ammel. boilermaker In the south
shop, left this afternoon for Philadelphia
| where he will accept a position with 1hs
Baldwin locomotive works as boiler in
spector Mr. Ammel is an old man with
| the Santa Fe having worked for them fol
about fifteen years. He is well liked tr
the shops and his many friends are sorry
to see him go.