The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-14

ing off for a day or two
Carl Kindstrom, a blacksmith helper.
has been out a day or two.
John Russell of the blacksmith shop
came in after a loss of a day
r. s. Stockwell. a storehouse packer,
did not show up for work Monday.
L. E. F1eischer of the scrap yard is the
father of baby girl born Saturday.
Amos Johnson. a scrap iron worker, is
in his place after a lay-off of 10 days.
Boilermaker George Brosamer is at work
after an absence of more than week
Walter Wessen of the storehouse, who
has been sick four days, came in Monday
Eric Walgren has been transferred from
the machine shop to the air brake corner
Last Sunday was reported as being ex-
ceptionally good as regards passenger
Machinist A. w. Smith has been abent
from his place since Friday because of
sickness.
Frank O'Brien of the boiler shop was
of tonsilitis.
A L. Beardsley. road foreman of en-
gines for the Chicago division, was in
Topeka Monday.
Several of the coach scrubbers who were
their places Monday.
Aurel Riding of the pattern shop went
to Quenemo Monday to spend a few days
chasing jack-rabbitS.
Gus. KaItstein, foreman of a storehouse
gang, was absent Monday. Al. Simpson
supplied the vacancy
A Cast, representative of the West
inghouse air brake company, was out
from St Louis Monday.
Conductor r; G; Scott. who captains
absence for few days.
Lemuel Crawford of Winterset, Ia, is
here the guest of his niece, Mrs. Philip
Sieg, living north of town.
Andrew Galloway and Samuel Eby are
new wipers. Galloway was formerly a
helper in the spring shop.
Arch Wizer of the paint shop, who has
been sick three or four. days. returned to
his place Monday morning.
T. B. Cook, chief clerk in the office of
Assistant General Freight Agent Maegley,
went to Chicago Monday evening.
James Wallace, a machinist working on
Iubricators. is at his place after spending
several days on a farm near Spencer.
George MetzgeE who has b been in the the
partment, has gone to work in the hand
car shop
chinist Edward Short, which. has been
sick for several days, is afflicted with
scarlet fever.
j. F. Skaggs of the blacksmith shop
tool room, who has been down with ma
larial fever for a week, is reported as
being on the mend.
John Eckerman. a blacksmith helper
who works on No. 2 hammer has been
Smith takes his place days
Cashe1, five-year-oId son of S. e. Kelly
Of. the blacksmith shop. is slowly recoy "
has been subject several months.
James B. Dyer, who has, put in the
necessary time as wiper, has been re-
promoted to the position of fireman
D. DAILY who came here recently with
one of the Lantry engines but who for
two weeks has been confined to his room
with a cold on the lungs, has resumed
work.
Peter Grosz, a brother-in-law of Peter
Schoenfeldt of the blacksmith shop who
has been here from Hays City for sew
eral days on a visit has returned to that
place.
Work on the coal chute at Argentine
h b6 6eg sna 1t The oId ehu T ha
with only 40.
Peter Butler of the roundhouse force
appeared Monday morning, but instead of
being ready for duty he was so i'll that
the hospital.
Ebenezer Stevens of the water service,
who has been absent about three months
ing a portion Of the time visiting rela-
tives in Wisconsin.
James Burgett has been put on as
night engine inspector, taking the. place
vacated by John Berry, who quit last
week to enter the employ of the Vine
Orville S. Goodrich, James E Glenden-
ming, Fred Boyer and Andrew Eversole
Ticb I'D GIanSen1inp are old-finiers IN the
service of the company
Vincent Parkerson. formerly engineer in
good many months and who for few
weeks has been in the. hospital. is re-
pOTlGO DIS bSlDS SllS4Allv AAdPAOFON
Thomas Paxton, general master me-
chanic for the. Gulf Colorado and Santa
Fe, has been in Topeka for a few days
burne. Tex, where he is now stationed
Harry Purdon, who for some time has
held the position of assistant engineer at
Fort Madison, Ia, has. been made division
engineer on construction for the Eastern
Oklahoma road which the Santa Fe is
building.
George Carlson, a machinist. apprentice
who lost one finger in a. machine a few
place in the brass corner on the same
lathe which was responsible for the loss
of the member.
At the regular meeting of the local ma
chinists lodge Saturday evening, the in
Saa5lon on the new weeks e3 o
the fact that the auditing committee was
not ready to report.
The baby of William Stewart, a ma
chinist, which was reported S being sick
with smallpox. is suffering, according
to to That he says th only has nnt Sesn
home for several days.
Now that municipal politics has taken a
the next campaign. Already the ma
chinists who live in the Second ward have
candidate for the council.
]. NJ. Meade, resident engineer, left Mon
day, evening for Chiiiicothe Ill io where ere
Santa Fe has in q case of damage by
also went over there to testify.
Mrs. Laura Bruffey, who died Monday
morning in North Topeka, was the wife
of William Bruffey, car repairer. She
was held from the home, 1919 Topeka
avenue this morning at 10 o'clock
Monday morning Mespelt's tank gang
which returned last week from Deming,
n. NJ, began the construction of a sixty
foot steel tank on the site of the old
wooden one here 1t is thought that the
job will consume four weeks time.
Boilermaker John Batman, who has lost
a few weeks on account of sore eyes, has
so far recovered as to be able to resume
work He is still having some trouble
with them, but will probably not be OBJ
liged to lose any more time on that ac-
count.
Brakeman c. B. Botkin has been elected
a delegate to the first biennitl Aconven-
ton of the United Brotherhood of Rail-
Inn heit he'll in SIN