The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-11

timore and Ohio Southwestern: r.. H. Gro.
zier, Burlington; Arthur Moore. Erie, and
John Reese, Union Pacific.
Nicholas Griley of the air brake corner
was summoned away from his bench on
Wednesday morning by . report that his
residence was on fre.
s. g. Warner. general passenger and
ticket agent for the Kansas City Southern
road. was caller at the Santa Fe pas
Frank Guy, who is employed in the Of
nce of Resident Engineer Meade. has been
transferred to Fort Madison, Ia, for SER
vice and went there today.
William Hickox, who for about two years
has been with the water service, turned
in his time to the office today; He VIII
Chris Rupp of the blacksmith shop. who
quit about a month ago to engage in BUSH
hops on and noed
nesday.
David Cornelius, who looks after the
gangs on the west side Of the sheds, is
home after a visit in the eastern states.
his family
put in the shop at Ration, N. NJ. for cleo
tric headlights Eight of the passenger
engines running out OF there will be thus
Frank Watkins, who used to have job
as trucker. in the storehouse, is. following
Chief SNYDER Of the shops fire department
and repair of apparatus.
George W. Smith, formerly general
master mechanic for the Santa F,e at San
Bernardino, Cal. now master mechanic for
| the Illinois Central at Waterloo, Ia, was
| in Topeka Wednesday.
J. L. O'Brien rate clerk for the Santa
Fe at Ell Paso, Tex, has been in Enporia
| for few days visiting his family. Mr..
o. rien was formerly agent for the COM
pany at Emporia Junction.
L. u Morris, who has the third trick
dispatching trains at San Marcial, N. M.
has given up his position to take his old
| place as freight conductor. Fred Sax
T. ton has taken the vacancy.
Gottfried Hoag. a wheel shop employe.
! was struck on the head by piece of steel
sustained severe injury. He probabIy viii viii
not lose any time
Engineer v. w. Ashbaugh, who has been
| running out of Ration N. M, but who pre-
viously had an engine at Emporia, has
resigned his place and is visiting in Kan
sas City for time.
| During the stock rush Emporia usually
entertains two trainmasters. the cattle
! business keeping them occupied boosting
the. traffic eastward two or three nights
| each week
The wife of R.. J.. Putnam, clerk in the
price OF Machine Shop Foreman Miller;
| the prospect is that she will not complete
| ly recover for some little time.
Oil will be the fuel which the yard en-
CINE which is to be retained around the
| shops will consume. The work of fitting
| it up with burner is in progress and will
be completed no doubt before long,. The
| steel crane which goes with it also is be-
| ing built and will be mounted and used as
soon as the switcher goes into service.
NJ. Manson, general car shops foreman;
John Hartley, master painter, and
John McAllister, assistant foreman of the
freight sheds, have been in Argentine for
| a day or two, business relating to that
| department having called them there.
Joseph Fentiman, who superintends the
bolt corner at the blacksmith shop, has
| been taking it easy for several days, find
ing it impossible to continue his regular
| shop duties on account of sickness He
| may not be able to get in before the lat
ter part of the week.
Arthur Hunt has gone to Kansas City
| to assist Harry Townsend in inspecting the
axle lighting equipment for illuminating
| the through trains by means of electricity
| Theodore Brush, the regular inspector, has
been called to St. Paul. Mimi, by the dan
gerous sickness of his father.
H. Checksfield. a water service man. Is
still out owing to attack of rheumatism
| which has kept him from work for several
| weeks At times he gets to feeling con
| service for the Santa Fe and then in g
short while he will be scarcely able to
| move about.
Harry L. Shipman, special apprentice
| who came here few months ago after
graduating from the StateAgricultural col.
lege at Manhattan, and who lately has beer
working in the south machine shop, has
| been transferred to the department OF
tests, supplying the vacancy caused by the
| appointment of Edward Davis TO C1eburne
Tex, to look after the tests and expert.
| ments for the Gulf lines.
| 1t is announced from San Bernardno
Cal, that the record for fast running Of
trains through the San Joaquin valley has
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