The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-21

after a brief lay OF
W. Forsythe has lately been added to
the water service force.
Herman Gabler of jerks gang has been
transferred to the guide job.
J. E. Ferris of Topeka has been in New
ton few days on Santa Fe business.
George Batz of the blacksmithing de-
partment has lost two days this week.
c. A Elmquist a machine hand in the
NH; has been absent from his work all
Boiler. No. 8 of the new blacksmith shop
was placed Tuesday by water service
George Moses. car clerk at Emporia.
has returned home after a brief visit in
today for a vacation visit of two weeks
IN Denver. Col.
James Wyman. who lays off material in
the planning mill. allowed his block to rest
Alaehinist Leo Gabler is the latest entry
Tor the bicycle race at the annual shop
picnic.
William Franzeen, a cabinet maker, gave
IN ms place Tuesday afternoon and went
BENJAMIN Clark. a member of Mullen's
stripping gang. has an absence of three
DAYS marked up against him
Brakeman Charles Matthews is on the
western division once more after a SO
Gays absence spent IN California.
Charles Rain, who has charge of the
blue prints in the drafting room has been
missed from his place a few days.
L. W. Price travelling passenger agent
Tor the st. Louis and San Francisco at
Kansas City. was in town Tuesday.
Isaac Robbins, an Argentine trainman,
mas asked and has been granted a vaca-
ton leave of absence of Is days duration.
Homeseeker traffic for the west has bur-
dened the trains bound in that direction
lately No. Tuesday carrying eleven
cars.
Here are three new men who have been
hired this week in the storehouse: Frank
McCampbell, Benjamin Hayden and Henry
c. NJ. Stockham of the office of General
Storekeeper Hilton has gone to Fit. Scott
to attend the state encampment of the G..
The San Bernardino papers are still talk
ing about the visit of Charles Swanson, as
siistant foreman of the car shops here, to
Charles Disch of the spring shop re-
tired from work Tuesday forenoon with
two bad order hngers-had them mashed
while on duty.
Two combination ears. which have been
day.
r, Walsh, general baggage master Of the
santa re, has gone to Chicago to attend
which goes in session there today.
Large numbers of old soldiers and mem
bers of the Woman's Relief Corps loaded
the outgoing trains Tuesday, bound for
the state encampment at Fort Scott
William F'leischer,. who put N time all
winter in the scrap iron gang. was around
the shops Tuesday. He and his father
have out 120 acres of corn near Holton.
BOuerTnakerS are nuTry1nE the work be-
gun on eleven oil tanks a few weeks ago.
They are to be used the heavy lOcomO-
tives Of the Santa Fe on its western lines.
Comparative tests of the Sanders0n and
the Sterling machine tools were baing made
in the shops Tuesday Reports indicated
that the results were Favorable to the Ster-
ling people.
Charles sandmeyer, who lately entered
the shops, a son OF Frank Sandmeyer, in
charge of the bolt machines under Fore
man Miller, is laid up with infammatory
rheumatism.
cushion at the pump house. Tt will be 80
feet high and 5 feet in diameter at the
bottom, tapering to 3 feet above the sec
ond course.
William Idcett, who several months ago
had to give up his place in the drill press
corner of the machine shop and go to the
this morning.
Frank O'Brien's Capital City sluggers
nine in America to a match game Details
can be arranged by addressing Frank at
AS East Crane street
John Crawford, formerly boiler shop
employee here, but who went to La Junta
a few weeks ago to take a job in that de-
there did not strike his fancy.
T. E. Layden, assistant engineer of tests,
has been on the Chicago division a few
DAYS taking indicafor tests an one Of +bs
locomotives running over there His re-
turn this noon was looked for.
John Mespelt is acting as assistant fore.
of A. T Parhtt, foreman. Mr. Parfitt win
pIODdDlS return Id JUtlSd some
this week
Cars containing the working apparatus
of the tank construction gang have been
billed out to Pueblo, Col and John Mes
pelt, foreman of the force is expected to
lead his men thitherward in a few days.
The S-months-old baby of George Akin
son. engineer at the mill. died Monday af-
ternOon after an extended illness. the
death being the result of a complication of
humps and hives. The funeral took place
Tuesday.
Ernest Elsner. a eoppersnitn who was
welded Sunday to Miss Clara Wissman,
the required number of cigars Mr.. and
Mrs. Elsner have gone to housekeeping at
20 Klein street.
Charles Peterson of the blacksmith shop
who was put out of service Monday by
piece of flying steel imbedding itself in the
back of one hand, was out Tuesday and
expected to take up his burden again this
morning.
Excavation has been begun for the en-
CINE pit which is to extend up the center
of the new machine and boiler shop. The
wofh U ulSSlHB lof the new basement Oh
the new power house Is proceeding satls-
factorily.
D. W. Crawford has taken a desk in the
office of A. r. Hilton general storekeeper.
He had been with an up town clothing
firm several weeks and previous to that
was employed in the office Of c. NJ. At
Claude NJ. Shumate is helping herd en-
gines. taking the place vacated by Robert
ana casE his lot 9TH IN With other ToLsISa men
who went to the Needles, Cal, q 2ew days
ago to get a job in the boiler shop of the
company there.
Arthur Van Cleave. until a few months
ago head day trucker in the. loeal freight
mouse and VINO was taken IL and tad to
go to Colorado for his health. is not much
better. He has been at Colorado Springs
and his condition has been such that lie
has not been able to work.
William Smith, who for IS years was in
the employ of the Santa Fe here quitting
only a few months ago because of i'll
health, died Friday at Carrier, Ok, at the
home of Tim Mcneil. He was a member
of National Council No 265 and lived az 414
Chandler street
c. N. Winebright, q member of the force
in the office of the division superintendent
at Beaumont, Tex. is spending vacs ton
of two weeks in EmpOria and Topeka Il e
was with Division Superintendent Nc
Lellan here some months, leaving this po-
sitiOn for similar one at Pueblo Col.
Brakeman Frank Geraghty. who has
been IN the hospital some time and who
had some of his earthly goods spirited
away by a visitor who is now quietly rest
ing in The Tonelza CITY ..kaen-n will have