The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-23
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James Croxier is teaming around the car
shops transfer tables after a lay on of
attack OF cholera morbus. which kept him
N ped most OF the time MI Crozier thinks
otherwise s did Tn no f injary. " Ian "men
g. w. Tassell, who transfers lumber from
the mill to the freight sheds, was taken
bulance the other day after a heavy draft
flmner had fallen on one d4of, SO badly
able to work for some days.
George. butcher. Santa Fe car. inspec-
tor at AtGhison, who has been in town
relatives here. left on No Of Tuesda s1' foT
Colorado where he. and his family will
spend the next week Much Of the time
while y in the city he was the guest of B.
+. Brown, local car man.
Engines 81, 80 and 256, which were sold
recently to the Canadian Northern road.
service on that line. It is understood that
the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient will
lately bought of the Gulf lines brought to
Topeka shops and overhauled before put
ting them to work.
struction of the new brick stack of the
power house. owing to the delay of the
built IN being eef turned m Out The ' factories IS
at Pittsburg, Kan, Ottawa, ILL., and VII
ioughby O. are working night b3 and and day
much behind already.
Fred Swanson, who recently returned to
sin n the oce Of the division
ter mechanic at Needles, Cal. left today
for San Bernardino Cal, where he is to
is brother Of Charles Swanson. lately
appointed foreman of the car shops there
travel. will follow little later.
Charles Taylor and wife, who left To-
peka a few weeks ago for England, have
their safe arrival that side of the
pond" The voyage, they said, was
attend the coronation. although that had
not been planned when they left this
side They are making 1.-The, Their headquarters head
r. S.. Wickersham and c. B. Good left
today for San Bernardino. Cal. Mr.. Wick
ersham will succeed 20 the position of en-,
the coast lines of the Santa Fe and sue
ceeding H. Gregg: recently resigned. Mr..
shops, but it is likely that he will ar
range to spend the remainder of his time
in the mechanical plant there.
The new gravity coal chute went into
operation late Monday afternoon. the first
hopper bottom coal car being hauled up
then the pockets in the structure have
been kept filled all the time. The wood
be readjusted for the line on the west Of Of
the new chute and the old building will
be retained for short time to dispose of
the quantity of fuel that comes in in the
ordinary coal cars.
G.; M. Ingram of New York city.
brother-in-law OF E. E. Jerks gang fore,
through Topeka recently on his way home
from a trip to the coast Mr.. Ingram is
dry goods house of that city. and in his
touring the country. makes only the
months at time and goes back ocea-
s s for few weeks recuperation at
over the continent.
George B. Huron who for the last six
months has been clerk to Master Car
RansT Soh That this 5ee eyen in &
with the company. He expects to devote
biography. His place is to be taken by
George Butterfly, who held a clerkship in
until their removal to Kansas City He
was not in position to make the trans
her here 70 tf nat t1wn ana ms sn vii
ron left this evening for Chicago, where he
will sDend day or two.
6. It was the special train bearing General
perintendent Mcclellan which struck Ed
S yard Keefe TIE he On
first wagon road crossing of the Santa F,e
tracks east of the town. and from the
carelessness of Keefe himself. Engineer
Charles Jones repeatedly opened the whis-
tend to attempt crossing did not come to
by the officials and crew. who removed
him to the depot in special car and did
what they could for his alienation
For the first time since the washout Of
about two weeks ago, the large Prairie
type locomotives which ordinarily run on
passenger. were allowed to pass over the
repaired breach at Lake View. Engineers
Rain, Cunningham and Sharp were the
first trio to guide the monsters safely over
the place and there will be no difficulty
hereafter. In their places temporarily,
whatever smaller class of engines could be
picked up for the run. were used. The
company has put in strong trestles at each
of the lakes and has been sending down
material all the time in the effort to get
the roadbed in it's former excellent con-
dition. AS to what permanent provision is
to be made, nobody seems to be able to
say positively, although it appears certain
that sufficient means will be taken to
prevent any recurrence of the difficulty
which befen the line at that point within