The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-04
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

| P: B. Elm, a locomotive painter, came in
David Garner, helper in the boiler
shop. went home sick Monday afternoon.
D. E. Wingate went to work in the boil
ermaking department Monday a helper.
David Baysinger of the brass foundry
did not answer to roll call Monday morn
ing.
James Snyder, who works in Miller's
day.
Albert Clifford, who handles scrap iron,
failed to answer to roll call Monday. He
is sick.
John Schiller, a helper in the machine
shop has been in st. Marys visiting day
or two.
Brakeman G. w Hall, who maintained
his Headquarters at Argentine, is moving
to Topeka.
Switchman J. E. Lar1in is out for a
short time and ]. H Stanton is substitute
ing in his place.
work in the scrap yard for week, report
ed for duty Monday.
John A. Rhodes, a bill clerk in the
freight office here, has returned from a
brief visit in Lawrence.
Andrew Loux, foreman of the carpenters
in the roundhouSe, is in his place after
a sick leave of day or two.
The wife of Harrison Euler, a fireman
in the mill, has been sick for several days,
but her condition now is not serious.
The new coal chute which the company
has had under construction at Newton for
some time, is completed and in service
Nearly 80 freight cars were strapped in
the sheds Saturday by the men there, who
are running a little slack of other work.
John D. JONES' a heater in the black
smithing department, was called home
Monday noon by the illness of his wife.
John Langan of the blacksmithing de-
partment, who lost week or more be-
cause of sickness, has reported for work.
Otto Goodnow, who has been working in
the gang on PintSch gas in the coach
shop for six months, has taken his time.
David L. Heaton has been employed as
a helper in the machine shop: He has been
working for the Barber Asphalt company.
w C. Mattin01V has taken the place
formerly held by Jesse HoweS on the local
freight plying between Topeka and Argen-
William Bennington, who works on coach
trucks. went to the hospital Monday fore
noon to have some substance removed
from one of his eyes.
Harry Hobson. lamp inspector, has gone
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ing some special work
Locomotive ASS. which has occupied one
of the pits in the south shop a few weeks
while undergoing an overhauling, has been
sent into the rOundhouSe.
Bert Stewart, a boilermaker who four
days ago laid off because of what was
thought to be blood poisoning in one of his
legs, has reported for duty.
ticipate. in the anniversary exercises of
the Railroad Y NJ. G.. A. Sunday. but his
place was taken by w. G. Boon.
Engineer c. F. Page, who holds the right
seat box on the evening St. Joseph pas
senger engine, was off duty Monday; Geo.
Sherman took the train out in his place.
Cal Hayes, who recently resigned the
forenanship of the tank gang in the round
house, is in Albuquerque N NJ, where he
is working at his trade, that of a machin-
list.
William Hunt and Robert s. StockweIl,
members of the storehouSe force who have
been temporarily out of service because of
sickness, showed up in their places Mon
day.
Engine Is of the Lantry brothers went
out on a preliminary spin Monday. No.
IA is receiving the gold leaf lettering and
other embellishments preparatory to being
sent west.
Gus Dreyer, a south shop machinist who
has been sick with what appeared to be
pneumonia, is still absent from the shop
and probably will not be able to report
this week
Maurice Todd, who when on duty is in
Pettit's scrap iron workers, but who for
three weeks has been giving his whole at
tention to a stubborn case of mumpS,
came in Monday
J. B. Davidson, brass molder who has
been off on account of heart trouble for
two weeks or Whereabouts, is slowly re-
covering but will not return to his bench
for several weeks.
Sunday afternoon the male quartet from
Washburn college, composed of Clyde Al