The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-18

lay out there.
Engine O went out over the I.eavsenl-,
worth branch Thursday, being the fun
cream on that line instead of the one spot,
which was disabled and in the shop for 4
broken driving box repair.
George r. Henderson. superintendent of
motive power, and w. A. NettletOn, as
sistant superintendent Of motive power,
have gone 20 Texas on a business trip
Ben Johnson, superintendent of machin-
cry for the Mexican Central. has returned
from a trip to New York for the purpose
of buying equipment for shops of that road
and has gone on TO the City of Mexico
Hegry Gooder, q former engineer with
anthony, kan. and Geary Ok. on the
Cnoctaw and Northern. has returned to
his job after a brief visit in Topeka
Fl T Dolan, superintendent of the Chi
cago division, has started on the return
trip from Albuquerque. N. NJ. where. he
G. B. Dolan Of the Santa Fe ticket office.
Lee Senter. assistant foreman Of the
storehouse. who allowed a reel of heavy
cable to run over one foot Saturday is
about He thinks he viii be working in a
day or two
F. w. Triplett of the signal department.
VINO mas been IN Emporia several months
lng plant at the west end of the yards
there, has gone to Florence to take up his
duties permanently.
clyde Middleton, who abandoned his
place IN the east shop a few weeks ago in
order that he might recover his health, has
goue to albuquerque. N M on a 30 days
leave of absence in the hone that he will
be benefited by the change
William Barnes formerly foreman of
months Inspector Of the santa Fe at the
American locomotive works Pittsburg,
IA, has wound up his business there and
IS expected to return any time.
James Thomas, a boilermaker who last
week Jagged one hand on piece of steel
heal. is better and has returned to his
post. John Cooper, who has been supply
ing IN ms place, mas gone on days again.
George e Ward, material inspector who
was seized by smallpox and the health Of
ficers of the first week is resting easy
at the .'hotel de peste. until further or
ders. He is expecting them the early part
Of next week, being afflicted with only
light case
Byron Harvey. son of the late Fred Har-
Vey, founder of the eating house system on
up and down the road from his connection
with that institution. was married We'd
nesday evening to Miss Helen Daggatt of
Pasadena, Cal
1t was planned that today or tomorrow
the new 2O-pocket coal chute which is to
staked out and the work on It pushed as
soon as possible. The structure of this
kind which is to go into use at Emporia
is we'll under way
At the Sunday afternoon meeting of the
Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. Rev. Finch. pastor
of the First Christian church, will speak
Saul Joseph of the news stand at the de-
pot entertained a crowd of friends at the
home Of Mrs. J. J. O'Connor, 504 Jefferson
street. Wednesday evening.
A. T. Parftt. foreman of the boilerTnak-
ers, left on No Thursday for San Ber-
nardino, Cal, where he viii inspect COM
pany boilers. At the train to meet him
was the foreman of the erecting shop for
the Baldwin locomotive works. who is to
accompany him. the engines that are be-
ing gone over being products of that fac
tory.
Several Mexieans. who were unloading
coal for the Santa Fe at Ration. n M,
turned in their shovels Wednesday after
noon-cause unknown here. The Mexican
IS considered good laporer II he has
boss after him frequently, but he makes
little noise or complaint and quits with
out much parleying-
Several of the shops and road men of
the Santa F'e will leave tomorrow with the
delegation from this place which goes to
Parsons to institute a council of the
Knights of Columbus Saturday night
From Kansas City special train is to be
run carrying representatives of the order
from half a dozen Of the larger cities of
the country.
T. E. Prout, general secretary of the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. went to Kansas City
Thursday afternoon to be present at a
meeting of the members and board OF di-
rectors of that institution there There
was a discussion along the lines of
curing a large membership and Mr.. Prout
was booked to speak on How to Interest
Non-members.'
Mrs. D. Fry, matron at the Santa Fe de-
pot, received word late Wednesday after
noon announcing that her sister, Mrs. z.
J. trankln, who has been down with
smallpox at Chinicothe, Mo. was in a crit
ical condition Mrs. Franklin and daugh-
ter was seized with the contagion only a
few days ago. but her condition has been
unfavoraple all the time Mrs F. NJ. Gro
Yer left for that place Thursday to at
tend her.
Clerks in the office of Superintendent
Mcclellan have completed the organization
of a baseball team which threatens to
take away the trophy of any similar team
in the town. Here is the lineup. Monical
(captain), first station; Fred Rogers and
John McGaffin. twirleps Gillian and Col
Inns, Wearers of the mask and protector;
Lyndon Day. third sack. Burge, ShOrtStop,
Jennings. second siding: Anderson, right
division; Eversole, left. and Nation, cen
ter.
Another baseball nine has sprung up in
the boiler shop to be known as the Jun
iors and having the following lineup:
Paul Pyetzki, catcher; Herbert Hughes,
pitcher; Richard Stellhorn, first base; John
Smith Captain. shOrtstOp; Bert BreSett,
second base. William Fry. third: William
Marshall right field. conrad Heise. cen
ter: Cleave KemptOn, left; Frank O. Brien,
manager. The boys have a game for Sat
urday afternoon at L0Wman Hill and about
10 more games have been arranged for
At the semi-annual election of officers
quarters Wednesday evening the result
was as follows: William Snyder, chief;
Grl1tin. captain Wllilanl ravens, treas
urer: Elmer Hunter, secretary All these
officers are the same as have been hold
ing for some time and the election was
more matter of form than anything
else There IS a good feellng among the
fire ladies OF the shops and the department
is in better condition. for guarding COM
pany property than it has been for a long
time.
There was an indication that something
might be going to happen east of the car
sheds and south Of the new blacksmith
shop Thursday, when several workmen
from the car department We're busy raking
up the debris which has Uttered the plot
of ground there. This was in anticipation
OF beginning the job of building the power
house. The next thing that will be done
VIII be the leveling OF the uneven ground
on the site of that proposed structure this
to be comm enced at once. Everything
have been put through there. and as soon
as that is accomplished the remainder Of
the construction will proceed
On account of a gasket blowing out of
the big air compressor at the mill engine
room Thursday afternoon that machine
had 10 he shut down an hour or two for re
pairs and a consequence the defect was
quickly noticed all over the plant This
great apparatus is kept toiling away night
and day from one weeks end to another
never stopping for a longer rest than is al
lowed twice or three times in p hours
when the engineer cuts off the steam and