The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-15
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

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off duty Thursday
Daniel Farnsworth has quit his job as
a freight painter.
Blacksmith John Romerman was among
those reported sick Thursday.
Frank L. Doerr is a recent addition to
the force of laborers in the car shops.
John Catron, taller on No. 2 in the black
smith shop. has been out a day or two
William Musterman, bolt cutter in the
wheel shop, has been sick a. day two.
Vernon L. Harper was assigned a block
IN the car department as repairer Thurs
day.
Roy Callahan. machinist helper in the
south shop, was sick and or duty Thurs
day.
William Forsythe, mill fireman, was
ing.
Michael Ethel, hammersmith. was sick
and unable to be at his post of duty on
Thursday.
John Cooper. a boilermaker, and his wife
leave this week for Colorado. where they
will spend two weeks.
John Schiller of the machine shop got
too hot Thursday afternoon and had to be
taken to his home.
George Schenck and Peter Newberg, truck
repairers in the car department, lost
Thursday owing to sickness.
R. H True and Leon Weeks. assistant
b1acksmithS, were unable to be at their
places of duty Thursday.
Machinist Alexander Tuer and wife left
Thursday for Denver, where they will re-
Cupcldlt lOT tel udyS OF Two weeks.
Fireman Hurst Denison, who represents
the Chicago extension in this place, is
SICK and unable to go out on his engine.
W Stevenson. machinist in Miteshen's
gang, went home Thursday unable to en-
dure the work while the weather SO
hot.
Addison Maxwell, clerk in the store
house, is erecting ten room dwelling
Ninth
There will be game of base ball be-
tween q Pods md he oifx
M c. A Saturday afternoon the Aasy-
lum grounds
partment. who has had a bad order back
for some days, had to give up and remain
inactive Thursday.
John Oberst of the smith shop, who az
right ''getalong'' about a week ago, rung
in Thursday morning.
dropped piston rod on one foot Thurs
he was obliged to lay off.
Engineer H. G. Rust, who runs on the
through passenger trains between Topeka
Madison street to 800 Monroe
William Allen, who joined the helping
force. on the floor of the machine shop
few days ago, has been granted a transfer
to the air brake department.
J. l.. Scudder who used to run out of
Kansas City on the Chicago and Alton,
has gone over to. the Santa F'e. his present
headquarters being Chicago.
A. r. Davis. who resigned the general
foremanship of the shops here, has taken
charge of the plant Of the Robinson Ma
| chine company of PittSburg, Pa.
The wife of Adam Jacobs. who died
Thursday, had been affected with con-
sumption for about two YEARS. Jacobs
! Ralph MCNEIL of the east shop, who
| was compelled to quit Wednesday after
noon noon owing to the heat was expected to
| Machinist William Beer we mt home late
| Wednesday evening on account of the heat
| dent to quit before being 80 affected.
| The wife of John Seeker. who works on
| Pintsch gas and Baker heaNer fixtures, and
| her sister, Miss Fannie Mem, have returned
| from a months visit in Bes umont, Tex.
! Henry Crow. clerk on { he distribution
desk in the office of Gene raj Storekeeper
| sick absence of about three months.
| David Miller has been assigned to he'll
per duties on No. 1 hamn Ter in the smith
| shop nights, taking the place which John
| Domino has held. DOmm e goes on No. 2
| days.
Edward Fuller and Hames E. Larlxin
| yards Thursday. Fuller had to attend a
| law suit and Larkin saw the Wild West
| aggregation.
| A. T. Flodenberg of Cleveland O., has
| taken a position in the locomotive drafting
department Of the Santa Fe at this place.
| vania and Lake Shore.
Frank Schmittendorf, who learned the
| machinists' trade in Topeka shops, has
He is a nephew CT William Schmittendorf,
foreman of the water service.
The velocipede which Harry Hobson,
lamp inspector, uses ON some of his trips
over the line. has been in the hand car
| shops for a day or two receiving repairs.
| 1t is propelled by gasoline.
The wife and daughter of William Hayes
trimmer, have gone, to Albuquerque, N.
M, for a visit with Mrs. Hayes brother.
| After a short stay there they will go to
Ell Paso, Tex, for a. brief time.
| Dan Fink a car rsepairer has not been
able to raise his block for a day or two
place in the east ps-rt of town.
D. D. Bailey, chief dispatcher at Newton.
fever which has confined him at his home
in Emporia for several weeks. He will
not take charge for some days.
Machinist John Shannon has returned
| from Liberty, Mo, where he has been for
few days visiting kinsmen. His sister,
remained for little longer stay.
Martin Reardn, foreman of a gang OF
laborers in the freight sheds, will leave
Cal, to visit for IS days He has a brother
employed in the Needles shops.
Frank Maude and Everett Stewart, who
short time, turned in their checks Thurs
day Maude will go to Kansas City to
Frank Vogel, timer east of the tracks
has disposed of the horse which he has
been driving from his place west of Wash
Durn coliege TO the SHOPS, ana expects
to buy one of better blood. Vogel likes
fine horses.
1t has not yet been announced where the
200 new oil tank and 200 fat cars which the
Santa Fee has decided to build will be con-
structed- The tank cars naturally will
find service in the oil fields of the south
or west, probably both
Reports from the Bible classes conducted
among the shopmen every day at noon
hour are gratifying to those who have
| taken an interest in them. There has
been a particularly close attention through
out the summer thus far
W. l. Ramsay. son of Blacksmith Hell
per Ramsay has been made private Ste
| nogra pher to Superintendent Cable of the
Rock Island. He formerly had a clerk
ship in the offices of the Rock Island here
Several members of the gang which has
| been in Emporia making improvements on
the Santa Fe roundhouse at that point
have returned to their homes in Topeka.