The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Brakeman w. G. Mattingly was off sick.
Machinist Thomas Smith has been out
two days.
Lewis Doud, an air brake helper, took
his time Wednesday.
Claude Holmes, a coach cleaner, went
home sick Wednesday,.
General Master Mechanic Collinson was
in Chanute Wednesday.
Brakeman Sherburne has been off duty
a day or two, moving.
Gustav Roglitz is the name OF q new
helper in the boiler shop.
Clarence Shea, a machinist apprentice
in jerks gang, is laying off.
Henry Hatman is the name of a new
helper to the night roundhouse hostler.
Elmer Barnett of the Storehouse is de-
voting his attention to case of mumps.
Thomas Leonard, a coal shoveler at the
mill, failed to show up for work Wednes-
day
Nelson Mcconnell, a machinist helper.
Shift. fN " ''-
A special theatrical car came in this
morning the St Joseph passenger from
that city.
Arch wizer, a coach painter, turned in
his block Wednesday. 1t is not known
what his plans are.
W; E. Black, who quit here as a machin-
left today for that place
Frank Woodruff has taken charge of the
taught by KEN N1Ol
Switchman J. H. Stanton. who has been
laid up a night or two, occupied the Sec
Harry Hobson, lamp inspector, started
Wednesday on a tour of Inspection west.
He will probably be gone several days.
George Bradshaw of the machine shop
lost pay day on account of an attack of
tonsilitis. He may be off some time longer.
The wife of Michael Connerl, a member
of jerks gang in the east shop, has been
suffering from a severe attack of heart
trouble
Combination coach 5o6 which has been
in service on the Mcpherson branch, has
been set into the coach shop and will re-
ceive repairs.
hoe aixriT7e
overhauling at the hands of the south
shop machinists, went out on it's maiden
trip Wednesday.
Fireman William Smith, who has been
running on the through trains west of
here, went to Kansas City Wednesday ev-
ening on business.
John S. Dyer and Clyde A. Bates, ma
chinist helpers in jerks, gang, have been
will become wiperS.
Engines 7e9 and sol, two of the prairie
pounds, which came in last week. Were at
the shops Wednesday,
Locomotive 3O2: a ten-wheel Baldwin,
jerks gang in the east shop.
Harry Henry. an apprentice in the boiler
shop, who has been out for recreation for
six weeks, has reported. He spent por-
ton of the time in St Louis
Lewis Spend1ove. a member of the tank
room force. is at his place after an alb
the death of his mother-in-law-
Elmer Hunter, a timer who was sent to
Chicago two weeks ago to fix drain pipes
on some of the dining cars, has returned
from that place and is at his place here.
On No. this morning were two extra
tourist cars and one extra coach contain
ing discharged soldiers on their way to
points east of Chicago from the Philip
pines.
Clayton Grout of the water service re-
ported for duty Wednesday after a. lay off
of several days, which time he was enter
tanning his cousin, Charles Hoyle, of Des
Moines, Ia
Hanley & wall. the contractors who
have been awarded the contract for con-
structing one of the new sewers, are the
men who did the excaVating for the foun-
dation of the new machine shop.
Charles Fowler, who runs a drill press in
the water service, will quit the Santa Fe
and go on a claim which he secured in the
land drawing of last summer. He was
formerly on the Topeka police force