The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-07

While on duty few days ago he made
a slight cut on the knuckle which after
ward seemed to heal. BY Saturday 1t was
quired.
Fireman Fred Bartel, wife and baby left
they will remain visiting several weeks.
Mrs Bartel will stop at La Jupta while
he Will go on to California, spending most
Of his time in the southern part Of the
state, seeing the sights, and the guest OF
relatives
It is talked now that a big order of fiat
cars may be ordered built in Topeka shops.
Heretofore similar equipment has been
new facilities which the company will
have with the completion of its new shop
the output.
Frank swalwen, a scrap iron worker in
STrahams gang. who has been a victim OF
hard luck for several months on account
of sickness among his family, is again out.
and It Is reported that ne IS atfhcted with
plnk-eye- mis- alinent mas pfeVa1ied IN
Chicago for some time, and is said to be
highly contagious
William Lysaght, formerly member of
the drill press force in the machine shop,
but for several weeks confined in the hos
pital, submitted to an operation Saturday
indicated that his condition was satisfac-
tory. though it will be several days be-
fore he can be out
There will occur the regular monthly
meeting OF the religious work committee
this evening Tuesday night the member
ship committee will meet and wednesday
/ night the board OF management Will nOlu
a session At each of these supper viii be
served in the lecture hall.
John c. Layne, who during the winter
months has been guarding the company
property around the new shop plant, to-
/ day put a gang of men at work painting
| the frame Of the new machine shoe. It is
roughly estimated that the job viii re-
! Quire about $500 gallons of paint, and will
consume more than a months time.
It has been decided that locomotives
running on the through trains will go from
/ Topeka to Fort Madison, Ia, instead of be-
| fore. A few weeks ago this scheme was
| undertaken, and the results seem to JUS
| tify an extension of it The engines on the
| following trains are affected. Numbers 1,
| 2 5 and g. besides 3 and 4, the Limited,
which already have been operated under
this plan.
! Spencer Cart, son of Peter Cart. of the
| water service. has been called to the fore
/ manship of a large lithographing house in
! Kansas City. and in two weeks viii arrive
/ from Denver, Colo, where he has sim
| liar position. to visit short time with his
parents in Topeka. He Will assume his
! new duties MAY /. Mr.. Cart has many
friends here, having learned his trade at
! Halls where he worked a number of
years. He has been in Denver a little more
! than a year
Roadmaster T. s. Cafferty has received
/ another letter from his SON Earl, who is
with the Twenty-sixth infantry in the
/ Philippines and who was recently wound
ed while sounding the bugle in camp.
| Young Caferty has been released from the
! hospital at NueVa Casceres. and IS now
a member of the regiment9l band His in
jury is much better than 1t was when he
/ was last heard from, and he Will be able
| to remain there during the full time of
! his enlistment
Robert Collins and gang of carpenters
| which came here from Newton several
months ago to make repairs on the build