The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-12
ABOUT RAILROAD People.

Conductor Richard Wilson has been off
duty a day two.
Machinist Edward Short lost the first
two days of this week
Martin Schultz, coach truck worker,
has lost a day or two being sick.
Fred Graft was put on the pay roll Tues
day as painter in the field yard.
George Carlson Of the brass corner is
home from a visit in St. Joseph, Mo.
]. J. Coleman lumber and coal agent for
the Santa F'e at Chicago, was in town
Friday evening at the Railroad Y. NJ. c.
A. the Rebekahs will give woman's'
The Wife of NJ F. Hand, electrical in
spector here. who has been ill several
Ebert Farley. a scrap iron worker. was
called home at 2;3o Tuesday afternoon
cause unknown.
Hugh Casey of the boilermaking depart
ment, has been unable to work for few
days, being sick.
w NJ. Combs. chief dispatcher on this
division, has been spending the last two
days in Chicago.
Dan Fry. fireman at the passenger de-
pot has been in Minneapolis for few
Dan Lane and Frank Pribble of the
paint shop, who lost two days, are in
their places again.
R. V. Wells. a cab carpenter, has been
unable to do his work a day or two be-
cause of a severe cold.
Some of the officials from the general
offices spent Tuesday looking over the
situation on the cut off.
flange room of the boiler shop, is duty
after a two weeks lay OIL
Brakeman ]. Magness. who for two
months has been running out of Argentine
over the cut off, has resigned.
Another Raymond Whitcomb excursion
passing through here tomorrow.
Engine 221. which has been in the boiler
further repairs at the hands of Mitchell's
gang
who has been off duty for about week on
account of an injury to one foot. is able
Engineer Harry Jones, who has been Wis
iting in Argentine for a few days. has re-
Tuesday.
James Swan. foreman of the brass foun-
that capacity and will probably last a long
time yet.
Van Cleave of the store department will
leave soon for Chicago to spend a short
time visiting
= George Bradshaw of the east machine
shop who mashed one toe last week, re-
sumed his place in the gang Tuesday
minus a toe-nail-
Fireman Elmer Conway, who occupies
the left side of the plug engine, but who
has been in Little Rock, Ark, for several
Gus Erlandson, carpenter in the sheds.
went off duty the other day with one leg
cut and bruised, the result of a heavy
timber dropping on it
H. l.. Hutchinson. storehouse office ste
after being off a short time on account Of
running nail in one foot
Locomotives so and S47 recently turned
out of the Baldwin shops at Philadelphia,
have been sent over the cut off for service
on the west grand division
Preparations are being made by the en-
gineerS for the building of a "A foot stone
arch near Weaver starter for the
spring work of that department
]. D. French, clerk in the storehouse
who has been living with his parents at
1884 Topeka avenue. has moved to the cor
ner of Second and Tyler streets.
H. N. Butterfield. a travelling agent for
the Delaware. Lacl<awanna and Western.
came out from Chicago and spent Tuesday
at the Santa Fe passenger OFFICES
George w. Cooper. a machinist who was
detained at home short time by the Seri-
Gus sickness of his little daughter, has re-
turned. The child is slightly better.
Norman Prescott. who has been at a
packers bench in the storehouse, is hold
ing down one of the requisition desks in
the office of General Storekeeper Hilton
John Walthan, a field yard painter, laid
off Monday to entertain a visitor In
quirieS Tuesday revealed the fact that the
guest was a permanent one-a baby girl
Road Foreman of Engines Galavant of
the Southern California line is in Topeka
to do some experimental work in connec-
ton with the mechanical department here
Clyde Brubaker, night hostler helper at
the roundhouse. is in for repairs on a foot
which co1lided with a lantern a few nights
ago and was cut by pieces of broken glass.
Cha rles Ackley, a sheds carpenter who
already has lost week with a severely
bly, not be able to work for another seven
days.
Conductor Flicker of Emporia stopped
off in Topeka Tuesday on his way home
from Manhattan. where he has been visit
ing for some time His family accom-
panied him.
Henry c. Close. representative of the