The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

served Many OF the rules are 6klB04tSQ
within the covers Of the new employees
timetable.
Fred swanson, for about a year clerk
IN the car sheds office, left today for the
Needles Cal. where he viii assume
clerkship with the division master me
chanic Of the Santa Fe Pacific
1t has been announced that the naehin-
lists VIII play game Of baseball with the
Oakland Blues at the grounds Of the last
named Saturday afternoon Players OF
both teams should take notice.
Edward Moore, a blacksmith helper. had
his left hand so badly Jared while work
ing with a pair of tongs Thursday that he
count on getting back before Monday
George Blumenstock, a sheds workman,
dropped a truss rod on one of his hands
Wednesday evening and had to go home.
The member was SO severely bruised that
it was badly swollen before he left the
Workmen were busy Thursday boarding
up the roof of the railroad Y. M. G. A.,
which was damaged by fire more than a
month ago. This was undertaken in order
that the association might not be COM
PEELED to abandon entirely the structure
as a result OF the recent rains
H. s Grout, for three years a Topeka
shopman, but recently with the company
at Albuquerque, N NJ viii address the
mems meeting at the Railroad Y: NJ. G.
a Sunday afternoon at 4 clock MT
Grout has been visiting some days with
his old friends in this city.
Harold Lawless, who began his ma
chinist apprenticeship in these shops
few weeks ago ana who has spent most
of the time among the tool room work
ers, has been given a change Of location
and will now be found outside OF that
department, in the machine shop proper.
Mrs. A. Mitchell has arrived from Cha
mute to spend a short time as the guest
OF her sons, Wa1etr A.. foreman OF a
gang Of machinists, and William, who
works in that department at night. She
is the wife of the Santa Fe division mas
ter mechanic at Chanute-
There IS no deficiency of din attending
the sale of unclaimed freight which has
been insprogress at the north freight house
ing We'll and noislly patronized, although IT
will require until the end of the week to
lated in a year. There We're Is car loads
of miscellaneous articles at the beginning
L. Ramsey. son of w. B. Ramsey. Of
the blacksmith shop, has resigned his pO-
sition with the Santa Fe trainmaster at
Ration. N M, where he has held a clerk
ship for six years and has come to Topeka
to take a place Of stenographer with Cen
eral Superintendent Cable Of the Rock
Island.
Frank Kehoe of the south shop was
unanimously elected director Of the K Of
F. band at a late meeting. to succeed
his musical training in the schools of Dub
lin Ireland, and plays readily almost any
months ago leader Of the band at the asy-
lum.
This is not the only locality that has
been suffering from washouts along the
streams. A shopman who came up from
Cleburne. Tex, the other day, says that
along the Canadian river in the Indian
Territory nearly an the wagon and rail-
road bridges had gone out, the one used
by the Santa Fe at Purcell being the only
one standing.
Furnace No. l in the new blacksmith
shop was fired up with oil for the first
time Thursday afternoon, and aside from
some minor irregularities its work was
satisfactory The supply of liquid fuel
comes from large storage reservoir To-
Gated near the northeast corner Of the
building Repairs on the hammer have
been about completed
f. W. Thomas. engineer of tests, and
I TX
to leave today for Albuquerque N. NJ,
to make an inspection OF the electrical
finally turned over to the company It
was put in operation some weeks ago,
but its acceptance by the Santa Ee is
conditional upon its successful perform
ance for short time
Harry Edwards has rejoined the wiping
brigade after few days guarding an en-
CINE used on one of the weed burners at
Alma. Grass and weeds along the lines
are reported as being. exceptionally rank
| this season, but the burner is doing ex-
ceilent work. 1t usually IS taken over the
ground twice the first time going slowly
and the second time doing the final turn
more hastily
Matter will be the subject with which
". II. = AlAlre WI open ths course q
practical lectures Tor railroad men which
Irwin lodge No 269. A O. u. W. is to
give during the summer. Dr.. Alkire will
give the second little later, then others
will follow on topics practical in their
application to duties of nearly every man
in Topeka shops They should be well
Roger P. Van Hook. who formerly was
stenOgrapher to Division Superintendent c.
T. Mcclellan, departed Thursday for Pueb-
10, Col, to accept position similar to the
one which he held here until recently un-
der r. J. Parker, superint endent of the
western division Mr. Van Hook. previous
to his term of service with the Santa Fe.
worked in the freight office of the Rock
Island at this place.
John E. Burge private secretary to c.
T. Mcclellan, superintendent of the east
ern division, was scheduled to leave this
morning for Pueblo Col, where Sunday
noon he will wed Miss Eula May Essex
of that city Mr. Burge has been in the
Santa Fee offices here for some time and
was formerly with the company at Pueblo.
It is not definite when he will return to
Topeka, but when he does it will be to
reside at 426 Topeka avenue
James Sheets a millwright in the water
que n. NJ, recently after an absence of
/ several years, is down with severe at
tack of his old trouble, asthma Sheets
went west from here, thinking that he
might be permanently relieved from this
ailment, and when he came back to To-
pel1a a few weeks ago he was apparently
cured, but developments of the last few
days have shown that he was mistaken.
Several Santa Fe employees left Thurs
day evening for Fort Madison, Ia, to
work on the improvements of the COM
pany hospital at that place. DR.. John P
RASTER chief surgeon. joined the Topeka
party at Kansas City. Those starting
from here were: Thomas Parkinson, To-
peka hospital electrician; r. A. Sanborn
and Paddy Early, painters; R. Sheafor,