The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-15

receiving excellent notices from railroad
officials who have tried it.
Stonemasons have begun the job of erect
ing brick arch near Weaver. preparation
for which has been in progress several
weeks. 1t Will be a long time before the
structure will be finished.
A. Sweet, traffic manager for the Peeos
Valley and Northwestern, returned to his
headquarters at Amarillo. Tex, Wednes-
day after u brief conference with the To-
peka officials of the Santa F'e-
Machinist Bruce Harmon of the south
shop has lately purchased clarinet, and
by way of congratulation some one has
presented him with an accurate imitation
of it, made from a piece of gaspipe.
Water service men were busy Wednesday
with the new wrecker unloading the gir-
ders for the second of the big electric
cranes which came in from the factory at
Whiting, Ind, few days ago.
No assignment has yet been made to the
place Of assistant hostler at the round
house to take the. place vacated by the
resignation of Robert Nightingale, who
has gone to the Needles, Cal.
Thomas Brennan, foreman of a gang in
the. roundhouse tank room, and Edward
Rickabaugh, fireman. were off duty We'd
nesday attending the wedding Of P. J.
Ryder and Miss Mary White.
Wood fire was put in furnace No. l of
the new blacksmith shop Wednesday and
will be kept there about q hours IN order
that the brick at the base of the new
stack around the boiler may be dried.
Adolf Fogelquist, a machine hand in the
mill, Is planning for months tour Of
Seattle at tho leading objective points He
will probably not go before the first OF
June.
Newton shopmen are preparing for their
annual picnic. The understanding is that
Arkansas City VIII probably be chosen as
the place for the gathering this year and
that a ball game between the two points
Edwin Hopkins and Leslie Miller cou-
SINS OF T. M Petit, foreman of scrap
iron gang, We're in town Wednesday from
Des MOines. Ia, and visited the shops.
They will go to Usage City for a brief
visit. Hopkins is accompanied by his wife
Many of the visiting officials made a
trip down to the new shop Wednesday eV-
ening to inspect the extension work of the
Santa Fe in Topeka, and to take a look
at the new bob-tan way cars which are
being turned out by the company here.
William Licett. who used to be in the
drill press corner but who has been in the
hospital several months under the sur
/ the shops Wednesday He viii be ready to
resume his duties before long.
Fred Mckenzie has taken charge of the
/ big slotter near the office of Foreman
Dwelly, who had It. has gone to the piston
/ air brake lathe John Nichols has been
/ shifted to machine 100, back of the hori-
zontal drill press.
Fireman William Packard has been on
! the morning passenger between Topeka
and St. Joseph two or three days taking
the place of the regular man. Jesse Co
! vert. Covert supplies the vacancy created
4 by Engineer T. b. WEIGH who has been
taking in the Knights TempIar conclave
There is a shortage of motive power on
the western division owing to the cattle
I
necessary for many of the engines to be
taken from their regular division points
and used temporarily where the traffic is
/ heaviest.
In the June number of the Kansas Work
man is printed a half-tone cut of Irwin
| lodge degree team which captured the first
prize at the grand lodge meeting of the A
| O. Z. W. at Fort Scott last February. The
organization is composed almost entirely
! of shOpmen.
Layne's paint gang working on the
frame Of the new machine shop viii prob
ably make the first trip over the structure
/ this week It is being talked that the sec
ond may. not be applied until the roof Of
/ the building has been put on, though this
has not been positively determined
J. L Carter. the Lawrence contractor
| who has the job Of putting up the brick
for the new machine shop, was around
looking over the situation Wednesday af-
| ternoon with a view to commencing the
structure this morning. A great deal Of
! brick. sand. cement, lumber and the tile
roof has been unloaded on the site.
] Edward Seeds. a member Of Hammond S