The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-15

where the cattle traffic win be starting
as soon as the grass begins to grow.
smith shop, who has been giving his at
tent1on to a case of mumps for the last
ten days, reported for work Friday.
Chanute engines are also coa1ed up from
q new gravity coal chute which the Santa
pockets. the same as that at Argentine
shop office, and his wife left on No. to-
day for. Chicago and Des Moines- Ia.
two weeks
John Russell. blacksmith helper who
has been employed in Topeka shops for
seven or eight years, took his time this
near Oska1oosa-
Theodore Naslund, until ten days ago a
hammerboy in the blacksmith shop, viii
he Will go work in a lumber camp. His
relatives will follow later.
been sick at his home, 2l2 Van Buren,
street is still in a CRITICAL condition He
air hose at the car shops
c. F. Resseguie, general superintendent,
and F. T, Dolan, superint endent of the
Resseguie's special car 215. Mr. Dolan is
here helping string the new timecard-
In the. Santa F'e, the publication OF the
usual monthly appearance today, is a his
tory of the association written by E. d.
Coon one of the oldest members of the
association.
Bids for a run as fireman on freight
ard branch, with Sunday lay over at Mo-
line, We're closed Friday. The result of
the advertisement Of the place has not yet
been given out
James Mullen. assistant boss blacksmith,
motive painters, viii go to the state con
vention at Wichita next May, being duly
cincts in Topeka
Joseph March, the steel bridge builder
who t fell 50 feet and ESCAPED with broken
injury. His home is in Kansas City, but
he is being cared for at the Santa Fe
One of the diners which was recently
brought in for rebuilding as a private car:
to Second Vice President Morton. whose
present car viii be given General Mana
L. F. Ledbetter, a member of Frank
Hammond's gang, took five workrnen from
Jniet nj fn soIo yren nI on
bridge that was badly damaged by col
Iision ten days ago
Haute. Ind. where he viii look over some
Of box cars Being butt f'i by the American
Car and Foundry company
Carl Wheeler who took his time after
working several months in the wheel shop,
probably will not enter the shops at the
Frisco. as was contemplated when he quit
here Instead, he IS planning to go into
the grocery business with an uncle at Sea-
Elnginemen who came IN from the Chi
cago division say that the rains over there
Fort Madison the EARTH which has been
soaked.
John Waldron, who a few months ago
quit a job in the water service here and
as scale inspector mas returned to Topeka
He will remain here a week and probably
has been i'll for some time
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock Rev
ter of St. Louis. win speak IN the Railroad
Z. NJ G A gospel meeting. The personal
of General Secretary Prout, will meet at
2:45 instead of at 3.
Several members of the Topeka council
of the Knights of Columbus left today for
Omaha, Neb They went to Kansas City.
where representatives of the order trav-
eled in a special car 1t IS one of the ben
eficiary lodges supported by some of the
shopmen.
J. w Robins. formerly trainmaster here,
who was hastily summoned to Cleburne.
Tex, few days ago to take the superin-
RADIO and Santa Fe, is expected to re-
turn here, in a few days and take back
with him his family to that place.
William Dwyer and Peter Schrow, scrap
iron handlers in the gang of q NJ Petit,
signified their intentions Friday of quit
ting that department and going to work
on a piledriver for the company Dwyer
has been on the pay roil since ,s June 1900
Switchman Edward McFadden was out
of his place Friday and upon inquiry it
land In view of the fact that Oakland
promises to become a municipality some
is preparing for something in the nature
of an office to come his way.
Cabinet makers showed their charitable
disposition Friday by taking up a collec-
ton for Jacob Miller, one of their number
who fell the ice three four weeks
Sui Unable to Be in his place and viii be
absent for some days longer. The sum of
sas donations was in the neish00rh00d of
Edward Garner. who for more than a
wear has worked in the spring SlOD. took
his time Friday and will leave at once for
Bowen. Ill, where he Will go on farm
long illness. and his little children were
taken back to Quincy, where the relatives Ives
has caused him to give up his job with the
Santa F'e here
Richard Tuer brother of Alexander
Tuer of the shops, but until lately en-
ployed at Ottawa, has quit there and
Wednesday sailed on the steamer st. Paul
for Southampton, England, whence he VIII
go to his old home in Davenport After
and sister he will probably leave for New
Zealand, where he will get a job in a rail-
road shop.
Frank L. Guy. graduate of the Topeka
high school class of 1901 has taken po-
sition in the Santa. Fe engineering de-
partment under ]. NJ Meade, resident en-
gineer. Several other high school boys
are holding important positions under Mr..
Prot. Whittemore Of that institution AMI
the thorough training which he is giving
his students
has been earning Santa Fe money as a
helper in the wheel shop. turned in his
Foyt, where he will go to work on
farm. There are number of men in vari-
have found employment with the com
pany. that will leave in a short time to
during the summer.
FUNSTON IN WASHINGTON.