The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-20

| released from the hospital after under
| going an operation in which one eye
| was removed.
! Walter Landwehr a son of William
| Landwehr who does the blacksmithing
| for the boilerworkers, has been hired as
| rivet heater in the boilermaking de-
| partment.
! There is a story out about shop man.
| who, intending to take a trip to Denver
heard about a number of robberies which
nad taken place in Colorado and, not
plan.
There has been constructed near the
| office of Foreman Davis of the ma
chine shop a bench at which the me-
| chanlcs who are to repair the machines
| are doing their work.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Liner, of Silverton,
Colo, have arrived in Topeka for a brief
! visit with the family of Switchman
Fred Morgan. being on their way home
| from Pelin, Ia. Mrs. Liner is a sister
! of Morgan.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. F. McCafferty of oma-
ha Neb-, are here for a few days stay
with the family of General / Yardmaster J
| ter of Mr.. Kennedy. During his absence
from duty his place is being taken by
Mrs l. &. Bell and daughter, mother
| and sister of Laurence Bell of the brass
| corner, are expected to arrive here
| about March IS from Arkansas City. 1t
is understood that they will make their
| home here.
Harry A. Wilkinson of the black
smfthing department who was struck
| below one eye the other day by hot
| scale and put out of service, is still un-
able to be in his place and will probably
! not get in before Monday.
Joseph Dedier. timer who was sum-
moned home a few days ago by the re-
| port that his wife and baby were SER
| iously sick, returned to his bench We'd
| nesday with the assurance from the
| doctor that both were in a much i'm
| proved condition.
Walter A. Wood, machinist ap-
prentice, sustained a severe cut in his
J right thumb Wednesday forenoon while
| Although the injury was an ugly one,
| it is not thought that any part OF the
| member will be lost.
1t is expected that three or four of
| the clerks who have held positions in
| the office of Superintendent of Motive
Power Henderson will be transferred
| lor, mechanical superintendent at La
Junta. Colo
Word which has been received from
John Waldron, who was appointed scale
inspector for the Gulf, Colorado q
Santa Fe, indicates that he is we'll
pleased with the situation there and
contemplates moving his family to Gle
burne soon.
Louis Barnett, who a few months ago
was employed in the blacksmithing de-
partment and son of Robert Barnett,
of the tin shop, is late recruit in Mul.
lens stripping gang. He is brother of
Wilson Barnett, who already is a MEM
ber of that force.
G. T. Neubert, master mechanic of
the Kansas City Belt line, formerly
holding that position on the Eastern
and Middle divisions of the Santa F'e,
was at the shops Wednesday visiting
his sons, Gus and Elmer, who are serv-
ing their apprenticeship here.
Locomotives SIS and S16, representa-
tiveS of the class of freight engines
which the Baldwin works has been
sending to the Santa Fe recently. have
saT. ra1 in fha ar1G md ar~e m h1 Saf
up. They are oil burners primarily, but
from traces of coal on them it appears
they have consumed that kind of fuel.
Edward Bailey, a night coach cleaner,
has been unable to attend to his duties
for a short time. The other day while
eye infiietjng wound m It that ALP al but t, proved
covering from the accident
William H. Long member OF Glib
injury to one of his hands four weeks ago
while helping unload heavy crossings near
the hospital and has been there most of
the time since This week. however, he
was released and has rejoined the force.
Max Thymian transfer tableman at
the car shops, suffered a severe injury
to his left ankle and the lower portion
of the leg Wednesday, by that member
being crushed between a moving car
wheel and tranSom. 1t was necessary
to carry him away Immediately after
the accident, but later he recovered
sufficiently to remain at his post for the
day.
Somebody's dog that had been pre-
sented with the exceptional luxury of
a tin can on its tail started from the
time the Whistle blew Wednesday af-
ternoon and made a swift sprint
through that department., out into the
scrap yard, headed south past the store
house and when last seen was still GO
ing south.
Trainmen on No and No. 6. which
arrived here late Wednesday afternoon,
reported the worst snow storm of the
season as raging along the line south
west of Topeka. 1t extended with more
or less severity from Newton to Car
bondale, being particularly blustery and
binding in the vicinity of Reading.
Cars which came in. by their appear
ance, bespoke as much as the men told
about the weather.
AT the prize dance, feature of the shop
firemen's ball Wednesday evening, Chas.
Cross, inspector on the west side of the
chlnist, and Harry Goodrlch machlnlst
in the south shop. were the judges. Cross
was one of the judges at the contest for
dancing honors at the picnic at Kansas
City last June; Coles formerly attended
many of events similar to that of Wednes-
structions in the diversion.
Reports from Hot Springs canon. near
reaped this winter an ice harvest of ex-
eeptionsah!y grsat qqanEity fa and a quality. i
dicate that the season there is about to
close. Workmen have been busy cutting
there for a month or more. From that
mountain stream of pure water has been
drawn a supply for the Santa Fe houses
along the line as far east as Dodge City.
Kan and for long distance westward.
1t has been a long time since the situation
in this respect was as pleasing as at pres
ent.
1t will be only a short time before the
work on the plans for the electrical equip
ment of the new shop plant will be begun.
There will be in the neighborhood of 40
motors and it will be an important part
of the apparatus which is to constitute one
of the most complete railroad shops in the
country In utilizing this for power the
main saving comes in doing away with the
overhead shafting. by means of which
work done by the engine is lost: then it
will be necessary to have the overhead
clear in order that cranes and other ma
chinery may be manipuIated without any