The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-03

granted a TRANSFER TO the water service.
representing the James B. Clough COM
pany, of Chicago. manufacturers of valves
Floyd Van. who has been working at the
gone to his home in Carbonate for few
ing msn Who = aRss the SANTA e IN To
peka frequently, was around here We'd
nesday.
Ralph Mcneil, machinist apprentice in
Mitchen's gang, was obliged to go to the
hospital Wednesday with a piece of metal
in one eye.
on extra coaches all the trains on this
division to help handle the Fourth Of
July traffic
Frank Pribble,. coach painter who has
been out week on account of his own
and his baby's Illness. took up his brush
again Wednesday.
engines at the roundhouse here, and who
lately has been scratching pans, has
drawn his time.
Frank Woodruff who has been inspect
ing wheels at Buffalo, N Y, has returned
and has been working for a day or two
It is said that J. w. Gorsuch, foreman
of the Santa Fe blacksmiths at La Junta,
is to resign his position there to take
place in Kansas City.
According to reports received in Topeka
John Cook, formerly roundhouse foreman
foreman at that point.
Instruction 1906 is in Newton and
until TO-DAY remained closed Tor III. light re- E.
of for q brief vacation.
William Wilson, clerk to Roundheuse
Foreman Deveny. has returned to his desk
the death Of his little child.
Painters have just finished giving the
trestle work OF the new coal chute coat
the compressed air machine
Paul Ost, son of Joseph Ost of the store
house. who has been with a Santa Fe en-.
spend the Fourth In Topeka.
There was a meeting Of the board of
directors of the railroad Y. NJ. c. A. at
the rooms Wednesday evening to discuss
matters relating to the building
boy in the office of Foreman Parfltt of
Mihleisen, assistant to Mr.. Parf1tr.
John Statler, car repairer who has
for n the spq N m fnaf
has returned to the railroad service.
Thomas Brennan. foreman of gang IN
the roundhouse tank room, did not appear
| the news that he was home sick in bed.
Frank Chamberlain, foreman of air
brake repairers at Albuquerque shops, is
| in Topeka for few days. He has been in
| Chicago since last week when he was here.
| Fred Johnson of the blacksmith shop has
three or four days. John Larson, who
of the small fires.
was out of service Wednesday owing to
| the breaking of its driving gear wheel.
Water service men were engaged all after
noon and into the evening fixing it.
J. NJ Covert, of Mitchell's gang in the
east erecting shop, is entertaining for a
| few days. Charles Smurr, a ST. Louis dry
| goods salesman. Mr.. Covert's niece Miss
| Beulah Cite. of that city. accompanied
| him.
| William Lauterback is at his post in
| the machine shop tool room after brief
p spent in n sx ana hs
| family being in the latter town for the
| summer.
William Lewis, a boilermaker who used
| to work in these shops. but who quit
some months ago to work for the Gulf at
Cleburne. Tex, has returned. to Topeka
| and Wednesday was assigned number
| for service here.
James Hawes who runs a drill press;
a as strained back He reports that he Il
to stop a car wheel failing from a table
resulted from the effort.
Homer L Cooper, who two years ago
switched in Topeka yards but who since
has been ID Colorado and lately in Gilt
Previous to his work as switchman he
| was employed in the paint shop.
It is announced that the Santa Fe
Blues, baseball nine composed of ma
| chine shop boys, has arranged to get a set
of new uniforms; It is possible that the
team will go to Valley Falls for a game
with the team there on the Fourth.
J. @. Thomas, general agent for the
| Santa Fe at Leavenworth, was in Topeka
Wednesday to meet the trains bearing the
| Sixth infantry to that place. The regi-
ment has just returned from service in
the Philippines.
Charles McWheeler of the south shop
friends in that department. AS the
Fourth of July season draws nigh he
| is presented often and generously with
flags and bunting.
| R. J. Putnam, clerk in the machine
shop office, who has been out about three
| the Shops Wednesday. He win leave with
wife Thursday for Kildare. Ok, where he
| will spend the Fourth.
William Schultz, foreman of a gang of
Wooden brake-beam on his right foot
hospital. It is thought no bones were
broken. but he will lose at least two toe
! nails.
So far as is known now the Emporia
Topeka for Fourth of July game: In the
morning the Reds of this place will play
| tafned by Fred Austin. and in the after
noon. they Will contest for honors on
| beau club team
Geo. E. Ward, who six months or more
has been an inspector of material for the
Ward came here from Pittsburg, Pa. for
| last report his condition was much i'm
| proved. He was considered an excellent
| inspector.
| G. W. Closson, fuel and ice contractor
for the Santa Fee, has gone to Dodge City
to superintend the storing of a large
pany has arranged to unload at that
| place. Mr.. C1osson took with him a force
| of shoveIers in order that the 200 or more
| cars standing there might be taken care
| of at once. Considerable difficulty has
| this Job.
T. B. Campbell of the coach shop has
returned from visit of a month at
accompanied by his family. Mr.. Camp
/ bell says that the coal strike is COM
| plete tie up of the hard coal industry as is
/ evidenced by the trouble which is being
| experienced in New York and Philade1-
| phia, where the city ordinances are vio-
! lated daily by the use of the bituminous
| product. He reports that the miners are
extremely orderly and those who have not
/ left the mining region stay around their