The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-16
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Switchman John Starr went home sick
Wednesday night.
D. ]. Thomas is a new name on the roll
of StOrehOuSe labOrers-
Isaac Schlegel. foreman of the wheel
shop. was in Kansas City Thursday.
Locomotive 81. one of the engines from
the west. is here for heavy repairs
E. E Banks went to work in the air
brake corner of the machine shop Thurs
day.
Rheumatism has detained Maurice Saw
yer. a spring maker. from duty a few
days.
Jerry Henderson. an oiler in the freight
car shed. and Albin Anderson. a car re-
pairer, quit Thursday.
Roundhouse Maehinist Cyrus Guthrie
has not worked for several days owing to
a case Of tOnsilitiS-
Oscar Wilson. clerk in the office of Fore
man Miller of the machine shop, was away
from his desk Thursday.
Bert Adams is packing in the storehOuse
again after being off week on account
of an ulcer On one arm
John W. James was given a work card
Thursday and was assigned to duty IN the
boiler shop as a helper.
Chris Schaeffer, maehinist,. is on night
duty for a time. Al Smith is running his
J. e. Harris. helper to Thomas Israel.
foreman Of the spring shop, has been out
of his place a day or two.
Charles Peterson is working on William
Langley is out with disabled hand.
Clayton c. Webb, clerk in the office of
his desk again after a brief trip to Nor
tOnville.
switchmen E. E. MeFadden and Fred
Morgan gave the extra men an opportunity
to strengthen their pay checks by laying
off Thursday night.
w. Jones is supplying the vacancy on
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS accommodation
while Engineer Putnam, the regular man,
is off duty.
Edwin Stone. who returned to switch
ing recently after a long sick lay on, has
been compelled to leave his job for the
present.
James johnson. day hostler, has taken
a lay off of two days to clean up the
front yard before his wife gets home from
her visit in Illinois.
James Galletly of the Cottonwood has
been pulling trains 5 and 8. between Tope-
ka and Newton, during the lay off Of Engi-
neer Harry Jones.
| Charles Lyle. a helper in the east shop,
/ took his time Thursday morning, intend
! ing to go to St Joseph, where he will get
a job in a commission house.
MISS Lena Schultz, sIster-ln-law OF Jas
/ Snyder Of the. machine shop. has returned
pursuing musical studies year.
Mrs. NJ. F. Carleton, mother OF Henry
Derby Of the machine shop tool room. is
| much improved in health after illness
of three weeks.
clerk in the storehouse Thursday, was
married Wednesday evening to Miss Clara
Johnson of this place
Peter Lahman, a laborer in the store de-
/ partment, was at his post OF duty Thurs
/ day after nearly a weeks absence on ac-
count of an injured foot
/ Henry Buff is not watching any longer
nights around the storehouse. After sew
era1 years service in that capacity he
| turned in his time Thursday.
Ad Rover of the boiler shop was struck
in the mouth by a hook used for holding
a sheet of steel in place Wednesday even
/ ing and an ugly cut resulted
Peter SPAIN, who helps in the boiler
shop, has taken pass for Denver and
will spend few days in that city visiting
i his brother John. who works there.
Andrew Hartwick of the water service,
who was stricken with what was believed