The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-20
proved bv the change, but instead of that
she became worse and had to return to
Kansas INN ediately

she became worse ana QaQ TO return TO
Kansas INN ediately.
Fifteen old fiat cars which had been
marked "condemned' and which had been
Set out at TINS POINT LOT sEraPpiphg, nave
material about Topeka shops. They are
assigned to this class of service exclusive
being numbered and each bears the stem
Gil Topeka Shop Car"
Charles Kane has been mustered into
the water service department as laborer
All the water which goes into the boilers
of the new power house will be chemical
ly treated for the removal of incrustants.
pose, two redwood tanks have been re-
ceived to be set near that building. and
in which this process will be carried on.
They have not yet been unloaded.
F. S. Williams, masonry foreman for
Contractor Carter, has returned from
Chanute where most of the week he has
been supervising the start on the new
passenger station of the Santa Fe. 1t was
on the depot by ths t
but the workmen are delayed by the re-
moval of the old buildings south of Fifth
Harvey eating house and the baggage
room. In the new plan the womens walt
Harvey dining room will be adjoining it.
| William Puett. day guardian at the
yards, is on the watch after being down
| time was spent in the Santa Fee hospital,
| the remainder at home.
| Conductor ]. w. Finnell. who is confined
| in the company hospital of this city, for
recovery from q bullet wound inflicted by
a drunken Indian at Ponca City, Ok.
ye aas able age e. a Is ssps He
his bedside indicate that his condition is
satisfactory.
Charles Klein. foreman timer for the
| Santa Fe at Ration, N. NJ, and formerly
| employed in that department of Topeka
friendship.
J. B. Hasty. gang foreman for the COM
pany at Ration. N. NJ, was around Topeka
If aon atnSS here on
Hasty used to hold the foremanship of the
mechanical plant at Strong City and at
Dodge City, besides being employed at
| Newton
Jesse Hammond. who was oiling in the
machine shop until few weeks ago when
| he laid off, has not been heard from for
some time
caught in the force reduction of a month
AROUND r nd Friday. He viii leave tonight or
the first of the week for Kas-as City and
thence he has not yet dec-ued where he
number Of railroad division points not far
from Kansas City where probably it will
be easy to procure work.
D. w. Clark and Charles Kushern, ma
chinists, have been put on axle athes for
| a few nights on some rush jobs.
Forty years ago Friday J. E. Bresette Of
Of Iuka. and early in the action was shot
in the left knee joint He was carried to
the rear and a little afterWar0 received q
bullet wound in the shoulder.
w. W. Richardson: assistant bill clerk
In the office of A. F. Hilton, general store
has reSg sbs his p t6 with th
go to Kansas City to take a similar posi-
ton at a considerable increase in salary.
! with wholesale house.
G. w. Tassell, who handles the lumber
transfers from the planning. mill to the
freight car sheds. has purchased property
/ moved into it from his former home on
East Sixth avenue.
John Hicks, a packer in the storehouse,
| is away from his bench on account OF
| sickness.
Ray Williams who has been holding
down a desk in the office of the general
has aony R h Mor saP qda
Rock Island in this city. Williams for
merry had an excellent place In the me
ton.
w. B. Stokes, who has been revising
clerk under W g; Carney; agent has IA
partment.
Frank Schwartz until a few weeks age
a timer apprentice here. now serving
| machinist apprenticeship with the Fort
| Worth and Denver at Childers. Tex, will
terminate a visit of few days in To-
mornin ny oe he has nearly three years. t.
serve before he can assume the title OF
| a full-fedged tradesman.
George Burnham has charge of lot OF
pipe-fitting that is being done in the round
| house and one or two of the offices. The
| work now. is mainly preparatory to put
ting the building in shape for heating dur
ing the winter.
Charles Scott, who has been assisting
the fre-building in the roundhouse nights,
/ has been advanced to the hfemen's extra
board. Scott used to fire, but quit OF
/ his own accord some time ago.
The two-sear-old son of Robert Graham
foreman of the scrap iron gang. is III
with malarial fever. His condition Is not
serious.
Mrs. ]. B. Davidson. wife of a brass
| molder, is home from short visit with
her aged mother in st. Louis. Mo. -.
| Frank Smelser Of Pueblo. Colo, is ths
gue.t of Frank vogel, an east side timer
who lives west of Washburn college. Smell:
ser is a conductor on the Colorado and
Southern. running between Pueblo ant
Trinidad.
Walter Shaw, car repairer, has taker
his family to Ohio for a visit of two weeks
1t has been five years since he visited hil
old home in that state
Mrs. John Mespelt. whose death was an
nounced Friday afternoon, was the wifi
of the tank gang foreman, and the new
came as most unpleasant surprise to thu
shopmen- Mira Mespelt had been dowr