The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-11
we're loaded out Of the boiler shop Thurs

were loaded out OF the boiler shop Thurs
G. w Hamilton, a timer who lost a day
or two, is working again.
John Walter Of the blacksmith shop came
IN Thursday after losing a week
Fred Reichert and Jacob Foss. laborers
IN the machine shop, quit Thursday
Jerry Donovan Of the blacksmithing de-
partment was at his home sick Thursday.
James Mooney. an employee of the coach
shop, is at his post after a brief lay off.
Walter Tasker. an apprentice boy in the
machine shop, went home sick Thursday.
John Player consulting superintendent
Of motive power, has returned from trip
to St. Louis
bench Thursday after lay off of three
days. caused by sickness.
R. s. StoelzwelI a storehouse packer who
has been sick and unable to work for
about a week, is in his place.
Fred Johnson of the blacksmith shop,
who hurt his back on lift about a week
ago, has returned to his place.
Special car PIT, belonging to General
Manager Nudge, has been turned out OF
the shops after receiving a light overhaul
ing.
Engines $50 and go which were lately
released from back shop treatment here.
have been sent west for permanent ser
L. E. Shepperd, grand junior conductor
of the O. r. C., was at the Copeland at
o'clock this afternoon inspecting local di-
vision 49,
Engineer Alvah Young. who runs out of
Argentine but who has lots Of friends
around Topeka, was in town for visit
! Thursday.
Machinist Ainsleigh. who was taken down
with stomach trouble about a month ago.
the street
Way car 292. one of the bob tail' class,
which has just been given an oVerhaul1ng
at the shops, went out for service Thurs
day evening
Howard Briny and H. w Morley, travel
ing passenger agents for the Northern Pa
CIflC and Michigan Central. respectively,
were in town Thursday.
John BeIlaw blacksmith helper who
pany. pay on account Of stomach trouble,
is doing his work again.
Maurice Todd, who has been handling
scrap iron in Pettits garg six or eight
months. severed his connection with the
Santa Fe company Thursday
Irwin lodge go of the A. 0. U. W,
strongly represented at the shops, VIII give
the closing dance of the season at its hall
on East Sixth avenue April 16-
Roy Clark, an employe- of the Santa Fe
at Emporia, has returned home from the
Topeka hospital where he has been sew
eral days having his eyes treated.
There has been big run of agricultural
machinery over the roads within the last
few weeks This is in anticipation of
farming being resumed generally over the
Rev. R. NJ Parmele, minister of the
Seventh Day Adventist church will talk
70 the men VINO aI5eIq t1e goSkei IneelliS
at the Railroad Y NJ C. A Sunday at
ternoon-
Jesse Dixon. who runs a drill press in
the boiler shop and who has been so IN
fortunate as to be detained from work
with an attack of tonsilitis, has been pre-
/ scented with a baby girl
Eel Dutton, who has been one of the
crew running the material car around the
sheds. has taken his time. William Horn
beck has been transferred from the coach
shop to the place vacated by him
Joseph WOODBURY., a helper in the black
smith shop who has been on the payroll
eleven months took his time Thursday
and expresses his intention of returning to
his fathers house at Boston. Mass
r n. Ristine, mechanical superintendent,
has returned from a trip over the Chicago
division. He was accompanied by his wife
and two sons. who have been in St Paul,
MINI. They are stopping at the Throop.
Carpenters have finished the frame Of
the new gravity coal chute which the COM
pany has had under construction at En-
pOria for several weeks The whole struc-
ture. however, VIII be ready for use little
before May I.
Brick is arriving for the walls of the