The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-21
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in the southern part of the state, for
1870 every day in front Of the shops.
Peter Giblar of the boiler shop has been
laying off, spending few days out Of
General Superintendent Resseguie came
in on No. Sunday in his car z15 He
has been on the Chicago division nearly
week
Henry o Brien. a machinist apprentice.
viii eat his mothers cooking for the next
month, his wife having left Saturday for
Esszridge to visit relatives
Machinist Martin Cfunther dropped a
piece OF metal on one finger last week and
mas been out since, but was able to
resume work this morning.
John A. Wilson, who for about five
months has been employed in Jones gang
working on Pintseh gas and Baker heater
equipment. took his time Saturday.
Joseph J. Jermyne and party passed
through in private car "Mayiower,' at
from Pasadena, Calf, to Scranton, Pa
George Oppenheimer of the blacksmith
Shop has gone to Fort Madison, Ia. with
ms IainlIy- Oppenhelmer Will return at
once, but the folks will stay several weeks.
Eddie McDade, an apprentice boy in the
PAINT shop. imbfbed too much ice water
Friday, and as result was unable to con-
tlnue on duty He was absent from his
place Saturday.
Conductor Wyatt and ENGINEER Frank
and 600 people from Kansas City Sunday
excursion.
Engine of the Leavenworth-T Topeka line
IS doing It's duty again after brief lay
oft on account Of a broken driving box.
General Manager Nudge has been in
Chicago a few days.
Locomotive 1854, one of the new Prairie
Baldwin works, brought in train q Sun
day night It will go to the Santa Fe Pa
enc Tor permanent service
Fireman Fred Bartel who left about
three weeks ago for the west, has re-
turned MIS- Bartel. accompanied him as
Tar as Ia Junta, where she stopped FOR
q visit while he went to California to be
the guest of relatives.
Three hundred freight car wheels have
! been unloaded in the yards south of the
paint shop. 1t IS understood that there
was. a need for the cars in which they
were shipped and they We're disposed of in
the quickest way possible
Isaac Graham, brother of Robert Ora
nam, scrap yard foreman, and his brother
/ ln-laW. john Martin, We're up from Kansas
/ City over Sunday, visiting relatives here
Charles Miller, a hammer-boy who has
a job after dark, has been off duty night
or two.
One of the new. imposing coaches. sim
( liar to those running on the Santa F'e be-
/ tween Topeka and Kansas City and St.
/ Joseph, has gone into service from Chicago
/ to Pexin, IL Others are to be used on the
/ through trains between Chicago and Kan
! sas City.
Friends of Charles Chapman. clerk in
at his home on Quincy street Friday
| evening, the occasion being his thirtieth
/ shaiIs band to which he belongs, was
! present and serenaded him.
Work on the superstrueture of the new
! depot ana oTnce building of the santa Zee
| at Chilicothe Ill, was begun this morn
ing. There has been a long delay in get
| ting TINS part OF the Job started on &C
! count of the slowness with which mate
rial for the foundation has arrived.
Walter Copeland, who has been work
! ing downstairs in the mill. has been trans
! ferred to the second floor of that build
| ing The change is made in order that
! dispose OF the immense quantity of work
that is crowding that department
Dispatcher Frank Patterson, who works
! the second trick on the cut-oft, left sat
I urday evening for a brief visit to Iowa
has been a general shifting OF dlspatchers
/ as a consequence, Operator Messick sup
plying the vacancy
1t is understood that as soon as Ham
| mond's gang finishes the frame Of the new
machine shop here it will go to PaWnee
/ Ok where two or three steel bridge grid
ers are to be repaired. Then it viii prob
| skeleton Of the new I'M freight depot
Miss Ella Hall. daughter of Brakeman
J. w. Hall. who runs between Topeka anc
! St Joseph on the evening passenger, has
ton. where she has been little more thar
( two years. She has been there with rela-
| tives, but will make her home in Topeka
When last heard from here. / c New
march. formerly foreman of the machine
shop, was working at the bench for rail
( road in Richmond, Va After leaving thu
Santa Fe he went to the Seaboard Air Linz
as general shop foreman at Raleigh. n
c., but remained only three weeks, return
ing to his trade.
Hammond's bridge derrick car, which j.
being fitted up with apparatus whereby
it viii become seh-propellor, was set u
the shop Saturday, and in few days vii
be ready for business BY means of cog
wheel attachment on the axle it viii b'
possible to change the position of it back
ward or forward as desired.
The wife of Cal Hayes formerly fore
man of a gang in the tank room. vii
leave tomorrow for National City. Calf.
to join her husband, who has charge o
a rOundhOuSe there Hayes writes bacl
that he is well suited with his job there
though he says the ceaseless roar of OLE
ocean bothers him during sleeping hours
A. G. Allen. formerly assistant resident