The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-01
ABOUT RA1LRoAD People.


on Monday next.
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
Frank Killian of the machine shop has
gone to Rossville for today.
has taken his folks to SaIina for a rest
or a week or more
Frank Sanderson, a boilermaker, is de-
tanned at his home owing to sickness Mrs
SanderSon iS also ILL.,
Switchman John Crawford is out for his
summer vacation, having gone to Iowa
to spend two weeks
Richard Treble until two weeks ago to-
day an east side timer, has gone to the
Rock Island at Horton
Owing to a rush of material in the shops
lumber department, an additional force of
six laborers has been hired.
Julius Schmidt who does the injector
work in the east shop, has lost few days
recently on account of sickness.
John Lowrey of the f1ue room in the
boiler department has gone to Kingfisher,
Ok. to spend short vacation.
Casper Burghart has been promoted to
a place on the side rod fire in the smith
shop, and R. H. True is on the tool fire.
Robert Wells, employe of the Sixth
street yards, was summoned to Solomon
City Saturday by the critical illness of
sister-in-law
was v called home Saturday By the serious
fering from typhoid fever.
Locomotive PSI has been taken into the
south erecting shop from the boiler dc
for service in a few weeks.
Locomotive 1881, which was overhauled
for the Orient and a p It's YEN ion
been sent out for service.
Oscar Rosendahl, blacksmith, laid off
Saturday to hold reception in honor Of
ing in Illinois for some weeks.
John Barrett, d cabinet maker, has re-
turned from California, where he has been
on a junket since August S. He will be
ready for business tomorrow.
1t is reported that Leo Gabler, until
fortnight ago a lnachinist in these shops.
has gone to the City of Mexico to enter the
employ of the Mexican Central.
Albert Widau, who usually fixes up the
scrap iron for the furnaces in the old
new building, doing similar duties.
Arthur Carey. of the roundhouse tank
room, has gone to the southern part of
the state to join his wife. who has been
there some time, for a brief vacation.
John Batman, q boilermaker who was
turned out here with the other 49,, has
job in few days with the Missouri Pa
cific.
William King, who used to be black
year has an besn snops put VINO 56r a1ont
at Springfield, Mo-, was around among the
fellows Saturday.
lack Reser has given up sledging iron
for ten days time. Reser planned to leave
today for Mulvane with his family where
he will stop while and thence he will go
to kingf1sher, Ok.
George Galletly foreman of a tank room
force, has been out day or two enjoying
a visit from his brother Frank of Shaw
nee, Ok, who is running on the ChoctaW
out of that place
The wife of Clarence Chilson, formerly
helper in the boiler shop. has been pro-
nounced much better within the last few
days. after lying critically i'll Of typhoid
fever for some weeks
Robert Demuth, who piled a brush for
Nashville Tenn, with William F. Bryant,
the chimney construction foreman who
was ordered there Saturday.
Mrs Myrtle Grubbs, widow of the late
Edward Grubbs, a former brass molder, is
making some improvement at Christ hos
pital, where she has been detained two
weeks owing to typhoid fever.
George w. Shay. roundhouse employee
and his wife, expect to leave this week for
Cincinnati. O.. and points in Michigan and
Illinois, where they will make extended
visit.
Werner Opperman. machinist, has va
Gated his place long enough to make a
river town suits him he will not report for
duty in these shops before Tuesday morn
inc
William Busby, who has been working
for the Rock Island for about three or
four months, has rejoined the Santa Fe
and is now enrolled as extra man. He
formerly had job in the Santa Fee yards
here.
w. c. Squires who used to be with the
mechanical engineering department of the
Santa Fe. now recently mechanical engi-
neer of the St. Louis and San Francisco
at Springfield, Mo-, has gone TO cotton
COMPRISING company at St. Louis.
S. P. Bird, carpenter foreman on the new
visit from his wife and family of Law
renee. Mrs. Bird and children arrived in
the city Saturday evening and are staying
over today for the Labor day celebration.
Henry Guffey,. who for nearly Is years
has worked in the sheds and last has been
w
turned in his time Saturday night and
plans to depart presently for Easton Ore.
He is said to be an excellent workman.
Lee Paddock. formerly a craftsman in
ene car Mith the at d
Mo- spent Sunday in Topeka taking back
home with him the last half dozen pieces
of furniture which he left behind when
he moved there.
At the next regular meeting of the Cath
olic Knights and Ladies of America, to be
2S candidates for membership will be pre-
sented. The lodge is strongly represented
at the shops and with the addition at this
time it's total strength will be about LEO.
Excavation is being made in the new
boiler shop for the big Hanging machine
which is to be placed there It is to have
single stroke will do the work which it
now takes by hand several hours to ac-
comDlish.
If there arc no unforeseen delays the end
of this week will see the new boiler and
machine shop finished. so far Contrac-
tor Carter is concerned All the doors
have been hung and it is expected that a
coat of whitewash will be applied inside
in a few days. The workmen have been
busy on it since May IL.
One of the large blasts in the new smith
shop is being operated by small Westing-
house engine which has been set up on
the east si5e Of the building. 1t requires
considerable draft to produce the neces-
sary heat fer the old furnaces. but no diff :
ficulty has been experienced in this mat
ter since the blast was started
There was nice hand of Prairie freights
out for preliminary exercise on Pauline
hill Saturday morning: Nos. I'LL. 1112 LII
and 111S- They were in charge of Amos
Beeler and H. D. McNeeley, and their
performance was uD to about the aver
age. They have only recently arrived from
the Baldwin works and were set up in
Topeka
Boilermaker Alfred Peterson has written
back from Osawatomie, whittier he went
after the lay of to take Job with the
Missouri Pacific Peterson is we'll suited
with the place and says there is oppor-