The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21

on a law suit and took the, opportunity to
renew acquaintance around Topeka shops.
Roscoe Jones of the machine shop, who
metal to drop on one of his feet. is. get
| ting better, but slowly. He was able to
| ago, but went right home and has not
been seen since, He will not be able to
| take up his duties for some time yet.
| Emporia is beginning to get much in
| terested in the proposed extension of its
roundhouse- which, from indications, now
will be made about. May /. The structure
| is to have. the west wall knocked out and
extended from 10 to Is feet in that direc-
'battleship'' locomotives may get under
| cover.
| injured of the two which were in the Syr-
| acuse head-end collision of about eight
chinists awaiting a valve which is to come
| from the works at Philadelphia 1t is one
has undergone a thorough repair on the
damaged parts.
James h Grozier, teamster at the car
| 10 Buchanan street, today after the house
The The members of the Bell family among
| whom scarlet fever existed for that time,
have almost entirely recovered, There was
| one death among them as result of the
ravageS of the disease
| Lewis Steinrauf, foreman of the paint
| is now in the western part of the state
| recuperating from an illness which has
eral weeks. He was the point of hav-
ing serious trouble with his throat and
lungs. and may yet have to be sent to
the climate of New Mexico for complete
recovery.
Recently an order was received here to
ship from this part of the system eight or
ten Weils-Fargo Express company refrig-
orator cars to points IN Texas Where the
ly. They will be sent down at the rate
| of three or four a day. For several weeks
large number of them have been in the
shops here for overha uling. receiving roof
repairs and a touch of paint
At Guthrie, Ok, the recent rains washed
arily the water supply there is considera-
Ply dsSt4gpea a Pia4 fo LOT priglng a4Wn
on the fiues of engines, recently in
stalled there and has been a success. and
has been found practicable for clarifying
the water of the immense quantity of silt
which is in it since the rains
There is a fairly heavy movement OF
oranges eastward over the Santa Fe lines
from California, Notwithstanding the re-
ports that the fruit crop was reported
badly damaged the first part of the sea-
son. That class of stuff is still being
handled under ventilation, it being un-
necessary to use ice in transporting it
will not be shipped in large quantities I'M
til later, the general demand for them be-
Sunfower camp $50 NJ w. A., which
has a large membership among the. rail-
road boys. recently celebrated its 18th an
nfversary with a creditable entertainment
at its hall on Kansas avenue. There was
a literary programme and following It re-
shop boys: "a lap supper was served, con-
ssting of one apple, one orange one ba-
mana. three pieces of candy and tooth
pick" Following that there was dancing.
The condition of the organization is very
prosperous
Some burglar deliberately planned and
successfully executed a robbery at the
home of James Galletly, a Cottonwood di-
vision engineer living in Emporia- few
nights ago He entered the house at night
while Galetly was out on his run, but
at a time when Mrs. Galletly, who was
asleep there, supposed it was about time
for him to return She. heard the noise
which he made in securing a purse with
s23 in it. but supposing it was her hus-
band did not stir and was none the wiser
until next morning. The visitor consider
ately left so cents of the contents. how
ever
j. E.. Bayles. travelling watch inspector
for the Santa Fe. is in Topeka holding
forth with his biennial rating of time
pieces at the office of General Tardmaster