The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-29
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Conductor George Stafford was up from
Usage City today.
Stock continues to move heavily up the
Strong City branch.
J. A Griffin is a new draughtsman in
the mechanical department.
Locomotive 1S5 has been transferred to
the Chicago division for service.
Charles Killian of the machine shop has
been IN Kansas City a few days.
Boltmaker Elmer Kelly has been sick
and unable to work a day or two.
Vance Adams has taken his time as a
Mich.
bers preparatory to the opening of the
new month.
Brakeman E. T. Brown has returned to
Argentine after stopping here short
time.
John Wood of the water service went
home this noon and will spend the time
until Monday resting.
Lee Carr of the boiler shop, who has
been sick ten days. resumed operations
Wednesday.
William Lewis of the roundhouse force
time for two days.
Rutherford Hayes Carter is a new train
porter hired for service between Kansas
City and Dodge City.
Conductor Harry Griffin of the Kansas
City plug took a lay-off Wednesday, c. A.
Reece taking his place.
L. G. Short, a N ember of the air brake
force, has returned from a ten days va
cation trip to Oklahoma.
Wiley shaffer, a scrap iron laborer, has
drawn his. time; He has been with the
Santa Fe less than a year.
Frank Pribble. a coach painter, re-
sumed business Wednesday morning after
missing about a weeks time
Gus Neubert, a member of Finch's gang
in the east shop, has been given trans
fer to the shops at Argentine.
Con Leonard Of the mill was among the
shopmen who went to Kansas City on the
Security special of Wednesday.
William Evelsizer, first fireman at the
mill had to knock off work Wednesday
forenoon on account of sickness.
A. N. Hughes, an air brake repairer in
the sheds, has been out day or two
making property improvements.
Conductor Purcell of the fast mail run
has been off a trip or two Milo Mckee
taking his place on the government train
agent for the Maple Leaf in the Kansas
City territory, was in Topeka, Wednes-
day.
w. E. Petit of the scrap yard gang
has moved into his newly built cottage
on the corner of Sixth and Highland ave
nues.
Mrs Fred Klusmire has returned to
her home in Holton after an extended
visit with the family of John Neyman of
Topeka.
In the neighborhood of SO. 400 had been
raised toward the erection of the new
railroad Y. NJ C. a building, Wednes-
day evening.
Del Shay, one of Gerberick's men in the
Sheds elevated his block Wednesday
morning after nearly a weeks absence
/ from MS place
Isaac Gardner. who has been teaching
school in Nemaha county. has taken a
desk in the Office of A. F. Hilton, gen
eral storekeeper
Trains > and s. which were delayed
! Tuesday, were also several hours off the
timecard Wednesday afternoon, owing to
the WashOuts in Colorado.
Meredith Shockley dropped out of the
list of car shop employees Wednesday and
after June I expects to be enrolled with
the blacksmithing department.
General Superintendent Resseguie, Divi-
sion Superintendent Mcclellan, and Bridge
and Building Foreman Sayre went to
Emporia, Wednesday, on No ;.
Mrs. Thomas Boyes. mother of William
BOyes of the water service, who went to
Christ hospital a week ago for a difficult
operation, is reported as improving.
Rev. N. F. McKirahan, formerly pastor
OF the First United Presbyterian church
spoke at the coach shop this noon. The
/ service partook of a patriotic nature
/ Charles Haag OF the machine shop air
brake department has been with Mar
shalIs band in Wichita this week attend
Repairs which We're being made on a
small bridge near Weaver have been stop
ped by the high water which has pre-
vailed on this division for a week or more
Brennan's tank room boys have signed
for game of baseball with the Demo-
cratic F1ambeau club team, Friday A
number of the Democratic players are
shop men
Engineer c. c. Hayrnan of the Cotton
wood division is up from Emporia pulling
the fast mail west of here during short
lay-off OF James Rollo, the veteran en-
gineman of that run
Ben L. Closson has gone to Ration N
| NJ, to relieve T. J. Newman as fuel fore
man, who has been transferred to the