The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-22
ABOUT RAILROAD People.

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r. Stevenson, blacksmith. is in Kan
sas City for a weeks recuperation.
Machinist Emmett Whipple has been
sick and unable to work for two days.
William Downey. a laborer around the
smith shop, has gone east for vaca-
Fred Shaffer, a molder in the brass
foundry, is at his place after a short III
to the .boilermakers. He will be on the
night shift.
John Timer, an east side timer, has
rent street.
John Walker is new brass molder. He
has claimed Topeka as his residence for
some time.
A Norline had to give up his place at
the little shears in the smith shop Monday.
He was sick
A. F. Hilton general storekeeper. has
two or business.
JOB Good of the cabinet department was
obliged to vacate his place Monday on ac-
count of sickness
Mrs. Bert Nichols, wife of a popular boil
errssker. will leave presently for stay
of 80 days in st. Louis.
Frank Biakemore. who keeps the little
1901 room ROOM IN nth the east shop. is working af-
Allen r. Jester, formerly city jailor of
Topeka, went to work with the black
smiths Monday as helper.
Fred Smith is in charge of the trim
| mers again after a weeks run of some
thing akin to cholera morbus.
post af dny Moo1ay after was brief at abs
sence on account of an injured finger.
Levi Frantz has resumed charge of the
! fue room in the boiler shop after being
| sick and unable to work for two weeks.
Louis Graegert, tool dresser in the boiler
shop was obliged to abandon his fire Mon
day and go home on account of sickness
Clare, Stevens, who took a job, in the
store department some three weeks ago.
gave it up Monday for something bet
A. G. Little, travelling passenger agent
| for the Southern Pacific within the Kan
a aas City territory made Topeka Mon
Michael Fleisch is at his place of bust
ness in the cabinet shop after two weeks
sorts.
| George Perry, a storehouse trucker who
has been sick for some time, is able to get
week.
George Real. who drew his time recent
~ from the poller shop once mere, mas
| Island.
Joseph Nichols, an air brake repairer in
with intermittent fever, went to work
Monday.
H Henry Wunsse;h. cabinet maker who lh
Monday.
The wife and daughter of J. Beverly,
who runs machine in the boiler shop,
Winfield.
loaded for the new power house. The ma
| terial comes from the southern part of
| the state.
John Etzel who was with the black
| smithing force until about two weeks ago,
1 went out with Arter's bridge gang Mon
day morning.
The wife of John Seeker of the car
| shops and her sister, Miss Fannie Neff,
have gone to Beaumont. Tex. for stay
Ira Gerberick. who served his time as a
machinist apprentice in these shops. but
who has been away for while. was
Harry Stephens, clerk and stenographer
in the office OF F.. N. Risteen, mechanical
superintendent, is home from fortnight s
| junket in Chicago.
George Patrick, clipper in the brass
foundry, is out on summer vacation: He
for a stay of two weeks
Hammer No. in the new blacksmith
was up ana WAS sw 1vsn
trial by the tests department.
Harry Adams. who recently completed
has gene to Horton WRere he pIans tc
get job with the Rock Island.
10 White. Santa nj Fe boilermake.
with relatives. He is a brother of Harry
| White of the Topeka boiler shop.
There was considerable complaint Mon
day because of nasty, rank odor that
came from UP the river and disturbed the
serenity of mind of large number OF
| ShOpmen.
Charles T. Morse who has a desk in
the office of General Storekeeper Hilton
has returned from Colorado, where he
has been spending brief vacation. He is
| at work.
Maurice SAWYER a member of the spring
shop crowd, laid off Monday to see his
| father off, The senior Sawyer started
| home to Texas after a visit of some length
with his kin in Topeka
| Lyndon Day, clerk to p. w. Sayre
bridges and buildings foreman Of the