The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-17

aneviated, indicates that his condition is
about the same as it has been. He Will
although the original intention was to take
him to Las Vegas.
Members Of the shops fire department
gathered at the home of Chief Snyder, 1S1
Emmett street, few nights ago on the
occasion of his birthday anniversary and,
besides giving him a pleasant call, present
ed him with a quarter-sawed oak rocking
chair. the best that skilled wood work
men belonging to the brigade could pick.
We're games, and at the close of the call
lunch was served.
At the call of John Burchell, shops su-
ments assembled Wednesday evening at 5
o'clock in the committee room of the build
ing occupied BY mechanical department Of
fees, for the first of series of weekly
meetings TO De continued Indefinitely The
purpose was to bring all parts in close
touch in order that the interests of the
whole plant may be advanced.
Cal HAYES. for many years previous to
the tank room here, and since then in the
employ of the company at Albuquerque,
capacity of a machinist. is now in charge
of a round house at National City, Cal.
expected that Mrs. Hayes, who has been
in Topeka since his departure for the west
viii join him soon.
Claude Maze Fred Alsdorf Henry
Barnes and John Cooper are on the night
shift in the boiler shop temporarily. It
Is often the case when a single piece of
work is to be rushed that the workmen
are divided in such a way that part of
them will be on duty all the time thus
keeping the job moving without any de-
lay until it is finished. There have been q
number Of fellows on this trick in the
bOilermaking department laying off within
the last few nights.
Two thousand tons of coal from Trini-
dad, Col, have been unloaded at the new
coal storage track at Newton and there
are 5000 more to be added to the pile
pany is placing is complete. The quality
is such that there seems to be. little ap-
prehension for a recurrence of the Topeka
experience OF last summer in which the
pile east of the shops took fire and smoui-
dered several months
James Sheets in the service of the car
company here as millwright 20 years
Afbudueraue n M because Of poor
health. has returned to his place and will
remain here. He began working in the wa
ter service this morning and his time viii
be occupied a good many months setting
up the machinery for the new shops. that
being the business of a tradesman of his
class. His wife and two children are here
and the goods have been shipped from All
buquerque
In the east erecting shop a baseball nine
has been organized with the lineup as fol-
lows Nate Cafferty. manager and pitcher;
Tony Boyer Captain, first base; Charles
Billings, catcher. Roscoe Jones, second
base. Chal Wallace. third base: Ralph Nc
Neill, short stop; Henry @ Brien, left field;
Wlll1aIn Fry. center held; Earl PetIle.
right field; Harry Adams. substitute. No
games have been arranged yet. but the
members Of the team are putting every bit
of spare time in getting in shape for 3
contest with some Of the local aggrega-
lions.
IN answer to a dispute on between mem
! bers of the bOilermakers after lunch club
regarding the comparative speed of the BIZ
cycle or the horse, the State Journal glad
| ~ quotes from an authority the following
records. The best performance on the
American turf was made by Salvador, 4
| year-old, at Monmouth Pa on a straight
I course track. in August 1890, the time for
one mile being one minute and thirty-f1ye
and a half seconds. For the same dis
tance on wheel Major Taylor made the
paced record Of minute and twenty-five
/ and a half seconds. thus giving the BIZ
/ eyclist the better showing by a little more
! than thirteen seconds.
There is a little more animation among
| the baseball enthusiastsa despite the
weather, which is anything but toughenine
to hands that are not tough from handling
the ball. Now the division offices are fig
! uring on a team which viii go over to tht
Rock Island and bring back the scalp Of
/ the nine on that side of the avenue JohT
/ Burdge should be seen by those who have
! any announcement to offer, either by sign
! ing for a position or by paying In a few
cold cash of the realm. Joseph Gillian /.
one of the men who has a record, having
really done good work several years ags
on a tri-country league nine in Pennayi
| vania. He plays behind the stick.
Stock cars are being massed along tn