The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-29

Santa Fe. went to Chicago Tuesday even
ing.
Jesse Lawrence, a sheds laborer, was
among those who did not show up Tues
| day.
days 1-'- ''-' - ''e''e y 'ese' .
BENJAMIN F. Recob is the name of a
new man put on as helper in the paint
A B. wachter, a clerk in the storehouse.
was sick and unable to be In his place
The wife of Bert Stewart of the boiler
| shop is recovering from an illness of sew
| eral weeks.
Hugh Magiu a member of the spring
making force, was sick and unable to be
| on duty Tuesday
| Clyde Scheaffor, hammer boy in the
blacksmith shop, was out Tuesday on ac-
/ count of sickness.
Charles Zarker. coach trimmer who
has been resting on his oars a few days,
| Is at work as usual
Emmett Sanders, a trucker in the store
| department, is on duty after an absence
of a day and a half.
Fred Ogden, member of the trimming
| a lay OFF of two days.
The wife of Boil ermaker A Sayler is
| an attack of tonsilitis.
Harry Goodrich, a south shop machinist
was at his place Tuesday, after having
been out a day or two.
Wilbur D. Chapman, a helper in the
| boiler shop. is at his place after devot-
ing a week to the grip.
William Peterson. a carpenter in the
sheds, has been detained at home by the
serious illness of his wife.
Oscar Espelin, who has been sick for
several weeks is reported better He
works in the brass corner.
Albert Johnson of the planning mill has
the latter part Of the week
The big boring machine in the wheel
will be in place again shortly.
Edward Cudahy. the rich Omaha packer.
passed through Topeka Tuesday in Chi
and
George Furman, assistant to Engine In
| spector Manley. is doing his work after
having been sick several weeks.
Claude Holmes. a coach cleaner in the
ter an absence of ten or twelve days.
his a iI1r in the boiler shop, has
been given a job on the day light sshift.
viii w on BGigs T Fe6r mas Peen Sng a aay5
gel taking his place on the daylight shift.
Work on the foundation of the new in
freight depot at Kansas City has been
stopped on account of the present cold
spell.
is mourning the death Of a canary bird
which has been in the family for twelve
years.
G. w. Hobson of the blacksmith shop.
who went home last week after straining
himself on a heavy lift, is at his place
again
Car shop empoyes of the Santa Fe at
Fort Madison. Ia, have been put on
ten hour day, the time heretofore being
Clarence, e-year-old son of C. W. Belts
of the blacksmithing department, is re-
covering from an extended siege of ma
larial fever
Charles Sheets. who has been running a
planer, has been transferred to jerks
gang, and Ernie Rhodes is working on a
guide grinder.
Conductor Dad Watson, who has been
on the 1eavenworth and Topeka mixed
train, has taken an indefinite lay off be-
cause of sickness.
Charles Cherry of the hand car depart
ment, who has been playing to two
three return engagements of rheumatism,
is at his post again.
eeuse Of the Sickness and 4esth of 8 reis-
tive, is in his place as usual
John Wonder. who works on the wheel
press in the ear machine shop went 19me
and has not showed up since.
~; John Purcell, master mechanic of the
on business. returning east on No. g.
Carl Olander, a coach carpenter. is do
weeks or such matter. having been de-
tanned at home on account of sickness.
ago went to San Bernardino, Cal, where
he spent a short time in the shops, has re-
turned and is on the pay roll of the COM
pany here.
Boilermaker James Thomas who ten
daye ag9 9 was v st ri n the eye and h
recovered from the injury and is in his
place again.
agents who We're in Topeka Tuesday: R.
r. Crozier, Burlington; J.. B. Frawley, I'm
Northwestern
Officers which were elected in December
the local nj tng fo deuss P sen ege 9I
ing, after the exercises had been post
poned two weeks
February 10 is the date of a dance which
the shop fire ladies are preparing to give.
There is one thing, about these balls which
is that they are always well attended and
a success in general
Bert Nichols Of abe boiler shop dropped
a block ON one OF his feet Tuesday morn
ing and was obi ged to retire from bust
ness for the reT ainder of the day. The
injury was not regarded serious
William Roge.s of the boilermaking de-
BY the sickness of his little child. is able
to be at his post. the baby now being
much better than it was few days ago.
F. E. Ehrhart, a fireman running out of
North Topeka. has been in the hospital
here for some time on account of anattack
report.
Ward Bozarth. who few months ago
had a job in the sheds as a car repairer.
count of sickness, is now in Guthrie, Ok.
He is looking for a location for res
There were absences among the shop
employees Tuesday that would require sew.
counted. No hindrance resulted to the
work. but only few from each depart
ment aggregates a whole lot.
Twenty-one more oil tank cars came in
for completion at the hands of the boiler
makers and water services employees Tues
day. With only IS more of these to finish
after those that arrived yesterday, the fell
lows think the end is getting fairly close
Brakeman Henry Holloway has been put
the Leavenworth and Topeka train,
taking the place of his brother Frank, who
takes charge of the Santa Fe yard there.
G. H. Fiery, who has been yardmaster at
that town, has been made captain of the
run.
Fred East of the blacksmithing depart
ment has received word from his brother
Hjalmer, who here last summer on
his way to India where he is to spend
his life in the missionary cause. At the
time of writing he was at Port Said,