The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

in the brass corner as special appren-
tees.
Five cars of grain doors were load
ed by the store department Friday for
shipment to different points over the
state.
William A. Lewis. carpenter, and
John Schmidt, a laborer in the car
shops are new having begun operations
Friday.
H. c. Shields, travelling passenger
agent for the Wabash within the Kan
sas City territory, was a Topeka caller,
Friday.
Machinist John Shannon has gone to
Missouri to visit a brother. He is ac-
companied by his sister. Mrs John
Hand.
Large new stock yards are being con-
structed by the Santa Fe at Morris.
small station on the Kansas City
branch.
Machinist Charles Gerberick reported
Friday morning after about months
absence spent in the Indian Territory
and Texas.
Roy Callahan. who has been an at
tendant at the state insane asylum,
went on Friday in the south shop as a
machinist helper.
George Findlay, who used to be en-
ployed in the smith shop but who is
now following his trade at Denver was
in Topeka, Friday.
w. L. Kellogg has been appointed
master mechanic for the Missouri Pa
cific at Fort Scott to succeed G.. A.
Sanders, resigned.
August Matson and John Obers are
late acquisitions of the blacksmithing
department. Both have been laboring
in the car department
G. c. Grout, of the water service, " Ill
speak at the Sunday afternoon gospel
meeting at the railroad Y. NJ C. A. The
service begins at o'clock
e. o. Henderson, travelling passenger
agent for the Northern Michigan line
with headquarters at Chicago, was look
ing up business in Topeka Friday.
Joseph Euler, who went out week
ago with one of the weed burners. was
in town Friday. Both of the machines
are at EmpOria for short time.
Bert Snyder of the rod gang, has been
detained at home a few days on ac-
count of the sickness of his little son.
The child is i'll with cholera infantum-
Chris. Ropp, who for about a year has
been an assistant boilermaker, drew his
time Friday Previous to entering this
department he had a job with the black
smiths.
R. D. Johnson and c. L. Seagraves.
senger offices, and c. A. Walker. COM
| mercial agent for the company at Hutch
inson, took Fridays No. for Chicago.
| William Grant and Thomas Mulvihill
old-time boiler m en- here but who for
awhile have given their services to the
| roll in here Thursday night.
| Albert Vail of the cabinet shop and
| brother, Charles, of the pattern depart
ment started in to work Friday after
| being out a month They have been
! spending the time in Denver.
| L. L. Collins. formerly general clerk
! in the office of Superintendent McLel-
| Ian, but now with D. ]. Parker. super
| intendent of the Colorado division, is
| visiting in town for a few days.
| Frank Woodruff has been sent to
Chicago by the physical laboratory to
| test wheels which are to be used In
| the construction of the 1000 refriger-
ator cars. He relieves E. Davis and
| will likely be gone six weeks.
| Edward Schultz, Elmer Sorenson and
Harry l. Shipman have been transferr-
| ed to machines from the brass corner
in order to give place to the new spec
| ial men who are entering that depart
| ment.
If there is ANYBODY around the yards
| that can exhibit such a self-Satisfed air
| as Switchman George Bigham has with
in the last two days he has not been in
| sight: Bigham is the parent of an elev-
en-and-a-half pound baby girl.
| Fireman E. L. Wiley Of Marceline
| Edwards on the through passenger runs
east of this place. Edwards and Harry
P. French have gone to Colorado tt
| spend the hot weather.
Music for Stormont and the Santa FL
hospitals will be furnished Sunday at
| ternoon by the male quartet Of the rail
road Y. M. c. A. The boys already have
sung at these places and the singing
| has been much appreciated by the pa
| tents.
Thomas Coulter who quit a job a.
| inside coach carpenter some two year.
ago and since that time was supposed
to have died, showed up at the offic'
Friday and got number preparation.
to going back to work, Monday.
c. M. Stockham has returned to the
lumber desk in the store house after ar
absence of about ten days. He was SEN
| to Needles, Cal, to inspect about 81
carloads of Oregon fir which the Santa
F'e is getting for bridge material.
Some of Ottawa's wealthiest peopl,
started to Colorado Tuesday over tn,
Santa Fe. The company handled then
in a special car attached to through
passenger train No Z. Next week an
other crowd will journey out to Coats
Kan, for a fishing excursion. There will
be 25 or 80 and they will take an extra