The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-26
ABoUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.


Bert Nichols of the boiler shop was
not in his place Friday.
Engineer Andrew Murray was up
from Argentine Friday.
Louis Deutscher, foreman Of the tin
ners, was absent Friday.
Joseph Donohue of the south shop will
spend Sunday and Monday in St.Marys.
Marshall's band viii give a concert
at the Turner garden on the evening of
May T.
On the western lines of the Santa Fe
reports indicate that there is a. fair vol
une Of business.
Frank Hamilton, of the tank room in
the roundhouse, is at his post of duty
after brief layoff.
J. w. Morgan, of the coach shop. IS
able to be around though he is under
the care of the doctor.
Charles Volkert. a son of Jacob Vol
kert, of the plating room, has gone to
work in that department.
John Lang, a machinist helper who
lost two and half days because of
sickness, is working again.
Mrs W. D. Luke the wife of an east
shop machinist, has gone to Marceiine,
Mo. for a visit of a few days.
There will be the regular meeting of
the Machinists union at the hall on
East Sixth avenue this evening.
Frank Watkins, a trucker in the
storehouse, has been laid up a day or
two with inf1ammatory rheumatism.
Engine OPS brought in train 113 from
the east Friday morning. The regular
locomotives, the lib and ia are IS and
20.
Alvin Denton. a helper in the boiler
shop, was working Friday after having
been out a short time on account OF
sickness.
The wife of William Hercules, an en-
in, TTa17 q
City attending her father who is ser
iOusly sick
Charles Peterson, who works regular
ly in the blacksmith shop proper has
been putting in his time for a day or
two in the ''bull-pen."
Charles Kieffer, a brother of Scion
Kieffer of the wheel shop, has arrived
from Reading. Pa, and viii probably
decide to settle on farm west of town
z. F. Croueh, a carpenter in the hand
car department, has been detained at
home several days on account of sick
ness. William Wallace has been taking
his place
The family of Harrison linn, mem
Der of the air brake wOrkmen in the car
shops, has been tied up at the home near
the cemetery owing to the alleged exist
ence of smallpox.
William T. Morn, a ear repairer. re-
tired from service temporarily the other
day after ne mad been struck IN the eye
by a pinch-ba The injury is not be-
lieved to be serious.
There is vacancy for fireman on
trains 269 and 270, between Emporia
| and Moline. The Oldest man in point OF
service signing up between now and
April 30 will be assigned.
A NJ. Barnes. travelling passenger
agent for the Missouri Pacific at Kan
sas City, and R. r. Crozier similarly
representing the Burlington at the same
place, were in town Friday.
Willie Fry, an apprentice boy in the
machine shop, has been giving personal
/ business matters his attention this
week. He is not sick but has been
spending the time at his suburban
home.
One of the four-inch water lines run
ming overhead in the new blacksmith
shop was being given repairs for breaks
which occurred last winter from the Ii
quid freezing in it. It broke in several
places.
r. B. Reading. of the Baldwin loco
motive works. Philadelphia, Pa. will
give two lectures at the rooms of the
railroad Z. NJ. c. A. on the compound