The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-10
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

F. c. Maegly assistant general freight
agent, has gone to Chicago.
J. B. Mills, a coach carpenter. has been
absent from his place since Monday.
quired for the big Prairie passenger en-
gines have been brought in for repairs.
Fireman Elmer Conway of the Kansas
City plug has been laying off a. few trips.
Charles Cottman, an upholsterer who has
been laying off short time, is working
again
Rails have been distributed which are to
machine shop.
Frank Landon, a storehouse 1aborer. who
has been in the service a short time, quit
Wednesday.
Jesse. Dixon. who runs a drill press in
the boiler shop. has been absent from his
post a few days.
Joseph Woodburn. helper in the black
smithlng department. missed Wednesday
on account of sickness.
Fireman Mark Miller who signed up for
the St. Joseph passenger run several days
ago, has taken the run.
Angus Shields. a Newton employe Of the
santa Fe. has been brought to Topeka hos
pital to have his eyes treated.
Royal Neighbors lodge No 14S are pre-
pairing for dance at Odd Fellows hail
on Quincy street Friday evening
Bridge builders have been making re-
pairs on one Of the pits in the coach paint
shop during the last day or two.
Frank Robinson, foreman of the machin-
list helpers. is serving. on the jury, and his
place is being taken by John Shuler.
J. n. Greene. clerk in the office of Fuel
Contractor Closson. has returned from a
few days trip over the Chicago division
Locomotive 2201. a mountain switch en-
CINE which has been in the back shop for
a general oVerhauling, has been sent out
Henry Auge, a blacksmith who went to
Fort Madison, Ia, on visit about week
ago, is doing his work again in the shops.
Leo Kaiser, who formerly had a lob as
helper in the blacksmith shop here. is now
working in a similar capacity for the Rock
Island at Horton.
E. Fl. Berry assistant in the chemical
laboratory, has returned from La Junta
where he went few days tgo to look into
the water situation.
Walter Tasl1er, one of the apprentice
boys IN the machine shop who has been
working after dark, has had his shift
changed to day time.
The. wife of Clifford Baird, a machinist
steadily improved in health until she is
now able to be around.
George Hughes laborer in the store
department, has, bought the property at 414
Lake street and is moving his family in
from New Cambria, Mo
c. D. White of San Bernardino, Call has
been Appointed electrician for the Santa
re at Ol1nda where the company has a
large electric lighting plant.
R. 5. Stockwell, a stOrehouse packer, has
9een kept away from his place several
days because of an ailment which has been
giving him trouble for some time.
Martin Gunther of the machine shop
dropped a face plate on one of his fingers
Wednesday, almost tearing off the nail. He
was unable to continue on duty
H. S. Richter, a machinist helper at
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from a mashed arm sustained a few days
ago while handling some car wheels.
A. J. Caldwell, a sheds employe, has gone
to Indianapolis, Ind. to attend the funeral
of his wife's brother who died suddenly of
complication of dropsy and heart dis
ease
Word received lately from Clarence Cole
man, who went to Ellis to accept the as
c. A, indicates that he is suited with the
place there.
F. R. Frost, chief electrician. will take
the electricity class on an X-ray inspec-
ton Monday evening The place has not
yet been announced, but the members will
meet at the rooms at 100
William Spencer of the blacksmith shop.
who burned one hand so badly a few days
ago that he was unable to continue at
work, is better and Wednesday announced
his intention of reporting for duty this
morning.
Special car 10 of the Mexican Central
Tt is the private car of President A. A
Robinson OF that road and was brought
on board
C. A Kaiser, a blacksmith who has been
detained many weeks on account OF rheu-
morning. He has not yet entirely recov-
cred, but will probably be able to hold out
There will be a regular meeting Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. male chorus Friday evening.
April H. Monday night is the usual time
for the singers to gather. but Friday is
the more convenient and on this account
1t has been changed.
IneI6 IS a rush order 1OT ten tank SDOUTS
IN the boiler shop The department is also
working on two extra large ones for the
new steel tank at Topeka. which was
filled with water a few days ago and is
now in regular use.
w. R. Barrett. who quit a position in
the Office of General StorekeeDer Hilton
about six weeks ago to go to work In the
general freight offices of the Rock Island.
is stil with that company and is well
pleased with his place.
There was a still alarm of fire Tuesday
afternoon Whlch caused members OF the
of the boiler shop and extinguish blaze
which had started in a scrap heap No
particular damage was done.
Six mud rings for the boilers which are
to go in the new power plant have been
commenced by the blacksmiths. Three for
the boilers to be used in the new black
smith shop will also be begun shortly
Lately a number of the large sizes re
Bert Gregory. formerly chief clerk to
Master Mechanic Player. has returned
from Argentine. where he has been assist
ing with the work which Acting Master
Mechanic Hamilton is performing. Greg
here.
Edward Nightingale. who went to Ed
gerton a few days ago to watch a work
train engine. has quit. He was formerly
switching in Denver but got hurt and
was unable to follow that job. He is a
employees of Topeka shops.
Treated timbers which are to be placed
under the anvil block of the second large
steam hammer in the new blacksmith shop
have been received and are being put
I through the mill 10 De dressed ana nave
the holes bored AS soon as they are COM
pleted the job of putting them in place
will proceed.
Since the car shops craftsmen have
moved from their former location the office
on the upper story of the mill has been
remode1ed and reduced 50 that it is now
only large enough to be used as the head
quarters of the cabinet shop. The addi-
tional space viii be used by the workmen
in that department
Jerry Dustin. son of Ben Dustin of the
boilerna1zing department here and himself
formerly assistant foreman of the Topeka
shop. is now at San Diego. Cal. with the
United States gunbOat Wheeling. He ex-
poets to start in a few days for Honolulu.
having enlisted several weeks ago in the
government service as a boilermaker.
Paul Morton, second vice president of
the Santa Fee passed through Topeka in
private ear 2IS. attached to No. ?. Wednes-
day afternoon on his way home to Chi
cago He IS returning from a trip to the
Pacific coast. made simultaneously by