The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-27
ABOUT RA1LRoAD pEoPI,E

.Theo O'Hara, who works in the machine
shop, laid off Saturday.
Santa Fe rain No. was an hour and
twenty minutes late Saturday.
Reuben Pea body of the machine shop
has laid off for a day or So
brakeman Hurley has been called east
en- account of the illness of relatives.
Harry Henry, an apprentice IN the ma
| chine shop, has been laying off for a few
days.
J. H. Gnls. who formerly worked in the
roundhouse, began work in the car repair
sheds today.
Fireman Frank Wah has taken reg
ul i;sr pool turn; He has been assigned
PHI Baberick Of the. blacksmith shop
was unable to report Saturday morning
on account of sickness.
Afford Widau is working in the place of
Arthur Dewey who was hurt III the new
blacksmith shop last Friday morning
Frank Harris. q workman in thu south
erecting shop, had his ringer mashed while
putting up springs Saturday afternoon.
Charles Schmidt, who has been visiting
in Hillsboro Kan, for j week. has re-
turned and viii resume his duties in the
machine shop.
Charles Hurd, son of A A Hurd, legal
solicitor for the Santa Fe in Kansas ana
Nebl asia, is now braking out of Albu-
Engine No. CA which has been in the
machine shop for repairs, has been sent
out on the read No. Ga will he sent out
/ some time toda--.
When No. c pulled out of Topeka Sun
day she had p passengers on board. This
] is not an every day occurrence curing This
/ time OF the YEAR
The homeseelzers' rates on the Rock Is
lard have been extended. They were to
have expired in NCvTnber, but Will con-
tinue urtn April
An unusually large number Of men are
working nights ir the machine shop on ac-
count OF the extra amount of work THAI
mas accumulated.
The colcnists' 1ates on the Santa Fe will
expire in about a week This is supposed
to account for the heavy passenger traffic
through to California.
The wife of Frank Bailey a clerk III the
office Of Division Superintendent McLel-
IAN has been visiting relatives south OF
! Scranton for few days.
Fred Hunnen of sDes Mones. Ia, arrived
last Friday and began switching in the
| yards today. He Is a brother-in-law CT
office ''''0f
r. WServiee, clerk in the boiler shop
office. is able to be around again. He had
| an attack of cramTS while at his desk on
Thursday and had to be taken 10 the hos
Dital for treatment.
Engine No 1921 which started out with
/ No. 5 yesterday, had to return to the
roundhouse on account of an accident to
her machinery al Wakarusa. She will be
ready to take No. out today.
! T. B. Thorpe, travelling passenger agent
of the Pennsylvania railroad, with head
quarters. at Omaha, arrived on Saturday
He IS visiting the general offices and H.
vestigating railroad conditions in Topeka
4 Three lines of track, each $500 feet long
are to be tackled on to the west end OF
/ Emporia yards In order to do this 20. Cox
! cubic yards OF dirt will be hauled from tbs
scene of the improvements at Neosho Rap
| ids and placed there
Fine progress is being made now on thc
cut off improvements of the Santa E'e
The fair weather which has prevailed fol-
a few weeks has been especially favorable
to the project and the work is being
rushed as much as possible. 1t Will be-
nearly q year yet, however, before the jot
is completed. 2
4 The posters are sup. for the ball to De
given by the men OF the shop fire depart I.
rnent in the new machine shop on Novein
Der 20. The purpose of the ball IS to cele
brate the cOmpl elton of the new shop
plant. Marshall's band will give a con.
cert before the ball and the dance music
will be furnished by Steinberg's orchestra
Tickets may be obtained from any of tbs
department men.
The Railroad Y. M c. A. orchestra
played Sunday for the first time. They
furnished the music for the services a
the assOciat ton rooms. This is pra cticaIS
a new organization The members intenc
to practice regularly and there is no rea-
Kehoe the director. is one of the best sOlt
clarinetists IN this part OF the country
He was formerly the solo ciarinetist FOL
Marshalls band and afterwards tooA
charge of the K. P band. He is holding
a position at the storehouse-
Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts,
sprains, stings. instant relief DR..
Thomas Electric Oil. At any drug
store.