The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-07

at Los Angeles Cal. Elmquist, when he
would establish himself. but he arrived in
Los Angeles the Fourth of July and on
Robert Furman was in town Wednesday,
Furman formerly worked as a machfnist
helper for the Santa Fe here and about
year ago went to San BernardinO. Since
then he has been employed in st. Louis,
aside from few weeks spent at his home
in Argentine
Monday, the day that Jennings had the
mercury ats the 100 mark. was big one
for the coffee house at the shops, which IS
run by the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A.-260 cups
of coffee and iced tea were served. figure
much above that which is usually reached.
Frank Sanderson. his son Bert and Curt
ment. went fishing down the Kaw the
other night. The elder Sanderson lost a 70
i by som pUe sword fisb that came up the
river while the water was high. Herman
landed about 40 pounds of fish
The wife of Switchman Edwin Stone
has been seriously sick at her home in
Oakland for a few days and Wednesday
her condition was unimproved. Her mother
rived in the city Wednesday to be at her
bedside. Stone has been unable to work
for some time.
Locomotive 9s7, which was in Topeka
shops few months ago on its way west
and while here was a leading object OF
curiosity, being the largest in the world.
is now at Ration for repairs. 1t got off the
track recently and was slightly damaged;
although the loss from the wreck will
probably aggregate $4,000.
James Halves, who abandoned his drill
press in the shops last week. is planning
to go to Oklahoma in a few Gays as a
along the proposed route of road which the
company is running there.
Buckskin Bill made his appearance in
St. Joseph, Mo-, Wednesday and WedneS-
day night and the Santa Fe handled his
show over its line to Atchison, where the
Topeka IS the asth inst the day Before in
city esafen'e anu 'e ~
Superintendent Niles of the Featherstone
Manufacturing company of Chicago. which
is to put up the new ice plant of the San
Ia F'e at Argentine. says that the erection
of the factory will commence about the
first of September. 1t is understood that it
is to be ready for operation not later than
May Of next year
Mrs. H. Gilyeat. mother of Frank Gill
yeat, stenographer to Superintendent NC
Lellan, left today for an extended VISIT
with relatives n the east ana moi.n es Ss
stay and thence will proceed to London,
Canada, for more extended visit with
her aged father.
PAT Griffin temporarily retired MEM
her of the smith shop force, is said to have
improved little since the arduous opera
ton which he underwent at the company
hospital here few days ago. He is re
ported to have been on the operating table
for four hours.
and Charles johnson, a clerk in the office
of Shops Superintendent Purcell, have
9avs walsren Expects to- be gone several
weeks and his journey may extend FARMER
than the Rockies; johnson as%I will probably
At its meeting Tuesday evening the
membership committee of the Railroad Y
NJ A. reported the number ai s Of me r ,,ps
more than had been reached at any previ-
Gus time. Considering the Gripping blow
blaze of few months ago, its condition
is fattering to the friends.
There was pleasant little surprise
putnam. clerk in the office of Machine
Shop Foreman Miller. The occasion was
the MN snd Mrs q
not strongly reminded of it until a num-
Der of friends began arriving. Music and
games furnished the diversions OF the ev-
ening and refreshments were served Mrs
Putnam was presented with beautiful
F'raterna1 Aid emblem PIN
John Young, pilot in the yards here, has
returned from a trip to St Joseph, MO,
where he accompanied his sister-in-laW
Mrs. w. A. Young; on her way home TO
Charlton, Ia. She has been mere Win XIII
for the last month.
Quiet rumor: Henry DeCamp and David
Ammel have begun the manufacture OF
mole traps during their leisure hours at
home Farmers and gardeners say that
this rodent has been doing more damage
for a long while, and DeCamp and Ammel
have undertaken the job of Kidding the
state of the pest by trapping them
Henry Kohler. foreman for the Alphons
Custodis Chimney Construction company
of Chicago. which has begun the erection
of the chimney for the new boiler and
machine shop was in Topeka ae r IL ss7a,;
Is men to Topeka in a few days. when
the perforated brick for the superstructure
arrives. and then the building of the stack
will go forward at the rate of about nine
| feet a day. The firm only few days ago
| completed a chimney $50 feet high for the
| Armour Packing company in Kansas CITY
| and a number are to be put up in Calves
| ton, Tex. some time soon
| Special car %, which is going to belong
to Second Vice President panl M nc ton
| ishings Trimmers entered 1t today and in
a few days it will be ready for occupancy.
| 1t is probable that Mr.. Morton VIII make
| his first trip in it TO Kansas and look over
| the BUMPER corn crop of this state.
Locomotives ESQ. 257 and $50 have beer
sod by tine n addtion to the large nnmbea
Der regions Of the north The 2ss. which
left here for Winnipeg. Manitoba, Wednes-
| day. had to say it's goodbyes in a hurry
/ 1t was brought into the roundhouse late
| Tuesday afternoon and given to the paint
ers who by o'clock, had gone over Il
| lightly and were willing that ii eshoul.
/ starr on it's long journey toward the nortf
pole. Its new number is go. and WITH an
other one which went to Fort Madison
Ia. few days ago. it is to make the TIL
under the care of one pilot That was tn
reason for the rush IN eeft1n 9g,f he on
of pair to go under direction OF the SAM
\ messenger.
Work on the erection Of the new super
structure of the new power house Chin
ney was expected to be started this morn
ing the base having been completed Tues
day evening -FOUR ear ioaos e OF - tf he hi,t
| were being unIoaded Wednesday and 9th
ers will be arriving from time to time 9