The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-03
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

ing OF two days
George .Bartel. q. south shop machinist.
Svitchnan James Larkin was missed
from the yards Monday
Frank FIaherty a machinist helper,
drew his time Monday.
Fireman Denton Crotchett Of Argentine
is in town for a few days.
Frank Benson is. at his bench in the
Machinist Edward Short was detained
from work Monday by sickness in his fam
NJ a Montgomery of the water service
severed his connection with the Santa Fe,
Monday.
The wife and son of Conductor A J.
RAIDER are in Eskridge for a visit of a
short time.
Albert schaefler of the boilermalzing de-
partment has a nine and a half pound boy
at his home
Herman Clinton Of the machine shop is
on the eompany's time again after a
weeks sickness.
Tilton c. Good, a timer. is at his trade
after q visit with Lawrence relatives
since Thursday.
mute, and Mrs Short left Monday for
trip to San Francisco.
Boilernaker Harry White has a neD
member in his family in the person OF an
eleven-pound baby girl
John Waldron of the water service is at
his post of duty after nearly a weeks alb
sence-stepped on a nail.
Ben Clark. who has been helping strip
engines in James Mullen's gang, has been
put as assistant day oiler.
Edward Burdett, who has followed the
fortunes of a storehOuse labOrer for sew
eral weeks, has taken his time
Bartholomew Brennan showed up in the
water service again Monday after being
out for rest of about three weeks
II. H Notes. travelling passenger agent
for the Nickel Plate at Kansas City, was
a caller at the Santa Fe offices Monday.
H. C. Whitehead, general auditor for
Santa Fe lines west of Albuquerque, N.
M, left for that place Monday afternoon.
Lines have been run for the addition
to the machine shop which the company
will shortly make in San Bernardino,
Calf
Alexander -Ahlstrom, an apprentice I'M
der Master Car Painter Hartley, is home
and working after a two weeks recreation
at Salina-
J. H shumate father of Claude shu-
mate, assistant roundhouse hostler, has
returned from a visit of two weeks in Ii
Reno, Okla.
Charles Sandmeyer of the machine shop
WHO has been laid up several days with
rheumatism, is SO much better that he Is
able to move about.
John Price, jr., took up his work again
Monday after laying eff a few days Cy
Burgett, who has had the machine, went
in Finch's gang
Locomotives 1888 and 1885, new Prairie
freights just out of the Baldwin factory,
arrived in Topeka, Sunday night, and
win be set up here.
Woodworkers are making q strong eff
fort to get in shape so that they may
have one of the baseball teams which
play at AtchISOn, picnic day
Happy Jack" Dwyer, who learned his
trade and traits in Topeka shops has ar
rived from Anaconda, Mont. and is visit
ing friends for a short time.
Foreman Atkinson of the bridges and
buildings department had gang of four
teen men concreting the engine pits in the
new machine shop Monday.
G. Gronstrand, who has been in the
employ of the General Electric company
of Chicago began work in the locomotive
/ drafting department Monday.
To44If Got 1r1nrs 8,
! these shops but lately with the Kansas
( City Hay Press company, has resumed his
! former place with the Santa Fe here
| Leavenworth and Topeka coaches 1 and
/ which have been in the shops for near
! " month receiving outside and inside
renovation, were ready for service today
William Lyons, who formerly kept
stock in the coach paint shop, has been
visiting in town q few days Lyons now
lives on a farm in southeastern Douglas
! county.
About a dozen Iaborers in the store de-
i partment were given layors Monday
/ ing been completed, this making their
services unnecessary.
S. T. Wright and Louis Alsdorf, who
nave been working nlgnIs IN the Doller
and John Cuff and Bert Shields have been
transferred to their places.
Engineer John Hand has returned to
| Topeka from Usage City where he mas
branch lines in the absence of Thomas
| Porter. VINO has been resting
Blacksmith D. Alexander was noted as
! being absent Monday He IS member OF
/ this connection that he laid off.
Stephen ". Everett, who formerly was
an electrical inspector for the Santa Fe,
has been summoned to Topeka to assist
i'll the transfer of electrical equipment
! from old to new passenger cars.
Coach 2566 of the G. c. & S. F.. which
! was used Saturday in transporting a car
load of Indian territory prisoners to the
| federal penitentiary at Fort LeavenWorth,
was deadheaded back Sunday night
Alexander Ferguson, who was a con-
! ductor on one Of the trains in the Lang
| head-end collision a few years ago, is re-
ported as being now a trainmaster on the
Fort Worth & Denver, at Wichita Falls.
Bert Boyd. who has been doing clerical
| dorf of the water service. has returned
| to the gang. Charles Hess of the shop
clerks force takes his place at the cards
Ira Miller, who has been a tzna chinist ir
! Topeka shops for years and who latelS
has held a number Of good positions has
| given up his place. He was gang foreman
In the roundhouse until the first of the
| Weelz.
Bids have been opened for runs of en-
/ to Florence, and us and 116 Topeka tc
Kansas City. There is a vacancy also
/ for fireman between Topeka and Kansas
City on II and s.
Frank Gibler a smith shop employe
/ who has lost lot of time within the
1 last year on account of sickness. has been
obliged to give up work for several days
and it is supposed that his old ailment
has returned.
Division Superintendent c. T. Mcclellan
and Trainmaster E. A. Austin took Z
special consisting of an engine and pri-
| vate car 105 to Brush creek, Monday
morning, where those officials viewed the
| damage which the freshet of Saturday
evening wrought.
John McAndrew. Addison Maxwell anc
John Linn constitute the force of clerks
which went on nights Monday handling
the inventory of the storehouse stuff
They will probably continue at night un-
til july l. working from in the even
ing until 2:30 or a. m.
Edward Pallister, a blacksmith, VIII.
had a job in these shops several year.
ago. has been around here calling on hi.
former acquaintance recently. He ha.
been following his trade down in Ala
pama, but will shortly get a job with tn,
Santa Fe at Ration, n. NJ
Lewis Laws and Cal Adair. fremen
who left about a month ago for the gul
lines of the Santa Fe to assist the com