The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-24
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

J. F. Cary, division engineer for The
Rock Island, has been in Colorado for q
Vance Rice. a former helper in the boiler
shop here. has been re-employed in that
department.
Charles White is a new helper in the
blacksmith shop. He has a brother John
White. also employed in the same depart
ment
Some of the machine shop fellows VINO
put in III night tuesday night reported O.
K Thursday morning after a rest from
continuous duty.
John CatrOn. who for some months has
been employed in the blacksmith shop, has
drawn his time and has gone to work for
d local nursery
There will be several musical selections
played at the. Knights of Pythias ent sr-
tainment at the rooms. Sixth avenue and
| Quincy street. Saturday evening.
Music for the Independent rally which
IS to be held at the Auditorium on the
by the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A quartet
Edward Mcintyre of the boiler shop is
engaged in making about 20 coal boxes to
for holding the fuel in those places.
William Rogers of the boiler shop is at
I his post after lay off of SOME days, made
necessary by the sickness and death Of
Wilbur Stanley is in the city from La
! Junta, Col. Stanley is now bill clerk in
the headquaTters of Mechanical Superin-
! there had a position with the company
/ here.
Everybody in the south shop IS ready to
take turn at overtime on the 1885, which
has been brought in for general over
! hauling 1t is an oi-burning engine and
Will probably go in service on the Gulf
lines
There are 10000 cranks for handcars be
ing made in Topeka shops. Business in
| every department that is heard from re-
ports has increased wonderfully within
| the last few days.
Mrs. J. W. Grub, wife of a south shop
I helper has gone to Lawrence 20 visit for
/ with relatives (TrilDf)S
has been seriously, and at times critically
now than ever.
Earl Petrie. an apprentice in the south
shop, was compelled to give up before the
o'clock whistle of Wednesday evening on
account of a sick spell which came over
him and was absent all day Thursday.
Machinist George Bartel was taken out
of the shop Thursday to keep the water in
the 761 hot. The locomotive was just be-
ing conducted on it's maiden spin and was
trying to get the proper action on its oil
D. W Mack. helper on the big fire
when in prime condition, has been given
slightly lighter task owing to a piece of
steer striking him in the left arm few
days ago He is now on William Lang
ley's force in the spring shop.
e 1 "a S1raI Isl niechanleal engineer
ness trip to st. Louis Mo- He accom-
panied Superintendent of Motive Power
henderson there but Mr.. Henderson went
on to Chicago from there and probably
viii not reach Topeka before the early
part of next week.
Chas. Chadwick has been given a trans
fer to the jurisdiction of the ma chine shop
foreman, having heretofore answered to
the orders of Foreman Parfitt Of the boiler
makers. Chadwick has been engaged for
some time riveting drawbarS and coach
lob if has heen dsc;ded ne nIaci i nnder
the supervision of the machine shop.
Harry Goodrich, the machinist- foricul-
. turist who always has some ''posy'' adOrn-
ing his workbench. predicts that this Will
he an especially fine year for chrysanths-
NUNS. Already those which grow outside
nave commenced blossoming, but the bet
I ter varieties will not be in season for a
lew days. 1t has been a particularly IA
Vorable year for all kinds of vegetation.
lawrence Bell of the brass corner ate
Thursday lunch in the shop after aD-
Sence of a few days. He has been to Ok
! lahoTna City, Ok whittier he was called
2y a telegram saying that his father, L.
= zen, VINO has been on a ranch in the
creek Nation. was sick The senior Bell
I has been brought to Topeka and is now
= suHerlnS from an attack of sclatic rheu-
matism.
Edward McKiernan. until recently a ma
!, chlnlst in Topeka shops but now in charge
OIL the railSaW which was built for the
= company last summer. is in from the west
i Tor a few days. McKiernan ran short Of
@ material for a short while and may spend
- me interval in this city. $Fie was around
machine over which he has charge travels
! ever al the western grand division of tht
j. santa Fe system.
Reports from the relatives of B. o.
lard. formerly a machinist in Topeka
g SHOPS but lately with the Santa Fe at Sar
{ Bernardino, Cal. indicate that he is in a
= serious condition. being now in a hospital
= az Los Angeles undergoing siege of ty-
{ pnold fever Mrs. Baird was informed OF
. ms sickness few days ago and started
Z az once for the west then supposing that
4 re was at San Bernadino- on the way
c however. she received a telegram directing
T. heI 10 stop at los Angles, her husband
being dangerously sick there.
y Secretary T. E. Prout of the Railroad Y
/, NJ. {. a is able to take a walk downtown
: curing the pleasant weather Mr.. Prou
already has been handling much of his
Il work from his residence, but he has nct
YET snouldered nearly all of it. Secretary
- trout mas made record for himself as