The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-22

F.. N. Risteen. mechanical superintend-
ent of the eastern grand division of the
Santa Fe, have gone home to St. Paul
Mr. RiSteen at the Throop. They viii
move here some time later.
Henry Lewis. who died Monday morning
at his home in North Topeka, was father
of William Lewis, for a long time an en-
ploye of the boiler shop here but for the
CIeburne. Tex. The son had been at the
bedside of his father a week or more
George .Grout, who learned the trade of
roll Of this company at San Bernardino,
Cal. about a year ago, has returned to
the west, leaving recently for Alouquer-
que, N. NJ. where he expects to get
job. He has been stopping in Topeka
two months.
". A. Powers and E. H. Berry of the
chemical laboratory are in Lawrence at
tending a meeting of the. western branch
holds a session at the university today.
Prof. E. c. Franklin of the chair of chem
istry Is to give a talk and demonstration
of LIQUID air
Bert Brown, member OF Frank Ham
mond's gang putting up the steel frame
of the new machine shop, who fell from
that structure ten days ago, has recovered
from his Earring and today went to his
home in Parsons for a weeks recrea ton.
He will resume business here at the end
of that time.
Mont Buell. and Thomas Purcell, boil
ernakers, have been lured away from To-
peka shops by the offers which were held
out for craftsmen OF that name TO go TO
4&E6NASS. Adi lu0S le1t sA40lAd$ AOA ls1ett
place The pay which the Santa F'e gives
men in that department at Needles is
about s3-75 per day.
Three hundred axles for the rs logging
cars which the Santa Fe is to build in its
shops at Cleburne. Tex, are being turned
out BY the blacksmith department. OF TINS
place. This equipment is to be used on
the southern lines Of the company in hand
viii have a capacity of $1,000 pounds
James Singer came here about two
months ago and went on as maehinist.
home in Buffalo. n v by the sickness of
| his wife. Her condition is SO satisfactory
| that Singer has drawn his time here IN
order thslt ne may remain with hef until
| she is ready to accompany him west
] Mrs f. J. Franklin. whose death from
nounced in Monday evening State Jourrai
was a sister of Depot Matron Fry and had
many friends in Topeka, having been ab-
sent from this city only about six months
/ The daughter, who was taken down with
| the contagion the same time. is better.
About two dozen of the tile which con-
stitute the roof at the south end of the
new blacksmith shop were lifted and
| by the gale. It is understood that this is
no fault of the Workmen who put them on
4 as only every fourth one was fastened
with a copper wire passed through an
! opening for that purpose. Now. nearly
/ every one will be made secure in this par
ticular locality.
Machinist Henry DeCamp of the south
shop says he watched at a distance the
/ bloodless scrap between the officers and
the highwaynlen west of town Saturday
evening He walked out to the end of the
1 car line to meet his wife ana daughter ana
/ could plainly see the flash of the guns.
Later he saw two men at some distance III
1 the darkness, but they soon made of and
/ he thought no more about it until he heard
the whole story Sunday.
John Mcdonald who two months or
more has been overseeing the equipment
| of the air brake instruction car which is to
| ge out on the line in a few weeks, is in
/ Chicago looking over the car of that class
/ which the Chicago and Northwestern has
for it's employees. Mcdonald figures on
| getting back here in time to leave for his
tour Of the road about May l. It is ex-
1 pected that two years time will be con-
the Santa Fee
Iced tea was dispensed this noon hour
at the room which the Railroad Y NJ. c.
| a. keeps open for the patronage of those
drink or coffee along with their dinner,
/ This is the first time that the popular
summer beverage has appeared on the
4 time Of year It's CONSUMPTION lasts wei
| into the autumn. When the weather is
| hottest the quantity sometimes runs as
high as 2o0 cups day
/ Delegates to a gathering of the Indepen-
dent Order of foresters at Los Angeles,
Cal. will leave Kansas City in a special
tram OF Y cars over the santa re 1hlFs-
/ lists start from Chicago. The same day
| the Kansas delegation 20 the woman led
| move over this division of the Santa Fe
| There will be number of extras the lat
ter part Of the week on account of this
event.
Jesse Covert. who holds the title of en-
gineer, has reverted to the job of fireman
temporarily after years service as first
| man on yard engine at Argentine. slack
| business having necessitated the reduction
of the number of crews working at that
point. Covert has signed up for the morn
ing run between Topeka and St. Joseph
| taking the place which Mark Miller has
been holding a few weeks. Miller goes or
| the plug with Engineer John Higgins and
| the resulting bumps" which the first
change caused are still in progress dowr
the Ire of firenen.
It was expected that Hammond's gang
would finish the riveting on the new ma
| chine shop frame today. From here the
force will be taken to Pawnee, Ok. and
after some other small jobs in the southern
part of the state they will probably go tC
Kansas City to begin the new freight
| house he work of eXcavating for The
| new power house was started Monday and
| will be continued until there is Il basement
| approximately eight feet deep in order tc
give room for the operation of the Goa
and cinder handling machinery. 1t will be-
a good many weeks before this structure
viii be done
John Atkinson of the bridge and build