The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-04

TO make the public tired of the new sys-
way.
On account of the Priests of Pallas fes-
t1s1tles in Kansas City next week the San
additional traffic and for that purpose
VIII distribute cars at the main points
both east and west of Kansas City.
j. B. Jorz has been put on one of the
desks in the ofTice of K. r. Stewart, fore
man of the storehouse- Jorz used to be on
the Santa Fe payroIls in the capacity of
q general office clerk, but directly he
comes from the local Rock Island offices.
Charles Kaiser, who came in recently
rom the west ana for a few days has
brass on the river bank, will go to Chi
cago where in the service Of the Illinois
Central he will woz3x on a large double
arch steam ham ner.
Considerable additional equipment for
the air brake department at Cleburne,
peka recently. P. Donovan. the foreman
at this point, has been down there for a
week or more. but will likely return the
early part of next week.
John Brosa ner, a former Topeka boiler
maker who went to Oklahoma several
months ago and since then has tied up
In hand the repair of four work train To-
comoIives at that point He is brother
of George BrOSamer of Topeka shops.
Mrs. Gillie Shields, mother of Claude and
Bert Shields of the shops, died Thursday
at Pratt, Kan. where she had been crit
ically i'll for some days, and her body
was brought here Friday night. The fun
eral was held today from the home OF
her son, Claude. on Grant street, today.
AiteheIl's gang week ago from the back
shop. is being given the machinery in
menced repairs on 1t Friday evening. This
engine was one of the big Rhode Islands
which coIlided in the frightful smash OF
last fall at Franeonia. Ariz
Thomas Jackson, assistant on the
| transon fire in the blacksmith shop has
laid of and has gone to Culver, Kan. the
law. Mrs. .Applebaugh, who had been
stricken with paralysis years ago and
who had since s grown 1l worse. Mrs Jack
Chaimer Wallace. the south shop ma
chinist helper who was pushed out of a
window during the noon hour some weeks
ago and suffered conclusion of the spine
so severe that he has since been in the
hospital most of the time, is able to sit
affected with stomach trouble for a few
days, it Is believed indirectly due to the
first injury.
F. VerteIkamp, the Louisville man who
is purchasing the refuse brass on the
river bank here raised the pay of his men
voluntarily Friday. owing to the inclem-
washers were given $2-25 instead of 81.
which they had received previously. Not
nearly all remained at their posts even for
that figure, but enough to keep the work
going. As soon as the weather clears the
old rate will go into effect The firm plans
to dig away the whole bank ana nave
what metal they care for out within the
next week
Desmar Confer, son of Nathan Con-
fer of the wheel shop, is recovering from
a severe operation which he underwent re-
Gently at Columbus. Ohio About hve
weeks ago a small ulcer came on his left
elbow: he paid little attention to it but
came out west in few days and spent the
time here visiting his father While. in
Kansas he made a trip over in Jackson
county, and there was accidentally struck
on the elbow with the butt of a gun The
sore grew worse until when he returned
| to Topeka his father had to call a doctor
| and have it cared for No more attention
was paid to It until he arrived in Column
bus when an examination showed that he
would have to suffer an operation, which
he did. He IS now able to sit up and after
| a little longer will have entirely recovered.