The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-09

has gone over into the csncreIlng gang OF
the water service
Railroad Y.sM- c. A., is able to sit up and
in a short time. unless there be relapse,
viii be in condition to be on the street.
Potatoes are moving heavily from tie
Kaw valley to points in Oklahoma and
Texas, one train which went west over
the Santa Fe recently having 3 cars of
these ..spuds."
F. W. Thomas engineer of tests, has
gone to Fort Madison, Ia. to inspect some
to be nsed for the new locomotives which
the company is TO build.
John w. Sager, Westinghouse machin-
time in the air brake repair department,
has been moved inside the shop to the cor
ner occupied by that department
George Durand is in charge OF the AL
buouerque, N. NJ. blacksmith shop during
the temporary vacancy resulting from the
promotion Of George Fraser to the fore
manship of the department In Topeka
Third 6 Monday evening was composed
of the letter carriers from the great cities
81 the e east who are on sner way he hdir ne
Denver, Col The gathering lasted a week.
August Neiman. helper in the machine
Monday owing to the Sickness Of his little
son, which kept him away IN the morn
ing. The child was better when last heard
from.
Philip Slusher. a coach truck repairer.
has lost week owing to his daughter be-
ing i'll with typhoid fever. but Monday was
place in the ranks. She is somewhat i'm
proved.
John V. o'Brien, formerly telegraph
operator for the Western Union at Tuscon,
Ariz., has been appointed manager for
that company in San Francisco. taking
the place of Thomas H Reynolds, who sui
cided recently
Tony Boyer. machinist. who quit the
shops few days ago. was IN from Spring
Wh the F srs ra a Il that th pon and It IS
said is greatly pleased with the place
which he has there
Ore hundred of the new oil tank cars.
Santa Fe. will go in service between the
San Bernardino and the Fullerton and dim
| be sent to Beaumont, Tex
| 1t is understood that the present sys
tenn of using time cards in the shops may
of time which a job demands being placed
| on the card it will be entered in "a book
Kept at the office of each foreman
| 1t seems to be mystery why James De
| Barr should be absent from the shops for
so long a time at once 1t is not his Gus
out for several days in succession and no
word of explanation has been received
Charles Ogilvy.. a coach carpenter. has
noned Labor day by a telegram ANNOUNCE
ing the serious sickness Ct daughter
ing much better than was anticipated at
| the time
Walter Mack. a helper on the frame fire
of the blacksmith shop, was lit on the
helper Monday and retired from the game
with what is probably fracture OF that
member He will be compelled to rest for
some days.
At the Newton ice house. where a great
deal OF work in connection with the icing
fic is carried at night, string of cleo
| trio lights have been placed to facilitate
the work and prevent accidents to the
force of workmen-
In the northwest the railroads are exper-
| fencing a shortage of cars which may
| hamper them considerably in their future
| handling OF traffic, that of stock in par
| ticular. The cattle movement which al
| ready has commenced is largely response
BILE for this.
George Fraser foreman of the black
smith shop arrived in time to assume his
comments Concerning l him about the shops
he has all the men for his friends to start
believe that he will lose none of them.
William Bigham sweeper in the east
erecting shop, was summoned 20 Meridei
Monday lay afternoon By message ssa tins
Gus condition The younger man was pros
trated by the heat during the past sum
mer and it is this that has affected him
| dangerously.
George Wenthe. a helper in the boiler
| shop. was struck oversthe back of the left
ear by sledge in the hands of another
man Monday and a considerable cash re-
suited. The accident came as the result
and striking unintentionaiiy. Wenthe was
| not obliged to lay off
William Reddy who for some months
| has been inspecting boilers for the Santa
! Fe at Philadelphia, Pa, donned his over
| ais Monday and reported for business in
| Topeka shops He will put in about two
weeks time here before going back to the
| Baldwin works. where a lot of locomotives
| are to be turned out for the Santa F'e-
| Rocky Ford cantaloupes continue to
| move in great quantities, the run this week
being about 40 cars daily. The Rocky Fords
| are not the only melons, however. that are
being marketed in large quantities IT
the consist of train which moved owe.
the cutoff there were seven cars Of melons
| and the train carried besides fourteen cars
of cattle.
During tie fruit shipping season just
| closed the Illinois Central handled the fol
lowing business into Chicago from the
southern states11. 1872 car leads of peaches
| against 1850 last year: 4l4 car loads OF
| watermelons against 1029 last year; l32 cal
| loads of canta1oupes, against IS last year
and 16S car loads of pineapples against 8
| last year.
| George Bennett machinist who lost 9
| valuable horse by drowning in the Shung
| anunga ten days ago and whose son and
| two other lads themselves narrowly es
| capped death because of the alleged bat
| shape of bridge southeast of Oakland
| says that the county commissioners have
| realized the dangerous condition of the
| structure and have made some repairs
! on it.
| Grand Army people who are to attend
| the national enca upnlent at Washingto,
| newt month are asking the railroads IL