The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-05
ABOUT RA1LRoAD PEopLE

Peter Nelson, a mill machine man, has
baby girl at his home.
Frank johnson, a machine hand in the
mill, is papa of baby girl.
Blacksmith James Eskridye is in charge
OF the brake-jaw fire at night.
Claude Dawson and Zell Dutton have be-
gun helping in the blacksmith shop.
Jacob Goehring, a helper in the wheel
shop, has returned from sojourn in Den
yer.
Claude L. Kirkbridge of Kansas City en-
rOlleo Monday as a machiniSt in Topeka
shops.
Boilermaker John Batman has been sick
and unable to be at his place for three or
four days.
Walter A. Engle and North o. Carpen-
the storehouse-
Grant Allen,a timer who for three weeks
mas been on the Santa Fe pay rolls, drew
his time Monday.
Fred ober of the chemical laboratory.
who has been under the weather about a
week, is at his post of duty.
John Petzel of the water service, who
has been at headquarters for nearly
week. is out with the pile driver
William Gordon, machinist in the water
service department, is plying his trade
after fortnfghts absence. He has been
sick
John Wetteriund of the blacksmith shop
has gone to Belpre, Kan, for rest of two
or three weeks. His family is along with
him.
General Superintendent Hurley went to
Kansas City Monday morning on the plug.
His private car, the ZIG, was attached to
that train.
took sick Monday afternoon and was un-
able to remain until the whistle blew. He
retired at o'clock.
Barton Phelps who went to the Chicago
extension last week to make some air
brake tests on passenger trains, was in
Topeka again Monday.
Michael Ethel of the smith SHOP who
had two fingers caught and cut between
the handles Of pair Of tongs one after
noon last week, reported Monday.
John Parkinson of the water service
worked in the sunshine of Monday getting
out stuff for the motors and commensurate
ing the new boiler and machine shop.
A. W. Burbank. a water service machin-
ist. and Mrs. Burbank are enjoying a visit
from her sister, Mrs. Mamie Burk of Chi
cago who arrived in Topeka Monday.
Lyndon Day, clerk to P. W. Sayre, fore
| man of bridges and buildings for the east
ern division, is at his desk after week s
deserved recreation among the Rockies.
Joseph Euler, who took weed burner
out on the Usage City and Lawrence
| branches few days ago, has returned and
! shop boilers
John p. Matson, who for two decades
has been an enploye of the mill here, has
| signified his intention of quitting the rail
road and Monday morning went to work
| in Horns planning mill.
| Frank Canard. a machinist in jerks
! and will probably leave for a short time
| for recreation trip to the health resorts
| of the Rocky mountains
George F1eisch, formerly, clerk in the
office of the general storekeeper but now
| similarly employed on the Gulf lines, left
| for the south Monday after having visited
| in Topeka for some weeks.
| Machinist Emmett Whipple. who has
been sick and unable to run his machine
| since Tuesday of last week. has reported.
The wife of Bert Nichols, a boflermaker
| has gone to ST. Louis for visit of some
| weeks with her parents.
| Wilson HUMPHREYS. foreman of the coal
l chute Arkansas CITY who brought
| to the company hospital in this city some
days ago for the mending of three frac-
| tured ribs. is able to be on the street and
| plans to go home in short time.
| William Snyder, day oiler in the shops
| lay off since Thursday of last week. He
| carried about him the possibility Of case
| of typhoid fever. but since then 1t Is
| thought has succeeded in losing it.
| Superintendent Mcclellan, has a badly
| swollen hand, ar exceptionally thick up
| per lip and peeled scalp as the result q
| the sidewalk shifting him in those local.
ties of his anatomy two nights ago.
| Del Shay, an air brake repairer in Ser
| berick's gang. is out of commission for q
| few days with two fractured ribs. Shay
| was coupling up the connections wther
| car and infiicting the injury describe d.
Stewart s. Boyd. clerk in the office OF
Assistant Freight Agent Maegley. has
gone to California for a stay of two we eks
| or longer His first stop will be at Los An
geles, where he will be the guest of q
| sister. Thence he goes to San Franco sec
| to visit friends
! Frank Russell, who seven or eight
months ago gave up his place as hamm er
smith in Topeka shops and went to Al
ployed most OF the time since, took chan xs