The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-20
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.

yate car Us, which was attached to train
John Etzel of the blacksmith. shop re-
summed his place this morning after a lay
off of three weeks caring for pair CT
sore eyes.
Godfrey Hoag. who was absent from his
machine in the wheel shop three weeks
on account of sickness, reported for duty
Wednesday.
Thomas Brainard of the, scrap yard,
er nag me t efer ai.l a9 i in his
place again.
Red thing win constitute the roof which
will cover the new machine and boiler
shop, an order having been placed already
for 1,240 squares.
Twenty coaches are to be converted into
smokers according to an order received
recently at the shops. The work probably
will be begun soon
has taken a lay off of several days and
rumor has it that a matrimonial affair is
engaging his attention.
Ad Royer, who runs a punch in the boil
erma asIg department, gave up his place
has not appeared since
Claude Hardy of the water service was
absent from his place. Wednesday on ac-
ma Adams, of Oakland.
John Petzel of the water service was de-
was sent down to Weaver to put in piIing
for a new stone arch there.
Mr. Mallory. the inventor of a chemical
CINE boilers from foaming, was here from
Omaha, Neb., Wednesday,
George Chilson, father of Clarence Chill
the Ozark country, where ne has been on
When coach 1854 has been converted into
business car 222. to be assigned to Second
Vice President Morton. it will be equipped
with apparatus for lighting by electricity.
Fireman William Packard, who went to
Ell Paso, Tex. short time ago on trip
ming in the pool with Engineer ]. P. KEEL
~.
John Galivant, who was recently sent
here from the southern California lines to
look after certain oil tests, has returned to
Topeka from Texas, where he went last
week.
Peter Queney, a car repairer who has
given years time to working for the
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Meriden.
G. w. Hobsen, a helper in the black.
Smithing department, took his time Wed
nesday, and, according to rllmors VIII don
the blue coat under Chief of Police DON
oyan-
NJ Hewitt, a member of the sheet iron
gang, dropped a piece of metal on his
so badly. that he was obliged to knock off
and go home
Twenty-Five of thirty-seven of the
trusses of the steel frame for the new
machine shop have been raised to place
and it is thought that by the latter part
]. C. Layne. who every summer takes
preparing TO leave Topeka With his force
as night watch in the new machine shop.
One Lidgerwood unloader which has been
the yards here and will probably receive
repairs at the hands Sof the water service,
though no orders have. been received con-
corning it.
According to, reports John Mespelt.
boilermaler and forenaffs OF the steel tank
the corner of Eighth and Monroe. a barn
will also be put up on the lot which he
The anvil block for.fthe second of the
new 5000 pound hammers has arrived from
machine S is following Sc Somewhere on the
road. The foundation is being put in by
the water service men.
John Player, consulting superintendent
of motive power. has purchased a valua5
bic fern ne Of i lG f fb partially n 14eased
sha, Wis. He left for that place to look
after his interests the first part of the
week
d. H. Thomas. tie inspector, will leave
this week for southern Missouri and east
order of IS. 900 oaken crossties This ma
terial will be sent mostly to the Chicago
ted out
A. H Freeman, a brother-in-law of John
Bechtelhei1ner, Of the machine shop mas
after a weeks visit in Topeka He s, is SO
Frank Ford a carpenter who has fol-
lowed his trade with the bridges and
buildings department for a long time, has
been given a transfer to the water service
department, taking the place of Chris
Reid who went to the pattern shop some
weeks ago.
G. ]. Bell, masonry inspector on the Chi
cago division, has been here a day or two
getting figures on the material which is
to go in the improvements on his district
during the coming summer. 1t is planned
that the engineers will do a lot of improv-
ing on that part of the road.
There is a scarcity of engineers for
switch engines west of Albuquerque and
an opportunity has been given at some of
the division points in this state for those
who wish to go west to do So By such a
transfer they forfeit all rights in the road
service on this part of the system.
w. B. Ramsey of the blacksmith depart |
ment is working over the fire again after |
an absence of nearly two weeks, the time
being spent in Ration, n. M. where he |
and his wife went to attend the marriage |
of their son Bert. The younger Ramsey |
is a switchman for the company at that |
place
Another all metal wrecking crane has |
been received from the factory at Bay
City, Mich, and is awaiting assignment to !
a place on the system. Like the one (
which was here recently and which went |
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