The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-02

the teams to pull off the game on that
day. Holiday and John Ravens have been
mentioned as the battery for the truckers,
an organization which viii make the con-
test an interesting one
Mrs Thomas Boyes, mother of William
Boyes of the water service, who has been
in Christ hospital about two weeks, is
recovering from the effects of a severe
to her home west of here in a short time
c. NJ Ingram a brother-in-laW of E. e.
jerks, foreman of an erecting gang IN
the east shop, dropped Oft in topeka Tor
a few hours visit Friday evening on his
way to San Francisco from New York.
He Is representative of an eastern whole
sale house and makes only the very best
towns of the country.
Locomotive 1882. one of the new Prairie
freights, went out for a trial trip Sunday
afternoon, but did not make 1t a sue
cess; something got wrong with the
reached and yard engine had to be
summoned to help it to the roundhouse.
The 1850 was also out for a limbering up.
One coach load of prisoners from the
Indian territory were taken through here
Saturday afternoon on their way to the
federal prison at Fort IeayenWOrth They
Travelled in q regular car used for that
purpose with doors and windows barred,
and in addition were handcuffed. There
was strong guard over them.
Paul Morton second vice president
who passed through Topeka Saturday on
Wesley Merritt, industrial commissioner
of the Santa Fe. He occupied special car
229 and his destination viii be Dallas, in
which vicinity he will remain several
days. Mr. Morton was met here by W. J.
Black, general passenger and ticket agent.
Shipments of brick silver continue daily
fer of the metal from the ST. Joseph
passenger to the through trains causes
much interest among depot habitues, who
stand around with visions of what they
would do were it only possible to come
into possession of one or two Of the pieces
worth each a little more than $3.50.
Louis Roehrig's boiler shop nine was
administered defeat Saturday afternoon
by an aggregation from Washburn col
lege, the Lime Kiln club and the city Y.
NJ. c. A, the score being to 0. A
mixed shop team played the Cigarnakers
at LowTnan Hill, Sunday, and won by the
score of to g. There were only six in
nings to the Sunday afternoon game.
Machinists Jones and Lewis, who in
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe having
their headquarters at Cleburne. Tex.
have been assigned numbers in Topeka
shops and will begin their duties here
at once. They are both excellent nusi-
clans and have been playing in the
Knights of Pythias band of this place for
a short time.
Miss Ethel. Yaw whose home IS four
a farmer living four miles north, were
married at the home of BOilernnaker Ed
ward Stitt, 81 Lake street. last Thursday
went to the home of the bride. where
dance was held. Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes
ployed at the cemetery.
Mrs. William Chrisman of Omaha, Neb.,
is here for q visit with the family Of
John Stafford, of the coach painting de-
partment. Mrs. Chrisman's husband for
merly had job in these shops as a paint
er. but for thirteen years or more has
been foreman of that department for the
Union Pacific at Omaha.
Traffic of hoofs over this part of the
Santa Fe which month ago was ex-
tremeIy heavy, has dropped back to the
! notch which is designated as only '.ordf-
nary by railroad men who are IN touch
tf.f,47f rod
tie daily over this part of the line through
Topeka. is the size Of the run and If the
trouble with the packers in some Of the
cities should increase, IT viii not continue
so heavy as that
Division Superintendent Mcclellan has
issued q. set of instructions regarding the
movement Of the special educational car
1895. which has started on its tour Of the
system in charge of ". V Turner. He
advises that all tra1nmen and enginenen
especially make an effort to attend the
three or four days lectures which will be