The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-03

Al Clark of the paint shop is at work af-
| ter a visit of week in Manhattan
| John Bozarth of the sheds has reported
for duty after having been off two weeks.
Brakemen Robert Finney and w. c..
Mattingly have been laying off for a few
| days.
Henry Ceary, machinist helper in
Miller's gang, is the father of a baby
Jesse Hammond, formerly night oiler in
the shops, is living on a farm north of
lay off.
car shops. IS home pf from ono T Holiday visit sit
| in Abilene
Edward Brennan of the blacksmith shop
| Sence of two days.
Thomas Adams, foreman of the inside
| hniSherS in the coach shop, has not been
in since New Years.
| NJ. Slddmore, a car repairer who has
/ been to his old home at Osawkie since
| Christmas, is in again.
| Frank Hammer of the locomotive paint
shop is in his place after an absence of
ten days He has been sick.
! Thomas Ntzhugh, who has been en-
ployed as a trucker in the storehouse for
about six months, has quit
in the service of the Santa Fe about two
years. has taken his time.
Mr., and Mrs A. Dahlstrom gave New
| Years dinner party at their home, 229
Buchanan street. Tuesday evening.
Barney Bauer painter in the handcar
|
street with an attack of appendicitis
William Boggis is running truck in
| three DAYS because of stomach fronble
| Thomas Retter of the bIacksmithing de-
partment is off duty entertaining some
| relatives who are here for a short time.
Engineer John Higgins, who runs on the
| Topella-KanSas City plug, has been off a
wife.
Charles Gerteisen Santa. Fe agent on
the north side, is making some property
| ison street.
Charles Peck of the machine shop is
nome from trip TO Beaumont, Tex,
/ visiting his son.
Joseph wonderley. who works in the
work after a lay OFF of several days be-
cause of sickness.
There was more than the usual rush
cause was the hurry to wind up at once
the job of invoicing.
Boilermaker John Cooper, who has been
down with scarlet fever at his home in
North Topeka for several days, is still
reported seriously sick
| George Holden of the coach shop is off
sick for a few days; He has been in
ton is not serious.
James Dunn, a handcar carpenter who
went home sick a few days ago with
| is at his bench again.
William Mespelt, an apprentice boy in
the the, ooler shop; OPT mas taken zen MS o time ana
graphing company uptown.
Miss Edith Atkinson. daughter of Geo.
turned from 7Carbondale, where she has
been visiting for a few days.
Boile ole 7, Axe Alexander .le 41t McNair was
ing air hose and his upper lip badly lace
rated. He will probably lose several days
John Norton and James White, who are
usually located in the coach paint shop,
are now working in the locomotive de
partment. The change is only temporary.
George Giffin.
sheds. has returned to this place after an
he spent in the southern part of the state.
Elmer Neubert, who quit the machine
shop fey weeks ago. has Ss returned to
line lin ---@ 0-''''t'N - -''
Henry Speidel. a boilermaker, is in from
visit of two weeks in Burlington, Ia
Speidel says while he was there the Their
mometer went down to 16 degrees below
zero.
AT the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. the other
night the inadequacy of the present quar-
board
1t is told on Joseph BIevins and William
they walked from Second and Monroe to
Second and Kansas avenue in their bare
feet, on wager.
who had two fingers badly mashed Tues
day, was around Thursday. He will prob
first of February.
Engineer ]. c. Muir, who holds the
right seat box on the yard engine, is out
for few days trying to recover from
the. effect of a cold. He thinks he will
be in service again shortly.
William Fry, an apprentice boy. in the
machine shop, who has been running one
of the bolt machines in Sandmeyer's
gang, has been transferred to the force
under Ira Miller in the east wing.
Colorado and Wyoming waycar 101
sheds for several weeks, is ready to go
out 1t is built on the style of the Santa
Fe '.bob-tail' caboose and is for mountain
service
Preparations are being made to assign
the men to their new blocks Saturday.
ones, bringing out the numbers palmer.
This is usually done about once every
five years
John Young, foreman of the switching
crew which does the work of the mechan-
ical department, has taken a lay off of
a few days. He viii lay out his time in
a variety of ways-hunting, resting and
visiting relatives in Iowa.
There was heavy run of passenger
business out of Topeka Thursday, and
small number of inbound people Most
of the trains were on time nearly So
No. 2, which is proverbiaIly off the sched-
ule, arrived a little after o'clock.
placed in all the thirty-two new chair
cars, is being received in large quantities,
another consignment having arrived
Thursday. The job of making the change
is being rushed with all possible speed.
Chris Reid. foreman of the water SER
the pattern shop. 1t is likely that most
of the work which the five men under