The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-13
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There was a rush Of traffic westward
Thursday, No. coming in loaded and go
ing out Of Topeka with 80 more people than
when 1t arrived here.
Charles Cramer of the south shop is
home from a visit of two weeks IN New
Cramer was with him.
c. c. Webb relief agent, is up from Eu-
weeks taking the place Of the regular man
who has been out on summer vacation.
Dan Lane and John Bauer. members of
the committee on arrangements for shop
picnic, have lost two days, being out look
ing after matters relating to that event.
Lee Silvernail. a car repairer. has taken
started for Michigan to visit with his aged
father, whom he has not seen for 20 years.
Amid all the stress and turmoil incident
to the strike of the boilermakers, the San
ia Fe employees at San Bernardino Cal.
are making ready for their annual shop
picnic.
Machinist Apprentice Kane, who former
" worked in the tool room here but who
has been spending the year at Purdue uni
versity, Lafayette, Ind, has returned to
Topeka.
Preparations are being made by the De
Plumas Myreitus Minstrel company to re-
/ peat their entertainment given at the A, O.
/ q. w. had two weeks ago at Lincoln Post
hall the first Tuesday in July
Frank Detlor, clerk in the cabinet shop,
was obliged to retire from his duties
Thursday afternoon He had been sick
all day, but tried to remain at his post lln-
/ til the 5 o'clock whistle blew.
lack Reser, a helper in the blacksmith
| ing department, was summoned home in
the sickness Of his baby The child has
been seriously i'll for long time
It is probable that the answer to the pc
tition of the car shops men asking Cen
eral Foreman Manson for a box car in
which they can store their bicycles during
the day, VIII be answered IaNOraDly-
John Ash and Edward McKiernan ma
a little less than a week ago, are honneward
I hf77a nI7 aff1- oaV n
and certainly not later than tomorrow.
Henry Neiswinter is acting assistant
car SHOPS foreman since Ins IeslilaI7oll u
Kelch. who lately returned from Pullman,
III. is handling Neiswinter's truck work
men,
E V Case, who resigned his position in
the office of General Superintendent Res
seguie to become agent for the company
He is due to take charge OF the interests
there June Is
went to Kinmundy, IL, about two weeks
ago to see his sick father. has returned
and IS working HIS 3. father has been III
sible for him to live more than few
weeks.
Charles Schmidt a nachinist apprentice
who lost a finger mali and had the mem
truck box on it Wednesday. did not lose
same as usual Thursday.
About a dozen members of the Junior
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worth a week from tomorrow to attend
the state funniest and the next morning
it is probable that special train viii bear
others of the lodge to the gathering.
All of the new water lines for the ex-
tended shop plant have been laid with tie
exception Of a short connection which will
be made south of the coach shop Work
has been begun on the new sewer main IN
the blacksmith shop. It will be between
400 and 500 feet LONG
BY the breaking Of a brake beam on a
freight car there was derailment Of
several cars near Neosho Rapids Thurs
day. Traffic was laid out four or five
hours, the Wrecking crew from Emporia
going out and clearing the line
John McAndrew. who has been working
in the office of General Storekeeper Hill
ton nights. getting. reports from the an
nual stock taking in shape. has returned
to the day light job. Two other clerks
who also worked from 6 p m. to about
80 p. M, are still on the dark shift.
Timers have begun working on the
drains which are to be placed in the sides
of the new blacksmith shop roof. At each
of the .saW-tooth'' gables a strip of tin
water off and there are 6S of these drains-
It is matter of observation among the
I shopmen that rarely if ever has the Kaw
remained so high for long q time with
out any rain in this part of the country.
4 The latter part of the week it subsidized
/ somewhat. but Sunday and Monday there
came another rise and since then it has
been about stationary
Osman Bates, a machinist in the cir
brake corner, says he has seven acres OF
as fine corn as can be seen in this part
of Kansas. It is only a short distance east
| of Topeka, on the south side Of the kaW-
It is high enough almost to hide him, has