The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-26
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

William Allsworth, a roundhouse ma
chinist, has been sick.
NJ. Manson. general car shops foreman,
has been in the east a day or two.
Frank Bramley. a packer in the store
house, was sick Monday and Tuesday.
Ezra Cooper of the boiler shop is work
ing again after a lay off of about week.
Harry Hogarth a heater No. 2 fur
mace in the blacksmith shop. has been lay
Heavier steel is being put down for the
Santa Fe through the town of Fort Madi-
T. A McNeaT of the Mail and Breeze is
booked to speak at the coach shop Thurs
John Swanson returned to his place in
the upholstering shop Tuesday after
Amos johnson. a scrapper in Pett1t's
gang, is home from two days sojourn
in Strong City
Jacob Barberich a stoker in the black
smith shop. stayed at home Tuesday night
because he was sick
Machinist AinsIeigh, who has lost more
than a week because of sickness, is still
unable to be in his place.
Conductor Harry Griffin of the Kansas
City plug laid off Tuesday to see his wife
start for San Diego, Cal.
Martin Salyer, who handles scrap iron,
engagement with rheumatism.
Inspector Cass of the Westinghouse Air
Brake company at St. Louis made his reg
ular visit to the shops Tuesday.
William Maloney. fireman at the round
house heating plant, has taken his place
c. w. Green, travelling passenger agent
for the Big Four at Kansas City. called at
the Santa Fe offices here Tuesday.
c. r. Kinsey. division storekeeper at
Newton, was in Topeka Tuesday on bust
ness connected with his department.
Clay Dinlxle of the paint shop has been
baby boy at his house Monday evening.
General J. II. Lyon. representing the
at Kansas City, was in Topeka Tuesday
Christian Endeavorers of the Third
Y NJ A
Engine 300 and 2.3S5 have been brought in
by Engineer Chris McGinnis from EN-
here.
Robert Chapman. who more than year
has been a member of Martins cab gang,
has gone back to his former job in the
sheds.
duties Tgesdav rnng e hss Been of
most of last week because of the death of
L. r. Delaney. passenger agent, and r.
B. Warren, travelling freight agent, both
Santa Fe men located at Wichita, were in
town Tuesday.
Bert Baughman has returned to his
with his cousin, Charles j. Cherry, of the
handcar department.
has gone west on a business trip which
Will consume weeks time. He will get
Thomas Nelson, a machinist helper who
a week ago went home with his foot badly
bruised by driving nail box falling
it. is in his place again.
Ulrieh K9enig "a helper in in the t machine chi
Shop, reported 1or uuty after De1ng OH
short time entertaining Rev. Friedrich
Linden of Marion county.
Hugh King, a boilermaker helper, has
closed a deal for investing part of his
stipend in two lots at Oakland. King has
been in the shops six months.
Agent Codington of Alma has asked for
a leave of absence of 80 days, beginning
the first of April. and at that time will
start for trip to Portland, Ore.
Thomas c. Adams. who quit the fore
manship of the inside finishing carpenters
at the coach shop last week, is spending a
few days visiting in Kansas City.
This evening will be the last time the
electricity class of the Railroad Y. NJ c.
A will meet, the preparations having been
made for examination Monday.
Diner 1921, which had it's exterior con-
siderahIy defaced in the sand wreck in
southern California few weeks ago, is
in the paint shop for retouching.
John Murray. timer who moved hero
recently from Scranton. is the father of
baby girl Murray is a brother-in-law of
Louis Dutscher, foreman of the tin shop.
Roy Clark clerk in the Santa F'e freight
office at Emporia. has been obliged to
abandon his desk for a few days TO come
to Topeka hospital and have his eyes
treated.
Addison H. Knauer. foreman of the drill
press corner. was obliged to give up his
sitfon. John Putnam handled the force in
his absence.
f. H. Berry, assistant to Chief Chemist 4
Powers has gone to Peabody to work on
the paint tests inside steel water tanks.
He was in Colorado for the same purpose
ten days ago.
Paul Ost, a son of Joseph Ost of the gen
eral store department. has returned to his
books at Lawrence after an illness which
threatened to spoil his years work in the
university there
The little son and daughter of E. Cal