The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-01
SATURDAY.

two weeks with relatives. He is a brother
Of Ralph and Fred Shnfrer OF the brasa
foundry.
Machinist Joseph Spendlove has been
laying off several days. presumably on ac4
not been well since he received stroke OF
partial paralysis about two months ago.
duty right along.
Some trouble has been experienced re-
the line freezing up, making it impossibia
for the trains to take water and in several
off and running 10 the next resarvoir. re
turning later for the train.
Mrs. William Peterson, whose untimely
death from oiphther1a was announced FRI
day, was the wife of carpenter in the
more than tyS o De T 5y st i
Usage City before coming to Topeka Her
g @gss was very brief lasting only about
A UrreI, a machinist helper in the mill,
who decided to visit Colorado a few days
in the mining district there as a smelter
employe and will not be on the Santa Fe
Topeka shops has extended over a period
of about two years
Tonight will occur the regular meeting
c. A The regular meeting time Of this
be held hereafter the last evening of the
week. as a matter of convenience to those
tic class viii hold its session at the sans
time and place.
Evangelist Williams, who has been at
the head of great revival at Newton.
has lately held Some MONDAY services at
the Santa Fe shops there. The midweelS
was made by Rev. ]. T. Purvis, pastor of
and is spoken Of as being one Of the eR very
best within several months.
Machinist Richard Ford Of the south
shop, who was called to Sedalia, Mo. sew
eral weeks ago, has returned to town, but
account of the sickness of Mrs. Ford
Ford has been working only a. short time
a In al lr- IN fha
pital, when he was summoned to Sedalia
Secretary Prout of the Railroad Y. NJ. c.
the work Of the newly Organized morning
Bible class which has been going on at
six persons end, considering the fact that
it is held in the early part of the day and
less than at almost any other time. those
interested feel gratihed with the record
Four members of the gang working on
the construction of the new steel water
chanicaI department Friday afternoon
with the request that they be allowed the
allotted to them when they are on duty
more THAI. 100 miles from Topeka The Of
same as though they were working regu-
larly in the boiler shop, hence it would
not be consistent to grant the request
Sufficient material has arrived at the
new machine shop for the assembling OF
delay in the arrival of the heavy Columns
which are to support them they Will not
a
force under Foreman Hammond, however.
is busy on this part of the job. and it,
Toledo Steel company will have fulfilled
it's part of the contract. Ten. or twelve
cars of the steel have arrived lately but
has not yet been unloaded.
Nate Cafferty of the machine shop has
ganization in the shops known as the
Ancient Order of Joshers," to appear be-
To merit ifsee leads tbs Nat ae
ty-You are hereby notified to appear be-
day, February 1, at the hour of L AS p. m.
for the purpose of an investigation of your
idea of the mysteries and niseries OF the
above named order and to be initiated into
to appear. Issued tins Slst day of Jan
uary, A. D. 1902
Repairs have been made on the engine
which has been in use oil burner $685.
with view to utilizing it for furnishing
one of the pneumatic hammers is to be
given trial in doing the riveting on the
customary on the Santa Fe to do this by
ordinary human Drawn. but in other places
the operation of hammers seem to have
been a success and the experiment is to be
tried here. The oil burner has been stand
closed. The compressor on that machins
is used regularly to force downward tho
flame of the burning apparatus.
1t is now certain that unless something
extremely improbable happens to the con-
viii have an adequate supply of ice to
last through the coming summer. The
two or three weeks at Hot Springs Canon.
near Las Vegas. n. NJ, is so far along
now as to make sure the supplying Of all
the houses between Dodge City, Kan, and
Ash Fork, AriZ. The ice comes from a
clear mountain stream and is q foot or
more thick At Lake Contrary, ST. Jo-
seph. an article about six inches thick Is
p prss is for 'G n,Or RE and Better ice the
longer the present cold spell continues
Sunday afternoon at o'clock will occur
exercises celebrating the eighteenth ami
versary of the organization of the Railroad
7 NJ. G. A. in Topeka The leading ad-
railway mail clerk, whose home is in OF
tawa, but who for the last 20 years has
run on the Santa Fe between Kansas City
and La Junta. other speakers who VIII
give a history of the association will be
George Z. Lerrigo, secretary of the city
Y. NJ. c. A; W. c. Garvey, agent for the
been connected with the institution ever
since it's inception. There Will be special
music and the event will be leading one
in the gospel meetings of the organization
for the year.
If Topeka wants to secure the next ma
tional meeting of the q. of L. E. it will
the members of that order as any other
of the many cities contesting for 1t. This
can be done, OF course. II the peopls Will
along morally and financially, but when
there are half dozen other cities OF
equal or greater size after it. the require
ments in order to land it will mean alert
ness and energy Seattle is a strong bid
der but none offer the superior in
longs to Topeka alone. In a financial way
it win mean almost much and perhaps
more than one of three national political
month and because of the fact that both
the lady and gentlemen delegates viii re-
ceive a liberal allotment for daily expenses
will be left with the city in which the
gathering is held