The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-17

were put on two months ago to aid in
sTeef % has o al Il The this MONTH Mouth
duty.
]. A. Grubbs has been designated as the
OFFICIAL pack horse between the brass
foundry and the machine shop. Hereto
| for it,
| At Newton there seems to be decided
| scarcity of vacant houses, as the Santa
ferred from Emporia to that place can
of the air brake instruction car, has been
held up in his preparation long enough to
of mumps.
Albert Farley, scrap iron worker who
lives at Az Lawrence street, has been off
duty day or two and it is reported that
he has been tied up by the city health
Mrs c. A Sheffield mother of John
sheffield, a truck worker, left Thursday
noon for samsvillei Ok, where she will
MIST MIST 1 ". g. twe scot fnth with her daughter
Aut Maze of the tank room in the round
injured one arm slightly while working
and it is possible that it has been causing
him additional trouble.
Only a few men are retained in the SER
vice of the company in connection with
the betterments which have been going on
ing up in shape what has been accom-
plished already.
X.
running through Fort Scott, makes $206
month and spends from o'clock in the
SIS ra Is bet tive eA Rich 0f No. n0 and
Yates Center. Kan
Secretary Prout of the Railroad Y NJ
G. A says that the. s:15 a.. m. Bible class
is a winner, there being eight in attend
has been adopted is Johnstons Studies in
Gods Methods of Training Workers."
Carl Bloomquist and Emory Bailey, who
have been working in the roundhouse, are
getting a little nearer the object of their
ambition, having been promoted to firing
a while.
This evening the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the First Presbyterian church
will give reception at the Railroad Y. M.
c. A Nine musical and literary numbers
will constitute the programme as printed
and distributed among the shop men
Henry Moseley. who has had charge of
the concrete work for the foundation of
part of the lob and this morning TOOK his
men to Kansas City, where they will busy
new in freight depot foundation.
There has been a little difficulty once |
or twice within the last few days in keep. |
the low mark which the water in the well |
reached Provision has been made for an |
essary connection can be made direct |
with the Kaw-
time here few months ago quit and |
went to San Bernardino, Cal, was around |
~ delighted with conditions out there and |
appears to be glad to get home. He is |
eastern division.
Frank Congdon. clerk in the blacksmith |
shop, thinks the noise of that and the |
boiler department is hard on the nerves. |
and instead of allowing it to float in /
glass door constructed by which he can |
talk to the men with much less trouble |
J. c. Layne, night watch at the new |
machine shop, has had the little shack |
moved on one corner of the big traveller |
which HammondS gang will use in the |
erection of that building. In that way |
place most needed
Harry Crawford, son of Col Jack |
a famous scout of the civil and Indian |
wars, was in Topeka attending the gen.
conductors. He is a conductor on the Sam
painter in the locomotive paint shop.
William Gordon, machinist in the wa
and then with his bride started to Cali /
fornia on a trip for pleasure with the in
if the county and people suited, has re-
turned to Topeka He and his wife are |
satisfied to make this their home in pref |
erence to any of the west they have seen.
Gordon will report for duty Monday.
Max Thymian, transfer tabIeman at the |
car shops, failed to show up for work |
has been sick for several weeks and al
though he has not yet regained his
strength was able to be around Wednes- |
day and intended then to resume his place /
the following day. c. G. Hardy, who has /
been in his place since he was out, took
lay off Thursday and David Myers ham
died the engine
Thursday afternoon for a while the turn
table at the roundhouSe was out of oper-
alton on account of broken pivotal |
screw. A little after l o'clock locomotive |
1000 was put over it and proved too heavy. |
The table lacked up and repaired by |
a gang of water service men, but it was
impossible to get anything over until late
afternoon
the engine No. through to Argen-
tine.
Mrs. Rachel Cunningham, wife of Frank
Cunningham, formerly employee of the
sheds and later a machinist helper, died
on the way to Meriden, where the funeral
will be held Saturday morning. Mrs. Cum
ningham had been sick for several years,
but her condition was not considered dam
gerous until recently. George Cunningham, |
a Rock Island brakeman living at III East
Sixth avenue. is son.
Locomotives IA and Is, which were
brought here for repairs by the Lantry
brothers before they We're to be taken
west are of the old Baldwin type with
boiler heads, which slope downward to
just a little above the door of the fire box
They are % years old and first saw service
on the lines of the Pennsylvania system |
Thence they were taken to the pineries of
Wisconsin, where they were held until |
bought by the Lantrys and sent here a
few weeks ago