The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-25

The freight car sheds at the shops are un-
able to catcheup with the number of bad
orcer cars tnat come in, there being such
a demand over the system that they are
used to the full limit of safety in run
ming.
Jacob Steffey and wife Of Dzawlsie. who
during this week have been guests of Geo.
Gerberlck, foreman of the)reast side air
brake workmen, have gone. to Lecompton:
Brethren church
Travelling Passenger Agent Little. who
represents the Oregon Short Line and
Colorado and Southern was a caller at
Friday.
Arthur Moore. the popular representa-
tive of the Erie passenger interests in this
section, made his first trip into Topeka
Friday within three months Moore was
in Chicago Frustrated with typhoid fever,
and it has taken long time for him TO
James Anderson, jr.. son of James An
derson, a water service carpenter is re-
covering from the gunshot accident of
which he was one of the victims three
weeks ago The doctor continues to ex-
tract pieces of gun-wadding and shot
from the injured shoulder.
By this evening the new power house
will be ready for its tile roof The sheath
ing has been placed for several days, the
roofers since having been engaged in put
ting down the tar felt over the engine
room which is to prevent an possibility of
leakage.
A. Morthland, who used to carry kft
of tools in the car repair sheds but who
since has been a Topeka guardian, is
laboring in Atkinson's concrete gang.
Thomas Mercer. carpenter working
under Contractor Carter on the new labra-
tories, had the i'll luck the other day to
run nail clear through one foot. For
tunately, however. he has. not lost any
time on account of the accident, the wound
having been cared for Immediately after
it happened.
George Williams. a boiler shop helper.
has been detained at home by sickness.
lis POI -6n fall frnV cf4raff nIG in
North Topeka Il few days ago is also stlll
suffering from the effects of the fall
john Catron. who day or two ago
drew his time after serving in the scrap
yards for more than year, left Friday
evening for Kansas City. He had mes
sage two days beforehand announcing hat
a brother, who is tombstone engraver
was dangerously sick with typhoid fever,
and advising him to respond at once. Ca
tran worked steadily and already had quit
with the intertion of resting bit before
returning.
William Malorey. a water service man
who has beer a member of John Dubeck's
force placing concrete foundations in the
new boiler and machine shop, is running
the little engine of the new blacksmith
building. MalOney stays with it at nlShE,
Vincent Parkinson being the day man.
Pat Griffin, former employee of the
spring shop, is recovering from disorder
hospitals for nearly six months First. af-
ter being taken down, he went tc Las We
gas, and then returned to Topeka for
was anything but hopeful. but now he
eats heartily and is stronger than at any
time since being taken down.
Graeber Brothers of Lawrence have
been awarded the contract for doing the
plumbing on the three new lavatories at
the shops. The buildings are under
for the roofs to go on. Some of the ma
terial for the plum bling has arrived. and
Of the firm i'm was in tom
There is to be a big wash room with hot
and cold water accessible and lockers for
the workmen. The contract represents
about $1,000.
Saul Joseph who keeps the newsstand
at the Santa Fe depot. has an Interesting
copy of the Manila Times of September
Jennie E. Joseph to- ? Seymour B.
Goodman, senior inspector of cont
stabulary for the .ztInited States
and Samar of the Philippine archipelago
The event took place on September a. 1t
to the Philippines Nsance the S5eginning Of
the struggle thereto. wed husbands who
preceded them z--s-sSe>
Owing to q yscarcftxTox stone, there has
been no brick laying or carpentering done
on the new passenger station which the
Santa Fe is to erect at Chanute. There
has been a general demand for building
rock, for some weeks. and the quarries
have been up against" the proposition
of trying to supply the whole country at
once At present matters in this line seem
to be relaxing little and there is pro-
spect that the building WIN be constructed
without much more delay on account OF 4
dearth of material.
Locomotive 701, crippled and forlorn,
CHASTITY example of destruction. moved
into the yards Friday evening between a
lot of unsightly stock and coal cars. It's
cab. bell. whistle stack and jacket were
gone and along the boiler-head fiuttered
bits of the white asbestos tagging The
pilot was absent and the stove-in front
end was telI-tale of what caused its dis
ability head-end collision on some of
the western lines. There is scarcely a
more pitiable object around railroad yards
than the bent and battered remains of
smashed locomotive. The 7Ol was built
at Baldwin's in 1898 and Travelled on ten
wheels.