The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-13

New York city to attend the general as
sembly of that body.
Adolph Bauer is preparing to quit the
air brake corner. He expects to leave
shortly for the east. going first to Cincin-
natl, O., and then to Newark, N. J., where
he can get a job at his trade
S. T.. Wright, a boilermaker helper.
struck his left first finger on the corner of
a sheet of steel Monday forenoon, tainted
and later went to work again. The mem
Der was badly lacerated. but may not be
the cause of Wright losing any time.
Henry Martin. foreman of the cab car
penters who left the first day of April for
Fresno. Cal, to look after the estate of
business today and to start east in a short
time
two days between mere ana the Nadsau
Indian agency north Of this place. The
trip was rather trying, as he made it over
today.
Attendance upon the Railroad Y NJ. c.
A. Sunday afternoon meetings and at the
is pleasing to the friends of the institution
who feared that the fire might be the
means of badly hindering the work
John A. Griffin, whose home is in To-
peka, but who has been working in Chi
cage for time, has taken a position IN
caused by the resignation of Lee Paddock,
who left this morning for Springfield, Mo.
Clarence ChIson and Newton Thompson.
who left Sunday for the Needles, Cal.
We're given a farewell party at the home
Of the former Saturday evening. About %
attended.
There is a report that the Santa Fe is
kansas City which win work automatical-
", Weighing and measuring the coal while
all that is necessary for the fireman to do
in order to fill his tender is to pull a string
w. v. Turner, foreman of the Santa Fe
car department at Ration, n. NJ, has re-
turned to that place after brief stop
here. Mr.. Turner accompanied Pat Dona-
van, foreman of the air brake corner IN
the machine shop, to the air brake conVen-
ton at Pittsburg, Pa
Frank Thomas, recently appointed engi-
neer of tests, is expected to begin his du-
lieved from his work as inspector of en-
gines under construction at the Baldwin
works in Philadelphia, but is spending a
two weeks vacation in the east.
Twelve painters were on duty all Sunday
at the general offices retouchtng the in
terror woodwork and furniture there. They
were engaged good share of the day in
the treasurer's department and next sun
day viii be employed in other parts OF the
building.
In the absence of any appointment to
the position of division master mechanic
at WinslOW, Ariz., to succeed ). T. Parks,
who viii become master mechanic at San
Bernardino,- Cal. the name Of General
toned for that place
Because of the extra work required in
making eleven oil tanks to be used on the
ten boilermakers have been given an ex-
ira hour on each day until the job is I'm
ished. The remainder of the department IS
working on the nine-hour schedule.
Frank Lang, a helper in the hange room
of the boiler shop, was struck in one eye
by chip of steel about two weeks ago
and had to have that member removed.
, He has displayed remarkable nerve
through it all and Monday was around the
department. He will be working tomor-
row
Railroad men coming in from the Flor
enee branch report that near DeGraf, one
of the leading shipping points that line.
large numbers of cattle are to be seen
dead Two bad wrecks OF stock extras
have occurred there within a few days
and in the vicinity of that place nearly 300
head are thought to be dead
Henry Neiswinter. foreman of the truck
workers, is taking the place temporarily
of Charles Swanson, assistant general fore
man of the car shops who left Monday for
a vacation trip to the west William Ha-
vens is in charge of the work on trucks
during Neiswinter's absence from that
on the east side of the new machine