The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

Baggage car along to bring home their
catch. Since it got through with its
ed to take a brief vacation,
Walter Davies, son of Foreman
Joseph Davies of the cabinet depart
ment has entered as special brass
working apprentice. s. W. Mills, son
enter the same department, Monday.
]. c. Wilmott. Casper Hutzmeister
and David Schultz have been given
over to the water service. They have
in that department but were under the
jurisdiction of the foreman of the ma
chine shop.
Claus Carlson, who has been in the
water service three or four months, has
returned to the planning mill as wood
machinist. John Wall who gave up a
machine in that department four weeks
ago to take charge of a lumber gang,
resumed his old place Friday.
James Halves. who has been in the
drill press corner. drew his time Fri
day. The fellows In his department say
they were figuring on making a dona-
ton for him a present, but the recent
ruling of the officials has spoiled their
plans.
p. Walsh, general baggage master for
the Santa Fe. is on the western lines OF
the road. His trip will take him as far
west as the Golden Gate and he will
bring back with him his daughter who
has been visiting in California for about
two months.
l. G. Bratton. who for five months
has been employed in the Office of Resi-
dent Engineer ]. M. Meade and who
previous to that was mailing clerk to
Division Superintendent Mcclellan, has
gone to work in the blueprint room of
the drafting department at the shops.
There will be special train over the
Santa Fee Sunday bearing Cincinnati
Knights of Pythias who are on their
way to San Francisco to attend the
grand lodge of that order. The meet
| ing of the knights opens August 10,
and Is one of the most important in the
| history Of the organization.
| Peter Butler, who for a long time has
| been with the mechanical department in
| one way and another, has been given a
place in the tin shop and is now classed
as a coppersmith. James Murphy, who
| began work in that department some
months ago, has gone back to his farm
at Scranton.
j. M. Givens. night boilermaker at the
| roundhouse who has been on duty
the day shift and Claude Shun ate who
has been on days takes his place after
| sun down. Givens is just recovering
! from the effects of a fall from the front
| end of an engine a few days ago in
which one rib was broken.
| F. H. HUMPHREYS, spring shop en-
ploye who had one eye injured by hot
| spark few days ago, is getting better
and figures on finding his post about
| Monday. His optic does not present an
| appearance that should alarm. but on
| the doctors advice he will not be in a
hurry in resuming his job.
Jacob Lewis, who for a long time
has handled the call book around the
rOundhouse has drawn his time and ac-
cording to reports will go south for a
brief recreation trip. Before entering
this department in which he has been
employed so steadily, he was in the
the machinist's trade until incapacitat-
ed by an accident.
William Stanfeld has returned to his
place in the water service. He was sent
to Bay City. Mich, about two weeks ago
to take charge of the new rail saw
| which the Santa Fe had built there to
be set up at its Las Vegas shops. 1t is
a portable machine and is so equipped
that it not only saws off the ends of the
rails but drills holes for the bolts 1t
takes but four seconds for the saw to go
through an ordinary steel rail and those
! who know say that it makes a noise
easily heard for three miles. The trucks
are being held in Topeka yards until
Monday to be equipped with air brake
apparatus
Superintendent of Motive Power Hen
derson says he thinks there will be nc
difficulty among the company employees
at newton. Inc contention OF some OF
the workmen at that point was over
the alleged discharge of a machinist
who had been sent to Purcell. 1. T., for
service but who as one side of the story
runs refused to hamper his fellow
craftsmen by making repairs on loco
motives from the Gulf, Colorado &. Santa
Fe. Mr.. Henderson says that the man
quit of his own accord "'It is not our
intention" he continued further 'tc
force our employees to take the places OF
strikers. The laws do not permit us to
bring our engines outside of the state
of Texas for repairs, even If we wanted
to do so. and we are not going to dc
| it."