The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-17
ABOUT RAILROAD PEopr,E

trip Thursday.
New rails and timbers are being put
down at some of the roundhouse pits
Park Bigham is at his post in the boiler
shop nights after losing half a week
Aut Maze Of the tank room has lost sew
erai days and at last reports he was IN
well.
switehman James E. Strain has been
sick and unable to attend to his work
Engine 26s. a ten wheel Schenectady. is
IN IN the last pit Of the south shop for over
A. W. Smith. a machinist who has been
ing again.
D; s. Allen, wood wheeler at the mill.
IS out with foot bruised by a block
dropping on it.
William Swan of the tank room has
cause of sickness.
Blacksmith Samuel Florence was mar
Tled Wednesday evening to Miss Anna Mil
Ter or this place.
Ten tank spouts for use at different
points along the line are being turned out
by the boiler shop.
J. NJ. Meade. resident engineer. has been
confined to his home two or three DAYS on
account Of sickness
Two trains crews have been pulled off
for the present and their waycars are in
the shops for repairs.
Arthur May and Andrew Dahlstrom
members Of the upstairs force in the mill
were out Wednesday.
It is announced that the boiler and ma
chine shop teams will cross bats week
from Saturday afternoon.
George Youngnan.. a coach painter who
sumed operations Wednesday.
Rudolph Osman is running a fox lathe
IN the prass corner-the one vacated by
Frank Sehmittendorf. who quit Monday.
l4antry Bros have closed a contract for
a big lot of bridge and grade repair work
on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe.
Frank Congden. who several months was
a clerk at the hl9 cIycY7ifb Sho
returned to his home at Rockford, III
J. w Morgan, foreman of body work in
the coach shop. is laying off a few DAYS
and Amos Newcomer is taking his place
Fred Batman, a boiIermaker who used
to carry a block around Topeka shops.
has gone to Horton to work for the Rock
Island.
Boilermaker Dan Masterson is out two
days, until Friday. moving from the cor
cy street.
Engine 23s5. which recently got out Of
the back shop after receiving heavy re-
pairs, has been assigned to yard duty at
Usage City.
Oscar. Wilson. clerk in the machine shop
oHlee, IS now eating at the Chesterfield
hotel after months attendance upon
George Graves. clerk in the office of
Resident Engineer Meade. has moved into
property which he lately bought at 1876
l. s. Banks depot agent for the Santa
Fe at Kansas City. was a caller upon the
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road Wednesday
The wife of r. J. Putnam clerk in the
office of Foreman Miller of the machine
shop, is recovering from an illness OF a
few days duration
Franklin Owens, who left the boiler shop
two weeks ago to battle with case OF
long viii be at his usual place.
Some Of the passenger equipment which
Chicago division few weeks ago, has
been brought into the shops for repairs.
Arthur Hercules, d helper in the rod
Wednesday after a service of Several
months lie will learn the carpenter
trade.
Fred Terrain. who belonged in the round
| house as long as Ira Miller's gang of ma
ehinlSts was in existence, has gone to
/ Mitchell's force in the east shop. perma-
nently.
Arthur sielzinger. one of the sheet iron
BOYS who was called to Fort Madison. Ia,
about a week ago by the death of his
brother-in-law. Harry Allen, came in this
morning
Ten TASKS used in the brass foundry are
capacity increased BY having one inch
doing the job
slusher's track gang began unloading
brick for the wall of the new machine
shop Wednesday, and until the rain came
up four or five out of about twenty cars
had been handled
R. IT. Crozier Burlington: A. L. Fisher
Northwestern, and C B. Goodrich, Balti-
having their HEADQUARTERS at Kansas CITY
were in Topeka Wednesday,.
The resident engineers force is doing two
small jobs OF protective work on the Chi
/ cago division. at Sheffield Junction and
/ Sibley bridge. where the grade is to be
protected from washing away.
Edward Nightingale. brother of Robert
/ and George Nightingale Of Topeka shops
has gone to boring 1ues in the roundhouse
at night. He was watching a work trair
engine on the cut off for a short time.
E1Fick WaIgren. a south shop machinist
/ accompanied Master Mechanic Hamilton
on the engine which pulled No wesl
/ Wednesday. assisting with the coal con
sumption tests which are being made
David James. a storehouse laborer, re
tired from duty " ssonesaay aIternooI
plate on one toe. bruising 1t so badly thai
It was impossible for him to stay at hi;
post.
Emmett Wood of the boiler shop knock
/ ed off work Wednesday afternoon becausl
/ he had tried 70 knock of one 6nger witt