The Topeka state journal., 1902-02-07

| only the first of the week after complet-
ing the first.
| H. B. Willie, engineer of tests for the
Baldwin locomotive works, has been in
| town day or two on his way east from
| California, where he has been assisting
| with experiments which his company mas
been making oil burners
William S. Goodrich, a brother of Harry
Goodrich, of the south shop. is here from
Memphis, Tenn: for a visit OF a week 1,o or
| to that city it will be to take charge of one
of the largest plumbing plants
| Engineer j. E. Fisher, who runs out of
Argentine, but but who IS known in Topeka, pc
| spend portion of the time in New York,
! and Mrs. Fisher will visit in Evans. Ia
| Richard Stelhorn, a timer who has been
under the weather nearly a week, thought
he was ready to go to work again Thurs
day dar 9rnng 3na but obsf6 aftef T putting m the IN 0
Sam Adams has quit the tank gang
]. B. Gibbens. a member of Elliots Sixth
count Of the sickness OF his wife Mrs.
| Gibbens is down with pneumonia Gibbens
! spending about six weeks in the hospital.
| A. H. Knauer, foreman of the drill press
| of the road who never misses an hour
unless there is some special reason for it,
| is detained at his home by sickness. John
| Putnam succeeds to the foremanship in
| his absence
Harry A. Wilkerson. a crane boy in the
right eve by a red hot scale while on duty
| Thursday and will not be in service for
| pitai although it is not believed any in
| jury to the sight will result.
The wife of John Bauer, a timer on the
east side of the tracks, won the first prize
in waltzing contest at Fraternal Aid
evening, receiving a pair Of kid gloves.
John Havens, who works in the tin shop,
was given a collar box as prize IN
the two-steD contest
Locomotive s24. the new oil burner, was
out for regular exercise Thursday. A
Booth burner, the kind used by the Santa
ER between
and San Francisco, was brought here by
engine i for trial The jacket which was re-
of caiking the boiler has been replaced.
Tonight at the railroad Y. NJ. C. A will
occur a penny social to be given under
the auspices of the committee of the or
ganization which arrangeS for aell the Fri
day evening entertainments. Full expla-
nations regarding the nature of the event
have not been made, and in order that
complete understanding may be had, it
veStigate personally.
c. H. Hamilton a son of G.. w Hamil-
ton. a timer, and who is well known SHa1, in
clerk in the general offices Of the Santa
Fe, was recently married to Miss Lucetta
DgYer o, OF TToy m from Mr. kansas ans [ Cty sunday
to spend a few days with relatives here;
He now holds a. clerkship IN int the stbgI6 fright
road.
For several weeks the workmen en-
have been delayed on account of the cold
weather, and just now the prospect OF
getting back to business is indefinite.
Henry Moseley, who has had large gang
of concreters on the foundation of the new
obliged to suspend operations during the
cold snap, and other enterprises of this
sort along the line have suffered similarly
1t has been decided by the Shawnee
county delegates who are to attend the
grand lodge meeting of the A. Q. U. w. at
travel over the santa Fe as far as Kan
sas City. The start IF from 9ga Topeka viii LIB, be
cations will be picked up at Lawrence,
le qdofa team mno Of frWin lodge No $50 ha been
drilling for months under the direction of
Fort Scott with the intention of bringing
back the grand prize
There is continuation of the excellent
ice weather wch ac nhs e3Isssd a ier tTo tb Se
harvesting of a sufficient crop for the
t1-uSa trary. St. Joseph. it was feared the snow
and thawing which came several days ago
been the case. Fortunately the wind blew
from a favorable direction several days,
that would have made a poor quality had
it not been removed The output from the
Hot Springs canon, New Mexico, is large
every day, and of the finest quality.
]. w. Kendrick, third vice president. and
George r. Henderson, superintendent OF
evening in the cab of one of the big pas
senger compounds concluded their Investl-
cations of the work from that location by
the time they had reached Lawrence, and
thence to Chicago occupied apartments IN
Mr. Hendricks special car AS they were
ready to descend from the engine it was
found that Vice President Kendrick had
sat toe near the boiler head and had badly
scorched the tail of his overcoat. He was
not in any way put out though by the ac-
cident and after cordially handing Engi-
neer Balm and Fireman French cigar
and bidding them good day returned to
the rear of the train
C. F. Menninger M D., Office 727 Kan
sas ave Tel. 19. residence 1851 Topeka
ave. Tel. IS. Ofhce hourse 2 TO q. 70.