The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-09
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Elmer SUFensOn has been sworn in as a
machinist apprentice.
Machinist Edward L Briggs was under
the weather Tuesday
James WilmOnt of the water service
went home sick Tuesday.
Machinist Charles Kistler did not show
up for work Tuesday morning.
Jack Brown. a maehinist in jerks gang,
went home sick Tuesday noon.
Hilton Gould and Joseph Kern are work
ing after dark in the boiler shop.
Fireman w. f. Williams is sick and I'M
able to handle the coal for a day or two.
John Davis of the water service has been
missed from his place a day or two this
weel-.
John Jones. who runs a bolt machine in
the blacksmith shop, is working after a
F. R. Frost, chief electrician for the
company, has gone to Fort Worth, Tex,
for week
There is some talk among the boys in
the roundhouse that they viii organize a
baseball team
Tonight will be held the regular meet
ing Of the board of directors of the Rail
road Y NJ. c. A.
Blacksmith J. R. Magee knocked off
Tuesday and will probably not be at his
post again this week
F. S. Savage of the Santa F'e advertis-
ing department made a trip to St Joseph,
Mo, Tuesday evening.
Edward Norline Of the blacksmith shop,
who has been out a week on account of a
game foot, is on duty.
w H Cox, q laborer in the scrap yards,
was summoned to Hoyt Tuesday by the
serious sickness Of his mother.
William Vetter of the boiler shop. who
has been out of his place about a week be-
cause of sickness, is at work.
Engine go, ten wheel Brooks. which
has been getting heavy repairs, has been
sent out on its preliminary trip.
The wife of George Gerbericz foreman
of the east side air brake workmen, is
spending few days at Meriden-
w. c. Reynolds, a member of the Devoe-
REYNOLDS paint firm of CHICAGO had bust
ness at the shops offices Tuesday.
George L. Stone. formerly a switchman
in Topeka yards but now braking out of
Usage City, was in town Tuesday.
W. f. Barnes. travelling passenger agent
for the Missouri Pacific for the Kansas
City territory passed through town Tues
day
Blacksmith Thomas AstIe who was sum
mOned to Galesburg, Ill. ten days ago by
the death of his mother, is home and
working again.
Special car Olympia" was attached to
No; 1 Tuesday, occupied by D. B. Jones
and party, and had for its destination
Hanover, N. NJ.
Two cars of soldiers. on their way from
Columbus Barracks Ohio, to Fort Russell.
over the Santa Fe.
Machinist Leo Gabler went home sick
Tuesday and John Gunther. presided over
mainder of the day
Lodge No. q International Association
at the hall on East Sixth avenue Satur-
day evening. April y.
William H. Conwen has been firing on
| the limited between Topeka and Mareeline
a few days while Jesse Dysinger, the reg
ular man, has been off duty.
Engineer II. G. Rust and Fireman Ed
ward Edwards have been laying off one
trip-will be ready to catch their turn out
on No. Thursday afternoon.
Edward Halves, whom the company al
ways presses into service when there is
an emergency job of brick laying, is doing
the repairs on the general offices wall.
Engine 10 which pulls trains 113 and IL
/ between Kansas City and Florence, had
4 to be taken out of service for a short
/ time Tuesday TO receive some light repairs
/ The automatic registering clock which
/ holds forth at the boiler shop. decided tc
/ lay off Tuesday afternoon and had to be
taken in charge of by the watch repairers
John Hansford. who since the middle OF
] last June has had a job in Pettit's scrap