The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-12

Mrs. John r. Libbey. wife of a conduc-
tor. who died recently as the result Of IN
| visiting in Topeka for a few days. Her
home IS in Argentine
| w. A Dickinson. clerk in the office of
! A. F. Hilton, general storekeeper, is un-
| able to perform his duties on account #
ing from appendicitis.
Edward ModIin, day operator at the de-
pot. has been acting as night chief dis
ing the position of day chief during the
G. w. Hobson, helper in the black
| smithing department.. was summoned home
| Tuesday soon after L O'Clock. by the seri-
| has been ill for some time.
George Kline is new stenographer in
| the office of Fuel Contractor Closson, ia k
| ing the place vacated by Henry Gillespie
| who last week went to the mechanical de-
/ partment offices in a similar capacity
A number of engines which have baen
in service on the New Mexico divisions of
T pea in a{cipaton Of %v the to annual
! spring stock rush on that part of the sys-
| TEN.
! pairer in Emporia yards but who has been
| in the hospital here since December, has
April.
Ia, Layyden. Peabody and Goode. members of
the laboratory force, returned Tuesday
| from Marceline, Mo-. where they accom-
| panied the 1904. taking indicator tests. IT
will be necessary to continue the expert
| mentS farther.
Fireman John Hart. who was brought
| to the hospital here from Wellington Mon
| day. is reported being in bad shape and
may have to be sent to the sanitarium at
| relief can be secured.
Conductor G. w. Ross, who lately signed
up for the evening passenger between To-
pexa and St: Joseph, is moving his family
| here from Kansas City. Previous to this
he has been on the main line running from
Kansas City to Dodge City.
| John Reardon, truck worker in the
n he sir
and death of his 7-months-old son; The
day and died Sunday evening
The wife of George Cooper. a former
Thomas. Cooper was obliged, because of
failing health, to quit the railroad and
move on a farm near OSkalOosa.
Herman Schramm who has been work
ing for several months on the east side of
| transferred west of the tracks. John Kraft,
who has just begun learning the craft,
took the place made vacant by his change.
Werner Opperman of the machine shop
was missed from his place Tuesday, In
quiries developed the news that he had
a piece of metal striking him in the eye
He went to the hospital and later to his
Claude Shields is in the, gang. after a
short lay off on account of his wife's sick
country for a visit the other day and
while there she was taken sick and could
not be moved. She is now at her home
in town.
Water service men have finished the
job of putting on the turntable the new
Bile will be operated by means of com
pressed air supplied from the engine 1t
IS an improvement at which roundhouse
men are joyful
Conductor George Stafford. whose regu-
lar run IS on the Quenemo branch, but
who has been out for a month on account
Of sickness. has reported for duty. Clint
Coddington, who has been holding the
place recently, has returned to extra ser
vice out of Argentine
oliver Sayler and Gus Counter. who
ho1 baY cbabg 5 t fg6f aY sb 5he 5aS
Elder a regular, day man heretofore has
Who has been working at night for a short
time. is again on day time
Lewis Steinrauf. foreman of the inside
the other day after, illness of about
two weeks and after being on duty a while
longer and retired from the game and has
not shown up since. At last reports he
was sick in bed
1t is predicted that when the IA new
decapods which the Baldwin locomotive
works is constructing for the Santa Fe
get into service there will have to be a re-
duction of train and engine crews on .ac-
count of the size of the trains which they
trains viii be about one-third larger than
has been the case heretofore
Recently the Colorado and Wyoming
Fuel and Iron company, has opened
Trinidad, Col. and from them the Santa
is drawing largely for its supply of coal.
The output is about leo cars day The
quality IS fairly good bituminous coal
and through it's use the railroads may not
have to combat many of the disadvan-
tageS of the old mines.
That fatigued feeling suddenly o'ercame
some wandering persons devoid of rollers
of Branner street and the railroad Satur-
day night, and for purposes best known to
car which had been chained to the fence
There is no further clue regarding the
able that the undiscriminating abandoned
it in the ditch east of town.
William S. Lawless, who on April sew
ers connection with the Santa F'e which
has been continuous for 16 years, is one
shops. He was foreman of the water ser
vice while the company still occupied the
est 'f foreme e on the system. It IS e men
toned that he may go to California for a
brief time, but so far as is known he will
make Topeka his permanent home.
There is satisfaction among the engine
men on the RIo Grande DIVISION OF the
Santa Fe over the fact that the system of
pooling engines which has been in force
for a long time, is to be discontinued. Al
ready work OF assigning the locomotives
to regular engineers and fireman has been
begun and # is thought s VII be continrsd
same change has been hoped for and
partment on the eastern division for some
present plan will be abolished
AS a part of the equipment of the new
machine shop it is thought arrangements
will be made for a system of carrying
tools back and forth between the workmen
and the tool room similar to that in vogue
for handling the cash in stores Thus it
will be possible to make changes without
as much delay as would be the case were
the men compelled to walk from one part
of the big shop to the tool room. Ar
rangemeuts for the building of the power
house are going forward and will continue
to be pushed. The fuel and cinders for
the six boilers will be handled automatic
ally.
TABLE AND KITCHEN.