The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-24
ARour RATLRoAn PEOPLE.

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Brick is being placed on the inside of the
I second stack Of the new blacksmith shop.
Most of the board wall on the east side
/ Of the new shop plant has been completed
Conductor Elmer Hay took the Limited
west Friday morning after brief lay
off.
High water in the west and southwest
was causing some delay to trains Fri
George schenck, a member of the coach
shop truck force. has lost day or two
lately.
o. funny. a former conductor on this
division. has been here a few days on
visit
Max Hoffman, timer on the east side,
has returned from q four days stay in
/ Kansas City.
F. II. Stroud, travelling passenger agent
/ City. was here Friday.
Blacksmith Thomas Astel has been lay
ing off day or two. being sorely troubled
/ with a set of bad teeth
Charles Shannon, representing the Lowe
I Brothers Paint company OF Chicago was
in town Friday.
Brakeman Frank verbeck has returned
to his home in Argentine after day
spent in Topeka
Locomotive 174. a ten wheel Brooks, has
been released from the back shop after
| thorough treatment to repairs
Charles Kottmann. an upholsterer, has
gone to Kansas City with the Arlon sing
ers to remain for a few days.
Joseph Hoffman, a truck laborer in the
| sheds has been obliged to give up work
/ a few days on account of sickness
John Linn, wt0 a few weeks ago took
/ clerkship in the storehouse, IS handling
d gang of men on invoice of iron.
The funeral of Joseph Spendlove, the
| veteran rnachinist, was held from the late
home in North Topeka this afternoon at
/ o'clock
/ Joseph Crauer. formerly connected with
the machine shou, is working at the car
penter trade He may return to the Santa
Fe later.
Brakeman Gilmore, who has been laying
off for some time. has returned to head
quarters at Argentine after stopping IN
Topeka a day
Ben johnson. superintendent of machin-
cry of the Mexican Central. planned to so
to New Y Ork today to look after matters
relating to his position.
Andrew Crews, Baker heater and
a good part Of the week, is gaining and
viii be ready for business Monday
Frank Schwartz, a timer in the lamp
ter a rest of nearly a week with a lace
rated finger sustained while on duty
A. A. Lamb; a Santa Fe engineer run IN
ming out of Seligman Ariz, is IN town Tor
a visit indefinitely with his parents, Mr..
Herbert L. Herr, master mechanic OF
! the Chicago division with headquarters at
/ Fort Madison. Ia, was in conference with
the officials Of the mechanical department
here Friday.
Engineers and firemen making applica-
ton for runs on trains and 10, which go
on here June l. must file the same with
Division Master Mechanic Hamilton by
May go
j.. +. MCNEIL, VINO was sent TO AlaulSOHs
1 H., few weeks ago to inspect Santa f'e
material, has returned to Topeka for
few days. He will go back again next
c. w. Eccleston answered to roll call
/ in jerks gang Friday after lay-ott az
most of the time in Emporia looking after
/ property interests.
John Price. who runs the big planer in
/ the east shop, has taken a Iurlough of ten
days and is spending the time in Kansas
J City Cy. Burgett has been promoted to
his machine.
A L. Studer, assistant superintendent Of
machinery for the Rock Island with head
quarters az HoTtq: vas il ia fo 4Sa sanrs
F'e mechanical department.
Mrs. L. z. Stanfield, a sister of Boiler
maker Bert Nichols, was operated upon at
condition was considered favorable to an
early recovery that afternoon
Thomas Birmingham, who until last fall
vas a esI T IN sas SesGn fI y
of the car shops at San BernardinO, Cal
He was employed here for ten years or
more
Sons. which is doing two years contract
for the Santa Fee at the China basin at
different lines Of the system, was in To-
peka Friday.
Cabinetmakers are doing their finest
which in a few months win be out and
assigned to Second Vice President Nor
ton The finishings on the inside will be
OF mahogany.
James Singer. who until two months ago
was machinist working on repairs OF
n. Y. detained by the illness of his wife
He contemplates returning to Topeka
Another CONSIGNMENT of silver bricks
passed through Topeka Friday morning
from the St Joseph to a west-bound train.
Frank Pribble, coach painter, has
been laying off all week.
Atchison and st. Joseph were the lead
I SnOD
picnic. The boiler shop gave a majority Of
about so for Atchison over any other place
and the remaining departments were
usually favorable to that place.
Locomotive $50. a ten wheel Baldwin,
morning and in the afternoon took its trial
comb and Fireman NcNeely-
James Thompson. until few years ago
a blacksmith in Topeka shops, and now in
a similar capacity with the company at
Albuquerque, N. NJ. is here for a visit
Thompson recently had the misfortune to
lose all but the little finger on one hand
under the steam hammer while at work
George Elliot. Jr., of the east erecting
shop went to the surgeon early Friday to
have a piece of steel which had found
lodgment in one eye removed. He was in
considerable distress for awhile, but Il IS
the sight.
E J. Bouchard formerly foreman Of the
Katy shops at Parsons, has assumed the
master workmanship of the Pecos Valley
and Northwestern. shops at Roswell n.
NJ. He resigned the position at Parsons
some time ago to enter the fruit bust
ness in California
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r Dill and family Of
five children, and G.. NJ Thompson, wife
and family, have lately moved to Los An
geles, Cal The men mentioned were for
merly car shop carpenters in Topeka but
recently have been with the company
at San Bernardino. Cal
Beginning Monday it has been planned
that the hammers in the new blacksmith
shop viii be used, turning out slabs. After
that time the gangs which have been
n he hrrf1f7 frza~ ~~-711 7,n
on days IN the new and probably viii con
tlnue until the change into the new struc-
rure IS made possibly about January I.
John B. Mcdonald who fitted up the in
struction car Of the Santa Fe and who
was to have taken it out over the system
IS still kept at home in Buffalo. n. Y
by the critical sickness Of his mother. She