The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-26
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

| G. p. Campbell a coach carpenter has
been laying off a day two.
\ An order has been issued for all mail
trains passing Peabody to slow down to 10
miles hour
w. J. Black, general passenger and tick
ct agent Tor the Santa Fe, left Tuesday
for Denver. Col.
~ A F. Hilton. general storekeeper. left
| for an inspection trip.
f. J: Ward. division superintendent of
in the r missouri Paclne at Osawatomie was
Frank Silk, hammerSmith on No. ham,
mer in the blacksmith shop. has lost the
| first two days of this week
Hugh Deylin, machinist apprentice
who was sick the first of the week, is
better and is at work again.
Casper Gettig, a heater in the black
smith shop, is at his post again after a
| brief struggle with lung fever.
Henry Ottinger, boilermaker helper,
enough better to be in his place.
Engineers who come in from the, west
flying on the Cottonwood division
H H. Marley, southwestern passenger
quarters at Kansas City, was here Tues
Engine 61s. one of the new. Baldwin
freight locomotives which was lately set
up here, has been turned out for its trial
spin.
Jacob Maze, who runs a drill press in
the boiler shop. has been absent from his
machine for a day or two because of sick
ness
John Ganetly. father of George GalIet-
ly of the roundhouse, has been in EN-
poria for a few days visiting relatives
Joseph Mellnger. who has been putting
in time with the blacksmiths, on the after
daylight job.
Fred smith and W. E. Williams, fire.
men, have been assigned to runs on the
K Kan p City. De'"eeA ll'i- 10 anu
S. l. and w. A. Goodrich; who have
pairers for a short time, have quit and
will go on farm.
Switchman Ben williams was working
Tuesday in the place of Charles Huson,
the regular day man, who doubled for
him the night before.
Shop men say that large quantities of
plosions set off by the operators of the
sand dredge above the shops
There is some talk along the line that
the Santa Fe will displace it's colored por-
tiers with white men, the same as was in
vogue three four years ago.
Blacksmith c. A. Kaiser, who has been
down with pneumonia two weeks, is bet
able to resume his place before long.
There is a scarcity of enginemen on the
New Mexico lines of the Santa Fe re-
Gently, and four went from the Cotton
wood division to that part of the system
Many of the eastern newspapers have
which were recently built at the Schenec-
tady works for service on the coast divis-
ion.
Engine IS, which has been running on
the Florence passenger between that town
ana Kansas city, mas Deen nelQ III at To-
peka shops for light 'fxings." the o. TAX
ing it's place.
At the last meeting of the B. of L. F.
officers follows were installed: Presi-
dent, Thomas Lotus; recording secretary,
George Griffith; corresponding secretary,
Samuel Deck
Frank Gibler one of the night force in
the blacksmith shop, who has lost about
two weeks on account of sickness is slow
" getting in condition for service and is
able to be I'D
Lewis Dowd, who for several years has
hoo llNaT- nf
street gang. took his time Tuesday. He
will probably open a blacksmith shop in
North Topeka
David Steward of the blacksmithing de-
partment, who was out day or two;
thinking he was afflicted with a case of
has escaped that luxury and is in
his place again.
Twelve minutes delay came to the west
bound limited Tuesday morning between |
Spencer and Tecumseh the result of a |
bra kebeam on engine 1901 dropping. No |,
damage resulted
Switchman William BuSby, who has fol- |
lowed engines in Topeka yards since 1894. |
has resigned and will go to Wichita, where !