The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-07

side timers. is working after an enforced
absence of short duration.
John Schwartz. helper in the night
and will go to Needles, Cal.
The rattler in the brass foundry was re-
ceiving treatment at the hands of the
bOilermakerS Tuesday.
story of the storehouse for a month. took
his fight and his time Tuesday.
Fred Ludington, who has been out of his
place at the shops a few days on account
of a bad hand. is able to be around
Pat Morgan is handling scrap iron in
made necessary by his wife's sickness.
Considerable freight for the use of the
American army in the Philippines has been
moving over the Santa Fe lines lately.
Alvan Elias. clerk in the freight office
transferred to the North Topeka depot Of
the company
Frank O'Brien's baseball nine from the
boiler shop has a game signed for the first
of the week with the team from Sixth
street.
Fred syler. a member Of jerks gang in
Col. where he has been for about Two
weeks
oscar NJ. Wilson, clerk in the Office of
Foreman Miller of the machine shop, is
at his post of duty after a brief sick lay
furnaces of the new blacksmith shop have
been placed and the shell for the third
mas D6en TOHeO.
1t is fairly definitely settled now that
the division offices and the storekeepers
will be able to get together in a baseball
game week from the coming Saturday
Resident Engineer Meade of this place
has an article in the late number of the
Roadmaster and Foreman on a method of
building masonry in place Of old trestles-
Floyd Newberry. a truck worker in the
sheds, who has lost three weeks, Will not
be drawing his pay for some time longer,
as he is still too sick to report for duty
The wife and daughter of Engineer
.sCappv'' Sharp accompanied by Miss Byrd
Lee of this place. left Tuesday for Kansas
this week
CLOUDY and cool. with a good rain gen.
orally over the division was the crafty
ing way in which the local weather re-
port of the Santa Fe disposed of matters
Pat Donovan who went to Pittsburg.
Pa; about ten days ago to attend the ar ar
brake SOllVel 4 Is IN Sidl "a ills
shoo.
Frank Guy of the engineers force here.
has returned to Topeka after an absence
in Kansas City, going over the work IN
connection with the new freight house
there.
Locomotive 1868. which has been loaned
to the Chicago & Alton for a weeks test
on that line between Kansas City and
Slater, Mo. made its first trip east Mon
day evening
Conductor Stafford, who runs out OF
Usage City, has asked for and been grant
ed leave of absence for few days A.
o. Byrne has been sent down to take his
place
Andrew Fairehild. an Emporia Santa Fe
employe, who recently returned to that
place from the Topeka hospital. has gone
to Kansas City for short time. He was
a sufferer from typhoid fever while here.
AS part of the new shop plant which
the Santa re is building in topeka. the
superintendent of the same will be given a
structure for his office and corps of clerks.
/ 1t will be about 30 by so feet in dimensions.
Byron E. Davis, a machinist who has
/ been laid up in the hospital SO long that
he has almost forgotten what the shop
looks like is better and IN a short time
will probably be about again.
W. J. Black, general passenger agent for
the santa Fe, is in tAalbuaueE1q -9lss y N
| go into effect on the western lines of the
4 Santa Fe.
! Charles Nichols has gone to repairing
/ cars in the freight sheds after long
time spent in George Gerbericl's air brake
gang. The transfer was voluntary with
Rev. F. W Emerson. who has been lee
/ turing in the interests of the state tenn
perance union several months. viii speak
at the coach shop meeting Thursday noon,
/ Prof. Wilcox conducted a meeting there
4 this noon -Four
/ At Marceline. Mo. enough rain had
/ fallen up to this morning to furnish the
Santa Fe reservoir at that place with a
I supply of water which would last until
/ nearly two months. Water trains have beer
/ run into that division for long time.
Elmer Jacquay. according to reports fl
maker for the Santa Fe at Ration. N NJ .
to take similar place with another road
/ He was an employe Of that department
! here about ten years ago
A plant has been located at Stockton