The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-01

| who Went to Rockford, ILL.,, ten days ago
| on a visit with relatives, has returned
and is at his place again.
Machinist Charles Killian is on duty at
nail which had to be operated upon was
| the cause of the lay off.
Brakeman John L. Holman, who has
been following waycar out of Argen-
| for while in San Francisco.
Miss Cannon who holds the position of
operator, for the Santa Fe at Lebo. a
| cutoff, was in Topeka Tuesday.
,b Frank nix Smith d of the blacksmith shop,
! but has not yet reported for duty.
,rA William m Ia TIasker, brother Of Walter
where he is in the Santa FTe shops.
ing Of the Knights of the Ma lac aee The
| regular time was this evening, but it
| was postponed until a week from tonight.
| Peter Marks of the wheel shop, who has
been out for nearly a week on account OF
| a boil on his neck. reported for duty in
| year.
Tuesday the goods of Edward Gillespie.
We're Shipped to that place He is a SON.
in-law of Frank Robinson of the machine
| shop.
They say that Roy Putnam, clerk in the
office OF Machine Shop Foreman Davis,
particulars later.
| Boilermaker John Cooper has been sick
| at his home in North Topeka 1t is
claimed that he has an attack of scarlet
| fever, and the latest report says his con-
| dition was serious.
The installation of officers of the Sc
| lect Knights and Ladies' will be held on
| exercises are open to members only.
was called to omaha, Neb. a few days
ago by the Illness of his baby boy. has
| with typhoid fever, but is much better
| now
| T,ba da-rio1- oa- which tI.ro,oon5,.
| steel gang will use in the construction of
| the frame of the new machine shop, is
| last August, killing two men and inJuring
| others.
| freight sheds who caught the first two
| fingers of the right hand between two car
| either of the members as result of the
| accident.
was turned in at the shops on account of
some trash that had been packed around
a heater pipe at the coach shop becoming
warmed to burning point No damage
| was done.
| Carpenters were busy Tuesday repairing
north transfer table at the car shops. The
| night before a load of lumber went off the
retained until too late to place it on the
| rails again.
Erick Walgren Of the south shop has
ing to his associates, he has been singing
completed his apprenticeship in Topeka
| shops and is now a full-hedged machinist
Conductor Richard Wilson has, been
| between here and the mines of Usage
| county Conductor Speer,. the regular
man. has had the place on the plug tenn
porarily vacated by G. L. Short, who has
| been made trainmaster at Chanute.
| James Mercer and Clayton Grout of the
| water service put in most of last night
working on the beating , apparatus st5 at, the
have been out of repair for several days.
and It was Necessary to rush the JOB
use today.
Boilermaker Let Heustis was obliged
town to have a piece Of steel removed
moved without great difficulty and Heus-
| tbs expects to be on duty again in
/ short time.
| Roderick Mcleod, the Rock Island boil
| ermaker who was burned in the wreck at
department of the shops here. He went to
Horton about year ago and has been
here here Was VAS at 229 Klein INST street He had
| been married but short time.
| Ted" Montgomery. a brother of James
dry. is. on board the United, States steam
america. during a part Of the United
leave for home about January 10.
| Hugh Martin, who was recently elected
International Association of Machinists.
but who had not yet been Installed, has
Millice has been chosen to take his place.
| The next regular meeting OF the order
| viii be held the second Saturday of jan
uary.
Robert Tasker, a brother of Walter
Tasker of the machine shop. has returned
the military Service. of the United states,
to complete the term of his enlistment
and then he expects to return to Topeka
He was formerly an employe OF the black
Smithing department
Isaac Riggs. a sweeper in the boiler
bad accident Tuesday forenoon. While
cleaning off the fan near the office the
were caught by the swiftly moving wings
and before he. could extricate them the
injured that it will come off and the other
was also cut. He was not obliged to lay
Willard stitt,. boilermaker, formerly
employed in Topeka shops, but lately Iy
Tuesday. Stitt was fortunate in getting
drawing contest last summer. his number
being 859 in the Lawton district. He has
acres of it being bottom and the rest up
land A creek runs through it He will
move his family on it about January %.
c. F. Resseguie, general superintendent;
c. T. Mcclellan, division superintendent:
bridges and buildings on the eastern di-
vision, went to Emporia on special train
yards which today pass into the jurisdic--
ton of Superintendent Mcclellan, and it |
is possible that their trip also had some |
thing to do with the rumored removal of |
the Headquarters of this division from |
Topeka to that place.
At the annual meeting of active MEM |
bers of the Railroad Y; M. c. A. Monday |
evening vacancies on the board of mana |
gers were filed by the choice of the fol- |
lowing men: Wilbur L. Stark, machinist; |
U. M. Petit. foreman of scrap iron |
Harry Lautz, clerk in the office OF Cen |
eral Manager Nudge; George r. Hender- |
son, superintendent of machinery, and |
James F. Skaggs of the blacksmith shop. |
The gathering a most harmonious |
one and after business was finished some |
time was devoted to devotional and conse- |
Grafton service.
Water conditions along the cutoff |
branch of the Santa Fe, which two weeks |
ago were anything but pleasing to the |
operating department of the road, have