The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-01
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

F. W. Thomas, engineer of tests, went
to Chicago Monday.
Locomotive 574 was sent out Of the south
shop Monday evening.
Boilermakers are repairing one of the
boilers at the pump house.
E.. L. Woods of the machine shop tool
room is taking brief lay-off.
P. Walsh, general baggagemaster, went
to Chicago the first of the week.
Frank Goodrich, who has been a scrap
Oscar Dugan, a timer who was sick last
week, returned to his duties Monday.
Ralph Mcneil machinist apprentice,
week.
Thomas Darlow, machinist apprentice,
who has been sick week, has reported
for duty.
H. A. Fiske of the smith shop, has been
laying off two or three days because OF
sickness.
Chair car 1894, one of the new wide vest
ibule class, was brought in for the shops
Monday evening.
Robert irwin has taken a position
mailing clerk in the office of p. Walsh,
general baggagemaster.
Jacob Volkert, foreman of the plating
room, was sick and unabae to be in charge
of his men Monday.
Mrs John Nc Andrew. wife of a store
house clerk, is home from two weeks
visit in Maryville, Mo.
Alexander Manpin. who has been helper
took his time Monday.
Joseph Dedier and Louis Rain, timers
who were laid up sick for a week, returned
to their pla ces Monday.
Dewey Wood, a truck workman in the
car shops reported Monday morning af-
ter missing several days
One large electric transfer table has been
put in operation at the Albuquerque. N.
NJ. shops of the Santa Fe.
The wife of Philip xHeery of the spring
shop, has returned from a brief visit with
a sister rear Council Grove.
Fred Smith, who has been visiting rela
tives in Rice county for q week, took
charge of the trimmerS again Monday.
George Pollinger. of jerks gang. has
taken a lay-on of two weeks and has
gone to Ottawa where he will recuperate.
Charles o. Nichols who has repaired
cars a year and Andrew Vester, a sheds
employee of shorter term. drew their time
Monday.
Frank Martin, a. car repairer who has
been in western Kansas on visit. has
returned to this place and to his place In
the sheds.
George H. Porter who for a long time
until about five years ago was a water
service employe. returned to that depart
ment today.
NJ, has been opened TO the public after
being closed several months after de-
structiye fire.
Switchman Samuel McFaren was ready
to report for duty this morning after an
absence of about q week, caused by the
illness of his wife.
tween the Santa Fe Reds and a team
from the boilershop Friday morning for
purse OIL I'VE OollcIS
In many Of the railroad offices visited
Monday, artificial heat had to be supplied
in order to keep the clerks in comfort
July weather for you.
in the back shop, returned to the day shit
this morning; Jesse Hammond takes the
place vacated by him.
P. Hughes and Thomas Bowman have
gone to work repairing cars in George FL
lots Sixth street gang.
Along the Rio Grande river below Rim
con, n. NJ, the Santa Fe tracks have
been Tais9 ab ,pa a sevsn feet to prevent
Frank Swalwell, scrap iron worker,
drc2ped piece Of metal on his left foot oct
shops for the rest of the day.
Henry Devlin, who has been firing for
Amos Beeler temporarily. played ball
g ar for IN duty sas ne ana
Harry Richards and H L. Shipman, spe-
cial apprentices who come from the State
monday getting aheir orders for future
work
Ashel Hevlfn, helper in the air brake
giles, machinist helpers, are the names OF
new men who were put on the rolls to be-
gin their duties today.
Charles Snideman, formerly cashier at
the Harvey lunch counter: who slipped and
broke his right arm in the Union restau-
rant fray of last week, was able to get
out of the hospital Monday.
| ]. K. Anderson, who three months ago
| took up the burden of mailing clerk in
| the Eastern division offices, has thrown it
down. and will leave at once for Colorado
where he thinks he has a job sighted
Frank Chase, formerly a Topekan but
now of Kansas City, mas returned to
| the last named place after a brief visit
with Hugh Nation, chief clerk to Train
| master Austin
| According to railroad paper the Santa
| Fe will build a draWbridge in San Fran
| cisco to cost 10000. 1t will be over Cham
| mel street on the line of Third, and the
| necessary concession has been made all
ready by the city
/ William Mitchell. who for the last Is
months has enjoyed the diversion of work
ing after dark. had been transferred to
the daylight shift in the machine shop
He is brother Of W. A. Mitchell gang
/ foreman in the east wing.
Two large air storage tanks used at the
machine shop for supplying It with the
/ compressed air, have been under repair
q few DAYS at the hands Of the boiler.
makers. They have capacity of rs feet
and are receiving additional braces
Carl Emquist. who for Is years has fol-
/ lowed the trade Of wood machinist in these
shops, withdrew Monday and had pre-.
pared to leave this afternoon for Los An
geles. Cal. where he expects to get work