The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-26
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

James White, a coach painter, has been
off duty few days.
w. o. Carpenter was hired for service
as a coach painter Monday.
Harry Walter is a late addition to the
cabinet shop, going on as an apprentice
Monday.
Ross Tracy, who about six weeks ago
went to work in the plating room, drew
his time Monday.
coach truck repairers for two or three
days, has reported.
Locomotive 1852 was ready for trial trip
Monday after receiving general overhaul
Frank Weeks has been away from the
big new planer since Friday noon Sick
ness Is the cause.
William Hewitt OF the pafntine force has
returned from Colorado where he has been
recuperating for a short time.
Ben Mileham. decorator in the coach
paint shop, has returned from Chicago,
where he spent a part of last week.
c. l. Seagraves, travelling passenger
agent for the Santa Fe out of this place,
left Monday for Willow Springs Mo.
John w. Chiddix has been added to the
sheds repairing force. Harry Walters also
has been put on as a laborer in the car de-
oartment
John Nord of the paint shop has been
in Chicago for some days and there is a
rumor of matrimony attached to the report
of his absence
has been visiting a brother in Omaha for
a week or more. was expected to report
for duty this morning.
Walter A. Mitchell, gang foreman in the
east erecting shop, has moved from Al
Monroe to 514 Jefferson street. The trans.
fer was made Saturday.
E. ]. Shakeshaft chief clerk to General
Passenger Agent Black, has returned from
vacation trip of several days spent in the
central part of the state.
George Batz, a blacksmith shop employee
who has been spending a brief vacation in
the western part of the state, has returned
and is at his usual place.
ellis gang in the east shop, has reported
after being off duty week. He mashed
a nail off one of his big toes.
1t has been decided that the southbound
local freight on the Southern Kansas divis-
ion will be allowed to handle passengers.
1t makes it's trip in the morning
H. c. Shields and H. H. Moies, travelling
Wabash and Nickel Plate lines respective
ly. were Topeka visitors Monday.
Curtis Monical chief clerk in the office
of Superintendent Mcclellan has arrived
home from the Colorado health resorts,
where he spent a well earned weeks va
cation.
Conductor Stockton is running on the
Leavenworth mixed train during the fur
Tough taken by Conductor Dahoney the
regular captain Richard Wilson is on 12O
temporarily.
Excavations were commenced Monday
for the new laboratory which is to stand
shon It viii he about Is feet bv rs feet.
and of brick.
Since the withdrawal of Charles johnson
from the smith shop, Michael Etzel has
charge of No. hammer and Josep Hefner
has been assigned to the No. 4, which Ethel
used to operate.
David Baxter, formerly storehouse
employe and afterward in the service of
the company at Sixth street. has pur-
chased a small confectionery establishment
on East Sixth avenue.
Charles Goulding foreman of the car
shops timers, has returned from Oklaho-
ma City, Ok; whittier he went ten days
sick for short time.
w. E. Hodges geenra1 purchasing agent
for the Santa Fe passed ed through Topeka "a
| from Galveston. His family accompanied
him, occupying special car 219.
| Car 106 of the International Correspon-
| dence Schools was lacked up for minor re-
| pairs in the coach shop Monday morning
1t will also receive a light touch Of varnish
before getting out of Topeka
| Charles Lux, Santa Fe Pacific conduc.
of some months with his parents. Mr. and
| Mrs. Andrew LUX, has returned to his
| headquarters at Bakersfield, Cal
| Edward Stitt and Andrew Nelson, boiler
| makers who were hit by the lay on of 9
week ago, have gone to work for the Rocl
i Island at Horton, according to reports II
circulation around the shops Monday.
J. NJ Meade resident engineer, was II
| bed Monday with an acute attack of grip
Mr.. Meade is the victim of much i'll health
having spent most of the early summer IL
| Christ hospital for recovery from an oper
alton
| George Kelly. day operator for the Sants
Emporia a and Newton n. passed through 70
| peka on Mondays No 6. He is on hi
l way to Illinois where he will spend ;
| summer vacation of a few weeks.
Machinist Clarence Hopkins is in hi
| place. Hopkins was struck in the eye las
+ week by fragment OF metal ana II wa