The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-27

and the pay which the company gives is
hour.
ANNOUNCEMENT was made Tuesday even
Ing that William Fargo, a member of the
game, where last night he was to wed
Miss Mamie Elder of that place. He viii
return the early part of next week.
Alfred Keefer a car repairer who has
been in George Elliot's Sixth street gang
for some months, drew his time the first
of the week. He is preparing to go to
Pennsylvania so far as is now known, to
make his home there.
Water service mer were placing the mo-
shop n
er machine which already has been To-
Gated, there are being placed 20, Is and
a SO horse power machine.
Nearly all the work of putting up the
two large electrical cranes for the nsw
boiler and machine shop has been com.
pleted. Two wreckers have been employ ed
for nearly a week raising the monster car
riages to place on top of the girders.
Fireman Edward Cole. who runs out of
wife over from Argentine today. to have
her assist IN picking home in which they
will live. Mr.. and Mrs. Cole plan to move
to Topeka next week.
Clarence Heustis, a helper in the boiler
shop, took up his burden Tuesday morning
after wrestling 16 days with pneumonia fe
YER HeuStiS has been on the night shift
heretofore and Tuesday was his first day
to work in long while.
Ross Tracy, who used to have a job in
the plating room, but who gave it up after
he had inhaled the fumes which arose from
dipping a piece of brass in a mixture of
sulphuric acid and nitric acid. is now an
employ of the local agent here.
Wilson F,orsythe, mill fireman, was
taken with severe chill while at his post
to lay of and go home After resting the
remainder of the day and night he was
able to continue work Tuesday morning.
Let Heustis and Joseph Shaffer, who
cd in T1pSdaV'Q
ing quit the boiler shop of the Rock Island
at Horton. have resumed work there, hav-
ing decided against going to San Bernar-
dino. Cal, as was their former intention.
Santa Fe employees in Wellington are
planning to start cooperative store
There is reported to have been considera-
BILE friction in that town lately owing to
a divergence of opinion between the rail-
road and business men regarding the way
mercantile affairs should be conducted.
Charles Jett, who until a few weeks ago
was employed in the office of Mechanical
Superintendent Risteen,. continued his
in Kansas City hospital since absenting
himself from his duties there His health
Is in much better condition than at any
time within some years.
Two of the new Pullmans which the
Santa Fe California limited trains next
winter will carry have been sent west al
ready on that train. Those who have seen
these pieces of equipment since they were
built say they are quite equal to what has
been expected Of OF 1 6hem.the e peer OF any
T. E. Stephens, formerly secretary of the
Kansas Temperance union, was. prevented
last week from attending the coach shop
meeting and will make it a point this
Thursday to be there and speak to as
many. of the men as gather. The talk last
week was given by Prof. Wilcox, a we'll
known temperance lecturer of this state.
Business car PIP, which Superintendent
of Motive Power Henderson occupied as
trip to Cleburne, Tex, came in deadhead
on No. 6 of Tuesday. Mr.. Henderson went
from Newton to Texas in the III: He is
now on trip for recuperation in Colo
RADIO.
Charles Eccleston, a machinist in jerks
gang, who has lost two months time ow-
ported as being a little worse lately. Last
week his condition was much better than
it has been since his lay off became nee
essary, but the damp cool weather of the
last few days has aggravated the trouble.
7. S: Cafferty: roadmaster on the east
ern division. left on No. Tuesday for
men for few days and after that will go
to Milwaukee. Wis, to attend the meet
| ing of the roadmasters' convention Nj.
Cafferty was accompanies by his daugh-
George Bartel. machinist in the south
shop has been advanced to duty on OIL
burners. When a locomotive comes into
Topeka shops to be converted from con
sumner of coal to oil it REQUIRES no little
usually kept at hand who understands the
needs for the same. B. G. Baird was thus
employed until week ago Monday.
H. L. Hutchinson, clerk in the office OF
A. F. Hilton, general storekeeper, was
called to Colorado on No. Tuesday by a
telegram announcing. that his father was
seriously sick. His father is physician at
the state reformatory at Hutchinson and
has been in i'll health for some weeks IN
til Tuesday, however, latest reports tndi-
Gated that he was recuperating.
Harry Hickox. of William Hickox
of the water service. has almost completely
recovered from the fall which he took on
Do i61 hrf6 cro in "a Cf6Ty1 mar
of the state some weeks ago: Young Hic-
kox suffered broken arm besides minor
and he is now ready to resume his du-
ties.
There are a great number of way cars
being sent out from Topeka car shops this
made upon it. 1t is the plan of the com
| pany to convert all of it's cabooses as fast
| having no platform, side entrance and
| with slight changes on the cupola. Several
of the new style cars have been IN use
| some months and the results of trials with
| them Indicate that they are giving salts
factory service.
F. D. Casanave, general superintendent
at Baltimore, Nd, occupied special car
attached to No Tuesday. He had his
family with him and was on his way te
| Denver COL and San Francisco, Cal. One
| of the colored porters who travelled or
| board the car was boyhood friend o.
| Military band of this city, the two having
grown up together in Washington, D. G.
R. K. Peck, cabinet maker. has re
| turned from Jewell county, where he was
frustrating for two weeks. He says there
| will not be more than half a crop of corr
| in that part of the state. notwithstanding
| the fact that Jewell has held the banner
] as being the best corn producing county
| in Kansas The yield was assuredly very
heavy until three weeks ago, when hot
winds came and blasted the outlook.
! Conductor Richard Wilson, who is con
| Quoting the campaign for more. Railroad
| Y M. G. A. building funds and exertins
himself in every way possible to help alont
| that deserving undertaking, will be gla6
| If there are any who wish to contribute
! to the subscriptions and have been missed
| to have them call upon him or address hin
at 325 Klein avenue. 1t takes much effor'
| to get these sums of money and there arr
| probably quite enough people in the city
| to bring the amount up to what is de
| sired if they would but donate what the.
| are able. The association has suffered little
| If any in the recent reduction of men al
| the shops, and only a few days ago {
| shopman went to work and in half a day
| brought in Is new members
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