The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-19

other parts of the structure viii be suffi-
GENTLY advanced for the building proper to
be started
Mrs. Louie Fritz of Kansas City is in
town for a visit with her brother, Clayton
Grout, of the water service.
George Gilbert, a blacksmith helper, and
P. J. Harl1inS, a Scrapper, withdrew from
company service Wednesday,
William Crawford of the smith shop has
been detained from three days labor al
ready by an attack of stomach trouble.
NJ. ]. Corceran, who handles the pas
senger. business Of the Grand Trunk out
Rev J. E. Everett secretary of the
State Temperance Union, addressed the
shopmen at the railroad meeting today.
Locomotive 1OS, an eight wheel Blood;
was pushed over one OF the pits in jerks
part of the east erecting shop Wednesday.
c. L. Appleby and F. NJ. Griffin. Kansas
City machinists, passed through Topeka
Tuesday evening on their way to Pueblo.
Col.
L. c. Messick, manager of the telegraph
office at eastern division headquarters, has
taken lay off of ten days, beginning this
morning.
Frank Hamilton and Bert Bresset, boiler
maker apprentices who have been in the
roundhouse, have been transferred to the
back shop.
Mrs Mary Hankins of Argentine, wife of
a Chicago extension fireman. is visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. l. NJ. Hartley of the
Santa Fe-
are being filed by the Topeka planning
mill. It viii require two weeks to com
plete them.
John Norton. Frank Pribble. John Glenn
and Joseph Hagan, painters who have
been out for sundry reasons, came in
Wednesday,
William Maloney is at his work again
after spending a week the guest of rel
atives near Moline, in the southern part
of the state
Walter Worrall who used to have a job
in the wheel shop left today for Las
Vegas. n. NJ. where he will fire in the
Santa Fe hospital.
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the cabinet shop, who three weeks ago
lost a finger while on duty, came in
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Anna Peterson, mother of boiler
maker Alfred Peterson, has gone to Nc
Pherson to spend the summer with her
daughter Mrs. George Irwin
George Wood, formerly an Eastern di-
vision fireman, but now with the Santa
Fe Pacific in the capacity of engineer is
in town for short time.
Five carloads Of watermelons recently
went east over this part of the Santa Fe
from Temple Texas. One was for To-
peka. the others for Kansas City.
William Nuzum, a trimmer who has been
sick for a number of months, has so far
recovered as to be able to take up his
work again Wednesday morning.
Notice has been posted announcing that
on account OF the shops picnic next Satur-
day and that the following Saturday, June
Is it will work full time.
Engine 674, the oil burner which has
been given a release from the back shop,
left Wednesday morning for the south
It is to work on the lines of the Gulf, Col
orado and Santa F'e.
Frank Schmittendorf, who got out of his
time in the Topeka machine shop q few
weeks ago, has returned from Horton
where he has been with the Rock Island
for short time.
Engineer Amos Beeler donned his over
ais for the first time Wednesday, after
returning from the engineers convention
at Norfolk. Va, and took out locomotive
2302, a switch engine.
Carl Straeker, a clerk in the shop offic-
es, has been spending a few days with
his wife and child in Denver, Colo. on a
vacation trip. I. B. Haggart is substitute
ing in his absence.
Conductor Richard Wilson has taken a
lay-0ff of indefinite length and is devoting
fun time to the campaign for money with
which the new railroad 7. NJ. G. A. build
ing is to be constructed.
Conductor George Speer who has
charge of the local freight between To-
peka. and Emporia- has been given a
brief furlough in order that he might re-
cuperate at this end of the line for a time
George E Rex, buildings inspector for
the Santa Fe, was married to a girl some
where back in Indiana Wednesday. Mr..
and Mrs. Rex are expected to arrive in To-
peza the latter part Of the week and
make their home here.
R J. Putnam, clerk In the office Of Ma
chine Shop Foreman Miller. was reported
is now pronounced to be na1arial fever and
his condition is such that no visitors are
allowed at his bedside
Denton Crochet and Miss Elsie Hart
who were married at the Christian church
Wednesday evening, have numerous &C
of this place. Mr. Crotehett is firing out