The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16


Louis, Mo-. and brother of George
Fensky, cabinetmaker, is in Topeka
with his family for weeks visit. Later
they will go to Colorado for a brief
| stay.
| Oscar Meyer, water service locksmith
who was reported as being on the verge
| of an attack of typhoid fever, was well
| enough to go down to the paymaster's
headquarters and draw his check Fri
| day morning.
| Peter Cart, a water service pipe-fitter,
and Mrs. Cart left this afternoon for
Denver to spend the coming two weeks
with their son. Spencer, who has
foremanship in a large ithographing
| establishment of that city.
George DONNIE, who fell off a box
/. while going in through a window of the
| smith shop ten days ago and had an
| arm broken. was able to appear at
| headquarters for his check Friday.
| Mrs. N. Montgomery, mother of James
her son Elmer have gone to Salt Lake
| City, Utah. to visit her daughter. Mrs.
| May Hammond. for the coming two
months.
| the moving machine but an apprentice
| in Topeka shops will raise his card
| Monday morning if nothing happens. He
has been down with malaria for a fort
| night.
Machinist Cyrus Guthrie, of the
with rheun tism. Mrs Guthrie also
has been seriously Ill. although her con-
dition Friday evening was somewhat
improved.
quit a job of helping in the boiler shop.
and went to the Rock Island at Horton
is now cooking in an uptown restau-
rant. He was with the Rock Island
people only about two days.
It should be a matter of interest to
the older members of the railroad Y.
M. c. A. that John Coldwell special
religious secretary of the associations on
the Gould lines is to address the meet
Ing here Sunday afternoon.
Frank Pripble. who went to Childress
Tex, to become foreman painter for
the Fort Worth & Denver road, is in
Topeka packing his goods and closing
up affairs preparatory to loving to thai
place. He will not get away before next
week.
Samuel McFaren. switchman, sent
his wife and children away Friday af-
ternoon. They started for Hagerstown,
Nd, where. they will be the guests of
Mrs. McFaren's mother and other rela-
tives for some weeks.
There will be social given by the
| knights of the Protected Ark No. 60,
at the home of Harry Wright, 1928
Tyler street. Tuesday evening. The
| lodge has a numerous representation
among the shop people and there should
be a big attendance from the Santa Fe.
D. B. Elm, a locomotive painter, was
slightly burned about the hands in the
puff of benzine which took place in the
south shop Thursday evening. He was
not in shape for plying paint brush
Friday, but was on hand for his month
ly stipend.
Elmer Hunter. a field timer, who
knows enough about the stars and plan
cts to hold chair of astronomy in some
college, expected to leave today for
California to visit a short time and
I.Y-fr, III hi
been out there on a pleasure trip for
several weeks.
Frank Ross, whose funeral was held
Friday afternoon. was a former en-
| ploye Of the smith shop, having worked
there four or five years ago under John
French. There were a number of men
| from several departments who laid off
to attend the burial.
1t is probable that a strong effort will
| be made to have the shops closed all of
next Saturday in order that the men
may be given an opportunity to attend
| the Democratic rally here which opens
| the state campaign.
John Fink, a car repairer, got his left
hand too near one of the circular saws
in the sheds, Friday morning, and had
| three fingers badly lacerated. He went
| to the hospital and will not be in condi-
ton for work for some days.
| Archie Sayre. who served his appren-
| ticeship in Topeka shops, but who has
! up here Friday and surprised his friends
| by taking his time. He is a son of P.
| w. Sayre, foreman of the bridges ana
| building depaI tment on the Eastern d.
| vision.
| George Graves, clerk to J. M Meade,
| resident engineer, took the Union Pa
| cific for Blue RAPIDS, Friday evening
| where he will recuperate until some
| time in the future His wife has been
| there three weeks, and she will return
| home with him.
Frank Gutsch who has fire in the
spring shop, left on No. Friday even
| ing for Kansas City where he will spend
today and Sunday with his younger
brother, John, a clerk in the office of the
assistant general freight agent of the
Rock Island. and other relatives.
| It is probable that the boilermaker
| helpers of the Santa F'e here will or
ganize a union. they being included in
the call for the mass meeting at APO
Kansas avenue at o'clock Sunday at
| ternoon. Monday night the car and
coach painters are to have meeting at
which they will form union.
| Eugene Fisher who for a year or
more has followed the carpenters trade
| in the Sixth street yards. turned in his
| time to George Elliott. Friday. He
plans to go to Missouri where he will
| enter the mercantile business. He was
| at San Bernardino, Cal. for a few
| months.
Machinist Peter Reynolds and his wife
will leave Topeka Monday for an east
ern trip of from four to six weeks
length. They will make their first stop
at Lock Haven. Pa, Mrs. Reynolds
1 former home, and thence they will go
| to New York city, where he used to
live. Later they will revisit Lock
| Haven.
| Fred HUMPHREYS. a blacksmith shop
| employee who started to San Bernardino.
Cal, a week ago today, will probably
! be recalled by a telegram announcing
! the death of his year-old child which
occurred here Thursday night. The
! baby was taken with cholera infantun
/ a little after HUMPHREYS left, and grew
worse until death came.
There are strong indications that the
| strike of the Gulf men will soon be set
| tied. In addition to the Geographic dis
| patches received here Friday, nechan-