The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-02

built from Kansas City to Port StilweI
on the Pacific coast of Mexico, by Presl-
dent A. E. stilwelI and associates.
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
Daniel Fertig. water service concreter
is sick and unable to be on duty
Peter Sehafer and Jesse L. CoweI have
been employed to help bc-1ermakers.
William Dix, jr., has been given trans
mill.
locomotives s1s and 261 have made their
trial trip after being overhauled in these
shops.
William Wallace a handcar carpenter,
Is moving today from east of the shops to
Bert Nichols. a former well known To-
Wednesday.
Blacksmith Henry Auge, after losing
about a weeks time owing to sickness, is
at his place.
P. A: Bruner is presiding over his ma
chine in the water service after a week 5
struggle with malaria.
Richard D. Parton, hand car carpenter.
and John j.. Harter, water service pipe
filter, are late employees.
C. NJ Taylor. mechanical Superintendent
Of the western grand division, was in from
La Junta, Col. Wednesday.
Otto P. Ingalls, has been put on as
carpenter in the water service, and Elmer
Potts as boilermaker helper.
George Layne, a carpenter in the water
service. ,,i and Sim Rock, a laborer in the
SetA Si4CdS, dlc new men on the pay Toll.
General Manager Nudge of the Santa Fe
had his private car attached to No. 6
Wednesday and occupied it to Chicago
Another of the generators for the new
power house, having a capacity of 325
horse power. has arrived from the fac
tory.
timers trade under Louis Deutscher. He
| is son of William Bush, roundhouse ma
chinist.
George Moore. who has been twisting
brakes for the company out of Argentine.
has been advanced to the position of con-
ductor.
have been hired-Stolpe as machinist
helper, and Dwyer as boilermaker
c. NJ Buck, assistant resident engineer
of Fort Madison Ia, has returned there
to his headquarters after brief trip to
Two cars of machinery to be used in
| handling the coal and cinders of the new
power house have arrived and is being
George Schenck of the car department
who laid off about a week ago. his back
being in bad order, is still unable to report
Rev. c. P. rCarkuff pastor of the First
| Wesleyan Methodist church, was adver-
tised to speak today at the coach shop
]. W. Chiddix who helped in the black
smith shop during the summer, has been
| employed for similar service in the boiler
Superintendent H A Tice of the Okla
homa division and formerly trainmaster
for the company at Topeka, is in the To-
Abner Bland, hostler at the roundhouse
is assisting with the motive power, after
resting up in different parts of the counurS
| tor two weeks.
| Al Johnson first hammersmith in the
old shop. has returned to work from Chi
cago, where he has been spending his va
cation for two weeks
Willie Crooks, a machinist apprentice
appeared for duty Wednesday, having beer
out three weeks for visit to the cities
of Chicago and Milwaukee.
Addison Maxwell. a clerk in the genera
storekeeper's offices, is home from Wash
ington. where he went a week ago to visi
relatives and on business matters.
Train No. TO- the Missouri River flyer
made its farewell trip through Topeka or
Wednesday. 1t is probable that the ser
vice will be re-esta blishcd in the spring.
Frank Detlor, clerk in the cabinet shoI
office, has gone to Fort Riley to assist il
the military maneuvers. Robert Wells o
the car shops office is handling his work
Twenty-six men have enrolled in the ele
mentary mechanical drawing class, thu
highest record made thus far by any o
the educational classes of the Railroad
Earl Edgeworth until within the last few
weeks q machinist in Topeka shops. cam,
in on No. 5 Wednesday from the east. H
has been away on a visit since quitting tn
Santa Fe-
been equipped with hosting apparatus
has been given a shining coat of blacl
paint and either side the adornment
''229S. Topeka Shops
Edward Mcintyre. who had charge of tn
sheet iron boys. rung in Wednesday morn
ing. He has been to Chicago for a tw
weeks rest and upon his return took
place in the boiler shop
. Henry Burren Of the water service de
partment fell into heap of iron Wednesda,
bruises about the head and face. He wa
able to continue on duty
Charles T. Morse, a store department
ol.a IL fIo4 no hoe f-oo in II
bloom on his place in Oakland The tire
is five six years old and bore consider
able fruit the past season.
Joseph Cowdrey is at his place in tn
water service after losing about ten days
He had the palm of one hand badly Gu
by a cilisel of an air machine and ha
been out since the accident
Plans are being drawn for a number Q
hopper bottom coal cars of $1,000 pounds
capacity The number has not yet bee
determined, but it is known that they wi
be ordered in a short time.
David Baysinger has quit the brass four
the north end of the shops for the bras
which may be contained therein.
John Heberer, an engineer who has bee.
pulling the Colorado flyer between Topel.
| and Kansas City all summer. has taken
80 days leave of absence and Will rest
before going in for the winters work
James Bird. q coach carpenter, has bea
unable to carry his block for a few day.
While working. jack fell over on on
hand. bruising it SO badly and making
impossible for him to use the member &c
a while.
Cliff Gerbericlz. who has been membt
of the locomotive painting force, has bee
shifted to the air brake repair gang in til
car shops. He is now under the orders {
his father. George Gerberick foreman {
Fred East heater on the first furnace
the old smith shop is in after two Week
absence spent in New York with his bro prot
er Hjalmar, who came back to the Unite
States from Burmah India, to be operate