The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-05

burgs, which were just set up here. to
Emporia Friday morning, light
There is a story current among the cab
of that force. has been taking his meals
from the mantel for a few days.
Baggage car $50 of the st. Joseph passen-
ger train, which was damaged by the IN
ion Pacific at St. Joseph a few weeks ago
has recovered from its injuries after minor
treatment in the car shops
James Dun. chief engineer, passed
through Topeka Friday on his way homo
from trip over the western and south
board Santa Fe Pacific special car DO
Al Graham. formerly in charge of the
foreman Of the roundhouse at Argentine,
was visiting old friends for little while
Friday.
Jacob Maze, who was struck on the hipa
a few weeks ago by a falling grain door
and received painful injuries IS geftlne
better and. by Monday thinks he will bs
ready for duty.
Casper Burghart, who for two years haa
been a helper in the blacksmith shop, tool
his time Friday and will go to Salem, Ore
where for a time he Will find employment
on his fathers farm
David Schultz. who used to be in the
machine shop but for several weeks a
member of the water. service force. has
been transferred to the tin shop under
Louis DeutScher.
On the middle division there is big
movement of empty box cars reported
from the west to the east in anticipation
o
tural implements from the wholesale to the
retail dealers
After two or three days spent on the cut
off raising the heavy parts of steel
bridge. it being transferred to Weaver on
the main line, east of Holiday, the
wrecldng derrick has been returned to To-
peEa.
Edward Anderson, maehinist helper in
Newton shops, who was brought mere q
caused By falling from a locomotive, is
still confined to the hospital, with little
evidence of improvement.
John Coldwen has gone to Monet. No,
to hold evangelistic services under the aus
pieces of the Railroad Y M. G. A. there.
it being his first engagement since he was
appointed secretary Of religious work on
all the Gould lines
Wayland Smith, who has been in charge
of the air brake Worl1men on the east side
of the car sheds. has been given super
vision of those all over the this depart
of part OF them, has gone back in the
gang.
It is probable that Frank Kehoe,a helper
in the machine shop, who has been prOnli-
nently identified with the musical Organi-
cations among the railroad boys here, will
be made director of the new east side band
which is being organized by the members
of the Third Christian church
There was a large crowd of travelling
passenger agents drifted in to the Santa
Fe OFFICES Friday. among Whlcn number
were. Arthur Moore, Erie: H. c. Shields,
Wabash; r. Fl. CrOzier Burlington, T. B.
Thorp, Pennsylvania, and A L Fisher.
Northwestern-an from Kansas City
Foundation work on the new chimney OF
the new power house is to be started IN
a few days 1t will be 100 feet high and ID
feet square at the base. The job of con-
structing it win consume a period of sew.
being received on the rev machinery
which is to be placed for handling tho
fuel.
Wreclzer No. A. the exact counterpart
of the other steel ones which have been
received here lately from Bay City Mich
is in the yards and will make its head
quarters at Topeka. It will be used in do
ing the lifting necessary to the setting un
and its first duty will come with the plac-
ing of the new steam blacksmith hammer
There has been put in service on the plus
between Topeka and Kansas City one o.
the best pieces of equipment that is being
run on any train of its class IN this part
of the country 1t is a new 19-foot Pull
man coach. having wide vesubule. high
back seats. large windows and resting on
two siX-Wheel trucks prom INDICATIONS
it is the plan further to improve the plug
service.
There are 20 locomotives which have beer
| in the ..norgue'' at Topeka shops, having
/ been displaced in service by the natural
! sequence of expansion and heavier motlVs
power that are to be sold. They are re
! ceiving the indeterminate X. but vii
probably be taken by some railroad sup
/ ply house or work for some other roae
where the modern monsters nave not ye'
made invasion
During the 81 DAYS of March the west.
bound fast mail did not lose I'VE minutes
or more on this division, with the eX
! ception of one morning when it got out o.
4 Topeka very late Then it reached EN-
I pofia only seven minutes behind tbs
/ schedule. There is a penalty imposed up
on the company for the loss OF five min
/ utes or more. and the showing made las
month is the best that has been for a hal
] year or more
Engine S24. the oil burner which has beer
/ paradfng around the yards number o
! months was given chance to show VIVA
It could do today having been sent to Ar
/ gentine Friday evening to take a train gu
/ over the cut off to Emporia- The rotaT7
/ burner has been supplanted by Booth
making all three of the last named class
/ Thursday evening the test up Pauline hi
/ loaded cars being pulled by it. Accom-
/ panvine it today are T. E. Iayden of tn
/ laboratory and John Galivant. an oil ex
/ pert from the southern California fields