The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
a little spare time to spend in Watching

a little spare time to spend in watching
the process of riveting.
A. P. Benson, father of Frank and
to harvest ice at Florence and Superior,
Neb- From the recent freeze the ice at
last reports was eight inches thi i;s, at the
thicker in Nebraska
Nathan Cafferty, machinist who served
Went to San Bernardino, Cal, a few
months ago in the hope of improving his
pe eis He IS now in ms the @ service of the
company at Ration, N. NJ.
Thomas, the little son of Watch Inspec-
tor Oliver Tarrant, who was run over by
a loaded wagon on East Fourth street
juries. At first it was feared that his
skull had been fractured, but latest re-
ports indicate that this is not the case.
G. w. Mcclure, the engineer-evangelist,
who a little more than year ago drew
crowd to the Auditorium which packed it
fngs at Marion. Mcclure has been run
ming on the Cottonwood division of the
Santa F'e and has his home at Emporia.
Peter Schoenfeldt, a helper in the black
smith shop, took his time Wednesday and
now plans, on going to Hays City to begin
a few months ago, and after putting in
to retIyn and i has had his old lob since
Walter Cox and Isaac White, formerly
Topeka boilermakers, but for two years
were in town Wednesday their way to
Cleburne. Tex, where they are to enter
brother of William White, who works now
in that department here.
Some shop man who claims to have had
few gallons of choice wine in his cell
around the house disposed of the whole
fuddied. fell off the ladder. Mr. Shopman
has no recourse, because he was not sup
posed to have any wine in stock.
James White, a painter who has been
working on the field track, has been called
in to assist with the job of getting special
car 219 ready for service. Several men
who hay have been putting In time up stairs
It belongs e to President Ripley eyre regularly
and is to be sent to Chicago shortly.
,Andrew Byrne has quit the blacksmith
long time in this department. altogether,
though he has been obliged to be off duty
his family. His son was killed last sum-
mer in a wreck, and only a few weeks
ago his daughter was buried after a long
run of fever.
Two or three nights ago the child of
Warren owen boflermaker helper living
at 308 Crane street, fell from baby car
riage and sustained a broken nose. It
WAS PLAYING lay gb and n ms some it way over6al
himself was slightly injured by a piece of
metal striking him on the head, inficting
a slight scalp wound.
Ten hours will constitute a days work
in the machine shop tool room for a time
That department has been unable to keep
up with its work and on that account the
change in schedule has been made. Con-
siderable new machinery will probably be
placed in that part of the shop, too, be-
fore long which will also facilitate the
handling of the business.
Byron Player a son of John Player. was
around the shops Wednesday. He has been
working at the machinists' trade in the
shops of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
at Cleburne, Tex, and reports the Topeka
boys who are, employed there as doing
nicely. He will not return to that place,
having decided to enter the employ of the
Grant Tool works at Franklin, Pa.
]. s. Branner, who was put on as a
packer in the storehouse few days ago,
has accepted an offer from the Denver &,
Rio Grande at Denver, Col. and in a few
days will leave for that place to begin his
new work. Switchman James E. Larkin
who has been fasting since Friday on ac-
count of an attack of quinsy, was able to
before he can follow the engine.