The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-22

shop. who ten days ago was shifted to a
back to his former place. He reported Fri
day after days lay off because of sick
ness.
Combination passenger and baggage
coach 1906 has been set in the shops for re-
cahaed bit the ddnaged in IN 5hs %rec6
few weeks ago.
w A. Dickinson who holds down the
Storekeeper Hilton, has been sick for
nearly a week, but Friday was reported
perceptibly better.
Theodore Vogel; brother of a. A Vo-
gel, of the car shops, who has been in a
critical condition at his home on Blu
paralysis, is thought to be slightly i'm
proved.
Fifteen new magazine covers for use in
the reading room of the Railroad Y. NJ.
c. A. have been received here and are in
use there Besides this there are a num-
Der of new magazines ON the list of the
institution lately.
Ledbetter's gang, which left the work on
Joliet, H.. and repair a steel bridge that
had been damaged by a headend collision
its usual place
John Mespelt's new house. work upon
which is to be begun before long. will be
located on the southwest corner of Eighth
and Madison. 1t viii be two stories high,
contain eight rooms and will be modernly
Charles Scheaffor. a machinist helper
in jerks gang, who has been down with
pneumonia for a week or more, will be
is weak and it viii be a good while before
he can get out of doors.
Rain fell at nearly all points on the
eastern division within the last two days,
with the exception of Edgerton, on the
cut off, where the Santa Fe dug large
pond last fall and where it has been par
ticularly dry for year OF more.
Mrs L e. Bel az and daughter pd Ruth h
the brass corner, have arrived in Topeka
home here T5ey 6av ann not w Vet eeded in
what part of the city they will live.
Brakeman F. P. McCabe. who took a
time to enter the Ohio house and get tied
up there with Is others, has been released
the east end local Friday morning.
George Brown of the boiler shop sheet
iron gang was obliged to go out of bust
count of a sore eye He was struck by
piece of metal just above the member and
the injury is causing him considerable
trouble.
John Bechtelheimer. a machinist helper
IN the east shop, was struck on the right
blunt tool dropping from an engine to the
pit below. A severe wound and bruise re-
suited, but not such as to necessitate his
going home.
No more saw dust is being shipped out
of the planning mill for packing ice. That
loads to- different points on the system,
farmers who came in and hauled it away
in wagons.
Five small turntables which are con-
will be given rest Sunday and at that
time repairs will be made on them. They
have not been thoroughly overhauled for
some time. but now they will be put in ex
cellent shape.
The wife of Harrison Euler is preparing
Lebo, on the cut off, where her husband
is following the fortunes of fireman on the
steam shovel. He expects to be there all
summer and the household goods have
been stored here
BY the breaking of a throttle valve last
IA mn no
blacksmith. shop, was put out of service
Tptil the day shift came am ina in at p Sclock
regulated was DANA ged. but was fixed
in time for service Friday.
Peter Gallagher and Thomas Horsefield,
former machinists in the shops here and
still residents of this place, will speak at
class at the regular gathering, this ev-
ening. The place is at the lodge room,
Lincoln Post hall, on East Sixth avenue.
of work in the freight car sheds for sew
eraI days. presumably on account of the
the employees of that department have not
been able to find work upon which to keep
busy, and. accordingly, have gone home.
There are a great many of the shop
men who live long distances from the shop
being unusually inclement in the early
hours of the day, it is not uncommon for
was the case with number Friday morn
ing.
Slusher's gang of track workmen were
b1sy IN the sheds Friday as complying me
are to connect the present shop plant with
into the new blacksmith shop, but only
about half that number will go farther
west than the sheds.
o. F.. Stout, a packer in the storehouse,
quit Friday and will leave at once for Hot
Springs, near Las Vegas, N M, where
Santa Fe hospital He has been in the
to which he served years time as an
emplOye of a Sanitarium.
Rev. J.. T. Pearson, pastor of the North
Topeka Congregational church, will speak
Personal Workers Bible class, under the
meet regularly at 2:45 p. m.
Game contests viii be on in fun force at
There viii be six teams playing and It
is a matter of much interest to the men
Conrad mi Heise of of the boiler shop is ahead
of all other contestants by the margin of
two points.
Twenty-Five or more State university
students members of the sophomore class
in the school of engineering, inspected the
most interested visitors the Institution has
had for long time. M. E. Rice, assist
ant in physics, was one of the instructors
which accompanied them.
Ropes and other finishing parts were be-
ing put on new wooden wrecking crane
shops. Friday One similar to this which
was finished here more than a year ago
excellent satisfaction. 1t is not. known
where this will be assigned for service.
Engineer E. c. Webb. who has been pull
ing passenger trains II and between To-
peka and Kansas City, has gone to the
last named place to take a 203 and
204, between there and Chanute the
southern Kansas division. He trades with
J. Holloway, who has been on the Chanute
train but who fills the vacancy made by
his removal from here
Results of the tie-pickling experiments
which have been going on here for two or
three days. have been highly satisfactory
SO far The preparation which preserves
the wood is forced in under high pres
sure. according to the present plan, and
what has already been accomplished has
been gratifying to those who are interest
ed in the test
Reports received from. Cleburne, Tex,
within the last day say that Fred Carson.
formerly foreman of the roundhouse here