The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-24

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to ring n until three minutes after the
rived from the west n Tnesdas Sr mornRins He
has been out on a business trip for few
days.
Conductor Failor. who runs out Of Ar
on of some weeks and has gone east for
visit.
Conductors Comstock. A. O. Byrne and
Of the circus trains from Kansas city to
Topeka Tuesday.
Locomotive 1120, one of the big Prairie
senser eo ui Westward Tuesdav con-
sisting of 80 cars
John Greenfield OF the handcar shops
tv On th R6 nts roa s sses
northwest of the city.
Henry Lewis an inside finishing carpen-
street, between between Sixth ana Seventh, - being
threatened with typhoid fever
doc" Hanlien and Frank Folsom. fore
pointed day and night assistant yardmss-
tiers at Emporia, respectively.
Mrs. J. A. -Stockwell of Silver Lake is
storehouse packer, and Rollo, a truck
workman in the car department.
Lee Taylor, a Newton employee of the
Santa Fe. WHO has been sick in the hos
pital here, has returned to his home He
is not yet able to assume his duties.
s. T. Park, formerly master mechanic of
Cal, has gone east accompanied by his
wife. He has not yet accepted a position.
Special car 21S is being fitted up for the
Nudge. until it is ready, which will be
some weeks yet, will continue TO occupy
the 217.
Arthur Weeks of the wheel shop is at
his place after a lay off OF a fortnight,
rendered necessary by the sickness and
death of his father, the late Frank Weeks
of the planning mill.
letter a day or two ago from Fred Roehrig.
a timer who quit Topeka shops for job
in Needles, Cal Roehrig likes the work
C. M. Taylor, mechanical superintendent
for the western grand division, headquar-
tiers at La Junta, was a Topeka visitor
Tuesday.
Olof johnson and James Ross who have
been enrolled in the scrap yard gang, have
been transferred to the boilermakng de-
partment.
the offices in the eastern division building
thorough overhaultng and when finished
the Improvement in appearances promises
to be marked.
Fred Martin, who has been mixing ce-
ment In the new shop water service con-
creting force. has taken the place Of Bert
Is laid up with burned SIDE
Gorge Spain, who in :. times past has
been with the bOlermaking department,
was given a transfer from the storehouse
to that department Tuesday. George Cart
ner also went on the pay roll there Tues
day.
San Bernardino. Cal, that many of the
boilermakers who went out there from
the east a few weeks ago to take the
homes
Conductor J. W. Ffnnen continues to re-
cover from the bullet wound which drum
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few weeks ago. He Is not yet sitting up.
but his condition would warrant 1t II such
were desired.
in this part of the Country where the
Santa Fe will construct depot will be at
olathe. The need there is great, as tho
mensely OF late
Elmer Hunter, formerly of the field yard
timers in Topeka. has secured e job in
th nfe Place He only acensiy came IN from
Earl Petrie, a soath shop apprentice,
spent part of his Tuesday noon hour
trying to apprehend ~ pair of new patent
cupboard after being left there in the
early morning hour,
Upwards of 300 cars Of stock were hand
led into Kansas City by the santa re IN
til Tuesday morning for the "a hours be-
fore. The rush always is greatest from
about Friday night. terminating Tuesday
night of the following week.
John Stirkhl, bolt and nut inspector in
the wheel shop, has gone to Denver, Col.
to recuperate for an indefinite length of
time. He has been in poor health for a
while and finds change of climate impera-
tive. Walter Arnold takes his place.
Ben Mileham, Santa Fe decorator. Is
the Pullman works in Chicago. The glass
has been handled by a means devised by
passed beyond the experimental stage.
Engineer E. c. Webb, who has been
running every other day between Topeka
h hna s s nn That run The
of coal train service between Topeka and
Usage county will cause considerable SHIFT
ing OF crews.
Some of the new Marceline coal has been
given the Santa. Fe for experimental pur.
poses ON it's locomotives running out OF
there ana the maic hs are sna1 tbere
is now being mined The mine was only
recently opened.
repairers in the machine shop has gone to
Cleburne Tex, taking with him q triple
valve roller and also planning to put in
plant there. His position in Topeka shops
is being held by James Coggins.
Andrew James. who for year and 2
cars in the sheds, drew his time Tuesday
and will leave at once for Atcnison wnere
he takes the de n sn The "a force viii
come this way from the Missouri river.
John Rotter, who left a farm north of
| town a few weeks ago to take a place az
handcar carpenter, has abandoned his San
ia Fe job and hereafter will give all his
time to garnering the immense crop which
I the soil yielded him this season. A man
ought to be satisfied anyhow with agricul-
ture In Kansas.
It is understood that the meeting Of me
cha nical superintendents which was to
have been held Tuesday, and today at Al
DAYS next week The postponement was
necessary on account Of the summary call
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