The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-08
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

David Elder, a boilermal5er, failed to ap-
pear Monday.
George Williams. a boilermaker helper,
did not ring in Monday.
brakeman John Ashton has been laying
off, sick three or four days.
Engine POI, which has been in the back
on trial trip.
Frank swalweIl who was said to be
down with the pink-eye, showed up for
work Monday morning.
Fred Elchorn. a Santa Fe employee at
Emporia, who was confined in Topeka hos
pitaI several months, has returned to his
Conductor G. H. Fiery. of the Topeka
11seayenworth run, has taken a leave Of
being filled by c. A. Reece.
making department. has been sick within
respond to the call of the whistle.
There was a, train of soldiers through
n d a. Mond a,y n night schgdgled to
on their way east from service in the west.
Bert Stewart, Albert Galbraith Clayton
budding and William B. White all belong
ing to the ranks in the boiler shop. have
had their hours changed from day to
night
J. N. Stroud of the Colorado Midland,
and H. c. Shields of the Wabash, both
located at Kansas City, dropped in on the
local passenger men of the Santa Fe
There will be the regular meeting of the
religious work committee a the railroad :
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board of managers will go in session
Wednesday night.
Paul Ost, son of Joseph Ost of the store
department, and himself a former employee
of Resident Engineer Meade's force. re-
turned Monday evening to his studies in
the state university at Lawrence
Ben Layne, son of J. C. Layne, foreman
of the paint gang now working on the
frame of the new machine shop. has been
put on as night watch at that building.
His father has had the place all winter
| Charles M. Fisher, who until recently
travelling foreman for G. w. Closson, fuel
and ice contractor for the Santa Fe has
opened a mercantile business at the north
east corner of Fifth and Madison streets.
Edward Bailey, a night coach cleaner
slipped while trying to handle a chunk OF
| ice in the house here a few nights ago,
and as a result is confined to his home for
recovery from an injury which viii bother
him some time.
Otto Becker a machinist who spent his
time here but who has been in the employ
| of the Southern Pacific at Bakersfield,
Cal year or more, has arrived in To-
pe1a and after visiting here about two
months will go south for a job.
! John I4ungstram. who has had job in
I1. Paoh s9o h, a Ina ma nele a5
began wiping in the round-house. taking
/ the place Of Frank Schwartz, who was
given a. job as timer apprentice.
Layne's gang Of bridge painters started
in the job of giving the new machine
| shop skeleton two coats Monday. There
are eight or ten men In the force. and it
will require several weeks time, as the
structure has to be scraped ahead of the
workmen,
George E. Ward. material inspector. has
returned from Terre Baute, Ind, where
he has been about two weeks looking over
an order of 1000 car wheels. Only about
/ half the number has been disposed of. the
remainder being left until a little later.
Mr.. Ward expected to leave for Chicago
this evening on his way back to that
place.
The new steel wrecker which was recent
ly assigned to service out of Newton over
the Middle Oklahoma. and Western diV1-
sions, has been transferred to La Junta.
No T. now in Topeka shops, viii be re-
tanned here and was steamed up Monday
for a brief experiment. 1t win be used
largely in handling the new machinery for
the shops. that will be coming for the next
few months
George Paxton, an employee Of the Santa
Fe at Enporia has gone on a vacation
trip. the first in clever. years Paxton
never has been in that time away from
his post more than five days at a stretch
He Is a brother of Thomas Paxton, for
merly general master mechanic for the
company at Cleburne, Tex. well known in
Topeka and now with the Colorado
Southern as head of the mechanical de-
partment.