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

Blacksmith J. R. MCGEE has taken a lay
off of several days
Machinist John Nichols is at his post of
duty after a weeks lay off.
William Hercules. a spring shop hand.
did not answer to roll call Monday
William Brigham. who works on a rod
fire in the smith shop, missed Monday
w w. Richardson. a clerk in the store
house, did not appear at his desk Mon
day.
Bert Lewis reported for duty in the boiler
shop Monday after losing about a week
owing to sickness.
Locomotive 5s5. ten wheel Baldwin, is
in the shops for general overhauling. II
is one of the large type.
John Waterman, a helper in the black
smith shop has been given a transfer from
There was. a special train over the Santa
Fe from Colorado to Topeka Monday night
bearing a street fair company.
DR.. II. A. Armstrong. formerly Santa
with typhoid fever at Pueblo, Col
Edward Brennan. a blacksmith. has rung
in after two weeks spent at the leading
Colorado summer watering places
Frank Bovey. who runs a large wheel
lathe on the scuthside of the machine shop,
has reported after weeks sickness.
The wife of John Mespelt. tank gang
foreman, who has been ill for some days,
is still considered very sick woman.
L: E. Fleischer, helper in the black
Smithing department who has not showed
up for five weeks. took his plaza Monday.
Lantry Bros. of Strong City have had
force of $50 men employed near Watrous,
n. NJ. getting out ballast for the Santa Fe.
Lawrence Bell of the brass corner. who
has been laid up for week owing to an
attack of tonsilitis, resumed work Mon
day
1t is understood that man named Day
will succeed to the position of chief dis
patcher for the Santa Fe at San Bernar-
dino, Cal
w W. Cameron has been made chief
clerk to r. ]. Parker, superintendent of
the Colorado division of the Santa Fe at
Four additional engine pits are being con-
strueted by the Rock Island at its Alama-
gordo roundhouse- This will make its total
size Is stalls.
| Ogden Hatch. a Rock Island fireman out
of Herington. is visiting his former home
during fair week He was around the
| shops Monday.
| Robert Barnett, timer in the lamp
shop who was retired when the cut took
! place, has returned to the service, taking
his position Monday.
motive power for the Santa Fee. was al
ways known on the western end of the
| system as Cheap john
| There is so much business on the Trini-
dad division of the Colorado and South
ern that the company is having some diff
| Guilty il operating its trains.
David Elder. who sent to the boiler
| shop of the company at San Bernardino.
| Cal, has returned from that place and
/ from reports may locate there
| Edward Cleland of the blacksmithing de-
partment has been obliged to stay al home
| for Few days owing to a strained back
which he sustained while working.
W. L. Gilmore. who formerly held the
| position of superintendent of motive power
| Of the Union Pacific. has been given a
similar position with the Nickel Plate
| William Whitehead. a sheds car carpen-
| ter, lifted his block Monday morning after
| loss of a weeks time owing to sickness. In
! the afternoon. however. he began feeling
worse and before the whistle blew he was
| obliged to quit and go home.
The wife. daughter and son of Gus
Mihleisen. assistant foreman Of the boiler
/ makers. came in today from the north,
where they have been for the last five
weeks en- vacation They spent most of
| the time along the Great Lakes.
| William HicBox, who has been assisting
| Fire Chief Snyder in his duties of inspec-