The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-10

was accompanied home by his wife and
child. who preceded him there by some
weeks
John Petzel. a water service emplove
who Is regularly attached to the pile
driver, went out today with the machine to
Anna, where some piles on a small bridge
are to be re-driyen-
Frank Weeks, the wood machinist who
has been n the hospital for some days.
evening it was stated that his condition
was slightly improved. He Is suffering
from heart trouble
MIS- Margaret Linn, mother-in-law of
William Schmittendorf foreman of the
water service, left Tuesday. for her home
IN scranton after visit of some months
with relatives in Topeka.
Engineer John Mcneil. who pulls pas
senger between Topeka and Newton, is
enjoying a visit this week from his friend,
Lake Shore at Buffalo. N. Y
1t was expected that Harry Wilkinson,
smith shop. but who has been out of the
service Tor some weeks, would be assigned
number in the boilermalSing department
this morning.
John Gunther. until the late lay of
machinist IN Topeka shops, has returned
from junket as far south as Texas He
intended to get a job at Newton. but
things there didn't look good to him and
he went on south.
Edward Davis. a special apprentice in
Tex. to take charge of the department of
tests on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe
versity, Lafayette, Ind.
H r. Nickerson. general manager of the
Mexican Central, arrived in Topeka early
way east from the city Of Mexico It was .s
attached to No. in the evening and car
ried him on to Chicago.
During the stock rush of Monday night
the Santa F>e handled from the west and
southwest nearly $50 cattle These were
the consists showed as high as Is or 50
loads OF cattle in one train
Owen Callahan. prominent member of
the water service force. has coop of
white japanese bantam chickens at the
state fair this week They pronounced
by those who have viewed them impartial
ly to be among the best on exhibition.
John May car repairer had two fin
gers and one thumb frightfully mangled
by the air saw Tuesday while at work
His hand accidentally slipped into the ma
chine while he was trimming up piece
| of timber. He was taken to the hospital
Several of the members of Mitchelfs
have been held until in the evening, do
ing extra work on some locomotives which
demanded their attention The timers also
| Monday evening put in the tenth hour and
will continue to do SO until further notice.
| Edward Graham, a tramp. had several
ribs broken last night while sleeping in a
string of cars was kicked" against his
| car, which was filed with ties, and the
him with the above result The county
! physician cared for him
Harry Weyler. who has had job in the
blacksmith shop for some time, withdrew
| from the service He is a son of Jacob
Weyler. recently appointed to the fore
! blacksmithing department, and after Mrs
| Weyler and her children spend shor1
while visiting in Kansas City, they viii
join Mr. Weyler at that point
Charles Hunt, machinist who has beer
! in Boston. Mass. and other eastern cite:
for the last five weeks. has returned and
| will be ready to report in a few days
Hunt was slightly injured in a trolley cal
collision at Quincy. Mass. but probabl,
duties. In the accident one or two wer,
killed, and Hunt himself was thrown owe
a stone wall and had his left arm bruised
Cha1 Wallace. a machinist helper in tn,
south shop. who was pushed out of win
dow ten days ago and suffered such Sc
feared he might not be in condition TO
work for long time. was able to tax
his place Tuesday afternoon He is still
weak. but thinks he may be able to hol,
out unless something occurs to render mat
| tiers worse
Thursdays coach shop meeting will b
| addressed by of the delegates to tn
| state convention of the Christian church
which is being held at this place Al
whom the services are held could not an
| nounce definitely Tuesday who the speake
would be- there is such an array Of ex
| laymen who are here that it is safe t
| say the service will be good one
Frank White of the smith shop come
can do in the way of producing larg
| beans. White has grown his place II
| Washington street, a bean pod IS inche
long and containing 81 beans There is nc
| only one of them that is unusually largs
| but he has number that are of mammot
size examples of what a good year in thi
state win produce in the way of vegeta
| bles.
Anderson Boyd who has charge of
pipe gang in the water service. has re
turned from Eskridge. where for a wee
he has been attending the annual confer
, nf he NaSi or ri
ton of IS people there, more than a fit
| of the whole number in attendance. an
that the meetings. which were held in cor
junction with the regular conference ses
! sion. resulted in great success. He ha
been absent from the shops a week
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