The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-03

which the ordinary patent coupling ap-
paratus does not overcome.
Herbert Sites, who for fortnight has
been repairing air brake apparatus in the
sheds, has given up that place and it is
roundhouse. Sites formerly fired here and
was to have been transferred TO Argen-
tine, but disliked the change and sought
employment in another department.
Sixth street yard, was summoned Thurs
day morning to the home of a brother five
miles north of town, who had suddenly
before and although he mad been down
with consumption for some time, lately ne
had been better and the two men counted
on seeing each other again Sunday.
Dan Fry. engineer at the passenger de-
pot, Is off duty owing to an injured foot.
The other day while handling trunks one
of them dropped on the member severely
bruising it. and the same evening while
manipulating grass sickle he cut it. So
question for him to walk A. Tucker, the
night man, has been taking his place.
for the Santa Fe at La Junta, Col, was
on bis way Thursday to his home in Ar
kansas City. During the summer while
the Rocky Ford cantaloupes have been
| moving he has had charge of icing all the
refrigerator cars for them, but now the
| shipments have closed The output of the
fields this year aggregates 800 car loads.
| E. H. Ainsleigh, who a few months ago
was machinist in these shops, was around
| here Thursday. Aineleigh is now in the
service of the Rock Island at Chackasha,
|. T., being foreman of the machine shop
tool room there. Recently while on duty
at that place he had the first finger of mis-
| left hand caught in the gears of a ma
chine and SO badly mangled that part of
| 1t had to be taken off.
| William Hercules, who is employed in
| the spring shop, recently lost five fine
| Spitz dogs Some big black cur stole into
Hercules is probably the maddest man IL
the county. and If he could lay hands on
the beast that committed the slaughter
he would exercise some of the strength
which belonged to his progenitor of that
! name who lived some years ago.
Fire caught in the boards under the tile
the No stack on the east side of the
building late Wednesday evening, but luck
damage being done deserving mention
| Fire Chief William Snyder happened to be
standing inside the shop at the time OF
on top with a hose. The blaze was quick
| ~ Quenched-
| Concrete was being put in for some of
the engine foundation in the new power
house which not yet have been completed.
as also for that of the big air compressor
which is to be placed in the extreme north
end of the basement of that structure. IN
the new boiler and machine shop the en-
CINE pit in the southwest corner has been
plant for lack of workmen with which to
carry forward the job.
Two of the three lavatories which are to
be used by the employees of the new shop
plant, have been commenced and If the
weather had remained favorable the brick
ening They are to contain wash rooms
with hot and cold water and a double row
of screen lockers to be used by the en-
ployes in storing their clothing. The third
structure has not yet been laid out, though
it was expected that today the engineers
would have the plans ready. 1t will be To-
Gated at the northwest corner Of the ma
chine and boiler building.
Three baggage cars have been ordered
taken off their trucks and set down on
the track now used by the St Joseph pas
senger train at the depot, and after they
utilized for a aggageroom while the
building is under repair. Next week it is
planned that the roof of the present sta
ton shall be removed and the work of ex-
pansion placed under complete way. Sur
veyors were busy around the south plat
form Thursday and a force of laborers
already have ripped up much of the
heavy platform which heretofore has been
there crowd of boys which swarmed
around over the freshly exposed ground
were able to pick up considerable number
Of coins and pieces of jewelry, aggregatinS
perhaps eight or ten dollars