The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-10

jury while making survey at oskaIoosa
about two months ago ana since then has
not been well until ne was released a few
Charles E. Cox, formerly a car repairer
here. but who has been away several
Oscar G. Warner has been hired as a new
man in that department
Locomotive 9S7 the first of the con-
signnent of largest locomotives in the
world which the Baldwin plant is build-
ing for the Santa Fe was to have arrived
here dead today and be set up in these
shops.
John Krafton went to work in the up
he1ster1ng department this morning. TAX
VINO was transferred 10 tne 1olier snop last
week. He is q brother OF William Kraft0u
of the same department
Harrison Euler, who has been with a
steam shovel on the cut of, has returned
to his former place as fireman in the mill
has been holding a place there has re-
turned to the water service gang.
Mexican Central business car II came in
and was cut out here until Monday night,
when it went to Peabody on No. II. 1t
was boarded there by a special party.
George Flash, formerly an employe Of
the general storehouse here. but now
holding a position in that department of
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa E'e at Tenn.
pie, Tex, IS in Topeka for a few days
DR.. H L Allkire will deliver the first of
series OF lectures on topics of interest to
railroad men Wednesday evening at the
han Of Irwin lodge go 4. o. II. w. The
course will be continued throughout the
summer
Engineer Byron Smith. who went to San
ia Monica, Cal, a few weeks ago, is re-
ported as being considerably improved in
health since reaching the Pacific coast
He has been unable to work regularly for
q long time
The Republican Of Fort Madison. Ia,
claims that there is a well defined r11mor
that John Purcell, formerly master me-
chanic there, but now superintendent of
Ia mo- sicaH IN q
wealthy heiress Of Kansas City
There will be meeting of the general
7. NJ c. A. this evening. The arrange
ments committee held session Monday
evening. Bids for the train and stand
privileges will be open to the public We'd
nesday.
George Perry, storehouse trucker, had
the second finger of his left hand badly
handle a steel rail he failed to drop when
the time came, with the result that the
ugly CASH
George E Ward, who has been inspect
ing car wheels at Chicago for three or
four weeks has been sent to Madison, IN,
to complete the inspection begun by G. t.
Bond, who goes to birmingham, Ala
Locomotives 572 and 1885 have been sent
out trial trips.
Charles Loux, Santa Fe Pacific freight
conductor out of Bakersfield, Cal, is here
for a visit of week or ten days with
friends and relatives He formerly ran
train on this part of the system and is "a
room carpenters.
It is understood that fan will be put
IN the boiler room Of the planning mill
The fremen in this department have one
of the hottest jobs around the whole shop
in summer, the location of the room being
heat from the boilers greatly.
John Burge, private secretary to Divis-
ion Superintendent Mcclellan reached To-
peka Monday morning on No TO- the Mis-
souri, river flyer Accompanying him was
the bride to whom he was welded in
10 (NoI fr FRS
Burge viii live on Topeka avenue.
G.. W. Closson, fuel and ice contractor,
left Sunday night with gang Of men for
Dodge City. where they will be put to
work storing 1000 tons of Trinidad Col,
coal for the company Mr. Closson Will
Ing him beyond that point a little later.
Mrs. Elmer Ward, wife of an Emporia
Santa Fe engineer. lost a pocketbook con,
train IN that city a few days ago. She
came in on the train and had the purse
with her before it stopped, but when she
got up to go out it is supposed she dropped
taken to Atch1son June p for the shop
mems picnic means not only an increased
attendance on the event from that town
OF the band here in Topeka who Will go
over for the afternoon and evening con-
certs.
Paul Ost. son Of Joseph Ost of the store
house, and himself formerly connected
with the office Of Resident Engineer
a position under the engineer of construc-
ton, who has charge OF the building Of the
Eastern Oklahoma line. He viii probably
be gone all summer.
Charles stopIe, son of G. W. stople, chief
locomotive craftsman, was in town Mon
day and will leave at once for the City of
Mexico, where he will take a position as
craftsman in the service of the Mexican
Central Stople has just returned from
Lawrence where he has completed his
junior year as a mechanical engineer in
the state university
p
had a fire in the blacksmith shop here, but
who recently has been in the Albuquerque,
n. NJ, shops Of the company, was given
charge Of the scrap iron gang working
under that department here Monday after
noon Mr. Thompson lost two fingers I'M
der a steam hammer while on duty at Al
bHquerque' a few weeks ago and has not
worked since
sixty-one men went with a work train
to the scene of the Washout on the NeO-
sho river north of Lang Sunday, taking
with them ballast and other material with
which the track is to be brought back into
railroad condition Monday an extra gang
which is to do the surfacing was hired
and will continue so until the rOadbed is
as good as before the coming of the Hoods
of last week.
Osman Bates a machinist who on Oc-
fOber 70 OF last wear received burns and