The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-17

been off for four days. His friends report
him sick.
John Stevenson, who runs the big rip
saw in the planning mill, was off Saturday
and today
1t is said that the new Santa Fe RIA
chine and boiler shop is the largest shop
in the world.
John waldron. scale inspector on the
eastern division was visiting in Topeka
last Saturday.
A. A Graham, chief claim agent for the
Rock Island, returned yesterday from
business trip to Fairbury, Neb.
c. c. Johnson. helper on the No /
hammer in the blacksmith shop. laid off
Saturday on account of sickness.
Bert Bronson, head fireman in the boiler
room of the planning mill. returned Satur-
day after a two weeks vacation.
A. E. Cooper, division passenger agent
for, the Rock Island. returned today from
business trip in western Kansas.
James Evans, who for the last two
weeks has been teaming on the transfer
table. drew his time Friday evening.
William Bartlett has charge of the bull
dozer during the absence of George BATE.
who went home sick Friday AFTERNOON.
Jesse K. Tilford, a machinist in the east
shop, laid off Saturday on account of get
ting his fingers mashed while working.
The boiler settings in the new power
house are being rushed so that two tenn
porary boilers may be put in place to-
day.
william Pennington formerly truck
in the coach shops. has been trans
ferred to the trimming gang in the PAM
shop.
Santa Fe train No ia carried 10 passen-
gers to Lawrence Saturday to attend the
football game between Kansas university
and Haskell.
Fred Beeler of the water service depart
ment was able to be around the shops
Saturday. He is just recovering from a
two weeks sick spell.
The conduit connecting the new power
house with its smokestack IS nearly IN.
sealed up by Wednesday.
E. E. jerks, formerly gang foreman in
the east shop. left Sunday morning for
Champaign, I'll. where ,l ne Is to take
Frank Hamilton, a boilermaker appren-
tice in the roLndhouse, sprained his back
Saturday morning while driving -lvets ana
had to lay off He will not be back for
about week
Engine 1917 is in the roundholse for re-
pairs and repainting. As soon as she is
between Topeka and Newton. Engine 1918
is taking her place.
Engine SOC, which has been in the round
house for repairs, had gang of men
working on her all day Saturday night
so that she would be able to go out on
her trial trip Sunday.
Fred Hamilton, of w. H. Hamilton
acting master mechanic of the eastern d.
vision. has resigned his position as office
boy in NJ NJ. Mansons office and will ac-
cept an apprenticeship in the Santa Fe
machine shop at Argentine
John Voight. who worked a helper in
the BLACKSMITH. SHOp ABOUT Il year dSD etllN
who in the meantime has been working in
his brothers bakery at the corner of Sixth
and Lake streets has started up a bakery
of his own at 316 East Fourth street
Ben Dustin. an apprentice in the boiler
shop, returned this morning after TWO
weeks lay off. A crown sheet dropped
on his toes nearly cutting them off. and
be has been IN the hospital for treatment
HIS father is gang boss In the boiler
shOl.
An passenger engines which leave here
for the east will hereafter go on through
to Shopton. Ia. instead of cutting out at
Marceline as they have done In the past.
The reason for this change is supposed to
be the shortage of engines. The crews
will cut out at Marceline, as before. but
the engines will go on through
Mrs w. H Hamilton entertained several
young gentlemen at supper Friday night
in honor of her son Fred Hamilton, who
has resigned his position in M. M Man
sons office and will go to Argentine to
work in the shops there Those present
Van Fieck Elmer Sheldon and Glenn
Morthland.
At about $50 Saturday afternoon coal
car was derailed al. the foot Of the incline
leading to the coal chute. The car had
been emDtied and was~ on its downward
trip when. through some reason, the de-
rail was left OPEN and the car left the
track No damage was done. and With
the help of the wrecking crew she was
back on the track in an hour.
Edward Karr who runs the big planer
in the planning mill. left Sunday for
hunting expedition In the vicinity of Coun-
ell Grove He was accompanied by his
brother, VIII Kari, and his nephew They
will be gone week and with the aid of
mack Of hounds they expect 10 be able
to show something their return.
Whether they will do so or not remains to
be seen
7 r. Deisher.a workman in the tin shop,
has invented an electric light reflector
which is to be used in shops 1t is a tin
affair which hangs down over the hight
and not only doubles the power of the
lamp but protects it from the knocks that
it might get. The lights now in use are
nrotected by a wire cage but have no re-
Hector ard therefore are not so strong as
thev would be If Mr. Deisher's patent was
used on them
Killed by Fly Bite.
New York Nov. T.-Hermann Kssff-
man. three EAR old son of a tobacco deaf
| az. 1i,ri,nez y, tn Bronx has died from the