The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-11
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Frank Sheehan is new machinist
helper.
F. N. Risteen. mechanical superinten-
dent was in Newton Thursday.
Luther Buswell and Claire Stevens are
new labOrerS in the StOrehOuSe.
Thomas M. Coffee is the bibulous name
Of new blacksmith shop employee.
John Thompson and Martin McAndrew
have been recruited as car repairers.
]. Q. Thomas, commercial agent for the
visitor Thursday.
of the Michigan H Centra out of Ransss
City, was here Thursday.
Clarence Heustis of the boiler shop. who
took a leave of absence before the Fourth,
is at his post of duty again.
Clarence Burns, a laborer in the scrap
yards who tS3k @ number 9r al about & week
George Mclaughlin and Ben Williams,
switchmen who have been on the off list
few days. are following their engines
again.
H. E. Ray, member of the office force
working under General Storekeeper Hill
ton, will be In Chicago day or two next
Henry Senne, a helper in the boiler shop,
went to the hospital with an injured eye,
caused by being hit with piece of metal,
Thursday.
Frank Brooks of the roundhouse force
has been sick several days. He crawled
into hot engine the other day and got
too warm.
F. I. Ricketts,, who has been helper
TRANSFERRED to isaac W schiegeTs gang s east east
of the tracks.
Linemen have arrived and will begin at
once putting up poles for the wires which
are to form a part of the electrical plant
of the new shoos-
loafing around his home in Emporia for
| six weeks because of a sprained wrist,
| has reported for duty.
George Fensky a cabinet maker who
went to st. Louis about two weeks ago
waited his block Thursday.
! William 2Chn1fz CF q of
/ storehOuse labOrers, who had one foot
! mashed the other day, is able to be around
1 yet.
rapher in the office of Shops Superinten-
| dent Purcell, remained only day or two
ton at Raton. n N Ne 'e1 - p''
H P. Risque of the mechanical labora-
in Topeka for a short time Thursday on
his way there from St LOUIS where he
has been for number of days.
Water service men repairing the pis-
ton ton on the piledriyer which has been at
ing under the direction Of John m PetzeI eH orn and
was scheduled to go out at $50.
Robert R. Quigley has been put on as
poHton vacated by anf
vision Superintendent Mcclellan.
| ]. S. Thompson, who does the clerical
work for NJ. ODoud, in charge of one of
the large steam shovel gangs at Neosho
Rapids the. ext off. during the grade
reductions there, was in town Thursday.
William Hayes of the blacksmith shop
has returned from a visit in Canada COW
ering a period of about two weeks. Be
fore leaving here he ran hammer nights
but since coming back he has been help
| ing days
George F. Bean, graduate of the Kan
sas State Agricultural college at Manhat-
tan and who entered the Santa F>e service
as special apprentice, has been assigned
to work in Albuquerque, n. NJ, shops and
has gone to that place.
/ John Paul, a night axle maker who has
been with the company a good many
months. has drawn his time His place
is to be filed temporarily by John Lar
son. who had charge of the big hammers
in the new shop while they were under
trial.
workmen have completed the excava.
ton for the engine pit on the west side Of
the boiler shop. The roofers on the build
the carpenters and bricklayers. The nortf