The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-22

who is still sick and unable to hold down
d. A. Blood, foreman of the oil house.
has completed fine new two story resi-
dence at ILL West Second street.
H. C. Crawford, formerly fuel foreman
peka for a short visit with relatives.
Locomotive 1919 one Of the new Prairie
type, has been set in the back yard and It
is presumed will be given heavy repairs.
John Devlin, a machinist apprentice, has
been obliged to lay on for q few days and
it is feared that he WI suffer Siege
Of fever.
Two hundred laborers are wanted for q
Santa F'e rock quarry at Watrous. N. M
The company Is getting out great guam
tity of ballast at that point.
Boil ermaker David Mcmillan has been
entertaining for q few days q. H. Place.
who beliH IS on his Wav to Hor frnneio' NO.
John Waldron. scale inspector for the
Chicago division. was In town Saturday
He was only recently appointed to that po-
Hugh Carfrae, a clerk in the storehouse.
is preparing to leave Topeka for his per-
manent home in London Ontario. He has
Der of years.
There seems to be considerable more
work in the boiler shop lately than has
in that department have been retained I'M
til o'clock lately.
| 1t is announced from the southern Cal
w. =.
Francis. formerly division storekeeper at
Winslow. Ariz., Is seriously Ill and that 1t
is doubtful if he win recover.
Pat Dewitt, who was recently hired in the
blacksmith shop, is running the big No. /
hammer in the new shop. William Hair
| sine, who formerly handled the levers. is
on No in the old shop.
1t was current around the south shop
Saturday that Charles Nagle, an appren-
! tice in that department, had laid on all
day to work out his poll tax. His friends
say that he is an expert with shovel.
| Nate Cafferty, a machinist who left these
shops some weeks ago, has returned to To-
Of tie Santa Fe. II is likely that he viii
seek a job in the genial southern climate
for the winter.
| Rio Grande Western baggage car No g.
| which has been in the Topeka shops for q
general overhauling has been almost COM
pleted and will probably be sent out this
/ Of equipment.
| C. M. Shea and Frank Schmittendorn
| young machinists who received their train
the the City for the Southland some time this
week, perhaps Tuesday. They will proba-
| bly, be gone all winter.
! Ernest Gustafson, who has been working
| in the field yard here for some time, has
been named as the man to go to San Der
nardino. Cal.. and take charge Of thu
/ freight car painters at that point. The ap-
| pointment is effective at once.
| 1t is the rumor that Anton Lambrecht
wheel employee, may lose the sight Of
i eyes.
/ was made in the treatment of them and
| Iambrecht hay be obliged to pay the tir
rible penalty of total blindness.
John s. Sager a machinist in the ali
brake corner, who came to Topeka recent
lily from the plant at Westinghouse All
Brake company Of Pittsburg.. Pa. is Inucf
pleased over the arrival of his family il
| this city. They are now eseonced in thei
home east of the shops
Joseph Cowdrey Of the water service wa
| put out of commission for few days b,
an air cIisel which went partially through
| the palm of his hand The wound result
Leo from an accidental careless handling
| of the machine and it will probably b.
some days before he can report for duty.
Completion of the riveting tower in tn
new boiler and machine shop was deiaye.
which 1t is covered not arriving. Satur
day. however, the stuff had come in ant
was being placed. It is The plan to hav
the contra ctors by October l.
Gustavus Erlandson, who used to d
carpenter work in the sheds, IS home from
Sweden. He visited the home of his brit
but was soon able to get a strong longinl
for the United States after landing Of
August and returned about six week
later He is now in the employ of a loca
contractor.
Santa Fee. who has charge Of all the axl
lighting on the system, VIII organize tn
s Rsrosd ssc e At TIE fhe 20
the association Monday evening: Mr.. Eros
was instructor IN this branch last wfnte
and the result of his teaching is recon
mended highly by those who studied unde
his direction
John Crawford. switchman. il keepin,
| M with yard engine after q rest Of som
weeks spent in Wfnterset, Ia. He was de
tanned there some days longer than we
originally planned because the son an.
1 daughter were taken with scarlet feve
and had to be kept there until II had rul
its course. They entirely recoverde befor
starting for Kansas Crawford says tfler
is an epidemic of that disease In low
Just now
ers inside the new boiler and uachfn
shop at break OF day Monday morning 70
great framework of that structure. fAyne'
Fang already has coated the steel Of tn
building twice. but It was some mouth