The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-18
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
Brakeman McCabe has been off duty
few days.
Grant Allen. a timer. has been sick
week or more.
Joseph Corey is a new member of the
Frank Henry, boilermaker. failed to
ring in Tuesday.
Clarence Mailman is a late addition to
the helpers in the boiler shop.
William Cox, q scrapper. has missed
Gay or two on account of sickness.
Clyde Hampstead, a trucker in the store
department, is laying off for ten days.
John Sothers is a new trucker in the
/ storehouse, entering the service Tuesday.
Ira Miller, formerly foreman of the
roundhouse machinists, has gone to Fort
Worth. Tex
F. n. Risteen, mechanical superinten-
| dent, has been on the Chicago division for
| several DAYS
J. Z. Beverly is. running the bolt cutting
machine IN theboiler shop after being of
several weeks.
Elmer Holum who has worked in the
| drill press corner, has been put on as as
slstant day Oiler.
. j. n Smith, an Enporia employ of the
Santa Fe, has returned to that place after
a visit in Topeka.
Worl1rhen were busy Tuesday putting
I the gearing on the new electric crane of
the machine shop.
Workmen have almost completed the lit
gravity coal chute.
Charles Peterson a machine hand in the
/ MIL, IS IOE light repairs Tor INJURIES re-
cefved a few days ago.
George Perry, a storehouse laborer who
injured one hand several days ago while
on duty, is at work again.
| Wynoka now has the old Hutchinson
/ Southern depot which was formerly used
1 by the company at Anthony.
The little daughter Of lack Reser, a
blacksmith helper, is recovering from an
/ illness lasting since April 1.
W; Heber. helper on the ehisel fire in
/ the blacksmithing department. had to leave
his place Tuesday and go home sick.
| Peter Marks, who for two and q half
years has had a job in the wheel shop
under Isaac Schlegel, took his time Tues
day
Harry B. Tnlotson, who went to work as
a machinist in the water service has been
| given transfer to the roUndhouse under
Frank Thompson.
George Robinson, who has been in the
water service department of the shops for
/ three or four months has gone on similar
work on the road
NJ J. Drury, foreman for the Santa F'e
/ at Arkansas City, and Mrs. Drury have
returned to that place after a trip along
the Pacific coast.
AIachinist Chris Schaeffer is on the night
! shift temporarily Milton Dwelly is pre-
| siding over the machine which he used to
run in the day time.
Elmer King, an apprentice boy in the
machine shop, has been accused Of the
/ shocking sin of laying off all day Tues
/ day to NOV his lawn.
There were not nearly so many lay offs
/ around the shops Tuesday as is usually the
/ the men get their checks
John Player, formerly consulting super
| intendent Of motive power for the Santa
F'e, has been granted a patent on a slid
ing door for railroad cars.
Jesse Palmer, a coach carpenter, who for
/ at the general offices building. has return
ed to his regular place at the shops.
There were a number of small injuries
| to men in the machine shop Tuesday
morning, though none were of great conse-
/ quence- Nobody had to knock off work.
Dorothy Walker, 12-year-old daughter Of
| Albert Walker, a craftsman in the loco
motive department, fell from a bed the
| other day, fracturing her left collar bone
Charles Cooper has appeared at the
| roundhouse again after an absence of two
weeks. He has just passed through lot
/ OF trouble with his eyes, caused by granu-
lar lids
The six mail, six postal. fifteen baggage
! and two observation cars which the Santa
Fe has ordered from the Pullman works,
and October
William Holloway. who used to run on
the Santa Fe out Of Argentine and who
had his family in Topeka, is now with the
goods to that place.
Roy J. Putnam clerk in the office of
George W Miller, machine shop foreman
covering from a severe illness which threat
ened to run into typhoid fever
Al Galletly, a brother of George Gallet1y,
foreman Of a gang IN the tank room here
this point, is now pulling a train on the
new ChoctaW road from Anthony.
Elijah Lane a laborer in the shops Ium-
Der yard. was knocked out Of service Tues
over his right foot and bruising it badly
The injury was not considered serious.
Brakeman George L. Stone, well known
in Topeka from his having switched in
these yards for a number Of years up to
about six months ago, has asked for a
short vacation OF q few days, beginning
John a Renyer and James Reed, short
term laborers in the storehouse, have
drawn their time Renyer has a job on a
farm near Meriden and Reed will find a
place in the harvest fields Of western Kan
sas.
Charles Wallace, a pipe filter who gave
up his place In the water service three
months ago and since then has been visit
ing in Colorado and Salt Lake City. Utah,
today took up his work for the Santa Fe
Clarence Coleman. formerly connected
with the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. of this place
served as assistant secretary for a few
weeks. left Tuesday for the harvest fields
of the west
John SPAIN has been put on as night
Ta ae and f is probable that he will
leaves the state.
Daniel Cardan, a car repairer who went
to Christ hospital three months ago and
since that time has submitted to two oper-
atoms. was around among his shop friends
Tuesday He is slowly recovering but win
not begin work for about two weeks
LONGER.
Showing the prosperity of the times
among tradesmen.a boilermaker who came
in from the east a few days ago, says
that he had dozen chances to go to
work IN railroad shops between Chicago
and Topeka: There Is big demand for
machinists. bOilermakers and other skilled
Worknen all over the southwest
Engine 674 an oil burner Nlately dis
charged from thorough treatment in the
back hospital, made its trial trip to spen-
Ger and back Tuesday under Engineer