The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-12
ABoUT RAI1RoAp PFoPLE

There was a special train of colored peo-
PIE from Ottawa to Baldwin today.
D. G. CrOtchett an Argentine fireman,
was mere for a brief visit Saturday.
has been. missed from his place a day
Kansas Southwestern combination coach
No. has been pushed into the shops for
minor repairs.
George Griggs. a machinist helper. has
| 9een SICK and consequently absent from
duty day or two.
Conductor Richard Wilson, who has been
SICK ana unit for duty a short time, has
reported again.
L. NJ. Hartley. round-house boiler wash
er. mas been out for rest during the last
Engineer Thomas Porter. who runs out
OF Usage City, was here for brief visit
Engineer RandIett and Fireman Gorham
were were mere from Usage City Sunday with
their engine. the $3.50.
robert Barnett, timer in the lamp
shop, went home sick shortly after the l
o clock whistle blew Saturday.
4,i russell Jennings. clerk in the office Of
turned from brief trip to Emporia.
John Norton, of the car shops, has been
OUT a rev days for the purpose of paint
ing MS fathers house on Lake street.
Brakeman H c. Whitbeck has been
hlred Tor service on this division, and
made his first trip out on the road Fri
John Butler joined the force in the
! boiler shop this morning after a layoff Of
tack Of tonsilitis.
Conductor Peter Forster has returned
from short trip to Chicago and Satur-
day morning took his turn out on 121, the
main line freight
James Kelly, who belongs properly in
the paint shop, has been sent to the cab
lnetmalxing department temporarily to
work on screens and blinds
George E. Ward, material inspector, who
few weeks ago. is still tied up. Mrs. Ward
is also under quarantine at the city hos
pital
w. a. Powers, chief chemist, left Sunday
for Chicago and thence viii go to Mt.
Vernon, III, to study some tests of pick
ing ties with new zinc and creosote
compound
Locomotive 29O which was recently
/ hauled generally. has been assigned to
middle division service and will go there
1 at once
| Der Of the class of the SIS turned out of
the back shop last week; has been given
over to the hands of Miller's gang for a
/ general overhauling.
Engineer MCGOWAN and Fireman VIII =
! lians, of the Leavenworth yards, were
brought over the 1913 from the Back shop
and took back the 2234
A E. Hamilton, an east side timer has
saved sufficient money to build home OF
his. own on Madison street between Eighth
! and Ninth; Preparations are being made
| to begin the house at once.
Brakeman W. c. Mattingly has signed
/ up for a run on the east end local, taking
/ the place vacated by Edward Mordaunt
who quit last week to engage in agricul-
ture north of Topeka.
Twenty-four cars of stock composed ar
! extra which came in from the west and
! went north to Atchison Sunday forenoon
The cattle We're on the way to pasture
somewhere west of that place.
DR.. John P. Raster. chief surgeon for the
Santa Fe here, has gone to Fort Madison
| Ia, to assume charge of the company hos
pital there in the temporary absence OF
| E G. Chapman, the regular doctor
Part of the frame for the pockets OF
| the west side of the new coal chute has
been raised to place. The completion OF
the job will keep the gang now at work
| on it busy several months longer.
Engineer Joseph Davidson is reported a.
| being laid up in bed with a lame back anC
] is unable to take his turn out on train: