The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-19
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

Walter Copeland Of the planning mill is
papa Of a baby boy
Harry Ward. a trucker in the storehouse
drew his time Thursday.
Walter Wessen of the storehouse has
resumed his place after resting a few
w. T. Fleming, switchrnan is on duty
his legs.
Engineers Charles Berry and Link Gal
is third. = '-''>-
Charles Lilies is a fresh recruit in the
force of assistants Of the blacksmfthing
department
L. E. Berger. north side man. is hand
ling iron in the scrap yard. He is in James
Thompson's gang.
Pat Dewitt is helping in the smith shop.
He used to watch around the Central Ma
tiona1 bank, nights.
Every other night from to II o'clock
the big compressor Is being run. William
Beeson Is in charge.
r. II. Crozier, travelling passenger agent
for the Burlington out of Kansas City, was
in Topeka Thursday.
Santa Fe coaches 666 and $50 are in for
repairs. A Santa Fe Pacific baggage car
Is also here for wreck repairs.
George Palmer, an inside paint f1nisher.
and Mrs. Palmer have gone to Pennsylva-
MIA for ten days recreation.
Fred Woodburn of the machine shop,
who has been running a wheel lathe has
been shifted to a boring mill.
H. c. Shields, travelling passenger agent
for the Wabash, came up from his head
quarters in Kansas City, Thursday
Engineer William Rain. who was taken
sick while out his about q week
ago. is able to visit the roundhouse.
John Jurrens has. relinquished his place
on the big shears for about two weeks
and has gone out of town for a vacation
Fred Austin, who formerly worked in
the boiler shop and later went to the same
department at Osawatomie, has quit there.
Walter Mills a helper in the coach SHOP
his wife and mother in-law, Mrs. Merritt
have gone to Reading, Pa, for q brief
visit.
The wife of Bert Bronson a mill fireman,
who has been seriously i'll for some days,
is slightly better and is probably out OF
danger.
Grafstrom, mechanical engineer, is de-
tanned at his home by an attack of MAJ
larial fever.
1t is rumored that the Colorado flyer.
the. winter as soon as the California linn
tied goes on daily.
II; y. Nudge. general manager. went
ed to No. Thursday. His destination
was Trinidad, Colo
c. w. Closson. fuel and ice contractor.
is out the western lines of the road,
business relating to that department en-
gaging his attention.
Dugald Mccall Of Mitchell's gang is at
his post after a lay-off Of several weeks:
He has been visiting in Concordia and
other Kansas towns.
F. NJ. Barnett has not been able to re-
main away from his former job of help
ing blacksmith longer than two months.
He was hired again this week.
William Sheldon of the boiler shop who
has been OF building an eight room house
in the east part of town. has reported. He
is now occupying the residence.
Jesse Stafford of the coach paint shop
has returned to his place after visit of
60 days in the vicinity of Pittsburg, Pa
His sister Hazel was with him.
Nearly. everything about the new gem
eral offices building OF the Santa Fe at
La Junta has been finished the fireproof
vault being the part which Is now under
construction.
oscar Furze who nsed to run an engine
out OF Topeka was in the cab when No
"a went through bridge east of Medill.
Mo-, Tuesday afternoon. Furze got over
all right with his locomotive, but sixteen
cars OF the train which was following 1t