The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Machinist Emmett Whipple IS in charge
of his planer again.
Irving T. Sanford has been put on in the
car shops as laborer.
Henry Peaster has been added to the
roll of car shops laborers-
William Whitehead, a car repairer, went
home sick Monday evening.
Edward Symmes is at his place in the
sheds after being sick for week.
John Weldner, car repairer in the Sixth
street yards, took his time Monday.
There is talk of hiring another gang for
handling material in the lumber yard
An interlocking plant has recently been
installed by the Santa. Fe at Wichita.
Frank Wolf, a scrap iron worker, Is
papa Of baby BOY. Weight, IA pounds.
Guy Cronenberg, one Of the sheet iron
boys is out for a vacation of two weeks.
William Il. Miller and Alvin J. French,
car shops laborers took their time Tues
Rock Island pay rolls at Horton. has gone
to work in the sheds.
Charles Rain. who has been in the blue
print room has gone to work for Louie
Deutscher as a timer.
Nicholas Sickinger of the tank room IN
to work for the last two days.
H. H Morley, travelling passenger
agent for the Michigan Central at Kansas
City. was in Topeka Tuesday.
NIagnus Larson. an evangelist of the
coach shop meeting Thursday noon
Water service men We're. busy Tuesday
digging pits Tor two small furnaces on the
west side of the new blacksmith shop.
Clarence Smith, who six months or more
has been in the employ of the black
smithing department, took his time Tues
day.
George Kline. clerk in the Office OF Fuel
and Ice Contractor C1OSsOn, is playing his
typewriter after a sick lay-on of a few
days.
John Nord. and Joseph Hagan. painters
who have been at the general offices
about three months, have returned to the
William Kafton. who has been working
IN the upholsterlng shop, was given
transfer to the boilermaking department
Tuesday.
Work is going forward steadily on the
new gravity coal chute here and it is
viii be ready for use.
Clarence Maze of the boiler shop went
to the doctor Tuesday forenoon to have his
eyes treated for the removal of flying steel
dust which lodged In them
Mrs A Mitchell mother OF W. A and
William Mitchell, Santa Fe men of this
place, has returned to her home in Cha
mute after a brief visit with her sons
John West, a coach carpenter. has re-
turned to the Santa F'e service after a
layof of about a year He has been do
ing housework around town during that
time.
Mrs. Annie Dwelly, mother OF Machinist
Mutton DWelly Of Topeka. has gone to
NoekInl' al, where her son Nelson IS
working as a machinist for the Southern
William Lysaght returned to his place in
the drill press corner Tuesday after brief
absence. He expects to start for Ireland
in time to set foot on the "Culd sod a
month from today.
George Williams, who formerly held a
elerkship at the. general offices. has gone
to Colorado Springs for the summer His
father is 3. F. Williams, commercial agent
for the road at that place.
Several men from the machinists gangs
IN IN the back shop have been transferred
assisting with the setting UP OF the new
engines brought into the shops dead
E; Y. Case of the office of General SUI
agent for the Santa F'e at Emporia, tax
ing the place of J. A Lucas. resigned Liu-
cas- is among the Oldest OF the agents.
Clarence Coleman, formerly connected
with the Topeka Railroad Y. NJ. c. A,
but for the last nine weeks assistant Sec
rotary of the Railroad Y. NJ c. A at Ell
lis, returned Tuesday morning and expects
to remain
General Secretary Prout and Conductor
Richard Wilson are leading the canvass of
the uptown business men of Topeka for
the additional 5000 which is to be raised
have a new home
There has been a fairly good run of
stock through Topeka lately, mostly for
South Dakota pastures. There were two
extras Monday night. and Tuesday after
noon the regular train on that line was
composed mostly of loaded cattle cars.
John Brosamer. until few months ago
boilermaker ia these shops, has gone
to work for the ChOctaw at Shawnee
Oh- ne ldS tGHA living On Cl644n
which he drew last summer in the con
test, but has not yet put in a crop.
It has been planned that by this evening
all the water pipes for the new shop dis
trict win be in apd ready for use as soon
as some of the MIGRANTS are fixed. The
air. water and sewer lines Of the Santa
Fe are in far better shape now than they
ever have been.
Fifteen men were taken down to the
put on board No. l 4 casting for the turn
table at Ration. n. NJ, Weighing 4.s29
pounds. the heaviest so far as known.
ever loaded out of here for q passenger