The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-04
run and number of crews were drawn
for temporary service from other divis-

ions.
John Stafford. coach painter, has been
out preparing for the celebration which is
being held at his East Hill place today.
John Stirkhi, axle trimmer in the
wheel shop, has reported for duty after
a lay off Of week because of sickness.
had one leg badly bruised by
wheel running on it, is slowly recover
ing.
W Leeds Lee has been prom9tea to rate
! sistant general freight agent at the Sam
ia Fe.
John Larson. who for short tine .,l has s
shop is running hammer nights for the
present.
Boilermaker Let Heustis, who has been
in Topeka shops a number of years, re-
! nourced his allegiance to the Santa Fe
Thursday
I, Pullman observation car ben vorlich'
which ran on the Limited during the
| winter, was held here for light truck re-
pairs Thursday.
shop will leave the early part Of next
week for >Concordia, where she will visit
| for a brief time
| John Yearsley, who has been knocking
| fires at the roundhouse, Grew his check
Thursday. He has been in the service
about six months.
wood division turned his ankle while en-
| brief lay off for repairs
Another recruit has been added to the,
blacksmith shop force, young man hay
| of that department Thursday
One of the longest stock trains that has
moved over the Santa Fe was compos d
line from the west few days ago.
s. p. Bedwell Of the spring shop has
9ned his Soy wife S who has been visiting in
weeks stay they will return home
p. F. Winter, a member of the force
to Kansas City to take medical treat
ment for an indefinite period of time
Frank B. Mauck. who formerly fired on
out of Winslow, Ariz., has been in this
part of the state few days visiting with
friends.
ley, foreman car painter for the Pennsyl-
vania system at its Meadows shops, Jer-
sey City, N. J., is in Topeka for a visit
with relatives.
Sixteen galvanized iron ventilators to
maehne shop have
here and stored along with other equip
ment for the new building.
hit in the right eye by a piece of metal
while working Thursday forenoon and
had to go to the hospital. The injury is
probably not SO serious as to affect the
sight.
James Edgeworth is here for a visit with
p pa SHOPS aH compIeted the job Of
weighing. the mails for the government
short time ago.
Frank James took the wrecking crew
to Lawrence Thursday to put two freight
Of e switch there they Belonged to train
g. and little damage resulted except de-
lay of about five hours
1t is announced that the game of base
ball which was to have taken place at
Garfield park between the car shops
ed. Preparations for it have been I'M
der way for about month
Fred Sites b formerly ba The sc employe;
morning: At o'clock be raped one nm
ger with hammer and retired from ser
vice for the remainder of the day.
All departments will be closed tomor-
With the exception as b OF the eS @ be
about the usual force on duty. The order
shutting down the plant for two days is
Reuben Peabody. a machinist appren-
tice who has been working in the tests Ia
home il Chicago. where he viii spend his
summer vacation of two weeks He is a
son of Statistician Peabody of the Santa
Mill men will be busy from now until
Monday placing the new car sill planer
which lately arrived here from the east.
It will be located in the northwest corner
of the building and the old machine Will
be taken. out and given course of gem
era1 repairs.
R. M. johnson, who came here from
Emporia a few days ago to work in ! the
headquarters, has returned to that place
and Extra Operator Gillespie OF North
night trick
There was an extraordinarily heavy rur
of iced tea at the coffee house at the Santa
Fe shops Thursday, owing to the hot
weather. Recently the consumption .ol
this beverage has been exceptionally light
but whenever the temperature rises ths
change is easily observable.
Boilermaker Harry White has been pre-
scented by some charitably disposed person
with an elegant copper spoon appropriate
| " inscribed. 1t has been observed latel,
| that White has been eating part Of hi:
!, | dinners without any such utensil. and tn
1 gift in view of his wife's forgetfulness
IS much appreciated
{ | Delmar Spangler, who for few week
} has been doing stenographic work TO
Shops Superintendent John Purcell. hal
resigned to become chief clerk to tn
, agent of the Santa Fe at Winfield Spang
| Ter came from that city. where he was
stenoRrapher in the Santa F'e office.
Z Special car ~ which is being rebuilt
for the use Of Second Vice President Nor