The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-02
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Thomas Leonard, car sheds laborer,
laid off Saturday
David Henry of the storehouse has been
out few days.
laying off for a few days rest.
Gottlieb Stanm. a meter in the brass
foundry, is papa of baby girl
Locomotive 226 has gone out on a trial
trip after getting general overhauling.
There has been added to the force in
the paint shop a full-blooded Maltese cat.
Edward Swanson of the draughting
room has been out Of his place several
days.
ter in the boiler shop. has been out a day
or two
Hilton Gould of the boiler shop has
been transferred to a night job in that
department.
John shuler, a machinist helper, has
gone to St Marys to rest up for about
three weeks.
Ben Slaughter. who switches in these
yards, took a trip to Kansas City, Sat
urday afternoon.
Locomotive $685. a ten-wheel Baldwin,
has been sent out after receiving a gen
eral OverhauIinR-
George Crawford of the boiler shop has
been laying off since Thursday his ewes
being in bad order
Edward and Arthur Doyle of the smith
shop, have gone to Fort Worth, Tex, for
q visit Of a few weeks.
George Bechtel who used to follow a
switch engine in Emporia yards is in
Topeka for a short time.
Samuel Eby, who has been building
fires at the roundhouse days has been
shifted to the night force
Colorado & Wyoming special car Sun
rise passed through Topeka, Sunday
evening, attached to No. 6.
John stirkhI, who finds employment in
the wheel shop, has taken his wife and
family to Oklahoma for an outing
Operator A A Minert of North Ottawa
has been in Topeka several days attend
ing relatives who have been SICK.
Beginning Sunday night, Peterson was
established as night telegraph office,
Operator Stuart being placed in charge.
Fred Roehrig. q timer, has been navi-
eating with bruised foot. the result
of a fragment of lead dropping upon it.
William Zarker clerk in the office OF
the coach shop. has been putting in his
holidays learning the tricks of bicycle
riding.
Henry Grout. known to many Topeka
men. but now with the company at A1bu-
querq1e. N NJ, was visiting at the shops,
Saturday.
David stitt father of Edwart Stitt a
boilermaker. is able to walk after an i'll
ness from which it was feared he never
could regain his strength.
Walter Worren, who has been working
in the wheel shop all winter, has sought
another job outside of the Santa F'e. He
took his time Saturday.
Engineer L WeIlrnan, who pulls the
Limited vest of here, has been laying. off
a few days and Engineer William Sher-
man has been at the throttle.
Rain has considerably 1nterfered with
the construction of the brick walls of the
new boiler and machine shop within the
last two or three days.
Rev. C. P Carkuff, pastor of the Yves
1eyan Methodist church, led the Sunday
afternoon gospel meeting at the railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. The male auartette sang.
George J. Graves, clerk in the office of
Resident Engineer Meade, spent Sunday
in Lawrence. Mrs. Graves went down Fri
day morning and remained until joined by
her husband.
Barney Olson, a sheds truck workman
was barely able to walk bone SATURDAY
being a sufferer from rheumatic pains.
He probably win not be in shape for sew
eral days.
-Four painters from the shops were on
duty Sunday at the general offices touch
ing up the inside finishings there. They