The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-10

Santa Fe at Galesburg. Ill. was In To-
peka Thursday.
William Boggis of the storehouse has
been off duty all week on account of a
| boil on his arm.
Frank Schwartz, a member of the wip-
| ing force, is out on account of an attack
| of stomach trouble
Dispatcher L. c. Nicely. who. works the
| third trick on the cutoff, is off for a few
| days regeneration
| Thursday a large chunk of plaster fell
| room of the depot
| George Furman helper to Engine In
| spector Manley, is playing an engagement
| with the mumpS.
| William Bumgarner of Leavenworth is
here visiting Del Shay of the sheds. at
| I'LL Seward avenue
| smith shop, went OFF duty Thursday with
| an eye burned by sparks.
| Ben Simons, a car repairer in the Sixth
/ street gang, has been sick and unable to
! be on duty for several days.
| James Dyer, roundhouse wiper, has
days while he visits Kansas City
| Elmo Wilkinson of the blacksmith shop
/ has been out of service a day or two de-
voting his attention to bad cold.
All the boiler making force was smoking
ppnnTSaay at tne eXpsaSe mi, OF SGsepn
| Miss Bessie Crawford, a niece of Tree
| Parker of the. boiler shop, is sick with
| the mumpS at her home in North Topeka
| Earl Manley. a machinist apprentice
| who runs a machine in the bolt lathe
| corner, has been laying or since Wednes-
| day.
| John Neiswender. an apprentice in the
| boiler shop who has been absent good
| share of the week, has again taken UP the
| burden
| William Kettler, a boilermaker. was
struck THURSDAY afternoon by a railing
| ternoon-
| Park Bigham. John Olson. and Warren
| Owen of the boiler shop, who have been
| putting in time on the night shift. are
| working days
Bartholomew Brennan. a water service
after being Off
! T. ]. F1annelly, travelling, passenger
| headquarters at Kansas City, was In To-
| peka Thursday.
| Charles Dossman, chef at the depot
eating house. is in command again after
an absence of two or three weeks on ac-
| count of sickness.
| Bert Gorham, a machinist working I'M
der E. E. jerks in the east shop. has
| taken leave of absence OF two weeks and
has gone to Mexico.
| Burve Lewis, boilermaker in the round
mouse sn n3 up ont Sis tine card GOT
an order on the hospital
Visitors are still frequent through the
| lately as during the holidays, but it is
still holding up very favorably.
Newt Thompson p s9 Of the RSler shop NV
| backing out punch and a severe gash cut
| He was able to continue on duty
| L
bers of the tank gang WHICH returned the
| other day, from Deming, N M, reported
| for duty in the boiler shop Thursday
Peter Cart, a pipe filter in the water
service, has been out day or two on
account of sprained ankle sustained IN
| the other day.
This evening at the Railr 0a y, Y n M e
A Miss Clara M CTnm aca ana ngr Pu I2i
be given by Prof. Harvey Worran and
Miss Vida Bush.
- NOS
KEY of the water service, have gone to
Los Angeles. Cal, where they will spend
several weeks. They are accompanied oy
Mrs Rena Fasoldt-
The foundation of the reservoir which is
to be built here has been put in and a
| SO that the job of erecting it can be start
| ed almost any time
Railroad Y. M. G. A. Wednesday evening
| for the organization of the beginning al
zebra class WHICH i Is to run under the IN
Mrs. E. E. Wilson of Armourdale, Kan,
T Mt1 u at that place returned home
| Thursday evening after visiting several
days with friends on North Tyler street.
| G. W. Hamilton, a. timer, left Thursday
| in company with his wife for Logansport,
| Ind, to attend the funeral of sister of
hight before. having been complaining
| only a short time
A: P. Goodhqe. diyisi3 on foreman at En-
| time to drop around and renew acquain-
taTaceS with tina boys. "A rev years ago
| he had charge of the gang of machinists
| in the south shop
About two weeks ago the bunk car
| which Frank Hammond's gang uses was
| brought in for repairs after being mixed
| tIp in a wreck at Ottawa. 1t has been al
| most completed ready for use and will be
/ out in a, few days
The air motor which plies back and
| forth in the scrap yards is in service af-
ter a holiday vacation lasting since the
first of the year. 1t has been receiving
stay rods and other repairs in the ma
| chine and boiler shops.
Clyde Scheaffor, hammer boy in the
blackSmithing department, who has been
| in bed for several weeks with pneumonia,
| is slowly recovering. He can sit up a lit
| tie, but will not be able to report for duty
for number of weeks
James McGivern of the car shops, who
has been ailing for two or three months
| is still unable to resume his place. His
condition is but little If any better than
| it has been and much Of the time he is
| obliged to spend in bed.
James Clark Of the machine shop is one
of the poultry enthusiasts in his depart
ment He has been urging the impor-
| lance of attending upon a number of the
men around him. He owns a number of
/ chickens, but has no part in the dis
| play.
Wednesday, evening the shop fire depart
ment was called out to respond to a city
alarm. A coal oil lamp had been over
| turned in one of the buildings west of