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

seph Mo, and his place as travelling pas
senger agent has been taken by l. J.
BTicker, who has been similarly engaged
east OF the Mississippi .'iEer.
Conrad Norton, a switchFnan, has been
laying off for few days
Locomotive SIS, which for some time has
ocouPied the last pit. in the south shop for
general everhauling. has been finished aud
today was sent to the roundhouse prepara-
tory to going on its maiden trip.
Edward Allensworth, the Burlingams
young man who was shot in an alteration
city the first of the week. viii probably
lose one arm as a result of the wound
b. X Hawkins, who for some time has
mont and Kansas City, one of the lines
ccntrcllea by me Santa Fe. has resigned
that place to accept 4 similar with
the Gulf, Colorado ans Santa rs.
John Maze. who has been laid up for
some da--s with 4 bad cut ~ caT hand.
is getting in shape again apa VIII DE on
company time in short while
William Kettler, a bcHcrm9ker. was
struck in one. eye soon after the sounding
of the one o'clock whistle Thursday and
was obliged to go to the hospital 1t is
not thought that the injury will result
seriously
chinist has gone to San Luis Potosi, Mex
leo, to enter the employ of the Mexican
the Santa Fe in Topeka for a time. but
sees a better opportunity in the southern
republic.
J. NJ Meade resident engineer who has
been sick at his home for a number Of
weeks has so far recovered as to be able
to spend part of each day at his office.
going over matters of business relating TO
his position.
1t is said that the Missouri Pacific lines
in Kansas now have the worst track that
has been known in the history of that
road. 1t is due to the incessanr rains and
to the heavy traffic which has necessltated
their continual use
John Layne. foreman of the sang of 30
who are doing the decorating on the new
machine and boiler shop frame. announces
M o DQen
once and that he will next commence on
the central part of the structure
Paul Pyetzki.an apprentice in the boiler
making department. has been obliged TO
seek specialist treatment owing to an in
dropped in the member while he was
working under a car the other day and
he has not yet found complete relief
M A. Montgomery. formerly a water
service employee, is now in the employ OF
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, be-
ing located at Rouse, Col, and drawing
T Han1a to Q f Topeka am
| Al Coyne a water service pipe filter,
went to Kansas City Thursday morning
to be absent the rest OF the week. lie
will be the guest of a brother, John. who
is a boilermaker in contract shop there
Anton LambrecIlt, a wheel shop employe
who has been out of service some weeks
owing to a bad order eye is able to be
formed the member seemed to grow
worse and he does not know now when he
will be in shape for service.
Leo Gabler. formerly machinist in the
Santa Fe shops here and lately returned
from Mexico. where he has been in the
service of the Mexican Central, is en-
ployed on the building improvements
which Frank Long is making preparatory
to establishing the New oxford hotel.
Gabler and Long are brothers-in-law.
George H. Brown. district master me-
chanic of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST
Paul headquarters at Dubuque, Ia, his
son. and General Foreman Wrattan of the
Dubuque shops of the company, We're
around the Topeka plant of the Santa Fe
Thursday. Their visit was simply one for
the purpose of inspection.
George Harris. formerly an employe Of
the Topeka railway and later in the en-
ploy of the United States Express COM
pany of this city, has been given a run
as express messenger on the Rock Island
from Kansas City, Mo. to Chickasha. |.
T. He vii move his family to Kansas
CITY