The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-09
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.


David Mcmillan. a boilermaker, who has
duty.
Two new milling machines have been re-
loaded.
c. r. Kinsey, division storekeeper at
newton, has returned to that point after
a short visit here
Martin McAndrew. a sheds employe has
ia ken vacation of a few days TO enter
tain out of town guests.
Ernest Rhodes and Henry Heise have
Kansas City for few days.
John McAndrew, a clerk in the office of
General Storekeeper Hilton has been out
Tor a week looking after business matters.
James Baird coach carpenter who was
disabled ten days ago by jack falling
over on one of his feet has resumed bust
William Bartlett, who allowed a piece of
scrap iron to strike him on his right leg
has rung in
NJ. ]. Corcoran of the Grand Trunk. Chi
cago, and A. l. Fisher of the Northwest
itors Wednesday.
DR.. G. w. Grove. Santa Fe surgeon at
Albuquerque, n. NJ, is in Topeka attend
ing the meeting of the Santa Fe Medical
and Surgical society.
General Manager Nudge and General SUI
perlntendent Hurley went out in a special
Wednesday for an inspection of the South
ern Kansas division
George Elliot, who was put out of com
mission for a day and a half by a small
piece of metal hitting him in the eye, is
able to be at his post.
W. J. Black general passenger agent for
the santa Fe has gone to Portland. Me
to attend meeting of the general passen-
ger agents of the country.
The little son of Robert Graham fore
man Of the scrap yard; who has been down
for three weeks with fever, is now able to
move about, with difficulty
Clint Snideman. formerly connected with
the Harvey eating house of this city. is
/ lines of the Santa Fe, serving them in the
capacity of cashier
| George D. McDiH, international secre-
/ tary of the Y. NJ C. A. was down from
Omaha Wednesday evening to attend the
meeting of the board of directors of the
local railroad association.
! Thirty-two passenger and freight loco
motives We're recently ordered by the Col
oradO and Southern road. Besides this the
company also has 10 coaches under order
| Both will be in service in short time.
F. w. Thomas, engineer of tests, left
/ Wednesday for Chicago where he will in
spect the manufacture of axles and to look
| George Fraser, foreman of the blacksmith
shop. accompanied him.
All the hose reels of the shops fire de-
partment are being given a thorough over
i hauling preparatory to the coming winter
The department is getting IN better condi-
ton every week and the men are we'll
drilled and ready for whatever may come
Rev. F. w Emerson, candidate for gov
ernor on the Prohibition ticket and known
to the majority of Topeka people through
/ his connection with the pastorate of the
! First Christian church. will speak at the
Sunday afternoon gospel meeting of the
/ Railroad Y. NJ c. A.
Three or four of the boilers for the new
power house have been completed by the
/ Topeka boiler department and Wednesday
two of them were being loaded preparatory
to moving from the Old to the new plant
| They are among the largest stationary
boilers ever built here.
1t will require two or three days for the
railroads running out of Kansas City to
I dispose of the outbound traffic from the
carnival which has been in progress there.
Wednesday morning there were two sew
| enteens and two fives west over the Santa
/ Fe. all heavily loaded
G. w. Hamilton, an east side timer. had
/ the new residence which he is now ocoi;-
plying considerably damaged by fire two
days ago by a gasoline stove catching fire
| outside instead of inside, and almost burn
ing the entire dwelling. Fortunately, in
| surance will cover the loss
Joseph Wonderly who belongs in the
| hange room of the boiler shop has been
obliged to vacate his place for a few days
for recovery from two fingers pinched and
in bad order. Charles Kaiser, who was re-
Gently hired for service as a helper in the
shop proper, is taking his place
Bert Shields of the boiler shop plans to
leave town next week for Il brief business
trip to Eddyville, Ia. He will assist in set
tnng up aIIalrs Ielallns 70 tue tstate iel ~
which reverts to himself and Claude. his
brother, who is If the shops here.
A. r. Swift who on October 10 will re-
tire from the superintendency of Rock IS
land telegraph. gave to Chief Dispatcher
w. NJ Combs of this city the first position
operator on that road Mr. Swift was
generally a man exceedingly popular.
John Eaton of Kansas City. general at
torney for the Orient. announces that by
November l work will be begun thai
line between Emporia and Wichita En-
poria will be used as a base of supplies
and the construction will be continued as
long the weather remains favorably.
The family of Grant Thornburg, division
freight agent for the Rock Island. have ar
rived and have taken up residence at the
corner of King and Fillmore streets. Mr.
dhOrnbHrg has been travelling ray IN freight la
Neb., until his recent appointment to his
present position.
At the Tuesday evening meeting of the
membership committee of the Railroad Y.
NJ. c. A Il greater spirit of enthusiasm
was in evidence than ever has been exhib-
regards membership was found to be S62-
Sixteen of the 2 persons belonging to the
body We're in attendance.
m late issue of a Kent. O.. paper is
contained the intelligence that Frank v.
Benson. formerly a Santa Fe timer here,
has arrived with his family at that place
and that they have taken up their resi-
dence in that city Benson was in the San
ia Fe service for many years and left hsEa
only that he might take charge of the
manufacture of his patent switch lamp
Frank Thompson is again a Santa Fe
employe. Thompson was for some months
a gang foreman in the roundhouse. and
when the lay off came was one of those
who suffered. Then he went out of town
for a time, expecting eventually to go &c
the Colorado and Southern as roNndhouse
!, foreman in Colorado. but finally came
back to Topeka and today went in the va
ter scr.-ice.
Pat Sherman. depot master. reached To-
peEa No I of Wednesday and Friday
win be ersv~ering the unending string 81
queries of the migrating public He has
been in Atchison and other northeastern
Kansas towns for two weeks. William
Butler, night depot master, will return Il
the night job and A Tucker. who has beer
| acting as director of affairs at night, viii
again be smashing baggage
O. Swanson. the Topeka building contrac
tor. came in from Guthrie. Ok recently
and reported that q scarcity of materia
for the construction of the new Santa FL
: / passenger station which he has under way
: existed. There has been a dearth of &C.
: neDt. the lola works of this state having