The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-17
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE

| father of a baby boy.
Brakeman Thompson. who runs out O
days days ei'S' mas '1''Aen . iuiiousn u d les
R. r. Sutherland, trainmaster for tn,
Rock Island at Horton, was in Topeka
| w. D. Chapman of the boiler shop ha:
! been sick and unable to be at his post fol
a few days.
Robert McCord of the brass foundry who
lost IS days on account of sickness, has re
Sumed work.
| Carrolton, Mo.
John Batman, a boilermaker. was forced
| to retire from business Saturday on ac-
| count of sickness.
General Palmer and party occupied g
special car which was attached to No. {
James Dun. chief engineer with head
quarters at Chicago, came in on No.
Sunday afternoon.
The wife of Earl Bozarth of the plating
room has been seriously sick with the
mumps for several days.
James Crozier, teamster at the car
shops, has disposed recently of two houses
and lots on Hancock street
Louis Roehrig is slated to become man
organized in the boiler shop.
The little daugher of William Hobson, a
blacksmith helper, is slowly recovering
from an attack. of bronchitis.
Capper Burghart of the blacksmithing
department was detained from his place
Saturday by business matters.
Hugh King of the boilershop has been
off duty a day or two changing his abode
to Seward avenue, east of the shops.
f. J. Flaherty of the south shop, who
has been tied up by the health authori-
ties for a few weeks, has been released.
The wife of Clayton Grout of the water
service went to st. Joseph, Mo-, Saturday
to be absent a few days visiting relatives.
Frank Stewart of the blacksmith shop.
who has been threatened with an attack
of appendicitis. resumed work this morn
ing.
3. w. Client. who for many years has
nIll6d throttle the Santa has OIIif
after.
The engine hoist which was made and
set up here has been loaded and shipped
to Albuquerque, where it is to go into ser
vice here.
George L.. Stone, brakeman out of Usage
City, was in town over Sunday. Stone,
until a few weeks ago. followed a yard en-
P. I. Bonebrake president of the Central
National bank, will speak at the Railroad
Y. NJ; c. a. Friday evening, March q, on
Edward Modlin. day manager of the tel
egraph office at the division headquarters.
brief lay off
Edward Mischke. a helper in the mill.
who has been absent several days on ac-
his. work again.
Edward Saunders. a south shop machin-
new wheel to the home of his parents at
Lawrence Sunday.
Conductor Thomas verlin wore the cap
Sunday, taking the place of the regular
man, Harry Griffin.
David Wizer has taken back the fore
manship of his gang in the coach truck
workers which he held some time before
going to New Mexico. Us
Conductor Reece, who for several days
has been in charge of the plug passenger
beween Emporia and Kansas City, spent
Sunday with his home folks here
Albert Anderson. who works in the plat
short time on account of the belief that he
has a well defined of small
John Broso. a laborer in the sheds gang
of Martin Reardon, has taken his time
and will leave shortly for Washington,
where he will take a job in saw mill
There were large number of absentees
from the shops when work began Satur-
that the ghost walked in the forenoon.
Charles Scheaffor, a member of jerks
several days on account of Sickness is re-
ported to be seriously ill with pneumonia.
j. B. FrawIey. district passenger agent
travelling passenger agent for the. Bur-
1ington at Kansas City, were here Satur
day
Robert Stockwel1, a storehouse packer,
has been promoted to the passenger room,
doing the work OF j. +. Griffith, who has
been upstairs a few days working on file
lists.
Peter Wright. a machine hand In the
planning min, has been laying off nearly. a
week watching at the bedside of his wife.
whose condition has been critical for some
days.
The iron shutters which formerly pro-
tected the windows on the eastwing of
the building occupied by the officers OF
moved.
James Kellyl. a coach grainer who has
many years, took his time Saturday morn
ing and will probably get contract jobs
around town.
George Davis. employe of the sheds
who had one finger pinched while helping
put in truss. rod few days ago, was
able to report for duty this morning after
a brief lay off.
Conductor Richard Wilson and Engineer
J. n. Kelly went to Atchison Sunday to
uiar one which viii be brought into the
back shop for repairs
Frank L. Guy. who recently took a po-
sition in the office of ]. NJ. Meade, resident
eng1neeff aas Just GiPsed ba 19ar months f
Southern at Kansas City.
J. F. Connaughton and wife were here
from Atchison Sunday. Mr.. Connaughton
M Reid the the ant zee to
at division headquarters here.
Conductor Stafford, Engineer Franz
to topeka Sunday with the Usage city en-
ginSe y 2s$ to have b neW gRo 0ePp put on it
Brakeman W. g Mattingiy. who has
been resting here for week, has reported
fake duty aga na op e to eh Ag gan &
has had a run on the local between To-
peka and Argentine.
Van Cleave of the storehouse, have gone
to Chicago. The daughter is to undergo
an operation for cataract on each of her
eyes and it is thought will not be able to
return home under threesmonhs.
Carl Latham, a wheel turner in the car
machine shop. who has been with the
Santa Fe in these. shops about two years,
took his time Saturday and will go at
once to Kansas City. where he viii get a
similar job with the Missouri Pacific.
Charles ]. Gunberg, and Victor Nelson.
who quit the blacksmith shop, where they
have been working as. helpers for about a
years, left Sunday night for san Fran
cisco, Cal, where they have sighted jobs.
They came here from Csalesburg. Ill
Partly because of the high winds Sat
urday night and Sunday it was almost
impossible; for trains to hold up to the
regular running schedule. No. 3, the linn
tied, Sunday was an hour off and No. 5,
due here at IL 20, did not get in until after
o'clock.