The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

month the que guest Of re ssat as' At Bes
Moines, Ia
A new time card, effective April Is, has
been issued by the LeaVenWorth and To-
pelza line The only change is in the time
of the Chicago and Great Western trains
which run over the Santa Fe tracks into
Leavenworth.
Passenger traffic has been a little light
within the last two or three days. This Is
er and the consequent satisfaction Of peo-
pie to remain where they are without try
ing to get anything nicer
j. NJ Meade. resident engineer, has. been
on the cut off a day or two inspecting
grade reduction which is in progress there,
Argentine. has lost his turn for a short
time on account of sickness
William Barnes, formerly foreman of the
Pa-,, several weeks ago to inspect 10 loco
motives which the American works was
building at that place, is expected to re-
turn to Topeka in a few days.
There have been distributed among the
shop forenlen within the last two days
copies of a circular specifying regarding
the granting of passes to employees. There
is nothing particularly new about it, aside
I from what has been in force for long
Col Stone. roundhouse employee at
Empor1a, who was brought to Topeka
I've in it, has been released. but with a
glass in the place of the one which was
hurt.
David Elder. a boilermaker caught a
piece of steel in one eye Friday afternoon
and had to abandon work long enough to
go to The hosnifaI and have If pniled ont
1t is not thought there will be any injury
to the sight, as the substance struck a
little below the pupil.
Oscar Geisert. a roundhouse bonermaker.
received a message Friday afternoon an
a runaway at St Louis and an aunt. who
was with him, was so seriously hurt that
she was expected to die any time. He
left on No. for that place
G. P TIson formerly air brake inspec-
tor in the field yard, but who has been in
the hospital here a month or longer, was
that the change might prove beneficial. He
has been a sufferer from lung and throat
trouble and his condition is serious
At Emporia the Santa Fe is to build a
new sand house directly west of the lOca-
ton of the coal chute which IS now in
IS feet. with a tower 80 feet high thus
eliminating the old process of passing the
grit up IN buckets Instead of that, grav-
ity viii be used in filling the sand box.
If present schemes carry, some of the
classes which have been conducted by the
Y. NJ. G. a. during the winter will con-
tinue through the summer months It had
been expected that the educational work
bers of some classes are SO enthusiastic
sible.
Conductor Robert Scott has been assign
ed to take charge of the new train which
viii run between Topeka and Emporia,
west bound, as II, and eastward as an
extra Other members of the crew viii be
Brakemen John Holman and Thomas LIB
hey. It's time of departure for the west is
II D. m. and returning it will arrive here
some time early in the forenoon.
New plans have been inaugurated lately
valves whereby the motion of these parts
may be shown up to the greatest possible
advantage. Blue print blanks have been
of this kind of repairs and by means Of il
the defects may be reduced to a minimum.
These prints are in such shape that they
may be fled as a part OF the records OF
the shops
Preparations are being made by the
son, and already they have gone so far as
to choose Edward Thomas. a cabinet
maker, manager of the team. and Max
Rain, an upholsterer. assistant manager.
Peter Marks of the wheel shop has been
made captain and the battery will be
| Marks. catcher, and Jessup. Who was II
the box for the wood workers at the shoI
picnic at Kansas City last June. pitcher
/ The body of Harry Allen. hostler at the
| Santa Fe roundhouse at Fort Madison, Ia
was brought in Friday morning and the
/ funeral held in this city. Allen was q
| brother-in-law of Arthur Sickinger, a boil
erShop apprentice. and two or three years
/ ago worked short time in the store de
partment. Since leaving here he has beer
| at Fort Madison. Thursday Sickinger re
ceived a message announcing his critica
/ illness and left at once for that place
passing the body of his relative. which
was being shipped to Topeka, on the way
Many OF the SnOp men are EeILlDS READY
/ to pursue the gentle side occupation Of
farming on small scale this spring. Some
| of them have rented small tracts near the
shops and others nave Dought an the way
from 5 to 80 acres on the outskirts of towr
and enough pigs, chickens and other stuff
! to stock it. In most cases these are tae
plans of men who have grown old in the
| service of the company. and. recognizing
] the fact that the younger men are com
/ ing to the front. prepare to spend their
/ old days in quiet ease on small suburban
Engine s24. the oil burner which went out
| to EmpOria Wednesday, pulled into tbs
/ yards Friday afternoon at the head of a
! string of about 30 cars. Going down il
| took about 900 tons and worked satisfac-
] torily in all respects and returning the
! trip was made with success. IT was ac-
/ cornpanied by John Galivant road foreman
/ lines, experts from the mechanical labora-
/ tory and Machinist B. G. Baird, besides
/ Emporia much sooner than it did, but
there was no train ready. so a wait of L
hours or more was necessary
Announcements have been received from
Joseph ". Taylor. secretary of the West
ern Railway club. giving the titles of two
| interesting papers which are to be dis
to be held in the Auditorium hotel, Chica-
go. at . .. m of that day. They are
/ "Construction and Elliptical Springs, by
! Charles E. Lindstrom, mechanical engineer
| of the Chicago and Alton. and "A Review
Of Alloys, Gustav Thurnauer aurora
| Metal company. The papers which this
/ club considers are always printed and dis
/ tributed in advance of the meeting among
the members. and in this way those who
! attend are prepared to take part in the
1 meeting The organization is we'll repre-
sented in membership here, there being
several of the mechanical department off
GERS who belong
Her Sons Life Saved by Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhcea
Remedy.
"A neighbor ran in with a bottle OF