The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-27

J. A MaeNeil, who came in from AGadi-
SON II, rev Gays ago, Wnere ne mas
to that place after a brief trip here
Percy A Caps, a brakeman who fell
{ tine q few days ago spraining one foot IS
Sill obliged to navigate on a crutch.
Aachinists Lewis and Jones, who only
recently came to town, have been added TO
the list of players in the x of P band
Lewis is a cornetist and Jones handles a
clarinet
Thomas Hannigan, a former machinist
| there, who came up from the south last
week, has gone TO Salt Lake City, Utah.
to take a job in the shops of the Oregon
i Short Line.
Mrs. H. U. Nudge who went to Fort
her son Burton and daughter-in-law, ar
rived home Monday in private car 2l7. at
knights of the Protected Ark No. 50
have prepared for public initiation this
evening at the hall on the corner. OF sixth
represented at the Santa Fe.
Peter Cart, a pipe-fitter in the water
/ service is at his accustomed place, after
! a vacation of one week. consumed in Wis
iting his son. who has a foremanship of
1 a large stereotyping firm in Kansas City.
Earl Petrie of the south shop has gene
on driving boxes with Henry DeCamp. His
place. on air brakes is being. taken by
1 gang is working on guides.
Some of the trainmen who were. sent
south a few weeks ago to assist with the
points in Kansas, the traffic having
sumed almost its normal proportions.
Frank Woodruff has taken a pass for
Buffalo, N Y, where he is to see that 4,0O0
wheels which the Santa Fe is getting for
new cars are up to what is required of
them. His duties on this order will proba-
bly, keep him there six weeks
Conductor Clint Coddington and Brake
thirds of crew running between Ottawa
and Emporia, with headquarters at the
after a brief visit with Topeka kin.
Mrs. Lucy Alexander has returned home
to R1chland after short visit with the
erly had a job in the blacksmithing de-
] partment but for several years has lived
on a farm.
Members of the force working in the
] storehOuSe have issued a challenge to any
team that cares to meet them on picnic
day at Atchison, details to be arranged
| as soon as possible. The note asking for
corners is signed by E. Coleman, captain.
James Sellman, who for two years has
/ followed the fortunes of the road in the
| capacity of a roundhouse employe, first
as a wiper and later holding various
places, has taken his time. He does not
| say what he intends to do.
There was a pleasant gathering of the
at his home, sS North Locust street street SAT-
| urday evening, to celebrate his twenty
| eighth birthday anniversary Many of the
shop boys were in attendance
Travelling passenger agents from Kansas
City called here Monday in quartet
those present answering as follows; A c:
| Goodrich. Baltimore and Ohio; Samuel
| North, Illinois Central: w. H Barnes. Mis-
/
land.
J. F. Connaughton. formerly operator in
| the division telegraph office here and later
an operator at Atchison, has been sum
| moned to Pueblo, Col. by the chief dis
/ patcher of the Santa Fe on that division.
where it is supposed a good position is
awaiting him.
James Jamison was renewing aequain-
| tances among his machine shop friends
| Monday. Jamison left here seven or eight
years ago and since then has worked in
most of the leading. shops over the west
Topeka only short time.
Walter A. Wood of the machine shop
who three weeks ago in order that one eye
might receive repairs, laid off and had
the surgeons perform an operation on that
| member, took up his card again Monday.
| He has almost entirely recovered from
the effects of what the doctors did to
| him.
All .maehinists of the city and the ap-
at 1870 at the corner of Sixth and Quincy
to march in the Memorial day parade.
Thomas Coughlin will be in charge of the
men It is thought that most of the
trades unions of the city will join in the
| parade in the afternoon.
It has been circulated about the tank
room of the roundhOuse that the absence
of Ben Dustin, Jr-, is accounted for by
| the fact that he and a boX-car tried the
impossible feat of passing on the same
track, with the usual disastrous results.
Ben has a badly bruised pair of lips and
will not ring in for a few days
Employees at both Topeka and La Junta
| Col, have chosen June q as the date of
the annual picnic. Newton also decided
on that day but owing to the others max
ing the choice the officials have asked
them to name some other time because it
is not believed that equipment can be cas-
lily spared for three points at one and the
same time.
Ninety-one per cent is the unprecedented
record as a total of ton miles in the train
hauls of the eastern division for May "a.
There have been some parts of the divis-
ion that have much exceeded this figure.
standing ever known. Between Topeka and
ATpAnfinP n Nor
cent was attained.
Car repairers were sent down to Geo.
Elliotts gang Monday to make repairs on
broken journal at Usage City Monday
morning. The break was discovered just
as the train came to a stop at the Mis-
souri, Pacific crossing, and it was set out
with a resulting delay of more than an
hour.
Locomotives 25s and PISA, which got to-
gether in the yards south of the Second
street viaduct Monday morning, were con-
| fering the worst. Its pilot-beam was bad
" shivered and the left cylinder partly
broken The 25S also had one cylinder
injured. Both had come from the shops
lately.
Hammond's steel gang was busy Mon
electrical cranes which are to handle the
heavy machinery of the new machine and
boiler shop. The force is preparing some
trusses for a company building in Pueblo.
COL and soon as they are finished it will
go to Kansas City to put up the frame of
the new freight house
Lawrence W. Peabody of the mechanical
laboratory arrived on No. 1 Monday from
Chicago, where he has been inspecting for
the company. some time Mr.. Peabody is
closing up his work with the Santa Fe,
the latter part of the week to become as
sistant to the mechanical engineer of that
system. He was succeeded at Chicago by
George E. Ward
James Mullen, assistant foreman of the
blacksmith shop, took No. / today for
Wichita, where he is to mix with the pol
iticians of the state in the capacity Of a
agI5f ~ ~ ~ w. 80 col4F S 81 On,
Second ward in the city council and is
now member of the Republican county
central committee from the third precinct
of the Second ward.
John Price ST., has been designated to
go out over the eastern grand division and
/ look after the construction and renair IF