The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-14
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Clyde Naylor has been hired as a helper
in the machine shop.
J. Kahn, a blacksmith helper, has lost
day or two this week.
William L Tracy is helping in the sill
yer plating department.
Blacksmith Robert Stevenson failed to
report for duty Tuesday.
A F. Hilton general storekeeper, has
been east for a day OF two.
D. E. James was engaged Tuesday as
helper in the blacksmith shop.
The Sons of Herman will give a dance
at their hall Thursday evening.
Conductor Henry May. who runs a car
on the cut off, is resting a few days.
Joseph Aellinger of the boiler shop is
working after a lay off of about a week.
Charles Robinson and John Wadley have
been recruited as machine shop laborers.
John Forster, master mechanic for the
Frisco at Kansas City, was in town Tues
day.
Elmer Neubert of the machine shop has
been transferred from q jumper to drill
Engine So has been running on trains 11s
and IA during lay off of the regular
Joseph Raab of the night hammer gang
short time.
Engineer Thomas Porter of Usage City
VIII be IN town until the Knight Templar
| eonelave is ended.
J. S. Hershey, general passenger agent
Tor the Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City,
/ was IN 1opeka tuesday
| ]. I. Mitchell Of Manhattan has entered
! the drafting room. He is in the locomotive
| department of that work
Locomotive 1901 was fired up Tuesday af-
| ternoon preparatory to being transferred
| permanently to La Junta.
Floyd Ludington. a car repairer.. took his
/ time Monday evening after working for
/ the Santa Fe nearly six years.
William Shaw was hired as a Iaborer in
4 the storehouse Tuesday, entering the gang
wOrkink under Hugh Thompson
! Members of John Layne's gang of paint
ers working on the frame Of the new ma
/ chine shop, were snapshot Tuesday.
] Frank Onion of the water tank service
was able to show himself around the shops
Tuesday after a sickness of a week
Two posts marking the boundary be-
tween Texas and New Mexico. were turn
! ed out by the painters here Tuesday.
Machinist. Charles Hunt is one of the
shOpmen who VIII see the Knight Templar
| conclave through from start to finish
At the coach shop Thursday noon Rev.
4 G. A. Finch pastor Of the First Christian
/ church, will speak to those of the men who
/ gather.
Joseph Hollingsworth, inspector in the
car sheds. has been too sick to work for
/ a day or two. John Steele has been taking
/ his place.
George R. Henderson, superintendent of
L5i1 power VINO went to Chicago last
/ brief business visit.
Andrew. Meter. who helps on No. ham
mer in the blacksmith shop nights, has
/ been detained from work a few days be-
cause oe a sore hand
Worlzmen who are digging the trench for
! the new sewer running from the shops to
the river have reached a point about
north of the planning mill
/ Locomotive 462, another Of the ten wheel
Dicksons, which has been in service on the
east end. brought in the west bound limit
ed Tuesday morning under Engineer John
/ Snyder.
| W. S. Grandy, division master mechanic
at Newton. and J. F. Roddy; road foreman
town Tuesday on business relating to their
4 positions.
Thomas Brainard, a scrapper IN Petit s
/ gang, retired from his place Tuesday af-
/ ternoon, taking with him a finger caught
and considerably mashed between driving
wheel tires.
Orders and other parts of the second
/ large 50 ton electric crane have arrived
from the factory at Whiting, Ind They
4 VIII be placed by water service men when
! the time comes.
Engineer Joseph Davidson. who has been
laying on his run on 1l5 and ia. west Of