The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-28

and who vas recalled before he reached
death OF his father, will leave for the west
Saturday afternoon. He went to Leayen-
tomorrow visiting friends.
It will be week or possibly much longer
before the contractors can reach the
peka passenger depot. They are opening
contract with the railroad at Chanute,
, where a new passenger station io Is to be
in for action until that is started
c. NJ. Ingram, brother-in-low of e. E.
jerks, gang foreman in the east erecting
on his way to San Francisco, Cal. Mr..
Ingram is representative of great whole
frequently is through here He viii make
the first stop at Albuquerque, N NJ
Two of the new Pullmans just out of the
shops at Chicago started on their initial
journey across the continent Tuesday
night, passing through Topeka Wednesday
the Sylvana and Tucson They are sam
on any railroad, according to the words
of those who have made comparisons.
William Butler, night depot master. is
days under the care of the hospital sur
geons for trouble of one knee Butler
hoid-up on East Fifth street last Friday
night when man of his name was robbed
The two men, so far as known, were not
related
Relative to the condition of George Hut
ton, water service carpenter who was
taken to the hospital some days ago suf-
fering from typhoid fever, it is stated that
there is little if any change. Hutton was
at his post of duty in the shops until a
short while before he h was Tkpr snfal Dy
weeks before he became sick.
Frank Stewart. a scrap iron handler. is
still out owing to trouble ne is having
with his left hand. Some weeks ago Stew
art laid off with number of boils on the
member and before they had healed re-
su1ned work; it was too soon. Since then
a growth has appeared inside the palm
and he may be seriously aHected BE-
sides that. numerous ulcers nave appeared
which further aggravate his condition.
F. Denote, a Santa Fe-Pacifc fireman
running out of Albuquerque, N M, has
brought engine 725 to Topeka shops for
an overhauling. In an interview Denote
says that the large locomotives which the
Santa Fe has put in service recently on
that part of the system have displace 81
per cent of the men: big locomotive
that can pull half as much more than the
f p cd erews and eus
the number of employees.
T. E. Layden, assistant engineer of tests,
arrived on No. Of Wednesday from the
| ton. Much of the time during his abb
sence he was in Terre Haute. Ind, and
Whereabouts and then for short while he
went to Columbus, o.. to inspect between
| one and two hundred couplers for the COM
pany., Crops in the localities which .h6Ih ne ne
| Kansas, but the wet weather has numbered
| the farmers from keeping up with their
| wor.--
| Mortar was being mixed "Wednesday
| which will go into the brick walls of the
new power house. The plan was to com
! mence the erection of that structure this
| morning though there have been so many
| DELAYS lately that it is impossible to say
| Just when the start will be made or how
! long thereafter operations may be con-
| tinued. The company is particularly anX-
| ious to get the building under way, as
| upon it's completion depends the putting
| of the rest of the new plant into use
| the power house is the vital part of all
| 1t seems to be realized now that there was
an error in not putting, this up the nrs'
| of the building and then commencing It.
| George Frazier. who has been offered the
| position of foreman of the blacksmith shop
! here, comes of a family of blackSm1tns
| He was apprenticed in that department OF
| the c. B. & @. mechanical plant at Gales
| burg Ill. After serving his time there he
went to the Iron Mountain route at De So
| to- Mo. Serving two years for that road
| he quit and went to the City of Mexico
! engaging his services to- the Mexican Cen
| trail From there he came to Topeka apou'
! six years ago and remained until appoint
| ed to his first foremanship at Albuquer
aue While here he had7charge. OF the DIS
| fire and by many heSis. regarded as tn
| best all around blacksmith that ever work
| has invented number of labor saving
| devices, all for use in blacksrnithing. Fra
| zier was last in Topeka Christmas Whef
i he spent week here. Mrs Frazier wa
| here only last Sunday, stopping on Tor
short while on her way to ST. LOUIS Wnef'
| firing foreman, plans to leave the cat.
early in the week to assume his new duties
| with the Morrison Manufacturing com
| pany of Fort Madison, Ia