The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-19
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

Edward Sheets, a, roundhouSe mach1n1St,
failed to come in Tuesday.
Claude Wingblade, a blacksmith helper.
has lost two days this week
Edward O'Eare, a machiniSt helper, lost
the first two days of the week.
Jacob Lewis is calling engine crews at
night. after an absence of several weeks.
Charles ,Goulding, foreman of the east
Brakeman Al McMurtry took a rest
from his duties on the plug Tuesday.
Sylvester Riggs was employed Tuesday
ment.
Sylvester Riggs was employed Tuesday
as a helper in the boilermaking depart
Claude Shields and George W. Cooper
of w; A. Mitchelfs east shop gang. were
Engine s24 the oil burner, was out for
exercise Tuesday with a string of coal
cars behind it,
ment was called home Tuesday by the i'll
ness of his wife
H e. Cremer, a helper in the blacksmith
shop, has lost day or two this week be-
cause of sickness
Josiah Paddock of the machine shop
who went home i'll Saturday, has not yet
rung IN for work
Victor Bloomquist, a helper In the black
smith shop. was sick and did not show up
for work Tuesday.
A vacancy has been advertised for fire
man on trains III and liz. betweeh~Kans
City and Emporia.
James Singer is the name of a new ma
chinist who arrived recently from the east
to take position in Topeka shops.
Daniel Atkinson quit the boiler shop on
Tuesday, after a term of service extend
ing over period of about six months.
John Casey; foreman of a yard. crew.
has been unable to follow the engine for
a few days because of a sore thumb
Howard Hunt is heating rivets in the
few days ago by Charles Dale. who quit.
Reed Sayler, who runs the engine in the
boiler shop day times: has been sick and
unable to attend to his duties for short
time.
Conductor Clint Coddington, who runs in
and out of Argentine spent his regular
lay over day Tuesday with his family
James Seeker and lately acquired wife
are here from HIawatha visiting his
sheds.
Albert Graham. who a few weeks ago
took the day foremanship of the round
house at Argentine was around the shops
Tuesday.
william Gregg, q prominent grain dealer
California.
coach shop who has been enjoying a case
of mumps for about week, resumed his
place Tuesday
l. w. Peabody. who was sent to Provi-
dence. R. l.. to inspect locomotives which
We're being built for the Santa Fe, is ex-
pected TO return soon
Rollo Quick. who is on the extra list of
Topeka switchmen. has been called to his
home east of Chicago. by the serious ILL
o. NJ Harrington. who represents a
number of eastern religious publica lions,
will speak at the coach shop Thursday
during the noon hour
c. H. Fitzgerald travelling passenger
agent for the Louisville & Nashville, with
headquarters at Kansas City, was in town
the first of the week.
Harry Goodrich and Frank Coles both
nachinists. are to perform the duties of
judges at the firemens dance at Stein
berg's hall this evening.
Tonight will occur the dance to be given
by the men who compose the Santa Fe
shops fire department, the event being
given at Steinbergs hall.
After a lay off of three weeks the big
lathe near the office of General Shop Fore
man La wless. which is in charge of Lewis
Jury, has been put to work again.
Charles Slusser. who works on air equip
ment in the car shops, has been obliged to
absent himself from his work and devote
his whole attention to an attack of the
grip.
Charles Wheeler. a south shop machin-
ist has been made the happy recipient of
a large sized picture of himself making q
three DAYS speech to the boys in that de-
partment-
Engineer William Rain. who runs en-
through passenger between Topeka and
Marceline, Mo-. caught his turn out Tues
day after a loss of several trips
count of sickness.
Clifton Gerbericlz, a locomotive pa inter
who has been in bed suffering from an at
tack OF the murnpS. is rapidly getting in
good order again being able to get around
the shops Tuesday.
J. B. Davidson. a brass r1oIder who has
been sick for several weeks left today for
Cleveland O.. where he viii devote a week
or two to- matters in connection with the
estate of a deceased brother.
Frank Gibler. who works on one of the
hammers in the blacksmith shop. but who
has been absent well toward two weeks