The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-15
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.


J. F. Hemstreet is the name of new
stOrehOuse laborer
Emmett Wood of the boiler shop missed
Wednesday,
Engine 1873 has been pushed in the south
shop for general overhauling.
Engineer Eugene Drew has been laying
oft on account Of sickness.
John Larson is getting out. furnace ma
terlal for the new blacksmith shop.
Conductor Charles Coffin of Argentine
has gone after day or two spent in town.
J. Douglass and party of Chicago occu-
pied car 103 Wednesday, attached to
Alvah Courtney has been away from
his regular duties as coach cleaner for a
night or two
Brakeman John E. Watson has returned
to Topeka
c. L. Seagraves. travelling passenger
agent for the Santa F'e here, went to lola
Wednesday.
ash pans for a case of humps a week ago
is in his place again.
Locomotive CTS, oil burner from Cali
fornia. has been transferred to the Texas
lines to be used.
Notice has been given that the switch
and crusher east Of Melvern on the cut off
is ready for use.
Engineer z. D. Webb and Fireman Tur-
ner took an extra to Argentine with en-
CINE 176 Wednesday afternoon
Locomotive GAG has been discharged from
the back shop hospital after being treated
to q general course of repairs.
Engineer Conrad Murray, a popular en-
gineman running east of Ration, N M,
is in Topeka for few days on business
Engineer Harry Jones has been off duty.
Engineer Putnam who runs between here
and Leayell worth, has been off his engine
few days
C. L. Short. trainmaster at Chanute and
formerly conductor on the Topeka-Kansas
conference.
James E.. Larkin. a switchman,. was
planning to leave today for the Marais des
Cygnes river, below Usage City, to put in
several days fishing
Engineer Page did not show up in the
cab of the 0154 Wednesday evening. En-
gineer Jones took the St. Joseph passen-
ger out in his place.
Boiler No of the new blacksmith shop
/ boiiermal zers had done the last turn on
it Wednesday evening
Special music for the coach shop meeting
conducted today by Rev. c. A Finch was
furnished by the male quartet of the
Railroad 2 NJ c. A
Robert and Edward Nightingale expect
ed to leave last night or today for the
Needles Cal. where they will get jobs as
boilermaker helpers.
A NJ Tavlor was booked to join the
force of clerks in the storehouse today. He
has been in New Mexico working with the
signal department for several months.
Locomotive 261 which has been in the
south shop for repairs. has been sent down
to the boiler shops for repairs before the
machinists do any more work on it
Cattle are still browsing nOEInVa1u
Okiah bona and Texas into the greener pas
lures of Kansas Two trainlOads Of hoOfs
went to Eskridge Wednesday forenoon.
Vorkmen are erecting small tool house
between the blacksmith and machine shops
to be used for storing the tools used while
the last named building is under construc-
ton
Work on the construction Of an eight
foot-high board fence around the new
set first at the northeast corner Of the
site.
George Scheuerman. who has worked
in the freight sheds as car repairer for
three or four months, took his time and
it is understood viii leave at once for St.
Louis.
Attention Of -enginemen has been called
to the judicious use of the apparatus for
keeping the water in the tanks at suffi-
Gent temperature. to prevent the paint
from coming of.
Frank Benson. a timer. was summoned
to Chicago Wednesday afternoon His trip
relates TO his patent switch lamp which is