The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-24
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

off duty Saturday.
Maurice Todd of the storehouse was in
Kansas City Saturday
Locomotive 21S5 has been given a trial
trip after receiving general repairs.
Bert Bresett has been transferred from
the sheet iron force to the tank room
B. F. Tumelty of the south shop has
lost nearly week because of sickness.
Machinist John Nichols has not shown
ness.
Four men were on duty Sunday building
new top for No. furnace in the black
James Wayland of Junction City was in
town Saturday visiting some of his shop
Engine S16 which was received here a
few days ago to be set up, has been sent
out for service
other day and has been there since on ac-
count of boil on his neck.
George 0ppenheimer of the blacksmith
two, moving to Ash street.
Mrs. Anna Holman of Cleveland o., has
been here visiting Mr., and Mrs. James
Thomas of Jefferson street.
The 5-year-old daughter of John Eichar
OF the air brake corner in the machine
hsop is a victim of the mumps.
Engines So and S14 have been sent out of
here after being set up and will in time
go west for permanent service.
Joseph Euler, who has been firing at the
mill boiler room, went home Saturday
noon suffering with lame back.
Engine SIS, one of the new Baldwins, has
been completed for service after its trial
and has been sent out on the road.
John Etzel, a blacksmith helper has
been compelled to stay at home a, few
days because of attack of sore eyes.
Lewis Walter, helper in, the black
smithing department, reported for his job
Saturday morning after a short absence
After having a. pair of drivers dropped
was sent out for permanent service Mon
day.
The wife of Engineer F'urman of Argen-
tine has been here a few days the guest
of James Thomas, a bonermaker, and his
wife.
Theodore Naslund hammer boy in the
blacksmith shop, is at his post after a
short absence, made necessary by sick
ness.
smithing department. left sunday for
Usage City, where she will visit for four
days.
John Mcdonald who is in charge of the
air brake instruction car being fitted up
here, is on deck again after short abb
Sence.
Two trains of soldiers on their way from
Columbus barracks, Ohio, to San Francis
co, were scheduled to pass through Topeka
today.
w T. Morris. a sheds carpenter, went
home Saturday forenoon to care are; for III. a
"; a. Powers chief chemist, who went
to Enporia last week witness a suit
against the company for fire damages, has
returned
his head by colliding with one of the pro-
truding parts of a drill press Saturday
morning.
J. E. Hurley superintendent of the
western grand division, with Headquarters
at La Junta, came in Sunday morning on
his private car PIG.
Newt Hamill, a member of Mullen's
CINE stripping gang, has returned from
Kansas City, where he visited good por-
ton of the week.
The family of John Bechtelheimer. a
helper in the machine. shop, has been
atives at Sabetha.
Miss Elsie Hart daughter of Machinist
spend a few DAYS the guest of Conductor
Anderson and family.
Engine .229, a ten wheel Brooks. has been
set in the machine shop for heavy repairs
after receiving the fxings necessary to be
given by the boilermakers.
Thomas Middleton, francis Manley and
ellis gang in the east shop, were out of
their places Saturday.
ident E. P Ripley, was dead headed in to
Topeka Saturday evening and will proba-
bly, be held here for light repairs.
Park Bigham, who has been working in
the boiler shop days; has been transferred
which Lewis Rorfck formerly had.
Harry Hobson, lamp inspector, who has
been at Ration mountains for two or three
signaling, was in Topeka Saturday.
Martin Reardon, foreman of a gang of
beP of m the s to q e. tRe grand
lodge meeting at Fort Scott this week
Frank Cramer, a machinist apprentice in
to one hand the other day when a spring
dropped on it from the top of a frame.
Mrs. George L. Stone, wife of former
Topeka switchman who is now running
brakeman out of Usage City, has been
here day or two visiting friends and rel
atives.
William Erdman, sweeper at the paint
shop who has been sick for several weeks.
is better and will take his place soon if
the weather shows signs of remaining
pleasant.
William Lysaght a member of Knauer's
force.
place Saturday on account of a slight in
day before.
C. E. Kistler, George Degand and Albert
Degand. burners in the coach shop, have
been put to scrapping trucks in that de-
partment while there is a dearth of their
usual work
quet Saturday evening there was a strong
mated that 300 people were fed in the
course of the evening.
Jesse Stafford, who served all of his APP
prentIceship as a painter with the exeep-
the locomotive gang for the completion of
the few weeks remaining.
Five more oil tanks came in Saturday to
still about 20 to come before the first or
der of $50. which the company made a
year ago, is completed.
Mark Symmes. of P. R. Symmes.
Fourth street hagman and a member of
a bridge gang on the Union Pacific, came
down from Junction City Saturday morn
ing, returning last evening.
On some OF the cars winch nave lately
come in for retouehing in the paint shop
colors have been given instead of leaving
natural wood colorS which formerly pre-
vailed in the head-lining and turn-lining.
A. F. Martin, one of the south shop
boys. was accidentally pushed against a
red hot rivet being carried by another
workman Saturday morning and sustained
painful but not serious burn to one
wrist.
Edward Hayes, one of Frank Ham
mond's steel workmen, had two fingers
caught between heavy pieces of steel the
other day and has been obliged to lay off
for short time. Amputatfon viii not be
necessary.
There is a rush of empty box cars east
now, and besides that business the fruit
traffic in also on. In some cases on the
western divisions it has become necessary
to dead head crews west to take the east