The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
Argentine Friday
Francis Newberry a car repairer, has
taken his time.
Blacksmith Charles Kaiser was at
work again Friday
Peter F. Winter, a blacksmith helper,
has been sick and unable to work.
Engineer Chris McGinnis and Fireman L.
A. Brown have been marked off a trip or
Gottfried Hoag, a nut-tapper in the
wheel shop, has resumed work after a
short layOff.
John Paul, night hammersmith on No.
hammer at night, has been losing lit
tie time latelv
days. He runs on 105 and los, between To-
pela and ST. Joseph.
Clyde w. Shaffer and Major E. Little
have been assigned block numbers in
the store department.
Sons of Benjamin viii lrun an excursion
from Kansas City to Topeka Sunday, the
train consisting Of ten cars.
NJ. E. Easier has gone to work as a
machinist helper It is his first connec-
ton with the Santa Fe.
Porter Black, who runs on trains 113, Ia
II and 8, between Kansas City and New
ton, was in town Friday.
Maurice Sawyer, a spring maker is
at his post Of duty after being off with
rheumatism a few days.
Oscar Wilson, clerk in the office of Fore
man Miller of the machine shop, Is at his
desk after a brief absence.
Harry Henry of the machine shop was
disabled from service Friday by catching
a piece Of steel in his eye.
George Hirshfeldt. waste-puller in the
car sheds, has a baby boy at his house,
born Thursday afternoon.
al Olson will leave tonight for Wich-
ita, where he will attend the state
Knights of Pythias gathering.
Miss Minnie Boatright of Sedalia, No,
Is the guest OF Nj and Mrs R v Ford
William Johnson, clerk in the Office of
Shops Superintendent Purcell, has gone
to Atchison to spend the Sabbath.
Gus CrOnenberg, night watch at the
freight car sheds, has been out of serv-
ice a brief time because Of sickness.
George w Miller, foreman OF the ma
chine shop, and Andrew Oakerley, a
patternmaker, went to Kansas City to-
day.
Engineer William Putnam is again pull
and Leavenworth after a lay off of a few
days.
NJ L. Barnett, who has been employed
several months on the receiving floor of
the storehouse, turned in his block Fri
day.
There were about the usual number of
absences ground the shops Friday,
result of the distribution of checks the
day before.
George. Youngnan Of the paint shop
has been crippled with rheumatism 50
badly that he has been unable to work
for two days.
T. 8. Stevens, signal engineer, has re-
turned from Chicago where he has been
| several days on business connected with
| his department.
Albert Dehand, a helper to the inside
coach hnishers, took his time Friday
morning. He has been on the pay roll
since last June.
/ ~
ments for shop picnic are expected to
report for duty Monday. They have
/ been gone three days.
Sides of business car PA, which was
! brought into the shops a few days after
standing in the yards about six months,
have been removed
George Risen an ash pan hanger, has
| bought a place four blocks north of the
street car line in North Topeka and will
move into it shortly.
It is understood that George Brad
shaw and Nate Cafferty, machinists
who quit here Thursday, will go to the
Needles. Cal. to work.
Joseph Devlin. a boilermaler who has
/ been in the employe Of the Santa Fe
| here a long time planned to leave for a
! trip in the east Friday night
Claude Hardy of the water service
has been handling the transfer tables
at the car shops since Max ThyInian be-
gan his four months vacation
/ JOnn Johnson George HaTtWlck and
Bartholomew Brennan, who have been in
the water service at times varying from
several weeks to that many months, have
''cashed in
Frank Ammel, who was rewarded for
several months service as machine shoT
messenger boy by being given a job il
the tool room a short time ago, has been
I shifted to a brass lathe
L. " Short, an air brake workman or
| the east side, has taken a leave of alb
sence of two weeks, and has gone tc
a 1.flcf
William Fry, an east shop apprentice
BOY, who mashed the growth out one OF
his fingers while on duty the other day
! thinks to be ready Tor service Monday
| He has been absent about a week.
Brakeman P. A. Camps jumped from Z
spraining his left leg so badly that he has
| since been navigating on crutches. He vii
probably return to his car Monday.
Ernest Davis is a late addition to the
force of storehouse laborers. He comes
! from Tacoma, Wash, where he was en-
ployed on the Port Blakesley railroad, {
| private line.
Edward Cleland, who runs the big
/ bulldozer in the smith shop, has gone
to Maple Hill to participate in a grand
reunion of the members of the family
there this week
Frank Schwartz, an apprentice in th'
hand with a piece of tin Friday nornins
and for time the claret flowed freely H
retired to the hospital and was not at hi
bench the rest of the day.
Machinist Pliny Finch drew his check
Friday morning and left immediately
for Fairbury, Neb.. his home. where ht
viii visit a short time before going t
the Needles, Cal, to follow his trade
J. w Bivins of the Railroad Y. NJ c
A. win speak at the Sunday aftern0ol
gospel meeting Of that body. There vii
Be excellent music by the male quartet
The Bible class, taught BY Secretar.
Prout, viii hold its regular session a
2:z5.
j Die Olson has left the Santa TIE ate