The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-25

| NJ. c. A. will unite in the monster mems
| meeting to be held at that time.
| J. c. Walters fiagman at the Eighth
| street crossing since the death of the late
Martin Finnie, is preparing to move his
tIa afors mere from Ppmon r, W1ese ne nxee
formerly in the service of the company
that kind of job by the loss of a leg.
| Joseph Euler, who has been working in
| the water service department, has been
transferred to Frank Hammond'S gang in
for taking charge of the air compress
scr operated in connection with the weed
burner. This apparatus will be used in
doing much of the riveting. on the new
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James Edgeworth, a brother of Earl
Edgeworth,, of the machine shop tool
room, has been appointed to weigh mail
for the government on the Santa Fe be-
sn rms ob Sly IS MAI a9d dn onee
four or I'VE years. and consumes a Pc,
has been o1 I frnif farm at sant5 Rosa
Cal, and is son of G. H. Edgeworth, a
postal clerk, whose headquarters are in
Work on the air brake instruction car
is being pushed as rapidly as possible, and
says that it will be ready for a trip out
over the system by April ]. The job of
equipment required train of twenty
cars is still under way. Each set of
and quarter piping. and will be so ar
ranged that the operation of this, highly
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ment may be fully shown.
Most of the m ae Der Of the degree team
took the first prize of $1Oo and the Topeka
cup in the competitive drill at Fort Scott
ward McKiernan the captain, being a ma
chinlst. Through all the months that the
event event there has been feeling that it
would gain the honors if they were tosbe
held them previously. and it was with that
in view that members of the organization
worked conscientiously.
Word received from Frank Onion, form
erly a craftsman here. who left two weeks
ago for the City of Mexico, where he ac-
Central road, indicates that he is salts
fed with the new situation. In his first
ing and other facts indicating the balmi-
ness of the climate there He has already
seen a great many Kansas people there.
Ben Johnson, superintendent of machinery
for the road, has been in New York city
for some time.
fic of General Storekeeper Hilton, contem-
plates quitting the service of the santa
do similar work in the general freight de-
Of the Rock b Island b h at this piaGe
on the distribution desk at the storehouse,
has resigned that position to become re-
vising clerk in the offices of the Wabash
railroad at Kansas City. He has been in
the general store department about three
months. A. l. Lauck, a son of L. 5. Iauck,
auditor of disbursements, who has been
doing extra work, will succeed him here.
Six cars of steel have been received for
the new machine within the last week,
and the gang working under Foreman
thirty. Until now the parts have been fas-
tened together simply with bolts to hold
parts already put in place are received; 1t
is expected that at once riyetlng VIII be
air compressor on an old weed burner is
being rugged up in order that the task
may be performed by that means instead
of with Drawn heretofore. This plan
has been tried many times in the east and
seems to have succeeded