The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-30
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There will be no permanent injury result
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Kingery of Comp
ton, Ok, who for a week or more have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. P. r.
Monday for Dayton, O., where they will
visit relatives for some time. Mr.. Kingery
and Mrs. symmes are brother and sister.
| About 10 couples delightfully."- surprised
evening at their home. "a Locust street.
Kingstrum, is car repairer in the sheds
and a number of his railroad friends were
present. Refreshments were served and
Mr.. Kingstrum was presented with cost
D. r. Miller, newly appointed foreman
blacksmith for the Gulf lines at Cleburne
Tex W went TT through To2eka Monday on his
been assistant foreman for the Norfolk
and Western at Roanoke, Va. and for a
number of years was on the first fire in
! L. M, Baird, operator in the office of Su-
i perintendept. of Motive Power Henderson,
4 returned to the key and Sounder Monday
morning after a lay off of about ten days.
Since he last worked. baby boy has ar
during his absence. Prescott is now sick
| in the hospital.
L. L. Summers, head of the Chicago cleo
trical supply house which will put in the
equipment of the new Topeka shops, is IN
| the city for day or two. Much of the
| work for which Mr.. Summers firm con-
ktracted has been done, but some parts have
been held back because the company did
cedure.
John Coldwell. formerly secretary of the
Railroad Y. M. G. A., nov special evangel-
Topeka. having been summoned from his
| work in the south to the bedside of Mrs
Coldwell. who has been Ill for some days.
Her condition is not believed to be seri-
Gus.
John Mespelt, who quit the foremanship
of the tang and M son
signed to overseeing the boiler work in the
south and east erecting shop and temper.
n he will hn f,f fta Gt
iron force, E. Mcintyre, the foreman, be-
ing away for vacation
Locomotives 1921 and 1927 two of the
heavy Prairie engines, refused to follow
the path that had been prepared for them
and Sunday when they were gotten out
of the Second street viaduct. The ground
and rails were considerably disturbed and
leveling up the place.
| Thomas Allen, boilermaker helper, roll
ed in on No of Monday from Los An
two weeks of his vacation to sight seeing.
| He is much refreshed by the rest and
to commence a hard winters work to-
morrow.
Frank Thompson, machinist who was
4 cut off at the time of the reduction of the
force, was in the city over Sunday from
Springfield, Mo-, where he is with the st.
Louis r,s and a San Erancise ;t Thompson tho seems
Missouri town. but will likely come back
to Topeka shops when there is an open
Ing.
Russell Barber assistant chief clerk in
the office of Superintendent of Motive
i Power Henderson, returned Monday even
ing from Los Angeles, Cal. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Barber and daughter.
who, with the exception of about two
weeks, have been on the coast for year
and half in the hope of Improving the
health of the little girl Mr.. Barber has
A. B. johnson. one of the proprietors of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Philadel-
phia, Pa, passed through Topeka Monday
afternoon. Mr. johnson and his family;
which was with him, came in on No. 2
in private car go of the Santa Fe direc-
tors. and were sent eastward on No. 6.
About three weeks ago the members Of
the party went west on their way to the
City of Mexico, where they have been
spending most of the time since then
Is Plans had been made for commencing
the improvements on the Topeka passen-
ger station this morning The contract
was let a month and a half ago, but the
place has not been put in condition for
the contractors to start in on the job, and
ger The work Of rebuilding the place is
to be conducted under special difficulties
in view of the fact that the depot will be
are being made.
q Some one mentioned in casual way
Monday afternoon that whole train load
of corpses was to arrive in this city. In
quiry revealed that the truth in that state
:, ment was as follows: Locomotives o57.
and Santa Fe. all of a small type, were to
arrive here to await further orders. They
possible that they will be sold to the rail-
road supply houses, though the exact dis
position of them has not yet been an
Il nounced.
81 John NJ Jones. a workman in John At
kinsonss concrete gang in the new shop
/ building, married recently to Miss
), Ethel Chaplin, daughter of c. Chaplin
& Fourth street night fagman, at the home
81 of her parents, corner of Second and Han
) cock streets. Jones is second lieutenant
of the Ottawa company of K N G. and
passed through the city Monday on his
) vers in progress there.
: Nc more Rocky Ford melons will. be
! picked from the fields this season. ilsht
e shtpmen1 N-cre practically closed las,
49, <4h1ush there uaaS be fer stEasr