The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-27

George Davis. who works on freight cars.
on of several weeks because OF a badly
| mashed finger.
Brakeman J. w. Hall. who has the ev-
enlng st Joseph passenger run, was out
| of his place Wednesday, spending the day
| in Kansas City
| John Eichar, member of the air brake
| force IN the machine shop, IS enhancing
| the value of his place on Rowley street by
| putting out 80 fruit trees.
| Arthur Moore and W. c. Barnes travel
| ing passenger agents at Kansas City and
| nesday.
| Robert Graham, foreman of a gang in
| the scrap yards, has been entertaining j.
/ n. Furnish, supreme director of the X. of
P: A., who has as his jurisdiction the state
Laurence Bell of the machine shop
whose mother and sister arrived recently
from Arkansas City. has arranged for
| them to occupy the residence 81 East
| Third street
| Clarence Coleman, who for more than
| c: A. has been made assistant secretary
Of that institution at Ellis and will leave
Locomotive 1892. which has been hand
ing the business for the company in Atch-
river town.
John waldron. who quit job in the
water service several months ago to take
the position of scale inspector on the Gulf,
| here Wednesday.
Thomas Nelson, who reported for duty
m jerks gang Tuesday after an absence
been changed to the air brake corner. He
| was formerly an engineer.
G.. P. Tilson, air brake tester in the field
| yard who has been confined in the hos
| pital several weeks because of throat trou-
| bic, is still in a. serious condition. Only
| few are permitted to see him.
John McGregor, who pulls the limited
between Topeka and Marceline. Mo-, has
taken a lay off of several days to attend
the Scottish Rite Masonic gathering here.
Edward Whitcomb has his turn.
-. TI..1
| to Cincinnati. O.. February Is by the seri-
Gus illness of his mother, has returned and
Wednesday. His mother is better.
Rev t q NJ Bpwman. PastSnr of the Low
Sunday afternoon at the O'Clock gospel
meeting of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. There
will be music appropriate to Easter.
wss Il to The d eRee gadn
orRlng arteT an tb aSfenGe of a60nt two
covering from an attack of appendicitis
On account of the limitations next
week the committees of the Railroad Y.
NJ. C. A. on religious work. membership
and the board of directors will not have
their meetings until April z, and g. re-
spectively.
James Singer. a machinist who came
here few weeks ago and went to work
chimes has gone to B9Galo;; Lon, y; 1; Y; , to
two weeks.
sansAa. Austin g srsinmaster returned
lily ready to move to Topeka. 1t is ex-
pected that they will arrive today or to-
morrow.
Three smokestacks, each so feet long,
were loaded % on car ar and shipped over to
They will not be placed until the boilers
are put in and other preparations made for
occupancy of the building.
Superintendent A T. Abbott of the Rock
Island at Harrington, who was brought to
Stormont hospital few weeks ago suffer
ing from an acute attack of appendicitis.
is better, although it will be some days
before he be released.
Charles Brady and w. Long are new
ten days about IL more have been EN-
ste as ii Result of the seven wo % trains
the cut off being put
from Denver where he looked over a. lot
of 200 car wheels He expected to leave
this morning for Kansas City where the
company is getting 500 or 800 more, and
a, little later will go to Terre Haute, Ind,
similar business.
ing department. has a hand that was Sc
verely injured several days ago by ham
hammer to strike the member. One bone
broken and Carlson will be resting
for some time.
Engineer John Hand and Fireman Will
liam o Paek ia con eompri lI the YOUNG
back on the extra board. This is due to
slack business which has existed for some
for all concerned in that case.
man who fell SIS feet from the frame of
broken leg caused by striking it on a
piece IF structural iron, will be in the hos
though he is now able to sit up in the
smoking room. His home is in Kansas
City.
NJ Fl. Wickhorst, chemist ano engineer
of tests for the c.. b. & O.. with bead
quarters at Aurora IL, was an interested
Mr.. Wickhorst and his wife came east
from Denver and on their trip to New
nvle NV of (.a1xvs
off here.
F. r. Frost. chief. electrician for the
electrical classes at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. i
A during the winter, Will take the men,
ity plants of the city Saturday evening. |
The start Will be made from the associa- |
ton rooms at 1870. I
Joseph Fentiman of the blacksmith shop |
who laid off several weeks ago after he |
jury 10 the elbow joint of his left arm,
was Ftill unable to report for duty We'd |
but he thinks possbiy then the doetors viii Iet
him get busy within the next week.
of seams to be no no let tb up to the 1 MOVE f5
Santa F'e Every day the through trains
understand what more tourists desire in
the way of climate than that which they /
may enjoy by simply placing themselves |
on the rear platform while the train skins |
over the Kansas plains.
Gus OSman foreman of the brass corner,
is setting up in that department a newly
devised machine for sa wing valve cups i
and cutting out valve chamber bushipgs !
being able to handle hundred and fifty /
pieces in day. whereas in the old way he /
could turn out only about thirty forty |
General Manager Nudge. General Super /
intendent Resseguie. Chief Engineer Sto-
rey and Division Superintendent Mcclellan
went over the cut off in a special train |
Wednesday. 1t was made up of the two i
private cars 215 and 217 and engine o. with |
Engineer Z. Scahiu at the throttle and 4
Conductor c. A Reece in charge 1t was !
run to Holiday as a second section of 10. /
Returning from I months trip through
the most picturesque parts of the west