The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-15

was hit in the right eye by a fragment of
steel which made it necessary for him to
take a trip to the hospital Thursday at
ternoon- It is not believed that the sight
of the member will be affected
Del Shay. an air brake repairer in the
car department thinks he will be ready
for business Monday morning Shay fell
some ribs and otherwise injuring himself,
and since that time he has been under
the care Of the hospital doctors.
Bert Ramsay, wife and mother-in-law
have arrived in Topeka from Ration, N
M. Mr.. Ramsay has been switching for
cided 10 give it up and buy a farm near
this city and follow agriculture for a live
lihood.
Robert Maze of the boiler shop, who col
lided with a wash tub few days ago and
as result was laid up for a while, has
reported for duty but is stu IN bad !, shape
be that the injury will cause further loss
of time.
1t has been decided by the company to
put in a water treating plant at Galesburs,
Ill. This is the fifth which will be in oper-
alton on the system, all the others being
west of here, where the water is stronger
in those elements destructive to the loco
motive boilers than elsewhere. The plan
now is to get it ready for business at once.
In the testing of axles at the shops
Thursday afternoon one of the axles stood
seven strokes of the 1000 pound weight
dropping from a height of 22sa feet before
it broke, and even then it was cracked
only part of the way through. Five blows
are all that are required in the expert
ment.
One of the old houses which has stood
on the north side of Fourth street just
east of the Santa Fe tracks, is being dis
giaen to the 1ae Raroad n a. for 0t the
erection of it's new home This is of
the first visible material moves that has
building.
+. Chair cars 14s5 and 144o are being given
the new style of wide steel vestibule. An
rr6ar for cir
changes to besmade on rs passenger cars,
and these are the first that have been
tage in wide over a narrow. vestibule
seems to be that the former makes a bet
ter appearing train when coupled to-
gether.
About Is beef steers rushed through the
east shop gate Thursday morning while
being. driven to the Wolff packing house
and for a few minutes there was wild
stampede of them through the yards They
made for the railroad bridge and proba-
but the drivers galloped around the road
and under the bridge and succeeded
frightening them back before they had
zone far
David Holloway, who for about 20 years
stood guard for the company at the Klein
street crossing, and since that thorough
been taken to his home suffering from an
/ acute attack of hemorrhage of the lungs.
is being taken by James Clarity. who for
"a years has been employed in the track
department of the Santa Fe
John ColdweI will be the speaker at the
Sunday afternoon meeting of the Railroad
Y. NJ. C. A. Coldwell. tor a number OF
years, was secretary OF the association at
ia Fe boys by the score. He was chosen
by Helen Gould some months ago to travel
do special evengelistic work. He has been
in Topeka for a few days spending a brief
vacation with his family.
Rocky Ford canteloupes will probably
commence moving this week in large guam
titles. There have been a few of them on
the market already this season. but only
carload lots For a time it was thought
that the scarcity of the water in Colorado
would cause shortage in the crop, but
this has not proven so and the indications
are that as many of the melons will be
marketed this year t as ever IN the history story
will continue for from four to six weeks.
Thomas Smith. who for about 20 years
handled the transfer of material from the
| gave up his place last spring to &C, on his
| farm near Osawkie, will resume his old
| job next Monday. Smith sold his place at
a profit of $780, gets the crop which he
| raised on it this year and has until the first
| of March to give possession. He considers
that he t has cone GOOD to turn f in GETTING
S Sought 0i another house and lot on Locust
street, in addition to the property which
| he already owns in this city.
| With the order which the Santa Fe has
| placed for $50 electric headlights with
which all the passenger locomotives on
| the road are to be equipped, the end of
the acetylene lights is marked. They
| were given fair test of a good many
! months, but somehow the results were not
| satisfactory. 1t is said that the gas is an
| admirable illuminant in places where there
| is no motion to jar the generating appa-
ratus but on trains it seems to have
| proved failure. Less than half year
| ago it was used in a number of the new
passenger coaches which the company ran
| through here, but after about $40, 900 worth
of equipment had been DESTROYED and sew
eral people burned: the acetylene lamps
| in in their places. The first of the engines
T! to use the new Pyle National lights was
| the 1909, which left Topeka at $3.50 Thurs
| day afternoon with train No behind it
/ Ohters are being similarly fitted up and
| it is calculated that within three months
| the change will have been completed.