The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-25

ago, came in Friday morning, but aftel
remaining short time was obliged to 81
The big 4s-fnch lathe which is regularly
OF Master Mechs sr Pa1er has been ais
mantled and is receiving a thorough fixing
over Lewis Jury is in charge of it
John French, formerly foreman of the
| blacksmith shop here, but now at the head
Of that department of the St Louis and
san FRANCISCO at Springfield. Mo. IS In
town for a Sunday visit with his family.
George F'urman assistant day engine in
! spector, is able to be up and loaf around
after iong. unpleasant siege OF the
but he VIII not report for duty for day
/ John Rohm. who runs a hand saw In the
/ chip while at his machine Friday morning
/ the cash, which was cut. was closed with
several stitches
around the blacksmith shop who has been
absent several days on account of a severe
| case of cold, is slowly recovering and ex-
| first of next week
| Gold leaf was being put on the fourth of
\ which are also being rebuilt in Topeka
shops The locomotives viii be repaired
/ ly a date as possible.
Thirty-dve railroad men who. until re-
the Knights of the Protected ARK. have es-
tablished another organization of that or
strong among the shop employees
To an unusual rush of locomotives in
the shop at that place is ascribed the
Topeka boilermakers and the same num-
Der of men from the machine shop to EN-
poria lately for temporary service.
Considerable material is being unloaded
on the site of the new in freight depot
contractors which put in the foundation
for the new achine shop at this place.
is engaged on the same work for that
Frank Neavf1l who works in the air
brake corner at the machine shop, report
ed for duty this morning after being off
several days on account of the sickness
Charles Bigley. Mrs. Bigley was buried
Friday.
Harry Thomas, who was formerly en-
ployed in Topeka shops, and Miss Kate
Peterson, a young woman who has resided
in this place, were married last month at
where Mr.. Thomas is in the santa Fe
service.
At the entertainment at the Railroad 7.
attendance and an excellent programme.
Mrs John GriIey had charge Of the music
and an orchestra
1t viii be late summer or the fall before
the seven new turn tables which were Or
dered week ago will be delivered to the
will be placed at Emporia, Newton, Dodge
City and other western division points
feet.
Byron Harvey. acting superintendent of
the Harvey eating house system, was
taken through Topeka Friday afternoon
sick, on his way home to Leavenworth-
Accompanying him was c. Carson. aud
dent. whose place Mr.. Harvey has been
filling, has taken a three months leave of
Some of the engines which were equipped
with snow plows a few weeks ago in an
ticipation of winter, have been obliged to
be relieved of the same. Railroad men say
that there is a great strain on the parts
taCh6d a locomotive
and IT should not be kept on any longer
than is necessary
Written in a plain hand with chalk above
smith shop are these words: -Four causes
ance.'' It has been suggested that this
simple announcement might be turned
first place and at the same time acquire
a little more force
Chris Constance of the blacksmithing
IS gong around, has discovered i four our
and-a-half foot vein of coal on his 80 acre
farm near Oskaloosa. Recently while he
OF the hollows, It Is said the mineral took
ire and it, was in this way that the dis
Rev c. P. Carkufr, pastor of the Yves
Ieyan Methodist church who claims that
v viz healed in an instant q few weeks
ago, viii lead the Sunday afternoon gos-
Secretary Prout's Personal Workers class
viii meet usual at o'clock
Martin Finnie the Eighth street watch
man who was Frustrated with a paralytic
has rallied from the stupor in which he
has remained most of the time. and his
chances for recovery are materially i'm
proved Within the last two weeks he has
been able to sit up and can talk to rela-
tives and close friends quite freely at
times
P. R. Symmes. hagman at the Fourth
street crossing Of the santa Re. has re-
ceived word of the death of his half
brother. Joseph E. Symmes. which oc-
CURED near Symmes' Corner. O. The
funeral was held at that place Friday. The
born and reared in that section Of coun-
try, his father being one of the pioneers
of the state.
J. E. Mcleod who has been doing spe-
partment. has returned to Kansas from
FIT Madison. Ia, where he has been get
counts in opera ton Before returning to
Topeka permanently he Will make the
the purpose of showing the storemen how
the business is to be DONE
Friday afternoon the last of the final
order Of eleven oil tank car bottoms was
completed in the sheds and they Will be
sent to Chicago at once to have the reser-
voirs mounted Then they will be re-
turned to Topeka to receive the heater
pipes and the necessary stenciling. after
which the shops here viii be out of that
business short time ago an additional
order for 800 more was placed. but they
Will be built by a Chicago company
Herbert Miller a rnachinist in the water
service is planning to leave Sunday for
Chicago. where he will visit his parents
for a time and then will leave for San
Francisco. making the swing around in
time to complete the trip by the end OF
two months After being in the service of
as an apprentice on December H. having
been to the Philippines with the Twentieth