The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-25
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

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Conductor R. c. Scott is resting for
few days.
August Matson was hired Thursday as
laborer in the car shops.
Switchman Ben Williams quit his place
in the yards Thursday forenoon.
George w. Scott. conductor, has taken
lay off for the remainder of the week.
There was special train out of here
this morning carrying car 216 that Of Gen
division.
Willie Crook, who used to work in the
brass corner, has been in the east shop for
a dav two.
Fire destroyed the Santa Fe depot at
which stood near by.
service, is in after being laid up two days
on account of sickness.
Boilermaker William Crandall is moving
finished building out at shorey.
! Charles Peterson. who used to be an as
romndho p,ac1 Thnrsd;a wen1 TO merK IN the
| Mrs. Charles Boon of Kansas City is the
guest of J. w. Hall, who runs on the To-
Mrs. Boon and Mrs Hail are sisters -'''
office work at the Railroad Y. M. c. A
afternoon meeting of the association.
| John Erase, who has been down in Ok
! lahoma some days visiting, has arrived
home. He belongs to the water service.
Boilermaker Bert Nichols is moving into
his lately purchased property at the cor
ner of Fourth and an Locust streets He has
| James r. McElroy, who has patrolled an
officers beat in this town since the year
one, will give his services to the Santa
Fe. He was put on Thursday as a ma
| chinist helper.
Fred Fish and Henry A. Miller, who have
the year.. were given jobs in the water
service Thursday. They are classed as
machiniSt helpers.
| ne inc ooIofv hox1 70
over by Gus Osman- A new turret lathe
! has also been received.
Ebenezer Stevens, who deserted the wa
ter service lesson some days ago to take his wife
turned and is working. Mrs. Stevens is
reported to be gaining in health.
machinist apprenticeship here a few weeks
ago and has been visiting in Lehigh, I.
fore again getting down to work here here
The wife of Conductor Kensinger. who
runs trains l and of the Rock Island
her home, S25 North jackson street, al
ter stay of six weeks in Denver, Col
John Rohm, who runs q band-saw in
in the machine Thursday morning and an
ugly cash resulted. He was not obliged
to lay of, although the wound bled pro-
fusely.
William L.. Jury, machinist who faint
ed one hot day last week and had to be
time visiting at Vinland, Douglas county
He figures on taking his machine next
Monday.
William A. Nettleton, assistant superir.
touring the western and southwestern
lines of the company on business. his trip
consuming about three weeks time, has
| returned.
Sixteen ventlators which are to be
placed along the ridge of the new machine
and boiler shop are already being located
| A Topeka company which has been doinf
the tin work on the structure has the jot
of placing them.
Martin Minnick and George Crawford
share of the week, have reported for duty
Robert Florence went on as a blacksmith
helper Thursday. He is father of Black.
smith Samuel Florence.
c. M. Stockham, clerk in the genera
storekeeper'S office, left today for Needles
Cal, where he is to look over some lum-
Der which the ,o Santa Mt Fe is getting; H
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Marshall Steele. workman in the shops
lumber yard, has returned from Kansas
City, where he was summoned few day:
ago BY the shooting Tho, Of his brother I
the lunSs.
and J. W. Cain. member Of that depart.
| ment, are on the Chicago division today
taking indicator tests on some. Of the los
viii work between Fort Madison. Ia, ans
Kansas City. No.
William Evelsizer, stationary fireman
| in the water service, who last worked IN
the machine boiler shop ROOM but who ha!
been with the department some time AND
in different parts of the shop. drew hi:
time Thursday. His place Is being fllet
by Bartholomew Brennan.
Frank Richie, one of George Elliot.
Sixth street car repairers, will soon be on
on vacation. He viii leave Saturday Will
his wife for Denver, Col Thence they WI
go to Colorado Springs and Manitou ant
on their way home will stop OF at Dodg
City for a visit with his sister.
Calvin Adair. who resigned the joI
which he had firing out Of here extra