The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-15

R. Davis. foreman of the machine shop.
| has been away from his desk day or
| two because of sickness
Prominent among the names mentioned
| for councilman from the Second ward is
| that of q, leading Democrat of the town
Nelson Naslund. sheds carpenter who
b been ee JUN and m Is no OF tae be ae
| be around the house little.
J. A Grubbs, a machinist helper in the
ing og'i been enOp considerabiy bruised by a $50
| pound CRATE frame falling on it.
ported, on account of his family being
held under quarantine ntiil i for smallpox
| Frank Holloway is taking his place.
Machinist James Wallace said he owned
representatives of breed of cattle as big
as elephants and as docile as sheep.
]. H. Goodrich, who looks after western
more & Ohio southwestern from his head
| quarters at NSt. Louis, was in Topeka
| Tuesday.
Arthur Thompson storehouse trucker
| ago by a piece of metal dropping on one
foot, was well enough to take his place
Samuel McCann who quit the Topeka
boilermaking department a few months
| at Caldwell, has returned to his former
| place here.
around the boiler. shop Tuesday was the
cupboard OF Arthur ROBERTS, an appren-
tice in that department
William Kettler, a boilermaker who was
severely bruised on one leg few days
recovering. It viii be several days yet
before he can resume work
w. e. Black who has been working
since last summer as a .machinist. took his
time here Tuesday and will go to Argen-
was only recently promoted to that place.
Friday evening the young people of the
af he 10
event was advertised for a date earlier in
the winter, but 1t was postponed until this
week.
Frank Hart an employee of the sheds,
left Tuesday for Chicago, where he will
is having built. The contract is distrib-
uted among three companies in and about
that city
Oscar Meyer, loclzsmith in the water
service, was summoned to Junction City
Tgesf6ay m4rn IN by telegram e 9o annSH fai
of that place. She has been an invalid for
a good while.
Brakemen Sherburne and Capps have
been helping OUT in the local yards since
Sunday on account of one man being re-
CURED with the engine. which handles
machine shop.
Lloyd Hoagland of Ogden, Utah, is here
penter. He is incidentally looking up To-
cation for his father. who contemplates
mercantile business.
This evening the regular weekly meeting
Be held The SPECIALIZATION has A BEGIN gum
ment at the opening night.
Miss Pearl Morse. of Argentine has been
Morse. her uncle, in Oakland. She is
daughter of Lee Morse. who runs out of
the an Enough Santa e trains on some OF
Fred Short a machinist apprentice. has
sWeiling which Tuesday compelled him to
stay at home His features are badly out
of proportion and the enlargement has ex-
tended down into the shoulder.
Everybody is wondering why the big
shop whistle sounded at 1 o'clock and at
the engineer will follow hereafter. Pre-
vfously it has been the practice to sound
it for the last time during the day at
same as on other days
Cal Hayes, until last week foreman of
the tank gang in the roundhouse, expects
to leave the latter part of the week for
ate for a short time. A little later he may
State.
the other day by a derailment of a Chi
cago Great Western freight train near the
Soldiers home. That road uses the Santa
F'e tracks for a distance of four or five
miles from south of the city into their
H. W. tombstone. director of the Rail
road Y. M. c. A. athletic park at Albany,
win speak to the men at the Thursday
noon meeting tombstone was machln1st
for dozen years.
Some Of the co1ored people who hang
h9t Winter nte eh se 10 hand Recent
ly they have been assiduous in gathering
up coal along the tracks and from this it
knowing when it will be needed
Mrs: George L. Stone will move to Usage
City Thursday with her family Stone was
formerly a switchman in Topeka yards,
but left few weeks ago to take run
as brakeman on mixed train out of
there. The wife and children have been
at the home in Oakland since his removal.
Five more oil tanks We're pushed into the
their heater pipes and to be properly stem
Service during the sumner and Ia fan on the he
cut off is also to be given the ''hxingS' at
the hands of the water service depart
Charles Swanson, foreman of the west
side of the car sheds. has returned from
ago to inspect the wheels Of new refriger-
ator cars which the company there had
that department has had charge of the
gang in his absence.
Cards are being distributed freely around
the shops announcing the candidacy. of
Frank E. wilcox for honors in the contest
Wilcox is a machinist. leader of the K. of
P. band and director of the orchestra at
also has many supporters in the race.
Bible class No Z is the last one which
Secretary Prout of the Railroad Y. NJ c.
A. has instituted. to meet every morning
at the rooms at S:15 and open to any and
all who may be loaf1ng around the build
ing or for those who. by their work at
night, have no chance to enter any other
of the organizations for that purpose.
1t is believed that a number of the boys
from the boiler shop here will go to Gle
burne, Tex. in few days to take jobs
there. No dissatisfaction has come to the
tradesmen here, but wages in the south
have been forced up on account of the
scarcity of skilled mechanics and the de-
sire to better themselves is what causes
them to make the change.
Today the Santa Fee" the publication
which the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. here issues
double size. Much of the number is given
up to a retrospect of the work of the as
ISOLATION for the year 1901 The leading
impression that it leaves with the reader
is the need of more room in which the or
ganization stands to accomplish its work
among the cOmpanV eInplOVeS.