The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-26

have been afflicted.
., Edward Slit. boierma,k Ike is putting
Lake street He is having Kitchen addi-
ton built, besides giving the whole house
a general overhauling.
John Taylor. who used to work as a
freight door carpenter in the sheds but
solicit in the interests of lodge, was re
newing acquaintances- Tuesday.
The 15o-horse: power boiler which WI iiel is to
was loaded for shipment to that place
saek Which 1nd viii GR Stand Tit feet h high
Charles Martin, foreman of the link
workers, who has been off duty since the
Sd of March because of a sprained ankle,
came in Tuesday morning. He is not well,
but may be able to hold out at his place
About ten men in the ,storehouse who
teller had to say concerning them, called
on the palmists a few days ago. None of
them have decided to abandon their jobs
Engine OLA. eight wheel Santa F'e.
which has been in road service a long
time. was Wheeled into one Of the pits in
through the first stage of a general over
hauling.
AS test the new wrecking derrick
which was recently shipped here from Bay
City, Mich, was put to work unloading
the @ OF 1he gst69 ON fh Wee
side of the new blacksmith shop.
Rollo StoclzwelI went to work in the
rived only a short time ago from San Ber-
nardino. Cal. where he had job in the
S. Stockweli, a storehouse packer.
John Barnes. machinist apprentice, re-
ceived a message Tuesday forenoon an
ter. Miss Hattie Barnes of Paxico- The
announcement came as surprise, as he
had no intimation that she was sick.
William Greer, a carpenter in the tank
room was out of his place Tuesday and
Inquiries revealed the fact that he was
probably not show up for several days.
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intendent Resseguie and Chief Engineer
Storey went over on the cut off today to
near Neosho Rapids. There are seven work
trains already on that part of the system.
Train ia. the east bound Florence pas
Senger. had additional coach and bag
gage car from Emporia to Topeka Tues
day afternoon, they being occupied by the
Chicago Symphony orchestra people The
musicians left this morning for Leaven-
worth.
Edward Brennan. who celebrated the first
week of his work as full fedged black
smith by allowing an oil fame from one
of the bolt furnaces to puff back burning
this morning. He lost a little more than
Washington lodge 26 Select knights will
give literary and musical entertainment
crity bldige ne Ffo coTner Of sey
enth and Kansas avenue. 1t will be free
to the public and a hearty invitation to
Workmen have been busy few days
putting the concrete inside the new steel
around the esR Bottom G Fred Nfxen Who has
Pdsa P 3Re jos on Oh ahe eo oatsid PANT mas mn
William ID.,eyeny, a roundhouse machinc
the. back shop, have been absent from
Rite Masonic degrees They are members
of a class of about 45 people.
1t is getting about time for the annual
spring cattle rush to spring itself on, the
railroads, though SO far there has been
but little hint that it was coming. Bust
been duller than usual during the last two
months. but it is thought within short
B. p. Cheney. one of the heavy stock
holders of the Santa Fe, has recently ar
rived in San Bernardino, Cal. Mrs. Che
ney has accompanied him. There has been
an exceptional gathering, of officials of
this road on the Pacific coast during the
winter months, more for recreative pur-
poses than any other.
Arrangements have been completed for
the annual examinations which the shop
boys. who have taken up the educational
work in conjunction with the Railroad Y.
M c. A, are to go through They will be-
gin about April / and are part of the
the Country by that organization.
Grading has been begun on the line. near
Santa NTH the T5 The t 1Re
roads have consummated a deal whereby
they are to use the. parallel tracks of one
track. The distance is about 80 miles, ex-
tending from Carrolton to Camden.
JONI 1eNilIl, WHO mas De6I WOTkHlS IN
the brass corner. has been changed to the
little jumper and Reuben Peabody is TAX
been taken from that department and in
his stead Albert Martin is working Elmer
King, who has been in that corner. has
gone on floor work in the east shop.
Because a gasket blew out of one of the
storage tanks for air at the mill boiler
pressor which supplies the whole shop
plant with that necessity, was shut down
all the afternoon. but the machine
kept in operation until the end of the day.
B. H. Humphrey of the Lake Shore and
passenger agents for the Kansas City ter
ritory passed through here Tuesday on
F. NJ Byron, who was on his way to Los
Angeles. Cal. to accept the general agency
for the New York Central and Lake Shore
in that city.
Many of the car repairers in the sheds
went home Tuesday forenoon because of
the scarcity of work for them. This lack
of bad order equipment has been apparent
for several weeks, and last Saturday re-
suited in nearly the whole force in that
department being retired. The company
seems to be using most of the rolling stock
in caring for the traffic
Six of the patent Cafferty tie-plates the
invention of It. S. Cafferty. roadmaster on
the eastern division. have been turned out
by the shops here and will be distributed
at points over the system, where they can
be given a fair test. 1t is the plan to have
der rails where the traffic and rolling
stock are heaviest
What has been claimed to be all the steel
for the frame of the new machine shop
has arrived here. 1t is possible that some
of the parts may be missing, but the
trusses, which constitute the main part.
are in. BY the latter part of the week it
is thought all of them will be raised and
fastened to place, there being only six
unfinished Tuesday evening.
Car Repairers Martin, Perkins. Deever,
Fisher. earle and Long, members of the
force working under George Elliott, were
given a temporary lay off Tuesday on ac-
count of a slackness of work in the Sixth
street yard which has become so great
that it was imprudent to have the men
show up for their PAGES every day. They
will probably not be out more than a few
weeks at most-possibly not more than ten
days-that all depending upon when bust
ness revives-
G. T. Mcclellan. division superintendent
J. McRobertS. foreman of road water SER |
vice: J. NJ. Meade, resident engineer. and !
William Morrissey, roadmaster. made a |
tour of the eastern division Tuesday on |
board a special train composed of Super |
McLellan's private car JOS. The |