The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-13

| ing been off day or two.
Brakeman c; B. Botlin, who runs out
| of Argentine, has gone to California on
| leave of absence ESQ days.
Several of the apprentice boys in , the
n oae pu 9hG IN timer meee the 6 ng g 5efore
| Z. Powell, boss of the wiping force, has
| reported for duty after a lay off of sew
| eral days account of sickness
Hugh King, a helper in the boiler shop,
| his house. The lad arrived Friday.
| Peter Bloom of the sheds has a badly
mashed thumb caused by a truck frame
| falling upon it while at work Saturday
| Brakeman John L. Holman of Argen-
| tine has taken leave of absence of 60
days and has gone to California to spend
Charles ]. Cherry and Walter Copeland
| members of the shops fire department, re
ported for duty this morning after a day
| Acetylene gas appears to be finding
| favor as an 1lluminant. Four more head
| lights of this class were received Satur-
| day.
Engine O11O. that which pulls the Kan
| sheet.
! Charles, William, Thomas and Richard
| Jones have returned from Waukesha,
! Wis. where they attended a family re-
| North Topeka crew went home Friday
| sick. He is suffering from attack of
John Berry has severed his connection
! with the company as night engine inspec-
Park road.
julius Schmidt, who works on injec-
| tors in the machine shop. able to re-
sumo his duties today after being off since
Tuesday sick
William Greer. a carpenter in the tank
| room, Is doing business at the old stand
after an absence of a day or two on &C
| j. w Thomas and Arthur Doyle, who
] work on bolt machines in the blacksmith
| ing department, We're absent from their
| places Saturday.
Alexander Maupin of the boiler shop has
! a game finger as the result of a bar fall
ing on it Saturday. He was not COM
Edward Fart; a maehinist apprentice.
has has been been transferred from a, a maehine to
which he has held
| Clayton Grout of the water service was
| who arrived from Des Moines, Ia, who is
here for a brief visit.
| J. L. Crawford and Cass Thornbrough
| are here from Winterest, Ia, visiting
| Switchman John Crawford at 4O6 Fairchild
]. F. skaggs. of the blacksmith shop
tool room, has been out two or three days
| tack of malarial fever.
John Young, foreman of the switching
chanicai department, is on his trick again
| after rest of two weeks.
| william Erdman of the paint shop, who
recovering. but probably will not be able
| to report for some days yet.
The wife of Clifford Baird, a south shop
machinist. has been sick for a week or
| more and at last reports her condition
| was not perceptibly improved.
William Spencer, who keeps busy
around one of the big furna ces in the
! ing out sick for a short time.
Frank Coles, a roundhouse machinist.
and Miss Elizabeth Fogarty received first
prize for waltzing in a contest at the Red
Mems ball Thursday evening.
Locomotive ass, a ten-wheel Dickson,
which has been pulling train No. 8 out of
| here, was pushed into the south shop Sat
urday to receive a general overhauling.
It is expected that the concrete gang
which has been working on the foundation
of the new machine shop. will be done
with that part of the job by Wednesday.
! George Furman, assistant to Engine In
| spector Manley. is still unable to report
for duty because of the mumps with
which he has been laid up for several
| days.
Engine o22e a small ten-wheel Taunton.
which has been running on the coal train
| mines, has been sold to the Wear Coal
company.
weeks ago in which one foot was injured
so badly that he was scarcely able to
walk for while
A. ]. Francis, a member of the truck
account of an attack of neuralgia He
| lost considerable time recently because of
| the illness of his wife.
| G. s Alexander who recently came
down from Leou and took a JOB in the
fba+ macs and now occupies the residence
at 42f Chandler street
! ]. S. Branner. jr., who formerly held a
a a' SON of J. s. Branner Of this place is a
new employee of the storehouse- He has
/ been put on as packer
| There will be a number of changes in
| the equipment of the machine shop soole
Considerable new stuff has been ordered
| for the tool ROOM besides that which is
| to be placed in the shop proper.
Larry bIf nn qrean of fRat de0ar
ment at Newton, was here Sunday return
| ing to that place last night He is will
|
| Boilermaker John Batman, who has
been out about two weeks on account of
| and it is likely will not be able to report
under a week if at the end of that time.
shifting hitting departmen t Who works at night
is out Of service for a brief period on ac-
| from a pair of tongs landed on the in
| STEP
Eugene Fisher. until last fall car re-
pairer in Topeka shops, but since then
with the Santa F'e at Winslow, AriZ., and
has his old place in the Fourth street
| gang.
Saturday morning a permit was taken
freight depot at Kansas City. Excavation
| has already been made at Fourteenth and
4S6 feet. - 49,
Philip FfddelI is here from Chicago and
! after the purchase of cars and steam
! shovels for the Lantry brothers They
will get two more new shovels from South
Milwaukee
Al Counter. who nearly two years; ago
| took his tools home from the car shops.
| where until then he had been employed
| for long time, has resumed work He
| has been in Topeka since he was out of
the service.
| Frank Long. boilermaker helper who
was struck in one eye Monday by hot
| chip of steel, has been out most of the
time since then on account of the injury
| but was well enough this morning to re-
| sumo his place.
Henry Schwalm a machinist, celebrated
| his fiftieth birthday Sunday Schwalm has
an excellent record with the company.
having been in it's service twenty-five
| years. To all appearances he is good for
a long time yet.
William KaftIa1- hniIerrr1a lSar. who