The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-30

morning
w. A. stanfeld Of the machine shop re-
turned Monday morning from Kansas City,
where he spent Christmas with mis- par
ents- He was accompanied by his wife.
Fred Short, formerly Of the easx shop. is
in town for. the holidays. He is accom-
in the Frisco shops at Springfield, Mo.
Otto Becker. from the Kansas City and
Southern shops at Pfttsbu-g, was down to
the shops yesterday visiting with the boys
whom he knew when he used 10 work here.
Word has been received from Peter
Shilling of the blacksmith shop. who is
Peter.
James White of the paint shop has
changed his residence from Hancock and
Third streets to small farm that he
leased, about two miles east of town.
He expects to go into the chicken busi-
ness.
William Ramsburger of the paint shop
returned Sunday from Galveston where he
has been visiting, with relatives for the
his wife.
Avery Turner, formerly division super
intendent for the Santa FSe with headuilar-
terS in Topeka, was here visit yester-
day. Mr. Turner is now with the Pecos
Valley line.
The Third Christian church band, which
is composed entirely OF railroad men, viii
play at the entertainment to be given at
the new Oakland Christian church on New
Years afternoon
seph Donahue, all of the NJ, K. and T.
shops at Parsons, Kan, are mere for the
the south shop here and are well known
by the boys.
Sunny Jim Snyder of the south shop
went hunting the other day and he now
comes around with the report that he bag
ged IL cottontails, jacks and - ducks.
The medal goes to him.
Amos Beeler's mother is very sick at
her home in Parkdale. In fact her condi-
ton is so serious that her other son, Ckas.
of Argentine, was called to her bedside.
The concrete floor in the new Santa Fe
boiler and machine shop is finished and
this morning the work on the board floor
renee has the contract. 1t will take about
three months to finish the work.
The services over the body of Peter
Miller of the paint shop, who was struck
and killed by No. Saturday evening were
held at the. Third Presbyterian church at
o'clock this afternoon The body was
inferred in the Topeka cemetery.
The pipe machine which was moved from
the east shop to the new boiler and ma
The power will be furnished temporarily
by small stationary gasoline engine This
is the first machine that has been run in
the new shop.
Irwin lodge No. 260, which is composed
largely of shop men, will give a party on
New Years eve. The evening will be spent
in listening to a specially prepared liter
airy entertainment, card playing and dane
ing the old year out and the new year in.
All members and their families are in
vited.
Otto Weber of the tank room in the
round house had a painful accident Mon
day afternoon. He was accidentally lit
on the head by snap hammer in the
hands of the man with whom he was
working. Although it no doubt caused him
to have a severe headache, it was not
necessary for him to lay off.
A car load of hardware and other ma
terial for the new laVatOrieS arrived yes
terday from Crane & Co. of Chicago. The
work of connecting and fitting up the la
vatories will be commenced at once
This material should have arrived about
a month ago but for some reason 1t was
delayed and the men had to lay off Until
it arrived
A west bound Santa Fe freight train
was derailed Saturday morning as it was
leaving the Kansas City yards and eight
cars went into the ditch. The derailment
was caused by spreading rails. The train
was not running very fast, but the track
near the stock yards where the accident
happened is Just the same as no track al
ALL the ballast Being composed mostly OF
manure from tha sock yards. From what
can be learned the wreck is cleared up by
this time and trains are running as be-
fore.
1t has been decided by the boys in the
paint shop that Joseph Galloway is the
most proficient disciple of Ananias in the
whole shop. For many moons past 1t has
been the custom for the men in the paint
shop to get together during the noon hour
and vie with each other in telling big
stories Competition has been quite lively
up to the present time. but when William
surprised them yesterday with an extra
large story the rest of the men backed nut
and consequently he will get to keep the
medal for quite a while. At least until
the rest of the prevaricators get their