The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-15

passenger on some of the minor branch
lines.
vice for about week with a mashed foot,
Is in charge of the storehouse roustabout
gang.
]. 8. Hefner, a blacksmith shop employee
who hurt one hand Friday while on duty
and was obliged to knock OF work. has
H. l. Cooper and Augustus c. Schoon-
over are late employees of the car shops.
Cooper as regular and Schoonover as
At their recent dance the San Bernar-
dino. Cal, boilermakers sold about $1,000
worth of tickets according to the reports
from the west.
Blacksmith Samuel Florence, who
ground one finger on an emery wheel a
few days ago, has reported for work
A. r. Davis, general foreman. has been
sick and unable to attend to his shop du-
on the street Monday.
James Ford of the boiler shop has a new
boarder at his house, twelve-pound
girl baby arrived there the other night
and Is making an indefinite stay
Mrs. John Isaacson, wife of the planning
mill foreman, is now able to go out rid
ing for short time occasionally. She
time had job in the blacksmith shop.
out M resumed u BUSINESS u at the old stand
Monday.
Mrs. ]: o. White has arrived from Gle
tives. She is the wife of a boilermaker
in the employ of the Gulf. Colorado and
Santa F'e.
Norman Prescott, who for few weeks
went upstairs today to take ct. the desk oc-
west for his summer vacation
Blacksmith Henry Auge is detained
from h his duties by sore arm: The men,
the other day and it is feared that it may
be slightly affected by blood poisoning.
Frank Brooks Of the roundhouse came in
He crawled into an engine while on duty,
got too warm T Sc IN gcon aHd when t Ne
In the tin shop a new pair of power
shears have been put to service They
cutting easily an eighth of an inch of cop
to cut.
presumably by the heat early Monday and
tainted. He was picked up revived and
partly to help himself. He was taken to
his home.
George Alexander has Joined the night
brother of Cal. Alexander, foreman of the
gang in that department after dark, and
| has been following the vocation at agri-
Dugald Mccall Of the east shop was re.
ported sick Monday. Since the news of
lodge at Ottawa Monday afternoon it can
be depended upon that Mccall is again in
p M Winter has given up his job in
the blacksmithing department. presumably s
having succnmbed to the neat OF f the last
Hoyt There is a man named Eomer still
| employed in the shop.
Mrs. Ben johnson, wife of the superin-
tendent of machinery of the Mexican Cen
| trail, and family, will leave tomorrow for
He win come this way to meet them as far
| as Albuquerque, N. NJ
| Henry Scott, cabinet-maker. is estab-
| According to the stories of his associates
| in that department he has tubers three OF
| which will fill a peck measure, at his
| Quinton Heights garden.
| Edward King, clerk in the blacksmith
shop, planned to leave today for Hum
Weeks vacation. Mrs King has been there
| for some time the guest of relatives and
| the two will return together.
George L. Bennett, who years ago was
a long time has been first assistant at COT
In hi the water service department
It has been ARRANGED Tor ut the santa -, re I,
teams to play game of baseball at Low
man HUI next Saturday afternoon Last
planning mill nine, the score being Is to 3.
Smoke" Williams. who used to work in
ocratic Flambeau club baseball team. His
excellent work in the game of last Sat
largely responsible for the victory of his
team.
Machinist James Clark was fortunate in
capturing five-months-old pig alive Sun
day morning at the foot of Polk street
on the north side of the river. 1t had
1oated down from some farm above, but
was in no way the worse for it's perilous
| voyage.
John Mespelt' tank gang which for some
nas been II the
urday, where it has begun the erection
Of the third tank; The members Of the
l aro
| two three weeks.
The San Bernardino papers are asking
for the Santa Fe employees The one
nearest that city Is at Los Angeles, and 1t
is claimed that the distance &c is too , great
| is given them at such an institution.
George Stoudt, who works in the wheel
shop, was married recently to Miss Nellie ellie
quiet until few days ago. although 1t
was known to a few of Mr.. and Mrs.
shops but his wife has gone to relatives
near Newton, and later he expects to JOIN
her to live on a farm near that town.
| Charles Roehrig, the unfortunate young
| man who was reported as being scalded
almost to death while in an engine fire.
box at Cheyenne, Wyoming. was broth
er of Louis Jr, Of the boiler shop, and OF
Fred, a timer. He had gone into the To-
comotive to plug nue. Wne IN the hec 6eprip sc
great that he was partially submerged in
| the hot water.
William Wood, who pres1des ever a ma
a two weeks junket in California On tn:
return trip Wood had number of inter
NJ, there was a Chinaman who had lately
| arrived in a box var, afflicted with lepro
sy and the terrible disease had claimed
| already one foot and a hand; at Ration
A. c. Whitford, the conductor Of the train
| was struck and killed by bridge. Wooi
, was in San Francisco, Los Angeles ant
San Diego most of the time.
John b. McKenny, clerk in the planning
| mill G of 10 Santa Re who has
suffered severely by the rampage of tbs
Kaw river. McKenny lives at Tecumseh
| He had fifteen acres of corn in the bot
toms there, almost in roasting ear-tht
earliest piece of corn he says in the coun,
| try Now the water has been all over II
| and he thinks none will be saved. In ad-
dition to the maize, three or four acres OF
gardening was inundated. and will prove
| almost a total loss. The water came VI
until McKenny was able to pull boa1