The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-11
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

William Grubbs of the brass foundry
was indisDosed Wednesday.
Charles Dodge of the water service was
unable to work Wednesday
Robert Wells a clerk in the coach shop
office, was indisposed Wednesday,
The California traffic on the Santa Fe is
repdrted to be very heavy this week.
The clearance posts in the Santa Fe
yards have received a fresh coat of paint.
]. A MacNeill. wheel inspector for the
Santa Fe. is in Denver on an inspection
trip.
Wnliam Hercules of the blacksmith shop
returned Tuesday morning after all lay off
of month 10y
George Battsa helper in the spring shop.
was off Wednesday afternoon on account
of sickness
Santa Fe chair car No. 1915 was sent out
eral overhauling-
H. H. Cookery of the Santa Fe cabinet
shop has returned to work after two
weeks visit in Indiana.
A. F. Hilton Santa Fe general store
keeper returned Wednesday morning from
a short trip to Arkansas City.
One could easily tell by the amount of
extra work at the freight depots that
Christmas was near at hand.
Robert Young of McCoy's gang in the
Santa Fe store house. was transferred
Wednesday to the packers bench.
Frank MeGee, mouIder in the brass
morning after a lay off of four days.
W. c. Barnes, travelling passenger agent
for the Union Pacific. was a visitor at
the Santa F'e ticket office Wednesday,
A. E. Cooper. division passenger agent Of
the Rock Island. is enjoying a visit from
his brother, Mr.. S. A. Cooper, of Abilene,
Kan.
Frank Morris of the planning mill re
turned to work Wednesday morning after
an absence of a week on account of sick
ness.
Daniel Atkinson. a helper in the brass
foundry drew his time Wednesday morn
ing and will engage in some other bust
ness.
1t is the opinion of those employed in
| land that the holiday traffic will be very
heavy.
o. Collins. night ticket clerk at the Rock
| Wednesday on account of the sickness of
his wife,
Theodore KiIlian of the south shop has
drawn his time and left last night for OK
on ranch.
The four new boring mills. which arrived
last Monday from the Niles Tool Works
at Hamilton. o., are now being set up in
the new shops
Henry Youngblum is the new engineer in
kinson, the old engineer, is now firing in
the new boiler house.
Rev. Thomas d. Critics. pastor of the
First United Brethren church., addressed
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A meeting at the
coach shop today noon.
Joseph Cofran, assistant foreman Of The
Santa Fe water service department, will
leave in the near future for California
where he will spend his vacation.
A. N. Jewett, a packer in the Santa F'e
store house, left Wednesday afternoon for
Argentine, where he will assist in the work
at the storehouse there for a few weeks
Mrs Edwin S. Thomas wife of Edwin
Thomas of the Santa Fe cabinet shop. left
TUESDAY for Valencia. where she will spend
the holidays. She was accompanied by her
| little son.
The Rock Island Golden State limited
from the east arrived in Topeka on the DOT
Wednesday carrying the largest load OF
| through passengers to California that she
has had yet.
F Y. Risteen, mechanical superintendent
/ of the Santa Fe, returned Wednesday
morning from an inspection trip lover the
eastern grand division with j. Z. Hurley,
general superintendent
James E Burgett is a new name on the
pay roll at the shops. Mr. Burgett was
employed Wednesday to run the donkey
| engine in the place of Osman Bates, who
was hurt last week.
1t is stated that if the plans IF the San
ia Fe are carried out, small park will
be laid out in the vacant lot just south OF
the depot This will greatly improve the
appearance of the yards.
Another of the boilers in the new power
house was set in place today This makes
four of them that are now ready for work
The high pressure boiler which was left
for the last is not yet finished. but it viii
be set in place as soon as possible
l. Frank Hamilton and Bert Bresette, boil
boilermaker apprentices. who have beer
working in Mazes gang in the roundhouse
have been transferred to the boiler shop
Guy Cronenburg and Paul pyetzki of Ih'
sheet iron gsng will take their places.
The two new boilers which have beer
set up outside of the Santa Fe planins
mill power house have been attached ans
are being fired building is beini
constructed over them and 1t will be blu
| ished. The object of using these two extT;
boilers is to add. to the. power SO that tn