The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-16
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

James McNeaI of the paint shop laid of
Charles Sheetz Of the south shop is Law
ing on on account of a mashed finger
Frank Norris of the planning mill return
ed 20 work Monday after spending several
days On the sick list
Engine 4oI which has beel in the south
shop for general everhauIing- went out en-
her trial trip Monday Afternoon
Five cars from the California limited
wreck at RothvIlle. Mo. arrived at the
shops Monday They viii be repaired
Lewis Banter. son OF George w Balm
ter division passenger agent for the Rock
island at Peoria III. spent Sunday in To-
pel-a.
John Neyman of the water service de-
partnaent fired the boilers at the hospital
last night H J. Taylor. the regular fire.
man. was laying on
Casper Cronenburg of the pattern shop
has given Up MS position here and gone
60 Springfield. No where ne has posi-
ton IN the Frisco shops.
The pilots OF all the engines that come
IN to the roundh0use have been covered
with snow and ice lately This means a
little extra work for the wipers
Engine 416. which was just turned out Of
the south shop Sunday and sent out on the
Emrorta run. returned yesterday with two
sections OF her CRATE burnt out.
E. A Bresette OF the planning mill spent
Sunday on a hunting trip near Leconp-
ton He returned with half gunny sack
full of rabbits. Mr.. Bresette must De a
-ood shot
Passenger engine No. 1851 which has
DGGI IN the EOundHCUSe Tor Tor the
last two weeks. went cut on her regular
run Sunday It took lot II overtime
work Oh the part OF the south shop men TO
get her out.
John Dyer. who formerly fred on ore Of
the switch engines in tlze Yards now has
his name chaIked up On the extra board.
BIS seniority Is established Kent RaHb.
an ex-ooliceman- is taking his place en-
the switch engine.
Dave French and Billy Hunt OF the gan
eral storeEeeper's office left this morning
for OSa " LIe- where they viii spend the
day tramping around and looking .or
something to shoot It's A teu-tD-OEle SnOI
that they VIII not get a thing
F. J. Putnam, clerk IN the machine shop
I office, left last night on No II fer Purcell
L T. where he has accepted a position As
clerk to the general foreman IN the Santa
E'e shops there Mr. Putnam VIII return
in about a week and ger his family.
The wrecking derrick at the new shop
was disabled Monday morning The beam
being lifted into place--4It is thought that
the derrick was strained while lifting the
big engine that went in the ditch at Roth
vile. Mo, the other day.
A queer incident Of the wreck at Roth
I vile the other day was the fact that the
wreck occurred just the walters were
going to call the passengers 70 dinner The
/ dining ear was about the most damaged
car on the train and if it had been full of
/ people the list OF casualties would nave
I been longer
Passenger engine 1904 the big Baldwin
T compound that was pulling the California
limited when it was wrecked the other
I day. arrived at the shops Saturday even
/ ing on NO. 81. a local freight between To-
I peka and Argentine. She Is a badly Grip
pied up engine. but viii be repaired in The
south shop tt is to be hoped that she viii
( have better disposition after she Is re-
} paired than she has had before NO. 1904
7 been a 'thooGOo'' ever since she was turns1
out Of the Baldwin works