The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-23
ABOUT RAI.RoAp PEoPLE.

John Nichols, an east shop machinist,
is at work after lay of Of some days.
Foundation has been put in for one of
the small outbuildings south of the power
house.
Rurve Lewis, day boiler washer in the
rOundhouse, is at his post after a sick
spell of four days.
Herbert T. Herr, master mechanic of the
Chicago division was over Monday from
Fort Madison, la.
j. H Taylor, a brother of Charles Tay-
lor, day fireman at the hospital has joined
the water service force.
G. w. Closson. fuel and ice contractor,
has returned from business trip extend
ing to Albuquerque, N NJ.
Charles Cooper of the roundhouse, who
laid off pay day and went to Florence, has
returned and is working as usual.
Frank Kenard. machinist who was laid
off here when the reduction came, Will
probably go to Colorado for a job
Frank Eccleston. a machinist. is at his
machine after week spent looking after
business interests in Lawton, Ok.
Both of the large hammers in the new
shop were being run Monday. No. / was
out of order several days last week
I. Engineer Red" Rossetter of Emporia,
one of the swift runners on this part Of
the Santa Fe, was in Topeka Monday
The wife of John McF1ugh of the paint
shop is still seriously ill at Stormont hos
pital. The son and daughter are better.
John Shuart, coach shop truck work.
by the dangerous illness OF his mother-in-
law.
Isaac Riggs of the boiler SHOP, VINO mad
two weeks time consumed by an attack
of stomach trouble, is able to be at his
post.
The wife of John Burdge, a clerk in the
office of Superintendent Mcclellan, has ar
rived home from visit with relatives in
Colorado.
Baron Phelps has been noticed about the
physical laboratory after being away some
weeks successful coal test on the east
ern division.
| Blacksmith Thomas Retter rung in this
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| weeks. While absent he visited his old
home in Ohio.
Knights of the Maccabees will give their
first annual ball at Steinbergs hall the
evening Of October 8. Steinberg's Orches-
ira will play.
Otto schrader, an electrician in the wa
ter service, came home today from Mar
ion where he has been the guest of his
folks for a week
| The wife and daughter of c. w. Hinch-
Tan o. the nlacksmin ber are fbey visited
| for few weeks
John Casey. switching crew foreman.
has been of duty Few DAYS; he Is STAY ,c
at Christ hospital.
Fifty thousand grade stakes have been
ordered recently from the storehouse at
this point, indfcatin that not yet is the
| Santa Fe through expanding.
Locomotive. 1908. one of the big Prairie
passengers. is ready for business again
after resting in the roundhouse week
| for light fire box repairs
| John Gunther machinist who was one
| of those reduced is now following his
| trade with the Rock Island at Horton
shops. He was in town over Sunday.
| Charles Martin, foreman of the linH
| gang, was taken suddenly with a dizziness
soon after entering the shop Monday morn
| ing and had to ge home Immediately.
| lack Reser, who helps D. Alexander iT
| the blacksmith shop. is at his fire He
was at Mulvane and other points in Kan.
sas and Oklahoma visiting for the last q
days.
Richard Ford, former Topeka machin
| list, was in town over Sunday He is now
| with the Rock Island at Horton, having
an excellent place in the shops at thai
point.
There is such demand for freight carr
and such large number have been set II
Topeka yards for repairs lately that Geo
! EllDt's gang at Sixth street was kept OF
duty all day Sunday.
FL Paso and Southwestern baggage coacl
No. IL, which has been in Topeka shop
coat of paint. is about ready to be give,
its discharge.
John Broberg, machin1st VINO was lai'
of here at the time of the reduction AM
went to Kansas City last saturday,
building seven room house at the cofne
Of Fourth and Clay streets.
HE. Ray, clerk IN the office of Genera
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