The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-25

Gently purchased in Oakland.
o G0ndq qfae S C Peterson has reported for
ness in a case al Atchison.
John Price. jr.,. a machinist, who fell on
to his back, is in his place.
Frank Congdon. who a few weeks ago
shop clerk has returned to Topeka:
Word received from Horton indicates
that the mother of Claude and Bert
Shields. of the shops, is improving.
George Peoples, who works on air brakes
in the sheds. has taken a short leave of
absence and has gone to Guthrie, Okla.
Marvin Courier who has followed the
vocation of boilerrna1er helper here for
four five months. has taken his time. s
Conductor r. c. Scott, who runs out of
the trainmen's grievance committee.
Claus Carlson, machine hand in the
on account of the existence of scarlet
fever.
Chris Schaeffer. a machinist who was
sick and unable to be at his machine two
work Monday.
a day or two of last week because of a
slight wound in the forehead, is doing his
work as usual.
smith shop, who laid off Saturday to move,
is now established in his new home at
G. w. Closson, fuel and ice contractor
for the Santa Fe. is spending a short urne
of Hillsdale Mich.
S. N. Peck, head craftsman in the mill,
who spent the most of last week at Beau
mont, Tex, on company business, has re-
turned to his place.
Horace Miller, foreman of the piping
gang in the machine shop. is handling
his force again after a two days Iayoff
on account of sickness
John Timer, an east side timer. is going
through the first few stages of bowling
fever, having become a leading member
of the Turngerein team.
John Pritchard, a painter, who sustained
internal month
reported for duty Monday morning
w. A. Powers chief chemist, has gone
to Guthrie, Okla, to attend to some mat
tiers in connection with the, plant for
There is a rush of business in the pat
tern shop now, the work In connection
is building being largely responsible for it.
George Hadley, a wiper in the round
house, has been obliged to give up the
from an ulcer on the inside of his mouth
Monday the new coal chute which the
Santa Fe recently completed at Guthrie,
at Edmond was accordingly abandoned.
The following travelling passenger agents
city: Fl. q Shields, Wabash: R. H. Gro
zier, Burlington; and T. ]. F1annelly,
Southern.
G. P Tilson, who has charge of the air
brake tests in the field yard, is seriously
sick with lung trouble and it is now ru-
mored that a change of climate Will be
necessary.
William Powell. a timer, who was sick
has partially recovered and is in Fort
Scott attending the grand lodge of the A
Osmanr Bates, the machinist who suf-
fered in the sea cow accident of a few |
months ago, was receiving the glad hand
day noon hour
John Mayes boilermaker helper in the |
went on the Santa F'e payroll here this |
He is a brother of Joseph Maze |
of that department.
William Lysaght, of the drill press cor |
ner. who has been out of his place several |
days. is reported as being seriously sick. |
portion of the time
Laurens Mcfarland, who for several |
months has been an apprentice in the
son of Rev. ]. T. Mcfarland, pastor of |
the First Methodist church.
partment; who laid off for a week after
the completion of the Topeka water tank,
has la returned to duty after e a visit in os-
Cal. Hayes, who recently quit a foreman
ship in Topeka shops. has gone from AL
after leaving here to San Rernardino. Cal /
He has been following the machinists'
trade.
]. w. Gibbons, foreman of the Iocomo-
tive painters, is among the delegates to
During his absence Thomas Wallace
member of that force, is presiding over his
corner.
mas been here in the neighborhood of two
months, the guest of Charles Ackley, a
sheds carpenter, has gone to Salt Lake
City, Utah. where he will probably remain
for some time.
Alexander Graham, member of the
wheel shop force, had one foot so badly
bruised while working in the round-house
he other day that he has been obliged to
he injury might have an opportunity to
recover.
Because enough jobs have been turned
9ut for the remainder of the month. Adam
Disch, Joseph Hafner and Enos Kistler,
he night hammers in the bIacksmithing
department. have decided to rest until
March !.
wore the blue of a Topeka police officer
las been handling the team at the car
der who is detained at home by the
5carlet fever epidemic prevalent in the
Private car 219, that belonging to Presi-
lent E. ?. Ripley, received a retouching of
Monday afternoon It is understood that
he COACH Will be sent to ). Louis to meet
directors, who will occupy it on an extend
ID trip.
A. J. Mckee. who formerly worked in
he car shops here but who for several years
las been in charge of the stationary en-
zine at the Mississippi river at Fort Mad
he guest of Max Thymain. transfer table
nan. and John 3. Hall, of the stationary
lepa rtment a the general offices.
Work on the foundation of the new lin
reight depot at Kansas City was re-
umed Monday after being stopped nearly
month. and then only when a small por-
ion of the required job had been done.
doseley's gang, which put in the concrete
or the foundations of the two shops
it Topeka, is at work. and it will be
uShed much possible
1t seems well settled now that after the
constructing the new gravity
oal chute at Argentine are done, they will
70 to Emporia, where their time will be
consumed until warmer weather. thus al
owing an opportunity for a masonry
oundation to be put in here Considerable
material for the Topeka structure has
'een unloaded.
Thursday noon Rev. G. N. Hunt. who is
revival services at the First
3res hNterian church. Will sneak to the