The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13
ABOUT RAILROAD People.

bert Lewis. day boiler washer was in
disposed Monday afternoon.
Chair car 1925 and coach 270t arrived at
the coach shop yesterday for repairs.
Operator Rodgers Of the Rock Island tel
eBfaph offlce spent Sunday in Wichita
Leon Weeks. a helper in the spring shor
was of yesterday on account of sickness
John Nichols Of the machine shop re-
turned to work Monday after a short lay
J. T. Griffith Of K r. Stewards office.
was Obliged to lay off Monday on account
There is some talk Of closing down the
santa Fe shops Wednesday on account Of
the lack of coal.
L. J. Bricker, travelling passenger agent
for the Burlington was at the Santa Fe
ticket office Monday.
Coach 1882. Santa Fe Pacific car, was
sent out of the paint shop yesterday after
! a general overhauling.
/ John Harris of the spring shop was -1ln-
able to work yesterday. James Painter
worked in his place.
Thomas Darlow of the machine shop re-
/ turned to work Wednesday morning after
a TWO weeks vacation.
L is said that Henry De Camp is the
/ only man in the south shop who can af-
4 ford TO burn hard coal.
Isaac Paisley of the boiler shop returned
/ 70 work Monday morning after a 80 days
trip to points in Oklahoma
Earl r. SDlain and John Weirneister are
/ both new men in the storehouse. They
were employed yesterday morning.
J. A.. Grubbs Of the tool room in the
nome
account of diphtheria in the family.
Mrs Milton Player and children of Chill
/ dres, Tex, and her mother. Mrs Luke,
are visiting in Topeka. with friends
Special los. Division Superintendent Nc
/ Clellans car, arrived at the coach shop
yesterday for general overhauling.
Albert Cooper of the spring shop re-
turned to work yesterday morning after
being off a week on account of sickness.
T. D. Wallace of the roundhouse return
ed to work Monday morning after a
! absence lr7A
Charles Stockham of the storekeeper's
office returned Monday from Chicago.
4 where he has been visiting with friends
Joseph COfran, assistant foreman in the
water service department., returned Mon
/ day morning from so days pleasure trip
/ to California.
for a few days. Mr.. Covey's home is in
! AIarysville. o.
/ Joseph Mason, jr-, Of the spring shop
who lives at Rochester, was not able to
come in to work yesterday on account of
/ the weather.
James DOYLE of the coach shop laid off
yesterday on account of the death of his
/ brother, jay Doyle, who formerly worked
in the coach shop.
1on smith Of the car shop. who fell in
/ a cellarway the other day and broke three
ribs and sprained his ankle, returned to
work Monday morning.
J. Armstrong. formerly of the Northern
Pacific. is here experimenting the setting
/ up of the machinery in the new Santa
Bert Jewell of the storehouse who was
| sent to Argentine about month ago to
| help out down there, has returned and is
now working IN his old place.
| 2. H. Benson. fireman on the coal run
between here and Scranton, has just re-
! turned from a trip of two weeks, hunting
in Oklahoma and the Indian Territory.
F. M. Sumpter and wife of Argonia,
/ Kan, are visiting with the family of c.
| r Kinsey. assistant foreman of the store
house. They expect to be here for a week.
/ There is no coal at the roundhouse heat
ing plant and all of the steam pipes are
cold. If this keeps up a great deal Of
damage is likely to be caused by freezing
pipes.
I c. T. Resseguie. formerly general super
intendent of the Santa Fe and now super
intendent of the Texas and New Orleans.
went through Topeka. Monday on his way
to Houston, Tex
Miss Harriet RamsdeI sister of Car In
I spectOr Il. NJ. RamsdeI. left yesterday for
California after a six weeks visit with her
brother in Topeka Miss Ramsdel is of
/ AGarshalltOwn, Ia
William Bartlett of the spring shop has
drawn his time on account of his being
unable physically to do the heavy work
required of the men in that shop. He has
been sick for some time.
Milton Player. formerly master mechanic
| for the Santa Fe here, passed through To-
peka Sunday on his way to his headquar-
tiers in Childres Tex. after a short trip
/ to New York on business
D. M. Holloway, Waterman at the Bran
the Santa Fe died at 3 o'clock Monday
morning of heart failure His SON. David
Holloway is an enploye of the coach shop
The gang which is at work on the hard
maple floor in the new machine and boiler
shop has run out of flooring and as there
is no more at hand it is probable that the
men will have to lay off until more is OBJ
tanned.
Arthur Wilmot OF the water service is in
Horton attending the funeral of Ernest
Vial friend of his who was fatally in
jured the other day while working at his
machine in the Rock Island machine shops
there.
r. r Cable. formerly chairman of the
board of directors of the Rock Island and
father of H. S. Gable, general superinten-
dent, is now on his way to California,
where he will spend the winter for his
health.
All of the Rock Island division super
in Topeka in consultation with the Off
Gals here for the purpose OF planning a
new time card which is to go into effect
shortly.
John wood. foreman of the truck gang
in the car sheds, who has been off sick
for the last week, IS reported to be i'm
proving and is expecting to return to work
In short time.
Knewt Hanson Of the planning mill was
operated for appendicitis about a
month ago and has been off since. He was
down to the shop last Saturday shaking
hands with all Of the boys. He expects
to return to work in about a week
Rev. Bernard Kelley. late chaplain in
/ the T. S. army stationed in the Philip
pines, will address the. r. r. T. NJ c. A
meeting at the coach shop Thursday noon
His subject viii be a Trip to the Philip
pine Islands and Return The address
: | will be made more pleasing with an exhi-
| bition of the eurios which Mr.. Kelley has
/ collected during his travels. Mr.. Kelley
spoke at the shops some two or three
weeks ago and the men were so pleased
: with him that they asked to hear him
again Consequently Secretary Prout has
secured him for Thursday noon. Prof
Crosen. the singing evangelist at the Cum
/ beriand church. will sing.