The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
ABoUT RAILRoAD PEopIE-

this week
off sick Saturday.
Frank Wicss of the shops is visiting
With friends IN San Bernardino.
3. F Shane of Santa Rosa is spending
a rev weeks with his family in Topeka.
Samuel Miller, foreman of the pattern
shop, is in Texas on business for the com
pany.
Santa Fe train No. was on time sat
weeks
Bert Marley of the south shop was alb
sent from work Saturday ON account Of
John R. Tramley of the machine shop is
spending few days with relatives in
Galveston. Tex.
Chal Wallace of the south shop has been
put in charge. Of the steam pipe gang in
the new machine shop.
Thomas Wooters, a machinist helper in
the south shop. had his finger mashed while
working IN the shop Friday.
H. S. Cable, general superintendent of
the Rock Island. has returned from a short
business trip to Kansas City.
William Bartlett helper in the black
smith shop, has drawn his time and started
10 work on a farm near Silver Lake
Milton Heberer Of J. Z. McLeod's Office
lett saturday night for Newton. where he
Will spend several days duck hunting.
Edward Saunders, machinist in the
south shop, mad his hand badly mashed
while at work in the shop Saturday morn
ing.
Edward Brezette of the planning mill has
quit the shop service Con Leonard is now
running the hatcher which was formerly
run By Mr.. Brezette.
NJ. Merrill is a new machinist in the
south shop; He began work Saturday
the Argentine shops.
George Durham started to work in the
roundhouse Friday morning as machin-
ist helper. He worked in the house last
winter as a steam filter
No meeting was held Sunday after
noon at the Railroad Y. NJ c. A rooms
on account of the meeting that was held
in the tabernacle by Evangelist Williams
The Mexican railroad has contracted
with Andrew Handyslde & Co. of Derby.
England, Tor SIX pln-connected bridges
varying in length from 135 feet to $50 feet
ove- al.
Nothing definite was decided upon at tbs
investigation which was held at the Rock
Island division offices Friday afternoon re-
garding the wreck at Kansas City the
other ni-ht
The Lake Shore railroad is to shortly al
vance the wages OF their station agents
and other employees who have not been in
Guided in previous wage concessions About
600 men viii be affected
John Purcell, superintendent of machin-
cry, moved into his new office Saturday
afternoon The office Of Mr.. Purcell was
formerly occupied by F. n. Risteen, me
chanical superintendent
The funeral of MI Lutes Of the car
sheds, who died at the hospital Friday
day afternoon from the family residence
on Branner and Third streets.
The 100 chairs with which the Railroad
Y. NJ c. A. rooms are equipped are now
being used in the tabernacle on Sixth and
Monroe streets. They were taken over to
the tabernacle IN a wagon Saturday after
noon
c. +. Cloyd has been appointed store ac-
countant Of the santa E'e coast lines. Mr..
Cioyd was formerly q clerk IN the office OF
Assistant General Storekeeper Rice He
viii report to Auditor White of the coast
lines
/ Mrs. Albert Walker. wife of Albert Wal
! with la grippe at their home on Van Buren,
1 street Mr.. Walker has been absent from
work the last few days on account of his
( wife's sickness.
The two engines which were pulling the
two Santa Fe trains which were wrecked
T at Newton the ether day arrived at the
shops Saturday morning They are Nos.
1914 and S3z The engines. which are pretty
well battered up. viii be run into the ma
chine shop and repaired
A number Of officials of the London and
! Northwestern railway of England arrived
in the United States the other day on the
railroads in this country and the methods
i! on which they are operated. None OF ths
I party viii talk of their plans.
+ Mrs. Avery Turner. wife of the general
manager Of the Pecos Valley ana North
western. left Saturday on No for hel
/ home in Amarillo, Tex. She was accom-
1 panied by Mrs. Charles B. Smith, whom
she has been visiting IN Topeka The part5
are travelling IN Mr. turner private ca
The advance man of Evangelist Williams
has thoroughly -.papered' the Santa F.
shors. One can not turn around but whai
+ he runs up against a fiaring poster which
informs him that Evangelist Williams
now holding meetings at the tabernacle or
+ Sixth and Monroe streets. Who ever post
led the bills NJ have thought tN~t there