The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-14

auditor of disbursements for the Santa
Fe. returned Tuesday from a short trip to
wife.
George Stevenson. formerly clerk in the
machine shop Office, IS now employed IN
the office Of K. R. Stewart, foreman of
the storehouse. Ivan Haggart succeeds
him at the machine shop
Jacob Lambert and William Hceek, both
vice of the company. 1t is reported that
Lambert has secured work with Whiteker
Bros. at their commission house on First
and Kansas avenue.
Master Mechanic William Hamilton was
up from Argentine yesterday Hamilton
was formerly road foreman of engines
with headquarters in Topeka. but left here
to accept his present position.
William johnson of the blacksmith shop
left today for Arkansas. where he owns
farm. He will work his farm for about
two months and will then return to Tope-
ka to work in the shop.
John Wood, foreman of the truck gang
ip The car Sheds viii leave Sunday on No.
for a months visit in San Bernardino,
Cal His family will accompany him.
Jack McLain will act as foreman of the
truck gang during Mr.. Woods absence.
Clarence Shea of the machine shop has
quit the service of the company. He is
thinking of going to Childres. Tex, to
railroad.
Arthur Sickinger, an apprentice in the
boiler shop, was transferred Wednesday
from the sheet iron gang to the tank
gang. He takes the place Of Geo. Brown
who has been transferred to the boiler
shop
Chal Wallace. foreman of the steam pipe
gang in the machine shop, viii leave to-
morrow for his home IN Detroit Mich He
has received word that his mother is sick
Wallace will probably be gone about
month.
Herbert Pease. brother of Paul Pease.
the bolt maker who was shot last Sunday
evening. has returned TO work in the
blacksmith shop after being OFF several
days on account of the accident. Paul IS
reported TO be improving.
The baseball teams representing the
NJ. c. A and the ticket auditors office al
the Santa Fe general offices, are scheduled
ternoOn. This viii be the second game
these two teams have played his season.
The Y. NJ. c. A. team won the first game
Albert Clayton is a new man in the ma
chine shop. He began work Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Clayton was employed in
but left Topeka for the west. Since that
time he has done a great deal of travelling
and has been nearly every place.
The Santa Fe is to run several exeur-
sions to Kansas City and return in the
near future. On May II excursion will
be run under the auspices of the Wooduen
of the World. On the oath the Trades as
sembly will hold excursion and on Dec
grafton day the Topeka Athletic associa-
ton will go to Kansas City.
Mr. Ah-Sou of Rangoon. India, has been
secured by Secretary Prout Of the local
Railroad Y. NJ c. A. to speak at the reg
ular weekly meeting which is held every
Thursday noon at the coach shop. The
shop men will no doubt be interested IL
what Mr. Ah-Sou has to say. Evangelist
Robert Garry is also to speak al noon to-
day in the coffee room at the rev machine
shop.
chine shop, will return to Topeka next
Friday from TWO weeks pleasure trip in
months been suffering with bloOd poison
ing in his arm as the result Of running
rusted nail in his hand last fall He spent
most of his absence in the Santa Fe hos
pital His arm is much improved now
and he will probably resume work in tie
shop soon after his return from his west
ern trip.
George ". Banter. formerly of Topeka.
is expected to pass through here some time
this week TO Portland, Ore. TO assume his
new duties as district passenger agent at
that point. Mr.. Banter comes from Peo-
ria, III. where he has lately been serving
the Rock Island AS division passenger
agent. He viii probssbly stop over for
day and visit with A. E Cooper. division
passenger agent for the Rock Island, with
headquarters in this city.
New flooring is being put in at the north
end of the first floor of the stOrehouse.
Of the building, the whole space from the
basement to the second floor being occu-
pied with material racks. When the new
moor Is nnlShed ShelVlng VIII be put IN the
same as Is now used in the south end Of
the ROOM Men are now at work the
new shelves and the material is being
sorted over so that it can be arranged on
the shelves as soon as they sire finished.
A party. composed of several officials
who here to attend the time card
meeting at the general offices, made an in
spection tour through the new shops yes
terday afternoon. The officials were con-
Quoted through the shops by John Purcell.
superintendent of shops: A. Lowell. assist
ant superintendent Of motive power. T. n.
Rfsteen mechanical superintendent and
c. ". Kouns, superintendent Of transpor-
tation The visitors expressed themselves
IS being well pleased with the arrange,
ment of the new shops and especially with
the system with which the work is carried
on.
A reporter and a shop foreman were
standing in the new Santa Fe machine
shop yesterday afternoon watching the
big travelling crane as it was slowly wend-
ing its way down the shop with one of the
big prairie type engines The reporter
wishing to start a conversation made some
remark about the damage that would re-
engine fall. The foreman thought mo-
ment and then said that he wouldn't mind
seeing it fall if several reporters were
standing under it at the time. shop
foreman is a cruel individual.
c. I. Ream who was recently employed
in the Santa Fe machine shop, was work
ing in the Rock Island shops at Horton
at the time the men were having trouble
with the company on account of spotter
being employed to ply his craft among
the men in the shops Ream says that as
soon as the men discovered the spotter
they proceeded to make life a burden.
They followed him every place he went
and he was never free from their insults
and mean tricks. Ream left Horton for
Topeka short time before the men threw
down their tools and walked ont.
A Railroad Y NJ. c. A. Bible class has
been organized among the men employed
in the Sixth street yards. A meeting was
held in the yards Tuesday noon and nearly
all of the men entered into the proposition
with will and agreed to give it their as
sistance. It was decided that the class
should meet every Wednesday noon in the
air brake room. Henry Lantz chief clerk
to General Manager Nudge, and president
Of the local Railroad Y. NJ c. A.. has been
selected for the teacher Of the class It is
hoped that the venture VIII prove success
full and there is no reason why it should
not be. A Bible class similar to the one
just organized meets in the office room at
the machine shop every noon and 50 far it