The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.


Mountain.
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.
Lewis Aiken Of the brass foundry has
drawn his time.
OTIS Thorpe succeeds James Nicholas IN
the machine shop
The bolt machines have been put in the
new blacksmith shop
The Gil house is in receipt of 3p new
steel interIocled oil barrels from Chicago
n G. Todd Of the storehouse office il
absent from work on account of sickness
l. 4 Boyd. a foreman in the water ser
vice. has returned to work after being OF
sick since Christmas
John aIonat of the santa Fe freight
house has drawn his time He has OBJ
tained work in Kansas City.
Santa Fe Brakeman WaIburg. who died
at the Santa Fe hospital last Saturday
was buried in Esmporia yesterday.
c. Y. Jones, division Superintendent OF
the Rock Island. returned Tuesday morn
ing from short business trip TO Pomona,
Kan
Charles Reike and Andrew Merit Of the
Santa Fe freight house. have been trans
ferred from the day force TO the night
force
is again on duty after long absence. due
70 broken wrist He Is running on trains
s. and g.
Edward Frhart. Office bev in the office
absent from the office Monday on account
of Sickness
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ted Presbyterian church viii address the
Railroad y. n a.. A meeting at the coach
shop Thursday noon
Eugene D. Coy Of Mitcheifs gang in the
east shop quit the shop service Tuesday
evening He viii go to work on a farm
near Burlington, Kan
The Crescent bicycle which was ratified
OF Monday noon by Tom Nooters of the
boiler shop was won by Ed King. clerk in
the boiler shop office
Milton Heber Of the storehouse office is
off this week He is one Of the witnesses
IN the suit that is being brought against
Mrs FrfSbse by Mrs Client
It IS reported that Charles Weber of the
wheel shop vas married last Thursday
morning to Miss Grace Watts Of Topeka
The marriage took place in Oakland
John Busbey of the reg gang in the
blacksmith shop. has been transferred TO
the new machine shop He is now rum
ming one Of the small travelling cranes
George Johnson. a planning min employee
who drew his time a short time ago in
order 70 go to Arizona, has postponed his
trip until later date. He has resumed
his work in the mill.
T. X. Cottle is back at work in the car
sheds after an absence Of ten days He
was called TO Denver By the death Of his
brother VINO was injured IL an elevator
accident on January y
Ralph shaner Of the brass foundry IS the
proud father Of twins, born Saturday
night Both the babies are boys and it
is figured that they viii average about
eight pounds.
The Santa Fe fire department at San
BeruaFdIHo gave grand bah IN the city
pavilion in That city last Saturday night
( According 10 the San BernardinO papers
1t was great success
! The members Of woodworkers union No
20 gave a smoker Tuesday night at their
rooms at III Kansas avenue Those who
were fortunate enough to be present pro-
ueunced It a great success
Robert c. Nichol, record clerk in the
Missouri Pacific freight house at Kansas
/ City. and son Of David Nich0l of the oil
/ house, has returned to Kansas City after
a short visit IN the city with his father
.-EH " Z IBID
/ wife Of the Santa Re baggage agent. was
/ held Monday afternoon from the family
residence at 1923 Monros street The re-
mains were inferred at the Topeka GEM
etery
w P Ballow chief clerk to c. w. Jones
+ and C.. D. Collier. division accountant at
tended the meeting Of the Rock Island
( chief clerks and division accountants that
/ was held ii Chicago on Monday and Tues
Mrs William Grub and daughter. Mrs.
( Edward Grub. returned last Sunday from
{ IN Los angeles Mrs Grubb visited with
+ her son. John Grub, who was formerly
( employed in the Santa Fe blacksmith shop
in this city.
A meeting Of all the chief clerks and di-
+ vision ACCOUNTANTS on the Rqelz Island was
+ held on Monday and Tuesday in the
+ Great Northern hotel in Chicago. The pLIr-
/ pose Of the meeting was 70 enable the men
TO talk over business matters and come to
mora thorough understanding of their
work. These meetings are beneficial
small change has taken place at the
Santa Fe freight house Heretofore the
work Of loading and unloading cars was
distributed prorniscuOusly among the day
and night force, but the work has been
I divided and hereafter the unloading VIII
be done by the night force and the load
T ing viii be done by the day force.
Una Odeu of the planning mill was down
e tIe mill A99day afternoon 5 and haa "a, a
snort visit with the boys ABOUT Two
/ months ago he bruised his finger short
+ time after that blood poison set in and nc
4 has been laid up IN the hospital ever
since He has not yet decided when he
4 VIII return to work
D. A. Blood. foreman Of the oil house
/ who has been in i'll health for some time
I has been given lighter work IN the shape
1 Of a f0remanship in the storenouse- g r
man Of the storehOuse- has Deen put in
+ charge of the oil house until Mr.. Blood
Is vel enough to resume his work there
Frank Clutch is agssu at work in the
shon He was formerly an employee in
the shc1 bl5t when the big lay on came
I several months ago he was enc Of the uu-
I working in the Rock Island shops at Hor-
/ ton He IS now Wortlns on the IRE that
ifornia-
The work of constructing the office in
the new blacksmith shop has commenced
side Of the shop in about the center The
new office is TO be a great deal more con-
venient and a great deal larger than the
4 old Blacksmith and boiler shop offices COM
bined. 1t will probably be finished and
ready for occupation by the end of the
wee-
Engine No ga which was raised and
carried across the machine shop by the
doubt the heaviest engine that has ever
I been lifted by a crane The decapod en-
giues- which are also owned BY the santa
/ Ee- are the only engines Y the world
/ that are heavier than the 3Iikad0s, and
/ # Is certain that they have never been
/ lifted by a crane
Foreman Parfitt Of the boiler shop has
+ just completed a device by which rails
/ can he bent This. as far as known, Is
the first time in the world thar rails have
I been bent by machfnery- Heretofore il re-
aUiret eight men TO bend light RAN into
a slight degree Of curvature With the
new machine it only takes Two men to do
the wnrl- and 70-9ound rails can be bent