The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-04

his two. weeks vacation. He was accom-
panied by his wife
Edward Forsythe of the general store
keepers office is seriously sick with ty-
phoid fever at the company hospital
Thomas Legion of the Santa Fe depart
ment of tests went to Newton Monday to
test an engine for the company.
A. z. Cooper. division passenger agent of
the Rock Island, returned Sunday from
a short business trip to st. Joseph.
William Stanton. Santa Fe switchman,
will spend several days visiting friends.
H. r. Stringer, stenographer to A. L.
Sweet, assistant to the general manager Of
City.
Ray Miller is a new employee of the sta
tionery department. He was formerly en-
ployed by the Hall Ltthographing COM
pany.
]. A. Mac NELL, wheel Inspector for the
Santa Fe, went to St. Louis Monday to
inspect quantity of car wheels for the
w. T. Boardman is a new clerk in the
office of w. J. Healy, ticket auditor of the
Santa Fe. Mr.. Boardman comes from
Patrick Morgan. Louis Barnett, Frank
Lang and w. L. Rodgers are ali new men
in the blacksmith shop. They began work
yesterday.
Frank Cramer and Walter Woods of the
Santa F'e machine shop have been trans
ferred from the driving box gang to the
steam chest gang.
Earl Petrie of the steam chest gang in
the Santa Fe shop returned to work yes
R. J. Wilson and Orson Stiles of the
ticket auditing department OF the santa
pleasure trip to Denver
| F. A. Woodruff, wheel inspector for the
Santa Fee returned Sunday from Illinois
and Indiana: where he has been inspecting
car wheels for the Santa Fe-
Mrs. H. c. Dustin of Horton is in the
4 city for a few days visit with her father,
accompanied by her daughter.
Chares Miller of the Santa Fe water SER
4 vice off yesterday on account OF a
sprained knee which he received Monday
morning while at work in the shops.
The board of directors of the Railroad
Y. NJ c. A, will hold its regular monthly
meeting at the asSociation rooms this ev-
ening. Supper will be served as usual
| 1t is stated that the local blacksmiths'
union reorganized last saturday mgnt
with 70 members Under the new organl-
cation helpers are eligible to membership
The new telegraph office at the Santa
Fe general offices was opened for business
yesterday. The equipment of the old Of
i flee will be sent out on the line to some
of the second class offices.
c.. NJ. Webster of the store accountant S
office will leave the last of this week for
Albuuueruue where he has secured po-
sition In the office of o. w. Youngquist,
storekeeper of the Santa Fe coast lines
c. B. Dodge of the water service was
absent from work yesterday on account of
an accident which occurred to him last
/ Saturday. A heavy casting fell on his foot
| while he was at work in the shop. He will
| probably not be back to work for several
| days.
Thomas E. Prout, secretary Of the local
| Railroad Y. NJ. c. A, will leave Wednes-
day for Lake Geneva, where he VIII at
tend a meeting of the secretaries of the
| association. Mr.. Prout has an important
place on the program of the meeting. he
will be gone several days.
| w T. Hastings returned to work in the
| storehouse yesterday after an absence of
! IL, iah wa n
dent Mr.. Hastings had while at work in
the house Mr.. Hastings was wheeling a
truck load of material across a bridge
connecting two cars, when the bridge gave
/ way and he was seriously hurt.
1t is expected that it will be six or eight
weeks yet before Sam Burns of the store
house will be able to return to work
Last Thursday the elevator fell with Mr..
Burns and he now lies at his home, Az
! Lake street, with one leg paralyzed. Ii
| is thought however. that he Is slowly re
| covering from the effects of the accident