The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-12
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shop service. He comes from the Santa
Fe boiler shop in San Bernardino.
There ere now twenty-five engines in
the new shops for repairs. This number
is nearly the full capacity Of the shop
General Superintendent H S. Cable
Jones. both of the Rock Island are ous
on thu line at present
Geo r. Henderson. superintendent OF
motive power for the Santa Fe, returned
Wednesday morning from a two weeks
inspection trip in Texas
Posters announcing the singing CT
The Messiah at Lindshorg on April
T. g. 10 and II have been received at
the Rock Island division Offices.
William Lamders, a blacksmith in the
boiler shop. is not able to work on ac-
count of getting piece of hot iron
scale in his eye last Monday afternoon
The Santa Fe trains are beginning to
run somewhat according to the sched-
ules. All OF them pulled into Topeka
on the dot on both Tuesday and We'd
resday.
Grant Thornburg. division freight
agent for the Rock Island, is out on the
line with party composed Of praf c
Manager J. F. Holden and H. II. Embry.
general freight agent.
Three of the round house employees
have been sent uD to firelnen. and are
now firing on the switch engines in the
yards. The men are John I4ungstroh-
Clyde Bates and E ]. Kelly
The aggregate gross earnings for Feb
ruary Of all TIE railroads in the United
States amounts to $34, 05l, 727, a gain OF
16.5 per cent. over last year and 1873 Per
cent. over 1901.
G. E. Nailor chief clerk to G. M. Tay-
Tor. mechanical superintendent for the
Santa Fe at La Junta. has returned to
La Junta after short visit with rela-
tives in Topeka,
Ms II Thomas of Needles Cal.
l. ~ ~ rra1Galsa the e51esf If her. mother.
Mrs peterson of 223 Adams street. Her
husband. who is an employee OF the
Santa Fe at Needles, was formerly OF
ToDella
A x Kraft of the tin shop who has
4 been off sick for the last three weeks,
/ IS reported to be improving rapidly He
will r1roba blv be back to work by the
last Of this month.
Te1ye,.a++ Fsazzal Al, old ernnlove Of tne
uater service Is IN Tonexa looking for
+ er7nlovraent He has sold out his farm
1,.,3. Tt.9Cl,,, E[as and Intends ia ma Ike
his r4ernnanent home in topeka.
E,1s~ir,., no., .,a ,.aioicine over tha fac,
t,,+ ~ ,.a tretti1g better coal than
80 e,,,,3isbaa 7baro ! short lime ago
Good coal is a very in?1ortant COM
modify in the ewes of the firemen
The Vinawood Park. engine was turned
o,1t Of +fa sbors Monday after being n
ina shons fo1. fena irs. and sent east on
fTeie5ht train No - # is Reported at
M, sJ3o,,ss tl,at the eneine has heen n1Jr-
eFsssad m some eastern. comnanv
Enoina IN was sent ont IN her trial
trin W-esnesIaz affarnoon after being
s.e4ee;-.,d II, tbe easf hon Engine 1S0
i, t5,a sa,,4l, sl9o,9 vas also finished YES
- -, sis,e ,,,,1lafa iii ~ fae en-
- ~, - go ,-eraired ii 41e old
@551srl,5, ~ s1 ~,
/ - 9- e7- e 80 ~
az ~ II n pistaar, roeeha,7ical slIner-
i,,+s.,53, bae e+s,,,la57 ~ work in F5itz-
,,.lls fF5ee mr. RTe,rgan had his leg
ba,5l[- 5,.rt about three months ago BY
7ssr ,1,r.,..7 frg,,, :, I,,--ce ana has hean
sT Js,s fs,Se, si57ca
en- ,s,+,,r,,oa ,-as4ardav :
- = = - .i.i+ -s%l, ..,fs, ti1-ae +,
Il 60 tg f1sa fs.iy nm account
~ f5s eiairness ~ her f1aofher. Mrs. Gil
Is.,,se b54e39s,l5I is an, eraplove IN the Of
60 ~ I9t1sieis97, es1Te,-infendeut McClel-
-
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es,+ De- NJ +5e I3ort
Isia@75 i ,,11,95y3e, lie rains owe, fhe
r e N in that Vicinity. II is expected
that the bridge win be repaired by to.
dav-
caota 70 1,,.,1-a,,,a, f.or9o, who was
- e 10 c-iif,5 i,i+eS
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ee. - Eo,,t37S+sl1- the Inc is double
$500 - +le.l+ r9ly,t and +rains car
49, 49,, et1,e,. tYaei All If hi,
t+ az is nev- bavine been nIIf in 1ns
: last e,5.,1,oer
- 60.
Blds Tor earrylIlg 1ne naval olile 81,
ana men duIlng me mex year 5; ~ %
slled q Y Sillils eoii , s1sS - =
lleNeq tlsl mere a. 3iels ~
Whlch VIII reduce Nhe pllce PAU ~ ~
goyefnment Tor tfls service ,. very lllsa
laiiy Inc ROCK lsiaho mas tlle $500 49, -
at present iof the route west oh 9iAlesaso
J A motor winch IS TO pc used 70 Tu'