The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16

he is going to rattle Off. It's very few
men who have an extra ton Of coal these
days.
one of the big slotters in the old ma
chine shop was moved to the new shop
Thursday-
Peter Dome and Thomas Rowlands of
the blacksmith shop drew their time
Thursday morning
The ghost walked (pay day. yesterday
at the Santa Fe shops and every one was
/ glad to see him come.
William Boyles OF the water service left
last night for Concordia, where he viii
visit with friends for a few days.
George W. Lincoln. travelling passenger
/ agent for the Great Western, was a Wis
itor q the local ticket offices yesterday
! Fred Davis. clerk in the office Of John
! Purcell. superintendent Of shops, will go 70
/ Kansas City Saturday to see the Ben Hur
production.
Charles Harris of the cabinet shop was
taken with a stroke Of apoplescy while at
work yesterday afternoon He was taken
/ to the hospital.
A car load OF material for the coal and
ash hoppers to be used in the new power
house arrived yesterday from the Link
Betting company of Chicago.
Lewis Fletcher of the spring shop left
today for California, where he Will spend
MS two weeks vacation He IS accom-
panied by his wife and children.
Harry Dustin. formerly of the boiler
/ shop here and recently Of the Frisco
shops at Springfield, No, is now working
in the Rock Island shops at Horton.
Bert Nichols, a former enploye of the
9oller SHOP, VINO IS now working IN the
his family to Horton next Wednesday.
R. c. Taft. employed in the office. OF
he chief engineer of the Santa Fe. has
invented a wall tie or in plain words a
device for increasing the solidfty of a
| brick wall.
Andy Hardwiclz, night Waterman in the
new machine shop Is off for q fewnights
/ in order to teke short trip to Kansas
City. H ChidGlx IS watching during Hard
| wicA's absence.
/ Arthur King befner in the btacIxsr7it,
shop, quit the shop service THURSDAY
| morning King was formerly a fireman
/ and viii return to that work He will run
| out of Purcell. l. T.
After two years experimenting with
niekeled steel rails. the Pennsylvania
/ railroad has decided 10 place them the
heavy curves in the mountain districts. An
order for 5000 tons has been given at a
cost Of S270. COO
James Folsom former check boy in the
Rock Island telegraph office. left Wednes4
day evening for Clifton. Kan. where he
will take up the position of assistant to
| the agent there Herbert Adams is his
successor in the telegraph office.
! Everybody employed at the Santa Fe
/ depot and division offices were both
/ pleased and surprised to see Curtis Mont
4 cal come down to the depot yesterday af-
+ ternoon. This was the first time Mr.. Mon
ical has been able to get down to his Of
/ flee since he was burned on Christmas
1 morning.
It is not expected that George Hart
I well, the SWitchman who was hurt in the
| yards at Arkansas City. will live. Hart
well was at work between two cars when
| the engineer gave the cars slack and Hart
wells arm was caught and horribly man
/ gled. As a rule this is not the kind of an
! son, but HartWen lost so much blood
| while on his way to the hospital here that
! he is not expected to live It is said that
if his life could be saved the arm would
/ probably not have to be amputated. Hart
| well has been with the Santa Fe for some
time. He is a married man and has three
small children.