The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-06

SAYS that the hunting IS very good IN that
country
John VVaIdron returned Monday from
cert Madison Mr. Waldron was formerly
Santa Ee scale Inspector on the Chicago
DIVISION but has resigned his position In
favor OF a better oae at the Santa F'e
ceeds him.
william r Carrie. formerly a foreman in
the Santa Fe shops. IL visiting with friends
y topeka he was down to The sh0ps
some OF his old friends there. Nj. Car
re row has foTemanship Ii the Frisco
shops at Springfield. No.
Lewis GriIey, clerk in the blacksmith
shop Office, returned to work Monday
morning. after a short trip 70 Chicago.
Wnere he visited with relatives he SAYS
that he stopped on AT Fort Madison and
visited with RendIe CCngdou, who was
formerly foreman Of the blacksmith shop
now foreman Of the blacksmith shop in
the Morrison Manufacturing works at Fl
Madison.
Two more Of the fifteen sHkado freight
engines which are being built Tor the San
"a Fe at the baldwin Locomotive works,
arrived at the shops Sunday morning They
are Nos SO ard 906- A force Of machiu-
lStS from the south shop worked On the
engines all day Sunday and Monday and
No. 900 vas ready to so out on her trial
trip Monday morning No. 906 was sent out
early this morning
The Rock Island has just let a contract
to the American Ballast company Tor 3d.
eco cubic yards of clay ballast which is 70
be used on their tracks northwest Of Her
ingtOn, Kan The land has just been Sc
cured by the road and the work Of burning
the clay VIII start as soon as possible. The
land where the clay viii be dug IS situated
near Solomon Kan. only q short distance
from the Union Pacific clay pits II Is
estimated that $1,000 cubic yards VIII be
burned Der month
The members Of Irwin lodge have chang
ed their hall from To4 Kansas avenue TO 1l9
West Sixth avenue where they viii meet
until the Bates block. at Sixth and GUM
ey. is finished. They VIII then occupy the
whole of the upper floor of the new build
ing The old hall was closed New Year :
eve with q nigh nVe and dancing party.
Richard Ash OF the roundh0use Won the
gentIemau's prize. The date of the regular
weekly meeting has also been changed the
meeting now being held Monday evening
instead Of Wednesday evening
Last Friday afternoon the residence Of
r. P Stewart general foreman Of the
store house. was broken into by some one
time Of the robbery no one was at home
Mr.. Stewart being at work and Mrs stew
art out visiting with friends When the
family returned home in the evening the
the burglar having sea ttered the furnish
ingS from one end OF the house TO the
other. Robbery was no doubt the burglar
intention but Mr.. Stewart says that 50
far as has been found out, nothing was
taken
A s12 foot we'll has Just been completed
for the Santa Ee at Coolidge me work
was done under the supervision of s w
Sunday The water. which Is of an ex-
ceiIent quality for engine use, has risen
to within foot OF the surface. 1t being an
artesian well. The company IS Wei satis-
fed with the work and mas Instructed Mi
Sunday to begin two deep wells at syria
cLIse- He VIII begin operations II more
wells ike this can be discovered IN that
been having with their engines may be
overcome