The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-26

force viii be doubled at once in order to
expedite the work.
Frank Figures is a new man in the boiler
shop. He comes from. from Herington,
where he has been working for the Rock
Island on the new powerhouse-
The old steam hammer in the old black
smith SHOP is being taken down prepare
hammer was set up in the old blacksmith
shop about % years ago.
Dave Smith. who formerly run the big
bull riVeter in the old boiler shop, arrived
last Tuesday on the Rock Island Golden
State Limited from Bloomington, I'll. He
will go 10 work in the shop
Louise the little daughter of William
Bcyes assistant secretary of the Railroad
" M G. 4, IS just recovering from a Sc
we're attack of whooping cough She has
been sick Tor about nine weeks.
ii. H. Marley. travelling passenger agent
for the Michigan Central, and A. c. Good
rick, travelling passenger agent fer the
Baltimore and Ohio, We're in the city We'd
nesday and called at the local ticket office.
A platform has been built ON the south
side OF the new blacksmith shop. which
viii be used as place to store new axles.
1t is a very convenient arrangement and
Will accommodate large number OF
springs.
A guide book has Just been compiled and
issued by Henry Clews & Co. a banking
nrm of New York. The book contains val
liable statistical and general information
regarding the railroads and other big cor
oorations of America.
Thomas r. Prout. secretary of the Rail
road Y NJ. c. A. has arranged for John
f. Strlckrott to take a photograph OF tae
meeting which is to be held at the coach
snop Friday noon. n. B. Williams, the
evangelist, is to address the meeting.
The Rock Island has the contract OF
Transporting colony of old soldiers from
south Bend, Ind, TO Liberal. Kan The
contract was made through the efforts OF
A. z. Cooper division passenger agent of
city
C. A. Gaunt superintendent Of telegraph
! Tor the Santa he is m a kline y 1f
lines with the party Of Western Union Of
hcials who were in the city last Monday
visit Hutchinson, Wichita and Oklahoma
City
Edward Jones, stationary fireman, has
been transferred from the engines in the
old machine shop to the new power house,
NintOn Parkinson has been put on the boil
ers of the old machine shop. These boilers
( are used to furnish steam for the heating
and compressed air.
The building which was formerly occii-
plped by the sprIngmakers and which was
commonly known as the bunpen, is being
torn down. If the building had been left
alone 1t would probably have fallen down
anyway. 1t was quite a patched up af-
fair 1t was built about five years ago.
1t was reported at the shops Tuesday af-
ternoon that a brother-in-law of Gustave
Ne mercer. OF the SHOPS. had been run over
py a sWitch engine IN the yards at tsnl-
poria and had had both legs severed from
his body. Mr.. Mercer left for Emporia I'M
medlately on hearing the news.
The Missouri Pacific has located a rock
erusher at Council Grove and another ut
Helmick, preparatory to making ballast
for the reballasting of the main line be
tween Kansas City and Pueblo Nearly a
thousand men will be employed to do .he
work. which will last about two years.
The Rock Island division superintendent
who have been here for the last week for
the purpose of arranging a new time card,
finished their work last night. The ma
jority Of them have left the city for their
headquarters c. II. Cannon, superinten-
dent Of ear service, who was in the city
yesterday for the purpose of comforting
with the superintendents, left last night at
$40 for Denver
Mrs. Clate Grant. wife of Clate Grant OF
the water service department. was called
I to Eureka Springs Tuesday afternoon on
account of the serious sickness Of her
mother This is the second time within the
last two months that Mrs Grant has had
to so to Eureka Springs on account of her
mothers sickness. 1t is reported that her
mother has had paralytic stroke and has
lost her power of speech.