The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-24

were turned out Of the paint shop Monday
after being in the coach and paint shop
for general oEerhauling-
The office Of the roundhouse has re-
ceived = fresh coat Of paint.
Thomas Axtel Of the blacksmith shoD
was promoted from the second to the first
fire yesterday.
Five fires and twelve men were moved
from the old to the new blacksmith shop
last Saturday
Leon Jolt Of the santa Fe shops IN san
BernardinO is visiting with relatives IN the
city for a few days
Engine 102s was turned out for her trial
trip Monday after being in the back shop
for a general overhauhng-
@ w Jones. division superintendent Of
the Rock Island. left Sunday for a short
bushes strip TO Pomona, kan
Edward PohILamrner Of the coach shop
returned to work Monday noon after a
short absence, due to sickness.
Hugh Devlin, an apprentice in the back
shop, returned 10 work Monday morning
after a week of on account Of sickness.
William Wissman Of the east shop re-
turned to work Monday morning after q
short absence on account Of a mashed
finger
ora Morris. helper in the old black
smith shop, drew his time Monday morn
ing He is going to work on a farm near
Engine 216s is in the back shop again
for repairs. It has not been month
since 2169 was in the shop for a general
oVerhauline-
Mikado No st4. which is the last of the
order of Is. was taken out on her trial
+ trip Sunday after being set up in the new
machine sho2
Walter Gilmore. apprentice in the pat
/ tern shop. returned 10 work Monday morn
/ ing after short lay of on account Of get
+ ting 4 silver IN his eye
Miss Nellie Carpenter of New York
city is visiting the family of R K Peck,
at 1913 North Polk street Mr.. Peck is en-
plOyed in the pattern shop.
Reuben Peabody, who had his hand
caught in his lathe while working IN the
machine shop about month ago started
to work this morning after being off about
a month on account of the accident.
Albert Olson. a former employe Of the
shops. who went to Horton to work for the
j Ngfh IN the BACK Silyp 4AOiluaS morning.
+ All Of the boys are glad to see him back
According to an exchange the average
performance Of a locomotive in the this
country is a little over 5000 miles a year,
but an engine Of the London and North
western Railroad company completed its
second million miles, equal to 100 years
+ service on the ordinary basis
+ The ballast company of the Rock Island
( is about ready to begin burning ballast at
Solomon City. The FL Paso division of the
road viii be balIasted from the Solomon
pits and the ballast VIII be carried by way
OF SAUNA and McFheFson. saving run
of so miles The work win require three
years at least and large number of men.
Both of the transfer tables are now run
Z by electricity. Last Saturday the engine
and boiler on the north table We're taken
of and the electrical apparatus was in
stalled in their place With the new ap-
I pliance the tables do not make hardly any
noise at all In fact the workmen IN the
car shop say that they can hardly accus-
F tom themselves to working without the
noise and clatter that the transfer tables
/ formerly made when they were run by
steam.
/ j. w. Gibbons. foreman Of the engine
/ PAINTERS, is absent this week He is at
/ tending the grand lodge Of the A D. e.
+ w, which is being held in Wichita this
week A good many Of the shop boys
went down with the degree team OF irwin
i lodge No 26o which viii compete for the
championship Of the state. They Won the
( championship last year at the grand lodge
at Fort Scott and they now have the
same captain that they had then Their
captain IS Ed Mekiernan of the machine
shop Several OF the shop boys are mem
I bers of the team. among them being Chas.
I Sandmeyer of the machine shop and Jo-
I seph Paisley of the engine painters