The Topeka state journal., 1908-11-18

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When in need of anything in lum-
Der or building material builders
hardware, paints, glass, etc, see ]. B.
! Whelan Co. Fourth and S. F.
have new and complete stock.
Fireman J. E. Spetter of runs No.
90 and "a is laying off.
Engineer Amos Beeler and wife
] went to Kansas City Tuesday to at
| tend an anniversary of the G. l. A. of
| Argentine.
NJ. Hurley of Argentine, chairman
of the engineers grievance committee
| is spending a few days here
| Brakeman Hughes has been trans
ferred to Argentine and will run out
| of that place
Engineer Ed ScahilI is running in
| the place of Engineer James Thomas
on runs los and los.
oscar McIntire of the sheet iron de-
partment of the boiler ship who with
his family have spent the past month
IN Fl Paso, Texas, and who were to
return home last Monday, were de-
tanned on account of the serious ill
/ ness of his mother
James Mullin, assistant foreman of
the blacksmith shop is suffering with
a severely cut and bruised hand.
John Rab of the boiler shop went
| to the hospital Tuesday with a piece
OF steel in his eye. !
Henry Kettler, who was stenog-
rapher in Mr.. Powers office. has re-
signed his position there and has ac-
cepted one in the electrical depart
ment. He will go to Chanute the lat
ter part of the week where he will be
engaged for several months.
Frank Hagenbuch is improving af-
| ter several weeks illness.
Engineer w. P. GiIpin has been
| regularly assigned to runs 113 and
| ia
Engineer Bartholomew is in the
place Of John McNeal on runs 5 and
6 between Topeka and Newton
Engineer Ed Whitcomb is running
| trains No. II and IS.
A bulletin has been issued asking
| employees to cash their own checks
and not have it done by others.
! O'Riley apprentice instructor Of
the boiler shop layed off Tuesday on
account of sickness.
Engine 1000 went east on trial
| trip today.
Harry Bradshaw of the boiler shop
is laying off on account of illness.
Mr. J. Sweeney has returned to
work in the boiler shop after a few
days layoff
! Fireman Morrill, of Emporia, was
in town Tuesday
F. w. Buckmaster of Kansas City
| car sheds spent TueEday in Topeka.
G. f. Wilson, clerk in the bonus
department left Tuesday on a weeks
trip to western Kansas. He was one
of party who are going across coun-
| try in a wagon They will spend most
| of their time hunting
| Thursday afternoon at o'clock at
| the Y NJ. c. A. parlor, the ministers
! of the East side will hold a meeting
to make arrangements for Thanks
giving day.
L. T. Clansey of the boiler shop at
Newton is spending short time in
Topeka
A certain young man of the Y. NJ.
c. A. is wearing a broad smile-we
wonder why? 1t isn't because he is
going to get married as many think,
just ask him, he is anxious to tell
The religious work committee of
the r. r. Y. NJ. c.. A. will organize
a personal workers class tonight for
men and women of all parts of the
city. The work will prepare the
members of the class for a complete
understanding of the Biederwolf
! here in the early part of the spring.
| tions for fifteen lessons. This goes to
show that merely the announcement
OF such a class be organized, has al
ready brought many interested parties
| to the scene. T. E. Prout, secretary
of the association has been secured as
| leader of the class. The class will be
organized at 8 o'clock tonight
There will be a gymnasium rally at
the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. tonight. Every
member of the association, whether
he is a member of the gymnasium or
not, is invited to attend and get ac-
quainted with the new physical direc-
| tor, c. G. Reynolds. and with one an
other Mr.: Reynolds will have charge
of the program and all kinds of games
will be played during the evening.