The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-01

Robert Gage has returned to work
after being off several days on account
of illness. He was suffering with an
attack of the mumps.
Hubert Miller has returned from AL
toona where he was called several days
| ago by the serious illness of his moth
er.
Office building, is spending two weeks
in Denver and Colorado Springs on a
vacation trip visiting friends.
Bert Anderson is spending two weeks
| in Chicago on a business trip.
William Miller has returned to work
in the blacksmith shop after being of
| two weeks on account of illness. he
was suffering with an attack of bron-
chitis.
The regular meeting of the board of
directors Of the R. R. Y. NJ. Z. A. Will
be held Wednesday evening in the as
sociation building The ladies will
| serve supper at $40 p m.
Albert Mason is improving after being
sick for the past week with an attack
of rheumatism
to work after being off on account of
| illness. He was suffering from injuries
received while at work about two weeks
ago.
Engineer Amos Beeler has returned to
work after being off on account of the
death of his sister.
Harry Johnson, of Emporia, is here
spending a week visiting relatives and
| friends. He is unable to be at work
| on account of an injured hand.
Bert Henry, of the boiler shop, is i'm
proving after being quite sick for the
past week with an attack of the grip.
]. B. Armstrong, of Chicago, is here
spending a week with his daughter,
Mrs. Joseph Clark
| James Gibbons, Jr., is unable to be at
work on account of illness. He is suf-
fering with a broken leg, injured Sat
| urday while playing ball. 1t is his left
1 leg that is broken, just above the an
kle.
| J. r. Stitt has returned to work in
| the car department after being off a
few days attending to personal bust
ness.
| Charles Beeler and family have re-
| turned to their home in Argentine al
| ter being called here by the death OF
Mr.. Beeler's sister.
Bert Stout has gone to Albuquerque
| N. NJ. to spend two weeks on bust
ness trip.
The membership committee of the
r r. Y. NJ. c. A. has been engaged
| in a membership contest during the
months of April. The committee was
| divided into two divisions, named the
| Red and the Blue Mr. w. v. Cole
land was captain of the Reds and Will
liam Havens was captain of the Blues
! A gold watch was awarded to the one
securing the largest number of mem
bers and was won by Louis Luthey
of the boiler shop. Each dollar counted
| one point. He secured 342 points OF
ia members. This is the largest num-
! Der Of members ever brought into the
| association by any one person. The
| following is lineup of the two sides
| and the number of members each Sc
| cured: Red-W. V. Copeland, 5; L. G.
Ray, 1873; ]. Rosen, 3; L. Shannon, 8;
B. Sivington, 0; E. c. Johnson, 6: G.
Crock, o; w. c. Merideth. o; w. Blair
| o: L. Downs. o; r. Rhodes, 3; r. Stay
Dough, 8; j. Russell, 80. Total $50
Blues-W. H. Harens.- 102; F. H. Hag-
enbuch, o: ALT johnson, 1904; H. Dan
nenhour, O; c.. Fountain, 6; R. w
| Stockwell, o; H. s. Parkhurst, "a; H
1 Harper. o; Ed King 8; G. .Stoudt, o.
an Lane, o: Ed Herns, o; w. M. Rhodes
8: L. Luthey 342. Total 64O1s. The
Reds will banquet the Blues at the
regular meeting of the committee Tues
| day evening.