The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-25
OAKLAND NOTES.


phoned to Bell 1922. Ind 1853 Blue or
the State Journal office.
The f,ilowing young people enjoyed
! a hayrack ride Thursday evening to
| Tecumseh: Miss Edith Rock, Miss
| Mabel Beard Miss Florence Coorey.
Miss Maude Gordon, Miss Helen Biggs,
| Miss Carrie Coo-ey, Miss Julia Newell,
/, Miss Ruth Taylor. Miss Vlada John
son, Miss Dora Lee Mr.. Frank Hen
| ley, Mr.. Zoe Mariner, Mr.. Bert Hoag,
| Mr.. Floyd Conoway. Mr.. Arthur Har-
ris. Mr.. Charles Stockham and Mr..
Myron Wright. III crowd were chap
eroned. by Mr.. Sherman Taylor and an
abundance OF fruit was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. c. NJ. Concway, who has been
| in Marion. Kan, for several months on
business, will return home Sunday to
remain.
! Troop No. J.. O., the Oakland Boy
: Scouts, had their second official swim
ming lesson last evening at the Cen
| trail Y. NJ c. A. under the direction of
/ their scout master. Rev ]. H. Fazel.
| Edwin, the thre e-weeks- old son of
| Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Harrison of 172
Oakland avenue WIZ has been serious
| ly i'll with whooping. cough is slightly
! improved.
Mrs Morgan and Mrs Myers of To-
peka We're the guests at dinner Friday
of Mrs. George NewboId of Kellam av-
enue.
Mrs. ]. H. Foltz has returned to her
home in Wakarusa after spending a
few days with her sister Mrs. Ernest
Harrison of Oakland avenue.
Mr.. Charles r. Cole, who has been
! attending the G. A. R. encampment is
now visiting his brother and two sis
tiers in Winfield. Kan.
Sunday school at the Oakland Pres
byterian church will begin tomorrow at
10 O'Clock instead of 1890 so the con-
gregation may attend the union memo
rial services at the NJ. E. church
The Helping Hand society of the
Oakland Christian church will give an
ice cream social Wednesday evening
at the band stand.
Mr.. Charles H. Davis of Fresno, Cal.
wfo has been in Oakland for several
days. left Thursday. for several points
in Illinois on business.
Last Tuesday evening the following
boy. scouts went a mile in nine minutes
or less at the Scouts pace" which is
to run fifty steps and walk fifty steps
alternately. Carl Fay Charles Rams
dali. John Jansen, Paul Wright, Ernest
Mays, John Smelser, Paul Oliver, Har-
ry Wilson, and Harry Northop Paul
Wright and Carl Smelser were exam
ined and passed on the giving of six
teen principal points of the compass.
These are two necessary requirements
to become a second class scout.
The Oakland Equal Suffrage club
will meet Monday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. G. c. Vandeventer, corner of
Forest and Indiana avenues. A num-
studied this question will be present
to give their views on the subject A
mems club will probably be organized
at this meeting for the purpose of as
sisting the women in their rightful
cause. All men as well as women are
cordially invited. The hostess assisted
by a number of the ladies will serve
dainty refreshments.
Mr.. w. L. Ward, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends the past
month, will return to his home in
Ration, n. NJ, Tuesday.
Mr.. H. e. Walker of Mankato is
visiting at the J. c. Lingo home this
week. Mrs. Walker is in Stormont
hospital.
Mr., Roy Turner of Spokane, Wash,
who has been a guest at the R. K.
Putnam home for a few days, re-
turned home Thursday.
The young ladies' class of the Oak
land Methodist church will give an ice
cream social Tuesday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Williams.
The Oakland Forestry club will
meet next Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Charles Ash, III AFTER avenue. The
will be in charge of the hon
orary members, Mrs. w. A. Johnston, |
Mrs. w. l.. Bates and Mrs. F. G. w. |
Travis
Miss Agnes Ray of Forest avenue
was the guest Thursday evening of
Miss Gladys Kemper of West Sixth |
street.
Sunday morning at the Oakland NJ. |
E. church the three Oakland churches |
will have a union memorial meeting. !
The Standard Bearers class of the NJ |
E. church will have charge of the mu- |
sic. Everyone is cordially invited.
Mrs. Minnie Dolstrom will spend |
the day Sunday with Mrs. c. r. Cole |
of Oakland avenue.
Ed Rafferty,, ID years old, met with |
a painful accident Thursday evening.
He was in a hayrack with a crowd of
young people and accidentally fell,
breaking his arm. Although the in
jury is painful he is doing nicely.
The regular monthly social meeting
of the Oakland w. c. t. u. will be
held Tuesday afternoon with Mr..
Fred Ludington, 270 Michigan ave-
nue. The meeting is called for 2:30 |
and each superintendent is asked to |
write a short paper on the Necessity
and Work of Her Department"
Mr.. Scott Kelsey, who has been at
tending the G. A. r. encampment in II
Wichita, is now visiting his brother
in Wellington for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Clayton are the
proud parents of daughter born
Thursday.
Mrs. X L. Richards. who has been
visiting her cousin, DR.. ]. L. Heller
and family the past week. will return
@ her home in Galesburg, ILL.,, the
first of next week. VI
Theer is one Oakland boy who
proved himself a hero this week by
saving two small boys from drowning.
lean Roberts, aged 10, and his broth
IT, aged 8, were wading in the shall
ow water in the I<aw river Wednes-
Der of larger boys were swimming and
living farther up the river Suddenly
he little fellows came to a stepoff and
ound themselves in deep water un-