The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-23

postoffice is being made by r. c Cald-
well, present assistant postmaster.
Caldwell is having considerable diff
Guilty in finding some of the pictures
and will appreciate any Information
that will help him in his search
On a warrant charging him with Sc
curing $3.50 by forgery at Atchison.
C s. De Pass, an insurance agent Of
\ 1o4 Polk street was arrested Satur-
day evening by Harvey Parsons, chief
( Of police and Detective McGovern.
I DePass was taken back to Atchison
Sunday morning b. the Atchison sher-
/ if
A communication from p. G Hughes
( of The soldiers home in California to
/ Oscar Swayze. county clerk. asks in
formation concerning the former resi-
dence of Charles and Mary Ann
Hughes now believed to be dead. The
letter states that both We're known to
/ live about so miles west of Kansas
( City several years ago
y Ford car stolen a week ago while
the owner. Cyrus Goepfert was at
tending the circus in Topeka. was
| found near Horton Friday night
I Everything that was in the car was
/ taken but the machine was not dam
aged further than a punctured tire
GOepfert want after his machine and
drove TO his home in Perry.
( Because of the uncertainty of the
weather, the Topeka Commercial club
has been unable to make definite plans
for motor trade trips 1t is hoped
[ that the weather will be sufficiently
1 favorable to make il possible to ar
/ range for two or three short automo-
/ bile trips in the interests of the big
free fair, Topeka, September 1917.
/ John Moore. co1ored. charged with
stealing / ton or more OF coal from the
/ Union Pacific railroad, was picked up
/ this morning by the police Police and
county officials say that Moore threw
I the coal from the cars standing in
/ the yard and under cover of darkness
/ returned and hauled IL away. Com
| plant against the negro mas been is
sued from the county attorneys of
flee.
/ DR.. L. P. Housed. of Williamsburg
/ Iowa, was the guest saturday of his
SON Roy .. Housed 622 Horne street.
Roy o. Housed, who had been visiting
his father in Williamsburg, accom-
panied him to Topeka DR.. Housed
left Saturday night for Salina where
ne will preside at the Summer School
| of Theology for the Northwest Kan
Sas conference, which will be in ses-
sion for ten days.
Mrs. Harry Forbes. superintendent
of the culinary department of the big
free fair, Topeka. and Miss Virginia
( Meade. her assistant have met with
women's organizations in all parts of
Shawnee county and have created
much interest in the department. The
space used for the displays of good
things-to-eat will be three times as
great as last year Special stress will
be placed on bread making and pre-
served fruits and vegetables.
A story of the Civil War and the
part played by the author during the
rebellion is told in Adventures and
Misa dveHtures of a Union Veteran of
the Civil War which has been pub
lished by Edwin Snyder of Topeka
The author has been a resident of
Kansas since 1866 Mr.. Snyder tells
the story of his life in an interesting
style He served during the Civil War
in the Twenty-Third Ohio Volunteers.
He was member of the Kansas Iegis-
lature in 1881.
Saturday evening Ser geant Walker
and Police Driver Richardson OBJ
served two men friSking two suit cases
in the outskirts of the city They were
arrested and gave their ma mes as ".
King and Sam Walker Several hours
later J. A Moore, roomer at the
Snyder rooming house and cafe. 504
Kansas avenue discovered that two of
his suit cases had disappeared. This
morning a warrant filed in the Court
of Topeka charges the two with the
theft and names the value of the cases
at SEAS.