The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-25
in NORTH Topeka
Mystery Surrounds the Death of
Calvin Hayes.
Special Thanksgiving Service
at the Presbyterian Church.

was 1ound dying on the stairs leaulnS
to his rooming house at 500 North
Kansas avenue at o'clock last night. |
A mysterious man wearing stocking
cap and an overcoat with the collar
turned up helped the injured man
home. Mrs. Mulligan. wife of the pro-
prietor of the rooming house, could
make out dimly the presence of the
man. He was gone quickly, without
leaving a very definite description of
himself behind. Death is attributed
to fractured skull. The man did not
regain consciousness from the time of
his discovery to the time of death.
Foul play is suspected.
E r. Hayes saw his father in his
room and left him there about
O'Clock in the afternoon Merchants
on each side of the street could not
remember seeing the mysterious
stranger escorting the man home.
new clue opened up this morn
ing in the form of witness to what
was in all probability the beginning of
the tragic incident ]. c. Gresser.
cashier of the Citizens State bank
glanced at the clock as usual, as he
put on his coat, to leave the bank
shortly after closing time. 1t was
$3.50 O'Clock He went down Kansas
avenue past the Mulligan rooming
house. Here is what Mr.. Gresser told
to State Journal reporter this morn
ing:
Il saw the old man between 4:s0
and 4:40 O'Clock coming out of Null
llgans rooming house where he lives
he was staggering and cropping about
for support with his hands | thought
I'd help him and then noticed that he
sort OF Strengthened up as tho he didn't
want my assistance. You know some
people are like that-don't want to be
helped when they most need it.
When 1 reached Billiards. mill. I
looked back and saw the old
ABOUT block away. He seemed to be
making it pretty well, altho he still
was staggering.
stopped in at the Hayes seed
store, thinking to tell the son 1 had
seen his father and that he didn't look
well-he was deathly white. Usually
the elder Hayes showed a good deal of
blood in his face and l wondered at his
condition at the time. No one was in
the office, altho there might have
been someone around the building
somewhere. So I didn't think much
more of the matter until l read of
Mr. Hayes's death in the paper"
AT the Churches.
Special services will be held in most
of the North side churches Sunday,
| either evangelistical or in considera-
ton of the nearneSs of Thanksgiving.
The program for the THANKSGIVING
service which will be held in the Sec
ond Presbyterian church is announced
as follows: Piano voluntary, Mrs. c. E.
Suit; responsive reading; doxology: in
vocation, followed by the Lords pray
er; response by choir and congrega-
| ton, Holy, Holy, Holy" the presi-
dents Thanksgiving proclamation, C.
M. Morrow; the governors Thanks
giving proclamation, Mrs Fred o.
Morns; anthem, choir: scripture les
son, psalm 101; prayer and choral re-
| spouse; announcements and offertory;
hymn, America" sermon, the Rev.
]. P. Hicks; prayer for peace; bene-
diction; choral amen: postlude.
East Indianola Community church:
Sunday school, 10 o'clock. Morning
worship. II o'clock. Sermon, "Paurs
Loyalty Christian Endeavor society,
$50 o'clock. Evening service, 1880
| O'Clock. Sermon, the "Manliness of
Christ" Thanksgiving service, for
| everyone will he held in the school
building Wednesday evening at s
o'clock. Frank D. Jackson. pastor.
North Topeka Baptist cnurch--Fred
Berry. the evangelist. will speak in the
morning service at IL O'Clock on the
subject "Simon Peter" At 1880 Berry
will preach on preparedness" There
will be a 8 o'clock mass meeting. at
which DIR. w. B. Hinson of Portland
will preach. An invitation has been
extended to all Baptists and residents
of North Topeka to be present.
Notes and Personals.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary So
/ ciety of the Kansas Avenue M. T..
| church met Friday afternoon with IT,
president Miss Clara Holman. Elec-
ton of officers was the principal bust
ness of the meeting, which was largely
attended.
The Kansas Avenue Epworth lea
meets at $50 O'Clock Sunday Sub
ject. "Cultivating the Thanksgiving
! Hal - Leader Mr. Scar
! A. M. Petro. The Druggist.-Adv
Boyd E. Pollom. county commits s.
sioner. reports that the abutment
work on the Riley bridge crossing Sol
der creek near Menoken, is nearing
completion. The abutments are of
concrete. the floor will be of the same
material and the bridging will be or
steel.
Advertising is being done for bids
on the construction of the bridge TO
| be built over Soldier creek on Kansa s
avenue. The Marsh Construction COM
pany furnishes the plans and an en-
gineer to attend to general supervision
of the work. The bridge will be IF
the rainbow arch style with straight
floor. 1t is to be $50 feet long. with
an 1S-foot roadway and a 4-foot wa X
at the side.
| Past chancellors. Knights of Pvthias.
met Friday night in Amity hall. 900
| Kansas avenue. Refreshments Were
served.
Mrs. Kenneth Clark. 1885 Jeffer-
/ son street, is i'll of neuralgia of the
chest
Herbert Green, 921 Harrison street.
| is sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. w A Baird. w. C..
Curry. c. p. Jackson. J. s. Jackson
and w. H. Naus. all of Elmont. were
! in the civ FRIDAY on business
Elmer Pcurd of the Sheetz Grocery
store is sick of tonsilitis.