The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-30
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

An automobile belonging to George
M. Buchanan, 213 Harrison street.
crashed into street car at Fourth
and Van Buren, streets today. The
front left wheel was torn from the
motor car and the machine was other
wise damaged by the collision. A pilot
bracket on the front truck of the
street car was broken. No one was
hurt.
Miss Mary F. Shannon. who has
been missionary at Rangoon. Burma,
for five and half years. will speak
at the Epworth league meeting at the
First Msthodist church, 6 :45 p. M.
Sunday, July 2. Miss Shannon is on
a one years leave of absence and has
been spending part of the time with
Mrs B. NJ. Davies in Topeka The
subject of Miss Shannon's talk will
be Being a Missionary
The Epworth league of the First
Methodist church will have picnic
the afternoon of July at Beers
farm, Twenty-first and McVicar
streets.
Frank e. Tremble, foreman of the
Topeka Railway company's carpenter
shop. went to Kansas City today on
| business for the company.
The Rev. F. e. Mallory, former pas
tor of the First Christian church
here. but now living in Denver, is
spending a few days in Topeka the
guest of his nephew, F. E. Cherry,
| and friends. M. Mallory was a mem
Der of the board of education in To-
peka for eleven years.
William Pattison, for eighteen years
member and for some time captain
| or Battery A, has decided not to or
ganize another battery of the Kansas
National Guard IN Topeka His deci-
sion comes as the result of the pres
sure of business activities.
Rev. Robert Gordon will deliver the
first of the Union church services next
Sunday evening at the First Methodist
church His subject will be Pure
christianity and Undiluted American
ISM. This is the first of a series of
eleven union services to be held in the
First churches of the city.
Governor Capper today announced
the reappointment of Mrs. Agnes Ell
lis of Nickerson as a member of the
state board of managers. The board
has supervision over the state SOL
diers' home at Fort Dodge and Moth
er Bickerdyke home at Ellsworth. The
appointment is for a term of three
years. Mrs. Ellis is president of the
state organization of Women's Relief
Corps. She is the wife of Michael
Ellis of Nickerson and has been active
in work among Civil war veterans, She
has served on the board since July
1915, and was reappointed today tC
succeed herself
Members of the First NJ. E. church
and all friends of the pastor will NEE
at the First NJ. E. church this even
ing at a reception given in honor o
Dr. Benz. F. Young and his family
The reception is in honor of DR.
Youngs successful pastorate durint
the last three years, and in recognition
of his services at the General Confer
ence of the NJ. E. church in May a
Saratoga Springs. N. Y.
Mrs. C. H. Dalrymple of Garnett
Kan, has returned home after spend
ing a few days with her daughters
Mrs. Marquis Holman, Miss Eva Dial
rymple and Miss Neva Dalrymple a
their home on East Tenth avenue.
The banks of the city will be CLOSED
all day July Fourth, independence
day.
R. L. Thomas has been elected
trustee in the George s. Badders bank
ruptcy case and tho firm of McClil.
took, QUAINT and Krautoff vii, NJ
named as his attorneys Mr.. Tho -
was elected at the first creditors
meeting held before Judge ]. G. Slo
necker, referee in bankruptcy.
While playing with pet cat, Heller
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles H. Mat
thews of IT'S Buchanan street, wa
badly scratched. Eighteen wound
were made upon her arm and sine
then she has been watched closely TO
symptoms of blood poisoning. Tw,
cats, a brother and sister, were play
ing together. One Of them belonged
to the Matthews girl. She picked III
her cat and the other attacked her
scratching her legs and feet. The1
her own pet turned upon her and lac
Grated her bare arms.