The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-08

the city, presided at the services The
church starts out with membership
of sixty.
Plans for the new comfort station
at Ripley park show that the build
ing will be of brick and terra Gotta
with cement roof. The ladies' rest
room has received special attention at
the hands of Architect c. D. Cuthbert,
435 Kansas avenue, and a large, well
ventilated room has been set aside for
their use. Easy chairs will be in
stalled, it is announced, and the place
will be made as coy as possible.
George Guillou, who committed
suicide by hanging and shooting We'd
nesday night, had son somewhere.
according to friends, but the son was
not located before the burial Satur-
day afternoon. 1t is said that there is
some property belonging to the son
if he can be found. He and his father
were separated for many years Gull
lou was a native of France and was in
the army before he came to this
country.
Work will begin on the new East
Sixth street bridge over the Shunga-
nunga this week. A gang of men will
be put to work on the excavation for
the piers. Concrete piling Will be
driven, after the excavation has been
completed. in order to obtain a firm
foundation. Two gangs of men will be
employed and the work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible IN all some oU
men will be employed by the bridge
company on the work, it is stated.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. McCleary of
Washington, d. c., were injured in a
street car accident there Friday, ac-
cording to a letter received here by
their daughter, Mrs. C. B. Rex of 1928
Central Park court Mrs McCIeary's
mother, Mrs NJ. A Bea mer, who also
was on the car, suffered a severe lac
Grafton of the head. None of the party
was dangerously hurt. Mr.. and Mrs.
McClearly formerly resided in Topeka
but moved to Washington three years
ago.
Lester Miller, an aviator of Dallas,
Texas, made a twenty minute flight
in A. K. Longrens machine at Pauline
Sunday evening. Miller, who is an
experienced aviator pronounced the
machine good after his flight The
fame of the Longren machine is
spreading throughout the country and
Miller heard of it while in Texas. He
decided to come to Topeka 10 test it
and after delivering two airships to
the United States troops in Mexico he
made the trip here. A large crowd of
motorists from Topeka witnessed the
performance of the monoplane.
While attempting to cross the street
near her home, 424 Leland street, Sun
day morning, Beulah Cogdal, seven
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
T. Cogdal, was struck by a Ford car.
driven by George Orbach, SIG Leland
street The little girl was thrown to
one side of the street. She suffered
severe bruise on the head and several
minor bruises. Unless internal in
iuries develop her condition is not
dangerous, according to physicians
who attended her Orbach was taken
to the city prison where he was
booked for reckless driving. Later, he
was released on his own recognizance.
The following officers have been
nominated for the ensuing year by
Topeka Local No. 121, International
! Typographical Union: NJ. H. Gardner,
president; S. c. Carroll, vice president;
! Otto Rain, w. 7. Luce, Emery Nelson,
executive committee; E. j. Gribbin
and c. L. Daugherty, financial secre-
tary; Frank Pninney, recording secre-
tary; Franklin Barnes, treasurer;
! George Holmgren. G. NJ Claudy, E. A
Wright and George Crow, deleSa ties to
Baltimore convention; A L. Seiber and
/ c. E. Henderson, ;tlternates; Elmer
Wagner, doorkeeper: 1. n. Grandon,
! sergeant-at-arms. The election will be
held May "a
Kansas agents of the Common
wealth Life Insurance company We're
entertained at the Throop hotel Sat
urday night by Joseph Goldstein
state manager. Walter r. Robb of
Beloit. spoke on Life Insurance as a
Vocation. Those responding to
toasts were: Ed Mulloy, J. NJ. Wiesner,
| NJ. T. Jamison and George M Whit
comb of Topeka; President Frank Nell
son of Omaha, and T. F. Caspey of
| Soldier. Others present were: ]. A
Bachman, Manhattan; J. L. Hallum,
Beloit; G. w. Bradley, Topeka; H T
/ Whitaker, Bancroft; G.. r. Achenbach,
| Soldier; w r. Kane, Topeka, and j.
T. Sipes, Manhattan.
Miss Blanche Bates. former secre-