The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-18
While Its Head Is Chasing
Villa in Mexico.
WRECK ON THE union PACIFIC
Seven Freight Cars Derailed on
the CutOff.
Departure of the Motor Delayed
Until This Morning.

There is one family in North To-
peka that has more than u casual IN
terest in the trouble between the Unit
ed States and Mexico. 1t is the fam
lily of Joseph Grady who moved this
week to the house at 1885 North Kan
sas avenue Grady is at present an OF
ficer in the Seventh cavalry which LETT
for the interior of Mexico last Wednes-
day. on November Is, Grady with
his family of a wife and three chill
dren, sailed from Manila, +. l., arrlN-
ing at San Francisco on December 1 ..
His company was ordered to Douglas,
Ariz, and Grady sent his wife ana
children to Topeka where Mrs. Grady $
mother lives. Mrs. Grady received a
letter Yesterday from her husband,
and ne said it would probably be three
months before they get back to the
United States. Grady has twenty-five
years of service to his credit, ana VIII
retire at the age of thirty-four. he
Joined the army at the age of seven
teen and will have thirty years of act
i've service. having earned part of 1t
as double time in the Islands
Alice Grady, the Oldest child. girl
of six years old, has crossed the Pa =
cific four times, and can speak both
Spanish and English. Joseph, Jr-,
born in Manila. and a baby girl have
crossed three times. Grady has served
in the Philippines and in Cuba as well
as at Fort Riley. Mrs Grady before
her marriage lived in North Topeka,
and is a daughter of Mrs. Allce Hail
Wreck on the Cut Off.
The Union Pacific motor, which Is
scheduled to leave at 3:45 p. m. did
not leave until this morning at on
account of the wreck of a freight tram
which was derailed about four miles
this side of Onaga yesterday noon
Seven cars which were loaded with
a
Wrecker did not arrive until ten
o'clock last night. No one was in
jured, and no serious damage was done
to the cars.
Quincy High Line Party.
A line party at the Iris last night
was given by members of the A.
grade at Quincy high school. Those
in the party were: Miss Gleda Des-
tenberger. Miss Pearl Baer, Miss Lois
Wright. Miss Verna Wolgamot, Miss
Bernice Bullock, Mr.. Byron Wallace.
Mr. Walter Urban, Mr.. Eugene Grace.
Mr. Russell Whaley, Mr.. John Fern
strom. chaperoned by Miss Barrett and
Miss Mcconnell.
Notes and Personal.
Special services will be held at the
Kansas Avenue Methodist church to-
morrow evening. The ladies of the w.
c. T. L. will conduct the meeting
which will be a temperance rally. Mrs.
Rowena Shaner. vice president of the
w. c. T. L. in Missouri, will deliver an
address. Special music has been ar
ranged for the occasion.
The Kaw valley drainage board
will hold a special meeting this after
noon in the directors room of the
Shawnee State bank. The men who
are on the board at this meeting are
f. Hansford, L. Caldwell and George
Morstoff.
DIR. c. S. McClintock of Kansas City,
Mo, is in North Topeka today visiting
his mother. Mrs. E. 5. McClintock,
11O1 Central avenue.
A NJ. Petro, druggist.-Adv.
II. r. Daigh of Oswego, Kan, ar
rived today to spend sunday with Mrs.
Daigh and daugter Ruth who will be
with Mrs Daighs mother, Mrs. Flora
Chapman, of 1917 Van Buren, street,
until the first of May.
The secretary of F. A. Z. No. l will
he at BARS book store. 936 Kansas
avenue the first three afternoons OF
each weekday.
Tomorrow will be the first Sunday
this season that the boys Of the In
dustrial school will have battalion
parade or dress parade. During the
summer months on every Sunday spe-
cial drills are given in dress uniform
at 1880 o'clock.
A large crowd attended the forty
sixth anniversary celebration of st
Patricks day for members of Colder
Rule lodge A. f. and A. NJ. at theii
ball last night. A special program