The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-01
in NORTH TOPEKA
Members of Battery A Send
Home Good Reports.
Government Exhibition Train
Sidetracked at q. p. Station.

A half dozen North Topeka men
are with Battery A on the border and
among them is Robert Spetter. son OF
j. r. Spetter. Mr. Spetter receives
frequent letters from his son. who en-
joys life on the border as a vacation
The drills of Battery A he reports are
confined to eyolutions with the horses
and guns. practice at loading. firing
and range finding Young Spetters
duties with the gun crew consist In
helping to load a shell into the gun,
then in adjusting it to al elevation
corresponding to the range given by
the lookout. He says the men enjoy
the work. res.
The men like their officers and are
well treated by them. Their food Is
good and their present quarters are
much better than those to which they
were first assigned Originally the
camp was on low ground but 1t has
been changed to hillside which Is
tents. cots with mattresses, and screens
that fit over the cots and protect them
from insects Altogether, according
to Spetter, the life is agreeable. He
thinks that the total Length Of the
eneeed six months. The North To-
pekans now on the border include
Robert Spetter. Homer Kennedy
Lonny Shore. Chauncey MCGEE, John
Bussey and Jay Carter.
Exhibition Train Arrives.
The United States government
Union Pacific exhibition train pulled
in this morning. and much interest is
being shown in the exhibits which 1t
will make. The train Is open for WIS.,
tiers this afternoon from 1 TO y
o'clock.
Notes and Personals.
The politics and partisanship OF the
North side is aroused today and mucn
speculation is abroad on results OF the
election. Indications point to heavy
vote.
The monthly shift of police beats
was made at noon today. OFFICER
Jackson. win be on duty from me
| Union Pacific tracks north during the
| day. and Officer Frazier at night
Wyatt will take the day beat from the
tracks south to river and OFFICER
Gregg at night.
| The Soldier township board held a
meeting Monday in the directors room
! of the Shawnee State bank.
| Miss Stella Dallas. a former North
Topeka girl, has returned to her home
| in Howard, Kansas, after visit at the
| home of Mrs. j. E. Warnock, 1915
Polk street. Miss Dallas has been
taking course in science ana name
mates at the University Of Chicago,
| preparatory to teaching in the high
school at Severance.
Bert Ellis leaves today for a two
weeks visit to relatives at Ellis. Kan.
/ Kelsey Petro will leave Wednesday
for Colorado to spend his vacation.
} Mrs Newton Marrett, 1422 Madison
street, has returned from visit to
friends in Kansas City.
Mrs. David Amen has returned
from three weeks visit in Aurora,
Illinois. -
Mr.. and Mrs Rome Colvin leave
Wednesday for Colorado to spend Their
| vacation.
| j. R. spetter was in Kiro on business
Monday. - & e 81 81
| A M Petro. Druggist Adv.
| The Sunday school of the Baptist
church will hold its annual picnic at
Gage park Thursday. Lunch will be
served at noon and in the afternoon
a baseball game will be played be-
| tween Sunday school teams. The
street car company will run special
train which the picnickers will meet
at 10 o'clock at the corner of Gordon
and Kansas avenue and Morse and
| Kansas avenue.