The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-14
North Side News
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Items for this column may be left at
Petro's Drug Store, or phoned 1881
after p. M; Other hours phone $3.50
The Rochester district Indian Greek
Red Cross society met Wednesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs BOYD
| Pollom on Route 4. busy after
noon was spent in planning future
work and finishing that on hand, the
! latter including numerous pairs OF
bed socks and over two dozen wash
cloths. The following women were
present at the meeting: Mrs. c. w.
Lukens, Mrs. w. A. Crooks, Mrs. D.
E. Logan, Mrs. w A. Sample, Mrs
| o. F. Winner. Mrs. ]. H. Snyder, Mrs
r. Snodgrass, Mrs. ]: w. Wendell,
Mrs. Norton Cooper, Mrs. S. o. Boyd,
Mrs w. N Cecil, Mrs ]. F. Cecil and
Mrs. Boyd Pollom. The next meet
! ing will be Thursday afternoon, De-
cember 20, at the home of Mrs c.
w. Lukins, Sunny Slope farm, Route
KNo. 5.
The women of Lyman district are
planningito organize a Red Cross So
ciety in that locality, as much inter-
est is being manifested in the work.
Notes and Personals.
Walter E. King, of 319 Paramore
street, has enlisted in the quartermas-
ter corps, Camp Funston, Kan.
Miss Louise Beal. of Perry, was in
town shopping today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and little
daughter, Ethel Lorena, of Valley
Falls are in town on business and to
do Christmas shopping.
Fred Lindemood, of Perry, made a
trip to North Topeka today.
Mrs. George Schenck, 11O3 Harrison
street, has received word of the death
OF her aunt, Mrs. Marietta Nelson.
Mrs. Nelson lived with her daughter III
Guthrie, Okla. She was almost SO
wears old tho TINA of
which occurred Wednesday, following
an attack of pneumonia
Verne Bonneville, of Route 3, left
yesterday for Camp Funston. Mrs
at Des Moines, Ia, where she wiz
make her home with a sister during
the absence of Mr.. Bonnewitz
Mrs. George Schenck. of 11O3 Har-
r1son street. slipped on the icy road
near her home, Wednesday evening,
and disclocated her left shoulder.
Mrs. o. E. Eittreim, 1406 South
Polk street, was seriously injured
about o'clock Tuesday evening"
when she tripped on a rug on her
kitchen floor and fell, breaking her
right leg at the hip joint. Mrs. Fit
mother of Mrs. E. L. Gertz of the
Gertz home. 1404 South Polk. When
She lives alone two doors from the
Gertz's home, 404 South Polk. When
Mr. and Mrs. Gertz came home at
TO O'Clock Tuesday evening, Mrs.
Gertz heard her mother calling, and
upon investigation found her sitting
on chair upon which she had man
aged to drag herself. Mrs Efttreim
was taken to st. Francis hospital, and
altho suffering greatly, is doing as
well as can be expected
The funeral services of George
Clark, a fireman at No. l station, who
died Tuesday night at a local hospital
following an attack of pleurisy, were
held this morning at 9 O'Clock at Con-
wells chapel. Mr.. Herbert Jones, of
the Central Avenue Christian church,
conducted the services and the pail
bearers were firemen from the differ
ent stations. They were: Captain
Cawker, Captain Davis Stuart Henry
George Houch Charles Lynn and viii
liam Petit. The pail bearers accom-
panied the body to Burlingame, Kan,
where the burial took place.
Don't fail to attend the dance given
by M. w. A Camp 1243 tonight at
Redman hall, 500 n. Kansas avenue
Adv