The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-19
SN Alp S MO T S
AT HOME NEWS

Special dance, special music-to-
night at Kellam hall, Admission 35c.
ADV.
The parochial school of ST. Johns
Lutheran church will hold it's annual
picnic at the Children's park Wednes-
day, July 4.
This is Tornado Tuesday" At
least it was a week ago and two weeks
ego. The weather bureau admitted an
area of low pressure in the southwest
today. Have you learned to dig in
yet?
Lakins Smith of Maple Hill. who
was injured at the time of the tornado
two weeks ago has been taken
from ST. Francis hospital to the home
of his father, SIG Lane street. He is
showing very slight improvement. He
is under the care of DR.. w. d. Storrs.
The South Side Civic club has ar
ranged an extensive dedication pro-
gram for the new Shunganunga park
at Twentieth and Kansas avenue
Thursday evening. The city park de-
partment has just put the finishing
touches on the new park and the pub
lie is invited to attend the exercises.
The Santa Fe Apprentice band will
furnish the music.
DIR. c. NJ. Sheldon, pastor of the
Central Congregational church, re-
turned home today from Excelsior
springs, MO, where ne mas been re-
cuperating for the last few days from
an attack of rheumatism which set
tied in mis- left arm and made the use
OF that men Der most painful. The at
tack occurred several days ago. 1t
was stated by Mrs. Sheldon today that
Doctor Sheldon had practically recov-
cred, altho a trace of the trouble still
remained.
The military tournament of the To-
"a Cd
off, according to a statement made
his morning by Mrs. c. w. Kouns, in
charge of the program. The Red Cross
campaign that is being staged this
week will take all the orce of the local
society and a pageant of this nature
would not be in harmony with the
weeks proeram. Mrs. Kouns said this
morning. The tournament was to be
held July 4.
The ten-acre lake at the Elmdale
camp, belonging to the Y. NJ. c. "A.
and being used for the boys camp of
the association, is full for the first
time this year. A. H. Tebben, who has
been in charge of the camps held
there, reported this morning that the
water was as clear and clean as the
filtered water in the drinking foun-
tain. Topeka boys are now attending
the camp. Next week the camp will
entertain boys from Hutchinson and
then those of Wichita.
The Mexicans of North Topeka have
started living on war time rations and
are making their native tortilla. a
thin crisp bread, baked in an open
oven. Two boards were received in
! Topeka Monday and many more are
on their way, according to several
"hombres" The board is made of lava
rock moulded in an oval shape. These
boards will no doubt, as in their ma
tive land, find use as a table, wash
board, drain board and ia tortilla-'
Henry Pauley of 705 Western ave-
nue. has filed suit in the district court
against E. H. Lowrey, one OF the
owners of the Throop hotel, for $S,675,
alleging that is the amount of COM
mission due him on the sale of the
| Coates House in Kansas City to w. H
Davis of Topeka. Pauley alleges tina;
he was acting for Davis when the lat
| ter was contemplating the purchase OF
| the Throop; that Lowrey told him he
! had an option on the Coates House
and that if Pauley persuaded Davis
| to purchase the Coates House, he
| Lowrey would pay him something
| better than the usual commission"
| The home of Dutch Goggins. ne.
gro, at 1875 North Madison street. was
raided Monday night by the police and
| $50 worth of morphine was found