The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-16
North Side Neuus

Two serious collisions occurred
Sunday on roads leading into North
Topeka A head-on crash between
car owned and driven by Henry Sher-
burne of 1919 jackson street and a
Salina machine occurred on the upper
Silver Lake road south of Kiro Sun
day morning. Only the timely appli-
cation of the brakes prevented the
wrecking of the two machines. The
lamps and lenders were smashed, but
both cars reached town under their
own power.
The accident occurred at a turn in
the road According to Sherburne,
the out-of-town car rounded the cor
ner on the wrong side of the road, to
avoid the thick dust. Sherburne
turned to the left to avoid the ma
chine, and at the same time the other
car turned in the same direction. caus-
ing them to met head to head.
Five miles north of town on the
Rochester road a Ford truck full or
picnickers stopped on the top or nit
and on the left side of the road. A
Buick machine, driven by Arthur Ca
briel, speeding up to make the hill on
high, coming suddenly upon the Ford
and tanning on the brakes to AVOID
a collision, skidded, and the rear END
of the Bucks body struck the Ford:
A fender was bent and a corner board
on the truck smashed None OF the
persons in the cars was injured
The Rev. Joseph P. Hicks who was
recently chosen as president OF the To-
cal union of Christian Endeavor So
cieties, is organizing the young people
of Topeka for religious and social
activities for the coming year The
Union will do its work under the aus
pices of twenty departments.
At a meeting this evening at the
First Baptist church the presidents OF
the twenty-five Endeavor societies in
the city will consider the plan pro-
posed for placing a bible in the hands
of every member of the Endeavor
who has volunteered in the country's
service.
DIR. A. NJ Dawson recently appoint
ed first lieutenant in the Red Cross
Ambulance Corps No. "A, will leave In
a few days for New York where ne
will visit with his parents before be-
ing called into the government serv-
ice. The unit in which DR.. Dawson is
an officer was organized among WASH
burn College men, by DR.. Charles Ler-
rigo. DIR. Dawson is a Kansas Med1-
cal college student
Last Thursday DR.. Dawson went to
FIT. Leavenworth to take the physical
and mental examination required for
surgeons by the federal service. Hav-
ing passed the tests successfully, he
will probably be called with his unit
in a comparatively short time
Some weary looking employees were
dra gging themselves about waiting on
customers in the Dibble grocery this
morning Having been pulled" Sun
day while moving the stock into the
new $4,000 Dibble store on the South
Side, for violating a Sunday working
law, they had to arise at O'Clock
Monday morning in order to get the
store in order for business, without
affecting the sensibilities of the chief
of police.
Social and Personal.
Mrs. c. T. Robinson has returned
from a two weeks vacation in Argen-
tine and Kansas City She visited her
sister, Mrs. H. E. BEownen-
Albert Reedy and his son Arthur of
Beloit, Wis. are visiting with Mr..
Reedy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T.
Reedy of 217 East Laurent
The Loyal Sons and Daughters class
of the Central Avenue Christian
church today established two weeks
camp on the William oliver place
north of North Topeka. OF the TWEEN
ty-five members of the class, several
camp after working hours. 1t is but
a short distance from the Shorey car
line.
A heavy rain was reported several
miles north of town Sunday evening.
Ernest Davis and Milton Pond
caught 25 bounds of fish on Soldier
creek Sunday.
Mrs L. Henderson of 1870 North
Quincy street spent the week end In
Silver Lake.
George Bills, of Menoken, and Joe
Montague, of Perry, were in town this
morning laying in supplies for the
threshing which begins this week.
The wheat crop in the northern part
of the county is reported to be of
excellent quality, tho the acreage is
not heavy.
Carl A. Johnston was in Topeka
Sunday visiting Mr.. and Mrs A V.
Lindell. He is an engineer of exper-
fence and has applied for entrance
into the FIT. Riley training camp
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