The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-22
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Fighting Battery a..
AT HOME NEWS

There is one organization in this grand old
That come from Topeka, Kan.-'tis Fight
ing Battery A.
1t is formed Of men from Kansas and they
proud of the assertion too;
Commanded by Captain MacLean, an
American staunch and true.
And when it comes to fighting with our
allies across the sea,
We will show the nations are not afraid
to die for liberty.
We will soon say goodbye to mothers, to
sweethearts. homes and friends.
And we Will never come back to Topeka till
this strife and turmoil ends.
But when the war is over and the giant
Well come marching back to Kansas with
the scalp of Kaiser Bill
off later day,
You will read about our Captain MacLean
and his fighting Battery. A.
Dancing tonight-Special music by
Halls Jazz" band.-Kellam Hail.
Adv
DR.. C. E. Joss left today for a three
weeks visit in Philadelphia. His fam
lily will visit relatives at Hiawatha
while he is away.
We are making some low prices on
building material. See us before plac-
ing your order. j. B. Whelan &
Co, 713 E. 4th. Phone S65.-Adv.
William Provence, navy recruiting
officer, in Topeka, left this afternoon
| to spend the weekend in Kansas
City with his wife.
| George Stadel, for years money or
der clerk at the post office, left his
old post today to go to Fort Sill where
he will join the Kansas field hospital
corps.
The office of the county treasurer
close TODAY n
| til October in order to allow E.
A. Campbell county treasurer, to
make his annual settlement.
Maj. j. S. Dean is spending today
and tomorrow with his family before
leaving for Washington to report for
active duty. Since receiving his COM
mission Major Dean has been at Fort
! Leavenworth.
R. o. Mccormack, executive secre-
tary of the Wichita Board of Com
merce. is a Topeka visitor today. The
| Wichita Board of Commerce was or
ganized a few weeks ago. Its MEM
| bership totals 1900.
The Gamma Literary society of
Washburn college will hold its first
meeting of the year tonight. Re
| solved that an old hen prefers a round
roost to a square one" will be the
great question at stake this evening.
THE Problem of Suffering and the
of DR.. Arthur S. Hendersons lecture
to his Bible class Sunday at 10 a. m.
at the First Congregational church
corner Seventh and Harrison streets.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Kan
sas Avenue Methodist church will give
its monthly social Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. o. Palmer, 1O1s
North Jackson street The assistant
| hostesses will be Mrs. Smith Mrs
Sproull, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Muir
ell.
DR.. NJ. F. Loveland received official
notice Friday that he had been COM
missioned in the medical military serv-
ice as first lieutenant. The orders
also stated that he would be assigned
to work with the army tuberculosis
examining board. He will report II
Hattiesburg, Miss, early next week.
DR.. P. Reichstadt, Chiropractor, just
returned from an extensive trip and
will be pleased to give patients his
closest attention at his new ocatior
in the Commerce building. Office THIRD
floor, 612 Kansas avenue. Phone 1899
Hours, 9 to II, to Monday Tues.
day and Friday, evenings I to $780,
Adv.
The Third Kansas infantry banC
; will give a concert in Ripley park to
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, it wa
announced today. The affair is an
other of a series that the aggregat iol
the park. 1t may be the last Sunda,
concert by this popular military or
ganization.
Duane Van Horne was elected presi
: dent of the Washburn student council
: to succeed Leo Helm, who left thi
; morning for Fort Pike, Ark, with tn,
! Red Cross Ambulance corps. Glenn
kaSsebaum was elected treasurer
Lowell Berry, president of the Rooters
: club, and Martin Potter was name,
as cheer leader.
A plea for more books for militar
, camps was received this morning a
the office of the State Journal iron
Henry o. Severance, in charge of tn
work at Fort Riley. Nearly tire
. thousand volumes have already bee
l. received by the camp Y. NJ. C. A
y workers but thousands of volume
can be used yet.
w. L. Thomas of Willard, age 3
years, was killed Friday night by
+ Santa Fe switch engine at Second an
jackson streets. He was still ahv
when found in the center of the trac
by w. p. Rotenbery, switchmar
| but died an hour later at St Fran
els hospital. Thomas was a machin
list sister. Mrs. j. T. Allen, live
/ at Willard.
A concert by the Third Infantr
band and an entertainment by tn
Coover sisters. assisted by Miss Elsi
chapman, forms program for tn
soldiers at Ripley park this evenine
A special tent has been pitched 70
the occasion. The program will be
gin at o'clock under the auspices G
the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. The public
invited.
Mrs. l. S. Powers started proceed
ings in the district court TODAY +
dissolve partnership with T. c. Pow
ers. with whom, she says, She ha
been operating a dairy. She state
that Powers has mismanaged til
dairy in such manner that the asset
nave been depleted; that he has sol
things without consulting her Sh
asks that a receiver be aDnojnted an
that restraining order be issued er
Joining Powers from going upon til
property
Soldiers enlisted from the membe,
snip or the Sunday school and cor