The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-07
North Side News
QUILT SAVES LIFE
Marie ZeferjOhn Badly Burned
When Clothing Catches Fire.
Mother Wraps Bed Clothing
Over Flaming Clothes.


ter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Zeferjohn,
Gil North Jackson street, was serious
lySburned this morning when her dress
caught fire from the flame of a gas
stove. The little girl had been sent
into the kitchen by her mother to turn
out the fire in the stove. A few mo-
ments later Mrs. Zeferjohn heard
screams, and rushing into the kitchen
found the child wrapped in flames.
With quick presence of mind she
seized quilt and wound Marie tight
ly in it. The fire was soon smothered.
She was badly burned on her left
hand, arm and side. Mrs. 2eferjohn
was burned on the hand and leg, in
extinguishing the flames.
When the child's clothing caught
fire, she first ran into the yard, being
too frightened to scream. She then
rushed into the house, and her condi-
ton was discovered. How her dress
came in contact with the fire in the
stove is not known. DR.. M, A. Swift,
who was called, said that if Marie has
inhaled none of the flames her quick
recovery is certain.
Theodore A wilkie died at 8 o'clock
this morning at his room in the Union
Pacific hotel. He had been sick sew
eral days with acute Indigestion. Mr..
Wilkie for the past twenty-six years
was an employee of the postoffice de-
partment in Topeka, and for ten years
has been mailing clerk in the North
Topeka office. He had many friends
on the North side and over the city.
He leaves a son, Horace Wilkie. For
six years he has lived at the Union
Pacific hotel. The funeral will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from Penwelps chapel.
Social and Personal.
Thursday evening Victor council No.
4 elected officers for the coming year.
Those chosen were: President, Mrs.
Mary Sipes; vice president, Mrs. Mar
garet Clouse; second vice president,
Mrs Ida Ruff prelate, Mrs. Mallie
Robinson; secretary, Mrs. Ada Meade;
financier, H. H. Bair; guard, Arch
Coffman; sentinel, Mrs. Alcena Hurst;
conductor, A1lena Buechner; pianist,
Mrs Coffman. H. H. Bair has now
held the office of financier for the
organization eleven times.
Supt. J. P. Kerry, of the Union Pa
cific, is in Junction City on business
today.
W. r. c. No. 5 and Blue Post No
ESQ gave a surprise party Thursday
afternoon for Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Will
liams of 302 East Laurent street. The
occasion was the sixtieth anniversary
of their wedding. Refreshments were
served and everyone enjoyed a pleas
ant afternoon.
Gladys Pratt will enter the Emporia
Normal school this fall and will take
the course in preparation for tea ching.
She leaves today.
Amity temple No. 10S, Pythian Sis
ters will meet tonight at their hall,
900 North Kansas avenue, for the sec
ond of the series ofkdegree staff enter
tainments The order will also give a
reception this evening for Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Williams, well known North To-
peka residents, who will leave Sunday
for Spokane, Wash, where they Will
make their home.
A party in honor of Doris Hurst of
ST. Joseph, Mo, who is visiting in
North Topeka, was given Thursday
evening at the home of Bernita VIM
beriy. Those present were Dena Will
Iiams Elizabeth Van Ness. Margaret
Morns, Emma Westbrook, Hazel Will
liams, Miss Hurst, Miss Wimberly,
Ruth Berry, John Fernstrom, Byron
Wallace, Charles Holman, Forrest
Pitt, Wylie Gordon and Thomas Vol
land.
Charlie Williams of Chillicothe, Ill,
will arrive in Topeka Sunday, to visit
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Will
liams of Central avenue.
John Drennen returned to North
Topeka Thursday evening after a
three months absence at KanapoIis,
Kan, where he was employed in the
salt mines.
George Mears of Hoyt, who a year
ago purchased and tore down the old
Davis elevator, which stood at the
corner of North Tyler and Morse
streets, has transported the lumber
from the structure to Hoyt, and from
part of it is building one of the larg-
est stock barns in the state, which
will accommodate several hundred
head of cattle.
Perhaps you bought an expensive
hat last winter and would like to make
further use of it. Courtney's is the
place TO bring it. A few touches, a
new ornament. and presto you have
a new hat We urge this kind of work
be brought in early before the busy
season is in full swing. sos Kansas
avenue-Adv.
According to o. A McQuary farm
ers in north Shawnee and Pottawat-
omie counties are raising fine corn
on the high uplands. On one farm
of zoo acres near Hoyt the yield will
be over fifty bushels to the acre.