The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The official board of the First
United Brethren church will meet this
evening at o'clock in the church
parlor.
The Ladies' Aid society of the East
Side Christian church will meet We'd
nesday for an all day session at the
church.
The women's/ Foreign Missionary
society of the Walnut Grove Metho-
dist church will meet this evening on
the church lawn.
Mrs. Louis Hammond and Miss
Elizabeth Draffield are spending, the
week in Kansas City. Miss Draffield
will later go to Louisburg, Kan, to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Taimmell.
Clifford Pierce, state SECRETARY of
the Y. NJ c. A, passed thru Topeka
this morning on his way to Estes
Park, Colo, where he will give in
struction at the Y. NJ. C. A training
school.
Damages to the amount of $1,000
are asked in a suit filed Tuesday
in the district court against s. Bagley,
by C. A Wiburg, for an alleged fail
ure to perform contract to sell real
estate and merchandise.
L. J. Lawrence, of Frankfort, kan
sas, enlisted this morning as a ma
chinfst in the navy and was sent to
Kansas City for inspection He was
the only recruit that reported to the
local recruiting station today.
The navy can accept four applica-
tons this week, William Provence, re-
cruiting officer, stated this morning.
The local office fell one short of its
allotment last week and will be al
lowed to make up the shortage this
week.
Ssit for Judgment for s291.26 on
a promissory note and a foreclosure
of mortgage was filed in the district
court Tuesday by Richard Kutrow,
against Sarah Bradford, Fred Chel-
ly, Charles, Alphonzo, Cleothia, Bes-
sic May, and Odessa Bradford and H.
c. Tinot.
Red Cross subscriptions are still
coming in, according to Horace Hail.
treasurer of the local war council of
the organization. The total subscrip-
tions to date amount to $92,520 and
still more in sight. No Withdrawals
have been made from the local funds
by the national organization
The cabinet members of the high
school Y w c. A held a picnic Mon
day evening at Gage park. The girls
that attended are: Charlotte Thomas,
Lois Ferguson, Alletta Fisher, Ruth
Lerrigo, Dorothy Kinney, Gladys Mar
tin, Grace Robins, jeanette Dooley,
Ruth Wheeler and Hazel Flanagan
Church is not always the quietest
place in the community, according to
a peuuOn Tor divorce IlleQ Dy AlIrSQ
Wade against his wife, Idella- On one
occasion she disturbed the quiet of
church and slightly ruffled her hus-
band in church when she picked up a
chair and struck him over the head
with it, the petition states. The cross
petition of the wife charges Wade
with nonsupport, extreme cruelty and
gross neglect.
Horace Hall is still having his Red
Cross trouble. This morning he dis
covered prominent Topekan who
had been given 500 for the Red
Cross and had invested nearly half the
amount in a French orphan and in
the navy league. 1t was mighty fine
for the orphan but it shows how little
a man can do-and how far he will
go-under the direction of his wife.
who is incidentally interested in adopt
ing French kids
Clients of the Topeka doctors, who
have enlisted for army medical
service, will be cared for by a medi-
cal association, according to plans
medical society. The organization will
meet this evening at the Chamber of
Commerce to decide upon a plan
whereby no hardship will be worked
citation when they return from the
war.
Word was received in Topeka Tues
day of the death of Henry ]. Bair,
age So. According to the word re-
ceived he died of injuries received
Sunday night in an auto accident near
Salt Lake City. Bair was a former
Topekan. He was born here and
worked here until 10 years ago when
he went to Salt Lake City and entered
the employ of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad shops He formerly
was employed by the Santa Fe. He
is survived by wife, and two chill
dren and sister, Miss May Bair, 1920
Tyler street. Topeka The funeral will
probably be held Wednesday at Poca-