The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-04
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right. the chances are it bears a Boyle
| imprint.-Adv.
| w. r. c. No. "a will hold its meet
ing tonight instead of Tuesday on ac-
count of the registration day cere-
monies.
| All barber shops in the city will
close tomorrow from to 4 o'clock to
permit employees to register and take
part in and view the parade.
Members of the colored cavalry
troops are requested to meet tonight
at the Twenty-third regiment armory,
420 Kansas avenue, at o'clock.
George S. Badders in the 'Leaven-
| worth New Era the federal prison
newspaper he assists in editing: "A
liberty Bond ? Certainly! Every man
| here wants one!''
| All members of Signal corps, Com
pany A" are notified that the COM
pany will be mustered in at the ad
jutant generals office this evening. All
members must be present.
Veterans of the Spanish-American
wars are requested by Walter j. Ar
mold, commander, to meet at 627 KAN
saS avenue tomorrow at 1880 o'clock
to take part in the parade.
| Members of the Topeka Hospital
corps, commanded by Maj. Seth Ham
nell, have been requested to meet at
the armory on East Seventh stree
tomorrow at 12:45 o'clock to take part
i'll the patriotic parade.
The court house will be closed to-
morrow afternoon because OF reg1stra-
ton day. Several court house people
have volunteered upon registration
boards and will be absent the whole
day.
Mrs Douglas A. Graham, wife of the
clerk of the court of Topeka, was
toll
part of Ia st week for an operation
She was still in serious condition to-
day.
The Kansas Interinsurers' exchange
of Topeka has subscribed for $25,-
900 worth, of liberty loan bonds, &C
cording to announcement mace 1o1as
by J. ]. Connell, vtce-pres1dent OF
the trust company controlling the To-
cal company.
Lincoln circle No. 1, G. A. r., will
meet at Lincoln Post hall on Fast
Sixth street tomorrow afternoon to
take part in the parade. All auxiiiar-
les will meet at the same place. All are
requested by officers to be present
by 1 o'clock.
The annual meeting of the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary society OF
the Walnut Grove Methodist church
was held Sunday morning at the
church. A thank offering of SIS was
collected. The Rev. S. L. Buckner,
pastor of the church, was the main
speaker.
Music stores of Topeka have just
received I'm Coming Back to Dixie, y
which was written by former To-
pekan, Ernest F. Gardner. He was
at one time well known among news
paper circles in Topeka. The music
of the song was written by Helen
Brammel.
Six dentists of Topeka will register
Tuesday, according to DR.. Galen
Crook All of these will have chance
to be drafted. The dentists of To-
peka that come within the conscrip-
ton age are: DIR. N. B. Smith, DR.
c. NJ. Williams, DR.. P. He'll, DR.. A. J
Buff, DIR. Galen Crook and DR.. A. N
Roush.
Sunnyside grange will celebrate reg
istration day with its own program
Exercises in honor of men from the
neigkborhood who register will be the
program. Patriotic music and an ad-
dress by T. A McNea1 of Topeka, are
the leading numbers. Celebration a
the Sunnyside school house will star
Tuesday evening.
w. G. Griffin, 70 years old, living
south of Gage park narrowly escaped
death Friday afternoon when a boil
of lightning struck the COW shed il
J which he was working. He was Sc
verely burned about the face ant
shoulders but, according to DIR. w
A Wehe, who is attending, he is nov
on his road to recovery.
Members of the Civilians military
training company will meet Tuesday
: afternoon at l o'clock at the Armor5
to form in march order for the reg
istration Gay parade. At a meeting
last week the company decided no
! to take part in the program but after
: reconsideration it was decided tha
l the company would all be there.
no fr-ar br1iI ut /
Lawrence street, owned by John Car
2 DINA, was completely destroyed by
fire of unknown origin Sunday. Car
DINA was out of the city when the fir,
occurred and his housekeeper Mrs
Betty Hutchinson. was the sole occu
pant of the dwelling. The loss wa
y partially covered by insurance.
= A big team belonging to Battery A
t hitched to a gun caisson, becam,
, frightened when an automobile passet
= at the armory this afternoon and raj
e away The team headed south Oh
= Jackson street and was hitting goot
t clip when Sergt. George Domino climb
r ed into the police car and caught tn
horses on the state house grounds. N,
damage was done.
w W. Peyton of 1925 West stree
e has received word from his sister
Mary Virginia Peyton, who IS nov
4 with the French commission in charg
o of the orphan and widow relief worl
there. Miss Peyton speaks French
g German and English flIently and will
e be of great value in the activities i,
4 France. Mr.. Peyton of Topeka ha
f two brothers who are officers in tn
United States army.
Edith NJ. Grindle charges w. H
I Grindle, her dentist husband, with be
! ing a habitual drunkard and gam
bier in a suit for divorce filed in tn
! district court late Saturday afternoon
In her petition she states that he earn
n from $500 to $500 a month and sh
asks for at least 500 a month ali
. mony. She also asks for the custod
of their two children, Ruth and Mar
inr-in Ia Cxriradlas. -i.ad =,