The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-07
North Side News

Tuesday afternoon and evening an
endless succession of automobiles
crawled out the lower Silver Lake
road. thru the storm area west of
town, and back to Topeka by the up
per Silver Lake road. Steadily at ten
miles an hour at fifty foot intervals
as far as the eye could see along the
highway, they came in an unending
stream. After dark the long line of
headlights resembled a great winding
serpent creeping over the road, up
h.ll and down dale.
For the motorists, however, it was
a trying and profane experience. The
center of popular curiosity appeared
to center in the Hotchkiss farm. Near
that point hundreds of automobiles
Were damned into a compact mass
from which it was almost impossible
for car to eXtricate itself.
one or two members of the national
guard failed to improve matters by
walking into the midst of a dense
throng of cars, and peremptorily and
haughtily commanding some helpless
motorist to get his car out of there
Immediately" One irate driver invit-
ed an over-fresh militiaman to alight
from his horse, intimating that he
(the guardsman) would quickly find
out several things about the art of
igetting out of there" that he didn't
know before. The soldier boy stayed
on his horse. There was a good deal
or Jawing," however.
1t was estimated that the number
OF cars on the road last evening at the
least equaled the number in Tuesdays
parade.
Matt Mitchell of Route 5. living on
the Rochester road, seven miles north
west Of town, a victim of the tornado
was found dead Wednesday in a field
near his house, it was reported today.
Mitchell had been reported missing
He was a bachelor.
Social and Personal.
Friday evening a reception will be
given at the North Topeka Baptist
church for the w. e. Section and w.
G. Handley families, who will leave in
a short time for Portland, oregon. A
musical program which will be given
is in charge of the Baptist choir. The
members OF the Section family will
make a permanent residence on the
coast. They are old and well known
residents here, and have a wide circle
of friends.
The Rev. w. G.. Handley, who has
suffered from i'll health for several
months, has been granted leave of alb
sence by his congregation, and will
rest and recuperate on the coast. If
Doctor Handley's health will permit,
he will return next fall and resume
his duties with the church. The pas
tor and his family have been popular
with members of the church.
W. +. Section and his son, who
were to have started next Tuesday for
a motor trip to the coast, have post
poned the start of their long journey
for a short time.
Golden Rule lodge No. 80 will meet
this evening at their hall, 911 North
Kansas avenue.
Aired Britain. who suffered g
crushed hand while repairing one OF
the Morns & Myers motor trucks, un-
derwent an amputation of part of one
finger today. The doctor has not ye
determined whether or not the two
Other injured fingers will have to b'
removed.
Aaron Sheetz. who for the last three
weeks has been at Stormont hosplta
suffering from a nervous breakdown
is slowly improving.
Dean Van Ness has returned u
North Topeka after attending Ottawi
university for the last year. He is
member OF Battery B of Lawrence.
John Gerteison of Alamosa, Col
spent Tuesday visiting his uncle
Charles Gerteison, before proceedini
to Fort Riley to join the trainin
camp. Gerteison has had militar
training and was formerly paymaste
for the Panama commission in the Ca
nal zone
A. NJ Petro, The Druggist.-Adv.
Victor Council No. 4 will meet a
the hall. 1000 North Kansas avenue
this evening.
The service which was to have bee
held by Blue Post C. A. r. Sunda
afternoon at the Prairie HON
church. has been called off for tn
second time. The first postponemer
was on account of Indictment weather
the second time the weather was S
Indictment that it blew the churc
down. When service can be hel
there for the soldiers buried in tn
church cemetery has not been de
cided.