The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-02
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AT HOME NEWS

AT HOME NEWS
w. r. Kercher of the Bell Telephone
company has recovered from a serious
illness of three weeks.
Mrs. Charles Dreyer was hostess to
Ladies' Aid society of the First Ger
man NJ. E. church this afternoon
In talking of those on the Delinquent
tax list, a Topekan said today: Il
would call it mighty expensive
luxury"
1t was a morning of late clock
punchers' today. The unusual expert
ence Of a cool night caused hundreds
to oversleep in Topeka this morning
w. w Bowman, secretary of the
Kansas Bankers association, returned
Wednesday from Lincoln, Neb.. where
he organized the bankers of Lincoln
county.
Members of the knights of Siege
Perilous who have enlisted in the ma
tional guard will be guests of honor
at dinner to be given Saturday eve
ming at the Central congregational
church.
The first services in the new build
ing of the Evangelical associat on, at
Seventh and Monroe streets. WI be
held tonight. The services will be
conducted by the Rev. b. H. Hobbs,
pastor and leader of the church
The next move of the legislature of
the state, now that booze is kicked
off the map. will probably be to re-
wise the list of Kansas towns. Among
the stations that should be abolished,
we note Omar, Piedmont and Wet
more.
Jay w. Core, of Eskridge, was the
only enlistment made today at the
army recruiting station, 425 Kansas
avenue. He enlisted in the aviation
section, signal corps, aero squadron.
He left for Jefferson barracks this af-
ternoon-
A big crowd attended MarshaIl's
municipal concert at Chesney park
last night Many of the old-time
favorites were played. with popular
music as encores. The crowd was the
largest-and the most orderly-in
many concerts.
The story is told that the son of
former chief of police is one of the
lads who purchased cigarets from
cigar stores last week for the purpose
of giving them to the Rev. Robert
Gordon for his sermon on the state
house steps Sunday night.
Those passing the city market at
the city hall these days witness a
rather peculiar sight. One of the gar
den truck statesmen is deaf and wears
an ear trumpet His wire is usuaAy
found beside him sitting on the steps,
holding the mouthpiece OF the ear
trumpet in her hand and talking to
her husband.
The county commissioners mad to
,ind a place for the Shawnee county
farm agent and when every resource
had been exhausted they dectieo TO
cut one end off the room OF the court
Of Topeka. About twelve feet Will De
Y.artitioned off the north end # the
court room and that will be divided
III, into smaller rooms.
AS the Latter company continues
to enjoy good business at JeWell city.
and Glad Brothers of Sharon Springs
thrive on the mercantile business, &C
cording to the Kansas City Star. the
State Journal will report that Smiley,
f the Kansas Grain Dealers associa-
ton. has abandoned his dry weather
melancholy
The Clipper claims that the war
gardeners of Soldier, Kan. are de-
batting whether to pickle their pota-
toes like young beets or to can them
like cherrie4 The State Journal sug
gests that the war gardeners consult
the corner soap box advisers at Mo-
notony, Kan, OF possibly the women
of Larned-they ought to know
Months ago Hugh Larimer. sheriff.
made a request that living ex-sheriffs
Ct Shawnee county or relatives of
those now dead furnish the sheriff's
office with enlarged and framed pic
lures. He has had several promises
but to date he has just one picture
That of David M. Burge, who preceded
John Wilkerson as sheriff. He would
like to have all the others. The pic
ture of former Sheriff Burge has been
hung and there is room for d dozen
more.
That he cursed her, struck her and
threatened her life are charges made
by Lucille Nixon in a petition for di-
vorce from John w. Nixon filed in
the district court today. She states
February 2S, 1906, and that they are
the parents of three children. Max
ing three distinct charges she asks for
three separate things-a divorce, the
custody of the children and a restrain
ing order The latter is for the pur-
pose of keeping Nixon away from her
and their children.
Clarence Cooper, who has been
resident of Alma for fifteen years and
who came to Topeka to enlist in the
army Wednesday night, declares there
is no concerted movement in Wabaun-
see county to avoid the draft nor to
retaliate by refusing to raise wheat
THAT petition which has been given
so much notoriety," he said, sis the
work of two men whose names have
been turned over to the United States
district attorney. Not 25 per cent of
the people of that district are attached
to it, nor could that number be OBJ
tanned. There is no more disposition
in Wabaunsee county to avoid the
draft or keep out of war than there
is anywhere else. The only trouble
know of in that section was case
where a boy under age registered and
his folks had him arrested in order to
keep him at home. / came here to
enlist and I have two uncles who are
enlisting Also"