The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-05
North Side Neus

OF total of $40 estimated elfgi-
! bles, 1s7 persons had registered in
North Topeka at II o'clock today
In the third precinct of the First
ward, where 100 were expected to
register, 80 had received the little
For My Country badges an hour
before noon. The girls at this pre-
clnct were running out of buttons and
sending in hurry call for more. as
the office was doing a rushing bust
( ness
/ 1t is estimated now that the number
registering viii exceed the number es-
] timated, in North Topeka by a sub
stantial total. In the fourth precinct
/ ITO cards had been assigned. OF these
/ As had been used In this precinct a
/ large number of Santa F'e shop men
live, and as they had a holiday this
| afternoon II was thought the register
ing there would be heavy later in the
! day.
! w E Scotch and his son Edwin
/ Scotch start Tuesday June IL on a
motor journey to Portland, oregon.
| They estimate that it will take their
/ Buick car 20 days to negotiate the
/ trip. They will go by way of Denver,
( ogden. Utah, and will hit the Column
! bia river in Idaho, following its course
! to their destination. The Scotch
family, old and well known residents
| OF North Topeka will make their
home in Portland. The cost of ship
ping car to the coast being sub
stantially greater than the cost of run
/ ming it the same distance, with the
added inducement of the out of doors
trip thro the west, they will cross the
/ Continental Divide in their car. and
follow the Columbia river to the
coast T. NJ Forbes has also been
considering the possibility of driving
his car to the coast.
I Social and Personal
or North Topeka, who has been visit
ing friends here for the last month,
will leave Friday for her home in
Long Beach, Cal
Mrs. Ed Graft has been called to
Wamego by the death of her brother
Monday.
The Senior B Y P. L. of the North
Topeka Baptist church elected officers
Monday evening for the next half year.
The new officers are: President,
Elizabeth Schenck; vice president.
Rachael Garrett; secretary, Agnes
Carlson; treasurer, Emily Baird Miss
Schenck was vice president during the
last term and succeeded Carl Hirsch-
berg as president
The family of A Blevens of Meri-
den has moved to North Topeka and
will live at 1908 North Quincy
A number of young people passed
an enjoyable evening at the home OF
Miss Kate Ward. 1919 North Monroe
street, MONDAY 4nOSe amending tns
party were: Bernice Bullock. Pear
Baer, Lois Wright, Gleda Dessenberg-
er, Garnet Cooper. Edith Wilson, Isa-
del Wyckoff, Ruth Hastings, JohT
Fernstrom. Byron Wallace. Walter
Crben. Russell Whaley, John Drennen
Leslie FairaI, Eugene Grace, Harry
Hastings
b F. Harmon of Mcpherson is il
Topeka visiting his brother, P N
Harmon. of the Shawnee Chief Mr.
Harmon is taking out charter from
the state charter board for a new OF
burner which he will manufacture
A NJ Petro. The Druggist--Adv.
Harry L. Coleman of Fowler. Colo.
a brother of Walter and S. F. Cole
man OF North Topeka, and boyhooS
resident here, has Joined the officers
reserve school.
Alfred Britton badly lacerated hi
4 hand Monday while repairing a trucl
belonging to Morns & Myers Tw'
fingers were crushed