The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-17


The Silver Lake Red Cross has sent
various articles to the Topeka CHAP
ter. Those contributing are: Mrs
McCoid, a sweater; Miss Burras a,l,,, q
sweater; Mrs. Fowler and Mrs Coul-
ter, a sweater. Seventeen pairs OF
hospital sox, a muffler, fifty-four Pill
low cases, and two dozen handker-
chiefs also were included
RutIedge North, about five years
ago an inmate of the Boys Industrial
school, was injured last Saturday
while at work in the Union Pacltlc
yards at Junction and died IN the
company hospital in Kansas CITY the
same day. The body was brought TO
Topeka and the burial took place yes
terday afternoon in the school ceme-
terry. Since leaving the school the
boy had made good. He seemed TO be
without friends at the time of his
death and his friends at the school
took charge of the body.
Robert H. Waterman. who died at
his homein Atchison, November Is,
was a charter member Of the Golden
Rule lodge No. 90, A. F. & A M and
was elected secretary of the order
upon its organization in 1870. He also
served as treasurer, Junior and Sen
ior warden, but was never Master
The three surviving charter members
of this lodge are: Samuel Dolman, J.
w Priddy and C. L. Haywood. The
body will arrive in Topeka Monday
and will be taken Immediately to the
Topeka cemetery where the inter
ment will take place. The services
will be in charge of Golden Rule
lodge.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Frank Buckley of Kansas City
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. ]. A.
Sheetz of 1926 Quincy street
c. c. McCarty of the Nortonville
Exchange State bank was in town Fri
day on business.
Miss frankie Liens, milliner for the
Austin-Snediker company, left today
for her home in Chanute for a visit
of several weeks.
Samuel Wiley. who recently re-
signed his position as traffic manager
for the Page Milling company. has
gone to Maple HILL where he will be
! office manager on the Adams ranch.
Fred Stone has purchased five
acre tract north of the Updegraff rail
road crossing west of North Topeka,
and will move there to live as soon as
his new house is completed.
Fred Voiland was in Valley Falls
Friday where he spoke last night at
the Methodist church on the Y. M. c.
A. in the war.
Mr.. Mattmiller of Silver Lake at
tended the Scottish Rite meeting last
night.
Miss Elizabeth Schafer of Meriden,
former editor of the Ledger at that
place, has come to Topeka and is now
manager of the mail order department
of the Pelletier's stores.
Mr.. Taylor and family of Silver
Lake have come to Topeka to live
Mr.. Taylor will be employed at the
Watson nurseries. Another Silver
Lake family to move here is Mr.. De
Hart. whose goods were brought tc
Z IOD0k2 ST
A new sidewalk is being laid be-
fore the Graham Clothing company
store.
The oyster supper and moving pic
ture entertainment given last evening
in the Second Presbyterian church by
the young people was a decided sue
cess The pictures shown were of g
patriotic nature. dealing with the
Star Spangled Banner.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Shaffer, of 9Os
jackson street haYe returned from
Usage county, where they have beer
visiting their son.
d. w. Taylor of Route 6 was in
town this morning.
/ Dudley Cooper of Oklahoma is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ
| Cooper of 917 Jackson street
Mrs. Henry Dietrich and daughter
| of Elmont were in town today shop.
ping
| MISS LOIS reed OF Garden City is
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. D. Scott Of
| 1904 Quincy street
i Grant Kelsey of Kiro has returned
from trip thru the potato CROWNS
| districts of the northern states. Mr.
Kelsey was accompanied home by E
potato man from Dakota. The,
shipped carload in from the north
Martin Nystrom of ITO Jackson
street had narrow escape from Sc
rtous injury yesterday when his cal
turned turtle Nystrom was driving
| TO Lawrence when the accident oc
CURED. Altho thrown beneath tn,
| car, the young man was not hurt
The car was slightly damaged.
Frank Van Orsdol, of Kiro. ha.