The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-11
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AT HOME NEWS

Beautiful rugs made to order. Also
buy carpet rags. 712 e. Fourth
Adv.
One gallon Conkey's Fly Knocker
and Spray, $1.35. j. NJ. French Sad
dlery Co.-Adv.
The directors of the Aetna Building
& Loan company met this noon at the
Chamber of Commerce.
George w. Hopkins, local bagga ge-
man at the Santa F'e station went to
Emporia this morning to attend the
funeral of his father, who died Tues
day.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
United Brethren church will meet
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock with
Mrs. w. n. McCammon, 1919 Fill
more.
The boys of Quincy school play
grounds took hike Tuesday night to
Calhoun bluffs. Duane Van Horn.
supervisor of the grounds, was in
charge of the boys.
Mr. Horace c. Black, formerly of
Santa Fe store house, has recovered
from operation in local hospital and
has taken up the rug and carpet weav-
ing business at 712 E. Fourth street
Carl F. Trendle, formerly of the
Hudson and Maxwell Motor company,
later of the Overland company, opened
a motor car repair shop, The Auto
Service company, at 5O7 West Tenth
street, this morning.
The Imperial Jubilee, Sacred Con-
cert and Stock company, will give an
elaborate program tonight at the Mt.
Olive Methodist church. The program
will include several popular selections
as well as a number of sacred songs.
A small blaze was discovered Tues
day night on the roof of the brass
foundry in the Santa Fe yards. Slight
damage was done before the fire was
smothered out. The damage to the
property was estimated at $40. The
origin of the blaze is not known.
Proceeds from the Red Cross War
Dance amounting to 1863 were
turned over to Horace Hall, treasurer
of the local Red Cross committee, this
morning. Other contributions were
still coming. Collections were report
ed good and the cash total Will soon
reach the $4,000 mark.
F. L. Pinet, secretary of the Kansas
Teachers association, went to Pitts
I burg this morning to talk before the
students of the Pittsburg Normal
summer school He will talk on
Teaching, a Craft or a Profession ?.
Coming Educational Legislation"
/ and The Place of the Teachers AS
ISOLATION in Educational Progress"
Bessie SIuTS6S dpplltt " lilc lis
trict court today for a divorce from
Harry Sturges. The petition was
filed thru Allen & Allen, attorneys.
Mrs. Sturges alleges abandonment.
she states that they were married in
Topeka November ), 1908. She
charges that he left her and that he
has not supported her. There are no
children. She merely asks for a di-
Vorce and the restoration of her maid
en- name of Bessie Gaines.
Topek's new bathing beach opened
last week in Cages park, and, there
being little to describe in the way of
costumes, the State Journal merely
says the women may be distinguished
from the men by the fact that the
women wear bathing caps. That dis
/ tinction won't hold good in Topeka
| however. any longer than it did in
I Kansas City. In Kansas City the boys
with pompadours wear bathing caps
| too.--Kansas City Star.
/ The H. B. Howard company en-
/ ployes gave their annual picnic al
! "Roseacres" last evening. Boating
swimming, lawn games, and a picnic
! feast were some of the features OF the
! program. Those present were Mr.
/ and Mrs. Frank Harris, Mr.. and Mrs
/ Roy Holtz, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Wharton
| Hankins, Mrs. F. E. GARNER, Mrs. l.
/ L. Baker, Mrs. A. L. Butler, John w
! Howard, Miss Verta Wiley, Miss Mar
/ veil Bigley, Miss Mollie Harris, Miss
! Francis Harris, Robert Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Howard and George
| Baker.