The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-12
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AT HOME NEWS

meant
To the fathers, who left it unsullied to
You'll do all they did to maintain the dear
That Royal Old Banner. our red, white
and blue.
1t teaches the value of liberty's gift,
With its message of freedom to loyal
hearts true,
Our national colors of red. white and
blue.
Wherever you see it, uncover the head;
Salute 1t in passing as PATRIOTS do
1t stands for your homes and all you hold
That emblem. of freedom, our red. white
and blue.
| Then here's to "old Glory" wherever it
Let us daily our pledge of allegiance
One flag for our nation, with freedom for
all,
Your flag and my flag, the red. white
&C. D. Nichols.
Warm weather is coming. This
means that no doubt some gas action
will be taken.
Torney Brownfield, Topeka, age 80,
and Lulu Stepley, Topeka, age 3S,
were married Saturday by Ralph Cav,
probate judge.
The men of Battery A will attend a
gregational church Sunday night.
They will meet at the armory at 7:15
in service uniform and will march in
a body to the church.
Members of the A. o. L. w. in To-
! peka are exulting over the announce
ment Wednesday night by the grand
master that all life insurance policies
will be worth 100 cents on the dollar
whether the insured dies in Topeka,
/ in
Suit was filed Wednesday in the dis
/ trict court, Judge Whitcomb's divi-
sion, by the Thompson Milling com
| pany of New York against the Ben
net Commission company Damages
are claimed for 1,S62.5O for alleged
failure to deliver wheat which they
had contracted to furnish the milling
company.
officers for this year were installed
at meeting of the Elks Wednesday
night They are: w. o. Anderson,
exalted ruler; James Hayes, esteemed
| leading knight; R. A. Burch, esteemed
loyal knight; w. b. Flowers. esteemed
lecturing knight; Charles Stewart,
tyler; Joseph E. Morgan, secretary;
d. L. Lakin. financial secretary, and
Byron Davis, trustee.
David NJ. Hughes of Newark, New
Jersey, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Speed
Hughes of Topeka, has been called for
| duty in the naval reserve, according
to information received here Wednes-
day. He was ordered to report to
Philadelphia for duty as electrician on
one of the battleships. He is now en-
/ ployed in the Westinghouse company
as an electrical engineer.
| Hugh Larimer, sheriff. has two let
| ters thanking him for the Easter din
ner served at the county jail and for
improved conditions" in the Jail. The
| letters are signed, one by the occup-
ants of the upper tier and the other
by the occupants of the lower tier"
Occupants of the Jail are usually ready
to find fault and Sheriff Larimer was
pleased over both letters.
! A claim for $4,000 damages was
/ filed Wednesday by Mrs. Ella Mott,
/ ! 3O5 East Sixth street, against the city
/ Mrs Mott asks for the damages to
/ cover injuries received when she was
/ thrown down as she stepped in hole
| in the sidewalk on East Sixth street
| between Lake and Lime streets. She
claims that her left foot was injured
and that she is still suffering from
the injury. The case was referred to
the city attorney.
A petition for closing 100 feet OF
the alley between Quincy and Monroe
streets back of the Inter-Ocean mills
was presented to the city commits
sioners Wednesday by Willis Norton
& Co.. owners of the mills. The COM
pany has recently bought 1O0-foot
tract of land just across the alley from
it's mills and now wishes to connect
the mills with a grain storage tank
that will soon be built on the land
The petition was referred to Commits
sioner Tandy.
Word has been received in Topeka
of the death of Harry A. Ammen OF
Chicago. Ill, which occurred Wednes.
day. Mr.. Ammen was time keeper a
the Santa Fe shops in Topeka fol
some years, and later entered the EN-.
ployment of the Rock Island. He ha.
been with the Rock Island in Chicago
for twenty-five years. The funera
will be held in Chicago Friday; inter
ment at Macon, Mo-, Saturday. Mrs
Ammen is a cousin of Mrs. E. c. Heel
of 1929 Morris avenue, Topeka.
In order to keep in step with the
ever increasing cost of foodstuffs sew
eral Topeka restaurants have placed
pie, bread and butter on their menu:
| as extra" when served with regular
meals. The restaurants blame the higf
cost of sugar, flour and other article:
for the raise. In addition to theSt
articles jumping into the extra" elias.
prices of meals as served regular BY
| a number of restaurants have ad
vanced. Twenty-Five cent meals cal
still be obtained but they are scarce.
Three men who were naval reserve!
answered the call to active duty Thurs
day. They had retired to private life
but will go into active service and will
be sent to the coast for immediate
service on battleships or other wal
craft. They are c. E. Hileman. So
West street, letter carrier; John E
Truelove, 1929 North Kansas avenue
Santa Fe painter. and Joseph Ryan, {
fireman at No fire station. HilemaI
and Truelove are married HilemaI
and Ryan were ready to leave on &
moments notice. Truelove was IL
South Carolina on a visit and will re
port to the nearest recruiting station
Hileman and Ryan were furnished
with transportation to Kansas City b.
William Provence, local naval recruit
ing officer.
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