The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

waiter L. Berry, OIL DenNeT, SOlO-,
special agent for the federal general
land office, came to Topeka Thursday
on business for the land office.
The marriage license reports in Kan
sas City yesterday, include the names
of Edward l.. Bailey AS, and Ida E.
Drennon, 40, both of Topeka.
Governor Capper has written an
other letter about closing up Drydale,
the saloon village across the river
from Leavenworth. The latest letter
is to Governor Gardner of Missouri,
asking him to close the saloons.
]. G. Strong of Blue Rapids, county
attorney of Marshall county, and his
son George E. Strong, are in Topeka
today. George Strong is a recent
graduate of Chicago university and is
applying for a place at the second
Fort Riley training camp
The nominating committee of the
Christian EndeavOr society union will
meet this evening at 1880 o'clock to
year. The meeting will be held oman
nominate officers for the coming
year. The meeting will be held on the
Washburn campus.
The sticky substance on the side
walks and paVementS is another elm
tree pest. This worm sucks the sap
from the leaves and eventually kills
the tree. The elnS, always considered
| the flawless tree for Kansas, is the butt
of all the varieties of pests these days.
Harlow L. johnson of Burlington.
Col, has written to the State Journal:
IT will be SO July IA and my wife
married since 1861. Will this war end
before pass over?" Mr.. johnson is a
veteran of the Civil war. We will
leave the answer to you.
Mrs. Florence Ruffner and Miss
Philomena Murphy will give Red
Cross social at the church, corner of
Fourth and Monroe streets Saturday
evening. Cake and ice cream will be
served at Is cents a plate and the
proceeds will go to the Red Cross
fund Mrs. Ruffner said today.
Three counter mattresses at To-
peka restaurant are striking for Sun
day afternoons off They walked out
Thursday morning and that evening
two of them, dressed in their best
bib and tucker" marched into the res
taurant, occupied a table, ordered a
good dinner and sympathized with the
other girls who were working
H. p. Ranate of Kansas City be-
came ill suddenly at noon and fell on
| the pavement on Kansas avenue be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets. He
/ was carried into the L. c. Rain shirt
| factory from where DIR. j. H. O'Con-
| nell was called. The fall resulted in
| a cut on the back of the Kansas City
| mans head, neceSSitating two stitches.
Intense rivalry is existing among
number of township trustees in Lin
coin county who apparently are hand
ling the Rcd. Cross subscriptions.
Three kilograms in as many hours
were received by Governor Capper in
! forming him that their respective
| townships had oversubscribed their
| Red Cross apportionment.
| A Topeka couple has hit upon a
new method of maintaining domestic
| tranquility. They have their tits the
same as other couples but never a
word is heard about them at home.
If he is displeased about anything he
writes her a letter about it and she
| answers There is an understanding
| that nothing is to be said concerning &
their differences at home.
Topeka Rotarians and their wives
will enjoy picnic either Thursday or
Friday of next week, according to an
nouncement made today by Cecil
Howes, new Rotary secretary. Com
| plete plans for the outing will be an
nounced later. Henry Bennett, Ro-
tary president, is expected to return
| this evening from the international
| convention at Atlanta, Ga.
The w. F. Roehr Music company
| has donated a high grade piano to the
Red Cross workers. They want to
( convert the piano into cash and an eff
fort will be made to sell it to the
OF IN d letter
sent out today by J. Will Kelley, sec
| rotary of the Chamber of Commerce,
| each member of the organization is
| asked to donate a dollar for the pur-
chase of the piano.
1 Figured at bootlegger prices, Chief
Jim" Wilson and his men destroyed
| S552 worth of liquor in the basement
at the police station Thursday night.
There was total of forty-six gallons
of it, comprising fifty-six different
brands of whisky, different brands
of gin and other intensive drunk pro-
ducers. All of it had been confiscat-
ed by the police department in the
last few weeks.
Lots of Topeka people have ex-
pressed the opinion that the federal
case against DR.. Eva Harding, Ike
Gilberg, ct al, will gradually flicker
out and that nothing more will be
heard of it. A federal official today
expressed the opinion that if they are
indicted by the grand jury Fred Rob-
ertson, United States district attorney
will use every resource to convict of
the charge of conspircy against the
Il government.
II The National Association of Station
airy Engineers, local No. 4, has elected
the following officers: John Kirsler
president; George Gibbs, vice presi-
dent; w. A. Stansfield, corresponding
secretary; Lawrence Ellis, financial
secretary; Jack Mercer, trustee; Frank
March, conductor, and Thomas L.
Brown. doorkeeper. George Gibbs was
elected delegate and Thomas L. Brown
alternate, to the national convention
at Evansville, Ind, Sept. 10 to IA.
The police department Thursday
welcomed "a new arrival at head
quarters. The new arrival was
brought to the station all wrapped up
completely hidden. So well was the
thing wrapped that every officer al
the station circled about the buggy
before the wrappings were removed
One officer had the nerve to strike
the bundle with a hammer. The new
arrival came out to view and it was