The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-31

Nell Scribbler
nicipal concert at Chesney park at 8
o'clock this evening.
The Modocs will give their third
musical for the soldiers encamped at
the fair grounds tonight.
A r. Elliott, college secretary OF
the state Y. NJ. c. A. left Thursday
night for Heringtop where he will
help stage a $1,000 war work Y. M.
c. A. campaign.
The petition to make Kansas ave-
nue., between Tenth and Eleventh
streets, a part of Topeka's white way.
was granted Thursday at { special
meeting of the city commission
Tammans d. Hayes, of Redding.
Kansas, was the only recruit taken in
at the local recruiting office, at 425
Kansas avenue. this morning. He en-
listed in the signal corps of the reg
ular army and was sent to jefferson
barracks, at st. Louis Mo-, for train
ing.
While house hunting in Chicago
Mrs. w. ]. Black, we'll known in To-
peka lost a valuabl diamond neck
lace. She dropped it while looking at
residence in Lake Forest. suburb.
1t was found by a cook and returned
Mr. Black is general passenger agent
of the Santa F'e and formerly lived in
Topeka.
A very successful church social was
given by the West Side Christian
church in Willow park Thursday eve
ming. Refreshments were served and
a motion picture entertainment given.
that contained amusing and instruc-
tive features. The proceeds of the
entertainment was given to the build
ing fund of the church.
The twelfth annual fair of the In
which is nSUnl1V held
the first week in October, may not be
held this year, according to members
of the grange. Discouraging crop con :
ditions at the time when contestants
usually start wCrk on the displ: VS..
may make the celebration impossible.
The subject will be up for discussion
at the meeting of the grange to BE
held next Tuesday night.
The holy bonds of matrimony held
Alta Adams just twenty days-not
quite three weeks"-according to a
divorce petition filed in the district
court today by William Adams, her
husband. He says they were married
in Topeka March 3, 1917, and that she
deserted him March %, 1917. Since
that time, he says, he has continued to
live in the home she abandoned, but
she refuses to live with him. He asks
only for a divorce.
Sanford FARRELL, a Topeka soldier
in the Third Missouri infantry, who
was injured a month ago by the acct
dental discharge of a rifle, has been
dismissed from the post hospital al
Fort Riley, his wounds having healed.
He reported to his company for duty,
and a board of officers will determine
whether he is physically qualified to
remain in the service. farrell lost
parts of two fingers of his richt hand
He has made representation that he
still has plenty of hand fo1 trigger
work, and the board will try him our
on the rifle range.
Lieutenant Dick Reed, former To-
pekan, son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. &
Reed, of the Delodes apartments. is
on his way to France, according to a
letter received Thursday by his par
ents Reed was formerly employed
in the engineering department of the
Santa Fe, located at New York. He
joined the ordinance department of
the army on the reserve list in May.
He was soon promoted to first lieu
tenant and was transferred to the
ordinance department. He is a for
mer student of Washburn, Kansas uni
vrsity and the Kansas Agricultural