The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-09
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

There wifi be no motions in the
first division of the district court to-
morrow.
C. O. Tresner. bookkeeper in the
office of the commissioner of parks
and public property, has returned after
a two weeks visit in Ohio, Illinois
and Indiana.
DR.. w. s. Hunter, a we'll known To-
peka physician. is seriously i'll at the
city tubercular sanatorium. Doctor
Hunter was removed to the sana-
torium Monday.
Rev. ]. G. Hartman, of the First
United Brethren church went to
De Sofa, Kansas, this morning to Off
ciate at the funeral of Mrs. Mary Lar
inner Learner, a pioneer of Johnson
county.
George Adams, farmland charged
with committing a statutory crime,
was returned to Topeka Thursday. He
guilty. Adams was accused by H. C.
Blangeres of taking his daughter to
a hotel at Silver Lake.
West Eighth street will be paved
from Garfield to Summit avenue, ac-
cording to Commissioner Tandy. The
work has been delayed on account of
the car shortage for the past few
weeks, but a shipment was received
and work will start Monday.
H. NJ. Wolfe, district manager of
the Brotherhood of American Yeomen,
went to Louisville, Kentucky, this
morning to assist the members in that
district in building up their homestead
Mr.. Wolfe's headquarters in Topeka
are at S27 Kansas avenue.
Theodore Copeland, negro music
teacher, of Lawrence, waived his pre-
liminary hearing Thursday. He gave
bond for $500 pending his appearance
before the grand jury in Topeka, at
the April session of the court. Cope
land was arrested on a charge of send
ing Objectionable letters thru the
mail. =
That oil men still have faith in
Shawnee county was proven when oil
leases for $685. acres were filed in the
office of the register of deeds. The
leases were obtained for 7. A. Barns
and Fl. H. Rainbow. A number of
leases stipulate that wells will be
drilled in the near future.
Lieut.. Alfred c. Bartel. of Battery
A, Kansas field artillery, has accepted
position in Dayton as editor of the
House Organ" of the Delco Spark
Plug company, according to a letter
received in Topeka this morning. Mr..
Bartel was a Topeka newspaper man,
a graduate of the law school at Wash
burn and was assistant city attorney.
I w. w. Webb. former president of
the Chamber of Commerce, is the
latest victim of automobile thieves.
Mr.. Webb's automobile was stolen
about $50 o'clock Thursday evening
while Mr.. and Mrs. Webb were visit
ing at the home of j. D. GoSsett, 1911
Mulvane street. The car was a 1916
model Oakland. The license tag was
30,1O3.
A junior infantry of boys between
the ages of Is and 16 years is being
planned by Adjt. Gen. G. l. Martin.
The infantry will be drilled Friday
nights and will be similar to the one
one now drilled by Capt. w. P. Nc
interested in gaining some knowledge
of military training can call at General
Martins office in the state house.
A large assembly of farmers will be
! in Topeka Saturday to organize a
county farmers association and to en-
ploy experts to assist in solving their
problems. The meeting will be held
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
at o'clock. Edward johnson, dean
Kansas State Agricultural college, will
preside. An executive committee of
one delegate from each county, will
be elected.
The Christian Woman's Board of
Missions held the monthly meeting for
the West Side Christian church,
Thursday afternoon, at the home of
the pastor Mrs. Clara H. Hazelrigg.
J A good program given. with Mrs. T.
E. Sheard in charge. Mrs. R. V. Lee
son, the city president of the G. w. B.
NJ. Union was present and spoke to
the women. The subject for discus
| sion was Liberia; History, Geography
| and Missionaries"