The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-13


n. II. Wolff, the tailor who has
been confined to Christ's hospital for
the last few weeks, was taken TO MS
home, at GA Huntoon street
Hugh MacFarland, former probate
Judge is sitting as Judge pro tenn for
two weeks in the absence OF Ralph
Cav, probate judge.
Senator w. F. Schoch has added his
services to the Anti-Poll Tax assoc1a-
ton in fighting the tax in the court.
The senator is certain the law can De
beaten.
Topeka made the largest bank
clearing gain of any city IN the coun-
try for the last week. according TO
Bradstreet's report. The clearings in
this city amounted to S3.S64,OO0 or a
gain of S3.1 per cent over the same
time last year.
A motor car driven by Mrs ID. 5.
Smith, 1913 Topeka avenue, COLI led
with a motorcycle, carrying George
Jaeschke, employe of the Kelly print
ing shop, and George Eyer, 521 Tyler
street, Sunday afternoon at the fair
grounds entrance. No one was injured
in the collision.
The two tug of war teams headed
by Henry McAfee and H. w. Bonn
gardner must wear their bathing suits
at the c. of c. picnic, accord
ing to an agreement of both leaders
made this morning. The tug of war
will be held across the creek at Gar
field park.
Election of officers for the Topeka
board of education was held at the
last meeting of the body. Mrs. c. j.
Evans was elected president; w. f.
Atchison, vice president, and NJ. C
Holman was reelected clerk. The re-
firing. officers are L. NJ. Jones, preS1-
dent, and P. w. Griggs, vice presi-
dent.
Charles J. Smithort, of Frankfort.
Ky, who registered in Topeka for the
drafe, and John A. Kisslinger, of Min
nea polls, Mimi, also registered in To-
| peka. have not shown up for exam
| nation. Notifications were sent out
by exemption board of the city district
| No. 2 to their homes but the board
has not been able to get in communi
| cation with the men.
! Hundreds of Topekans enjoyed the
afternoon and evening concerts al
Gage park Sunday. given by the Eel
tenstein symphony. In fact, the
crowds were so large that there We're
no enough available seats to accom-
date all. Standing room was at pre-
MUM on the street cars in the early
afternoon and evening filled with peo-
pie going to the concerts. DR.. II. II
Raymond, baritone, sang several Sc
| lections to orchestra accompaniment
| Rolling bones just outside of the
| Topeka cemetery Sunday morning
proved to be the funeral of seven
negro boys. They were preaching he
funeral services" to the 'faithless
| worries when Sheriff Larimer and
several assistants crawled thru the
woods and laid siege to the house
Services were interrupted, the bones
| boys taken to police station. ''l'si
| bearer" of the bones were EswortE
Bell. Will Bell, Earl Carter, Scot
| Nichols, Earl Jarret and Frank Level
The last manuscript for the histor!
of the Swedish Mission Friends o
Kansas has been received by the Rev
ID. Liljengren, pastor of the Swedish
Bethel church of Topeka. The histor!
probably will be ready for publica
ton within the next month and will
be edited and supervised by the To
peka pastor. Work on the history O
the church was done by the Rev. A
f. Rundquist of Enterprise. The book
after publication probably will cove
800 pages and will give a complete
history of the religious organization
1t will have 200 illustrations.
Don Coleman, former Topeka DO,
and local high school football player
has just been appointed b. Secretar,
Of Navy Daniels cadet in the Unite,
States Coast Guard academy. and
ordered to New London, Conn.,, immed
lately. Coleman will attend the acad
envy three years at the termination
of which he will be commissioned al
officer in the United States Coas
Guard. Out of five hundred appli
cants from all over the United State
who underwent a severe mental an,
; physical examination for admission t
the academmy, only fourteen qualif. ed
young Coleman being one of the sue
cessful candidates. Don Coleman i
well known to Topeka's younger Sc
having attended both grammar an
, high school in this city He ais
| played half-back on the Topeka hig
school team in 1915. For the last yea
: Coleman has been living in Washing
' ton, d. c.. where he attended Georg
Washington university.