The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-03

escaped a serious accident yesterday
when the car she was driving started
to back down the hill south Of the
poor farm. The engine was killed and
the brakes refused to work. Mrs Nc
Donald, another occupant of the car,
jumped and broke her collar bone
The other occupants remained in the
car. which ran into a ditch and over
turned, throwing all out Passers-by
righted the machine and the injured
woman was taken to her home.
The Indian Creek grange will hold
an all day meeting Tuesday at the
Grange hall. The morning session
will be devoted to business, election of
officers, etc. In the afternoon the
following persons will be taken into
membership: w. w. Wright, assistant
emergency demonstration a t,
Shawnee county; Mrs CIyda Greene,
emergency home demonstration agent,
Shawnee county; Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Snyder. route 4 Mr.. and Mrs Will
Rickenbacher. route 8.
The semi-annuaI convention of. the
Soldier Township Sunday School as
sociatidh. which was held Sunday at
Indian Creek, Grange hall, was most
enjoyable and instructive affair, and
was well attended.
Notes and Personals.
Roy Thompson and family of Ell
mont have moved to North Topeka
and will live at Ills Van Buren, street.
Miss Ruth Scott of Emporia, who
has been the guest of her brother
Mr.. L. d. Scott and Mrs. Scott or
Quincy street, for several days has
returned to her home.
c. w. Lukens made a business trip
to Manhattan today.
J. w. Priddy has returned to his
home, 1115 Woodward avenue, after
a visit of six weeks to his daughter
Mrs. Arthur V. Small of st. Joe.
Miss Rose of Auburn, Neb.. has
returned to her home after visiting
friends in North Topeka
Fred Joseph has gone to st Joe,
where he will visit relatives for few
days.
Miss Lois Reed. who has been the
guest of her sister. Mrs. L. d. Scott
of Quincy street, for two weeks, has
returned to her home in Garden City
The Christian Woman's Board of
Missions of the Central Avenue Chris
tan church will meet Tuesday at
2:3O with Mrs. J. H. King, 1885 Cen
trail avenue.
Otis Cummings, checking clerk with
the Dibble Grocery company, has
taken the position of foreman with
the South side store. Roy Higgs will
have the place vacated by Mr.. Cum
ings
Guy Boast and Earl Mosby of Kan
sas City have been visiting friends and
relatives in North Topeka. The young
men have enlisted in the coast artil-
lery and will leave Kansas City Thurs
day for jefferson barracks
The following persons motored to
Hiawatha yesterday and visited the
Ernest Hohnbaum family: Mr. and
Mrs Fred Buechner, Mrs. Fred
Firner, Mrs. A. A. Collier. Miss Mary
Hohnbaum and little Helen Collier.
l.. j. Mcfarland has closed out his
confectionery store at 9Lz Kansas
avenue and will leave this week with
his family for Westmoreland, where
they will make their home on a farm.
George Scheer, who has been visit
ing his parents the Rev. and Mrs.
j. e ScheeT, $40 Park street, has re-
turned to Fredonia, Kan.
Miss Gladys Pratt, who has been
spending the Thanksgiving vacation
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D.
Pratt S33 Jackson street, returned
yesterday to Emporia, where she is
attending the State Normal.
John Booth, of Paradise. Kan, who
came to attend the meetings of the
Scottish Rite, returned to his home
today.
The funeral Of Frank Gilbert was
beld yesterday afternoon at O'Clock
from the residence north of town The
services were conducted by the Rev
j. p Hicks of the Second Presbyterian
church The pallbearers were DR.
NJ. NJ. Shirley, of Granville; Mr.. L. E
Anderson, Mr.. Andy Holcomb, Mr.
Charles Stewart, Mr. Charles Antrim
and Mr. Geo. Frisbiel
Miss Ethel Hannah, Alb Park street
entertained at a weekend party las
night Her guests were Miss Haze
Kincaid, Miss Callie Kincaid, Mrs
Marjorie Van Ness, Miss Jeanette
Emert. Miss Ruth Mckinley and Mis-.
Gertrude Hannah.
Ray Wilson, of Fargo, N. D., is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
p. Wilson, 1920 Logan street
Samuel Sarver will leave soon fol
Wichita. where he will make his home
with his son who is sheriff of Sedg
wick county.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Hartman, O.
north of town, are expecting Mrs
Hartman's brother. W. d. Deveny
and Mrs. Deveny, of Amarillo, Texas
for a visit here this week. Miss Alic,
Hartman, who has been visiting il
Amarillo the past six months, will ac
company them here.
J. H. Plant, first lieutenant in tn
medical officers reserve corps, is Wis
iting at the home of his uncle e. e
Palmer, of Route A. Lieutenant Plan
is stationed at Fort Riley
Miss Adele Scheer, a student in tn
state Normal school at Emporia, ha
returned after spending the Thanks
giving vacation with her parents tn
Rev. and Mrs. ]. E. Scheer, $40 Parl
street.
Mrs. w. n. Cecil, of Springfield
Mo, is visiting Mrs. ]. F. Cecil, @
Pinehurse Farm, Route f.
Mrs. J. w. Wolgamott, of Lawrence
who has been visiting her son, F. A
WOlgamott, 317 East Gordon stree
and her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Penning
ton, 1885 Madison street, for the pas
three weeks, was taken seriously sic
at the home of her daughter Thanks
giving morning, and has steadily be
come worse. Her condition was crit
cal last night
Fire destroyed a lite two-roor
frame shack at 52S East Gordo
street, in the heart of Little Rus
STA" at 8 o'clock yesterday mornins
The building is owned by Ale
Schmidt, whose residence is unknown
and has been vacant since Mr.. Schmic
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