The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-20
North Side News

Sunday afternoon officer Bachelor
arrested two soldiers from Fort Riley
under the charge of overstaying their
leave of absence The men were APP
pretended at the Union PACING sta
ton and taken to police headquarters
They were not booked, however. but
on their assurance that they intended
to return Immediately to the fort they
were placed on the U. p. train for
Junction City.
The old man who recently sold out
the stock of the North Star grocery in
North Topeka in such a spectacular
manner was brought before Judge
Hugh MacF'arIand, and Kilmaurs
King asked to have guardian APP
pointed for Cowder. Acting Judge
mcfarland, however. hesitated to act
before the return of Probate Judge
Cav, who will pass upon the case
Cowder does not enthuse over the
idea of having some one else run his
affairs. and appears to have plenty of
confidence in his business acumen.
According to Commissioner Porter
there is no chance that Garfield park
will have a swimming pool this sum-
mer. The possibility of building such
a pool was discussed in the spring in
tentative way. The project was not
pushed. however. and never reached a
serious stage. Persons interested in
the building of such pool say that a
little more interest from the public
might have produced results.
The hope has been expressed hat
a slightly more aggressive attitude
next summer may produce tangible &c
suits.
A man in one of the numerous adj
vanced stages of intoxication was re-
moved from the admiring views of
spectators Sunday evening thru the
diligence of the police. The Black
Maria made quick trip and the
WOODY one was hustled from his
beat" in the 500 block on North Kan
sas avenue to the somewhat more re-
stricted quarters of the city bull pen.
Social and Personal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Buechner re-
turned Sunday evening from stay of
several days at the North Topeka Out
ing Camp as the guest of Charles
Stewart.
John Williams who has been en-
ployed with the Fuller Construction
company at Camp Funston, Fl. Riley,
is in Topeka for a few days. He is
suffering from malaria, contracted
from the bad water at the post.
Amity lodge No. 231 K of P. viii!
meet tonight at their hall, 900 North
Kansas avenue. There will be work
in the first rank.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Spetter, Mr..
| ana MTS. Scout myers, anu MI IHS.
Mrs. Bert Bradley motored to st.
Marys Sunday.
The monthly social of the Indian
Creek grange will be held Tuesday
evening. An attractive program has
! been arranged
| Let me figure your electric wiring
! and fixtures. Chas. H. klussman,
1 Phone 56S6.-Adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Pollom, of Man
| haitian, announce the birth of a daUZh-
| ter Sunday. They are former North
| Topeka young people.
Frank Guffy of Hoyt was brought
! to Topeka Sunday and was operated
on today at a local hospital for ap-
| pendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Lott of Russell.
Kan. are moving to North Topeka this
week to make their home.
Wilbur Palmer and his daughter
Ruth, of 81 North Quincy street.
| spent the last week in Emmett visiting
| friends
Mrs. o. D. Kinsley and her daugh-
ter, of s13 North Quincy street, have
returned from a months vacation visit
I in Kansas City.
Minerva McFarren, the little girl
whose leg was severed by a Rock Is
! land freight train Saturday, is progress
sing favora bly,, according to DR.. o F.
Narcotic, and she will have a quick
recovery