The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-19
TEARS, CHEERS

thru the Civil war and is member
of the Shawnee county exemption
board, talked to the lads.
Boys 1 went thru the same thing
more than fifty years .h ago: sa, ne 10 sane me-
was that a good soldier never gets
shot in the back.
yes, but many a good man got shot
there replied a lad.
There's only one missing now.
Well be lucky if there's only one miss.
ing coming back" That from one of
the boys. Many laughed.
Women Burst Into Tears.
But three mothers standing beside
the coach caught the significance OF
the words. They burst into tears.
"Oh. lust meant it for a joke"
said the boy awkwardly after he saw
the torrent of salty water his re-
marks had caused
The train pulled into Topeka. A
switch engine hitched on the Topeka
coach. The engine whistled out OF
town and the train pulled away.
Goodbye, goodbye everybody
they shouted.
Some answered. others couldn't
handkerchief were too much in de-
mand. But everyone waved adieu pc
fore the train pulled out of sight In
the west.
One Boy Celebrated.
Judge Dana, Robert D. Carver,
county attorney, and all members of
the exemption board were at the de-
pot to wish the boys luck.
''It was one of the saddest sights
l ever saw" said Carver.
One lad decided to celebrate be-
fore he left. Sometime early in the
morning he met John Barleycorn and
they became friends. At $3.50 o'clock
this morning he was vending an I'M
certain way on Fifth street bound for
the court house to report.
Where do you think you're going, =
shouted a policeman as the lad passed
the police station.
ITO knock - out of the kaiser.''
replied the lad. I'm all fixed now
so his bullets can't hit me unless they
can make curves"
The police took him into the sta
ton and telephoned to Carver to as
certain if the lad was one of the
drafted men. Assured that he was the
police released him. The antics of the
boy kept many in a merry mood.
Heroes From Shawnee.
Following are those who left to-
day:
Frank A Ray. r. R. 6. N. Topeka.
Harry Benjamin Roberts, R. R. Is,
Tecumseh. sa ---
Charles F. Fix, R. R. /, Lecompton.
Oscar David johnson, R. r. 6, N. To-
peka- s-e
Anton Diedrick wichers, R. R. 3. N.
Topeka
William Chester Pendleton, R. R. 20,
Topeka
Eventus S. Doud, Rossville.
Simon Wolf Hurwitz, r. r. 81, Topeka.
Emil Edward Rigel, Wakarusa.
Walker Carlson, r. r. 16, Tecumseh.
Lloyd L. ConweI, r. R. 5, N. Topeka
Warren Clarence Souders, Richland.
Asa DemaS Price, 3413 Silver avenue,
Kansas City, Kan.
John Bert Jackson, Willard.
John Frank Bridgeford,. Silver Lake.
Floyd Edward Fritts, R. R. No. 8,
Topeka.
oscar Shaw Hatch, ST. Francis hos
pital, Topeka
Alfred Jefferson Cook, Sixth and Bell
view, Topeka.
Zeelora r. Roberts, R. r. No. Is, Te-
cumseh.
Robert Bonnie Chalmers, R. R. No. 10,
Elmont.
George Gilbert Mahon, Silver Lake.
William H. Swan, R. r. No. l, Topeka.
Charley Lynch, r. r. No. Is. Tecum-
sch.
John Albert Bravence. Rossville.
| Roy Ellsworth Lemon, Rossville.
! Ernest Everett Jessop, 129 oak
land" Topeka.
Elvin E. Joss. R. R. No. l, Waka-
rusa.
Clarence Clidewe1, Valencia.
| Ira "A. hIIhWOOu, II. H. 4NO. ~, En-
mont.
Elliot Carriger, R. r. No. %, Waka-
| rusa.
Carl Percy Fringer, R. r. No /, To-
peka.
Samuel H. Cottle, Rossville.
/ Ralph G. Taylor, r. r. No. 6, North
| Topeka.
Llewellyn G. Griffing. r. R. No. 27,
| Topeka.
Jesse ]. Billings, R. r. No. Z, Topeka.
| Carl A. Lockard, Willard.
Clifford c. SPOTS, R. r. No. 16, Te-
cumseh.
/ AlvaI Carol, Auburn
Robert E. Forbes, R. R. No. IL, Sill
yer Lake.
Eddie Downs, r. r. No Is, Tecum-
sch.
Harry R. Toune, Valencia.
Charles e. Barncord, Richland
Trafford w. Rigger. Gen. Del, To-
peka.
John G.. Sebring. R. R. 8, Topeka.
Harlan E. Bea1, Valencia
Emory Ellsworth aBird, R. r. 6, N
Topeka.
Edward Earl Patterson, ESQ Freeman
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