The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
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John Shaffer of 9O3 Jackson street
drove to Meriden yesterday and when
he was ready to make the return trip
discovered his car out of commission.
1t was too late to take the train for
Topeka but he found a family COM
ing to town on a motor truck and took
passage with them. When near what
is known as the Kimban corner the
truck overturned, pinning all the pas
sengers, with the exception of Mr.
Shaffer, underneath. Mr.. Shaffer
was thrown to<one side and his left
arm broken in two places and the
bones of his right hand fractured. The
other persons were uninjured. Mr..
Shaffer is also suffering considerably
from the nervous shock.
A pageant, The Call of Christ to
Me- will be given by the Central Ave-
nue. Christian church some time in
December The pageant was written
by Mrs. Edith s. Wagner for the
Christian Womens Board of Missions,
and aims to show the great need of
mission work in domestic and foreign
fields. The countries represented are
the United States, India, China, Africa
and tableaux will be features of the
entertainment.
Notes and Personals.
Russell Maurer. of Fort Sill, Okla,
was visiting North side friends Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w A. Forbes, of the
Rochester road, will leave shortly to
visit relatives at their old home. Mans
field. Ohio. They will stop en- route
at Fort Wayne, Ind, where they will
be the guests of Mrs. FOrbes's sister.
DIR. and Mrs. A. L. Lemon, of Row
ley, Kan, were weekend guests OF
Mr. and Mrs w. S. Henderson, of 604
Van Buren, street.
elem Chadd has resigned his posi-
ton with the Campbell Drug company
and will take a position the first of
the month with the Arnold Drug com
pany on the South side.
Miss Gertrude Heatherington of III
Kious street has returned to her work
in the Fair store after-an absence
of ten days on account of illness.
The Ladies' Aid society of thePres-
byterian church will hold an all day
meeting Wednesday in the church.
The ladies are preparing for bazaar
to be given soon.
Mrs NJ. J. Steele is very seriously
sick at her home, Ills Van Buren,
street,.
The progressive class of the Pres
byterian Sunday school will meet
Wednesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Probasco, 935 Van Buren, street.
Elmer Fisher has sold his horse
shoeing shop at 125 West Norris street
to Mr.. McChristian of Granville, and
he has also sold his home at ga Van
Buren, street to Mrs. Watboys of 923
Van Buren, street. Mr.. Fisher has
bought the COL John Brown farm at
Granville and will make that place
his home.
has returned from Larned, Kansas,
where she has been visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard
The Rev. ]. E. Scheer, pastor of the
Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church, held
services yesterday afternoon in Roch-
ester school house.
Evangelistic services will be held
every evening for the next two weeks
in the Kansas Avenue church. The
pastor, the Rev. J. E. Scheer will be
in charge.
Edward Offerman of 513 North
Jackson street was taken suddenly i'll
on Friday night. He was taken to
Stormont hospital. where he has I'M
dergone an operation for appendicitis.
He was connected with the Inter-
Ocean mills.
Mrs. CT F. Adams, 1925 Logan street
has gone to Cleveland, Ohio, where
she will be the guest of relatives for
tive months.
George Smith of Shorey, has re-
turned from a visit of several weeks
to friends in Franklin, Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Small and
son Osborne and daughter, Jennie
Belle, of East Laurent street, and c.
L. Smith motored TO Hoyt yesterday
where they were the guests of Mr..
Smalrs brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Nixon.
Mr.. Louis Nystrom Of Kansas City
was the guest of relatives on the
North side yesterday. Mr. Nystrom
and family move today from Kansas
City to solomon Grove Kansas, where
Mr.. Nystrom has charge of a general
store. Mr.. Nystrom is the son of the
late John Nystrom, for many years a
we'll known shoe merchant on the
North side.
Mrs. Julia c. Joseph, who has been
S23 Kansas avenue. has suffered
serious nervous breakdown and has
been taken by her son, Mr.. Fred JOS
eph, to st. Joseph Mo. where she will
be at the home of her sister.
Golden Rule Lodge No. 80 A. F. &
A. NJ. conferred the third degree upon
the following candidates at their meet |
ing Friday evening: Fred Florschutz,
Jno. H. Tudholte, Orwell Marks, VIM. I
H. Hughes and Carl NJ Castor. An
oyster supper preceded the initiation
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Cowdrey, of
1908 Central avenue, entertained Mr.. /
Walter Anderson of Enid, Okla, Sun I
day. Mr.. Anderson is a student of
the Phillips Bible college at Enid.
Mr.. and Mrs viii Buechner and .