The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-28
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IT HOME NEWS

Mrs. George Krauss was taken to
Stormont hospital Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. A ]. Ross went to Lawrence,
Kan. to visit her mother for a rev
days.
/ The iobbers and merchants of To-
peka will hold a dinner at the Chaino
/ Der of Commerce tonight at o;So
o clock. Merchants week will be dis
cuSsed.
The board of directors of the To-
1 peka Country club will meet in the
office of T. A. Thrill, in the New
England bank building, Monday night
to elect officers.
| The Ohio club will meet at the
home of c. l.. Smith, 313 East Tenth
street at s o'clock this evening An
oId-fashioned 'sugarin' off, is to be
held late in March.
The X S. p. basketball team of the
| Congregational church defeated the
| Auburn high school team Tuesday
| night for the second time this sea-
/ son. The score was Is to 10. The
game was played on the Washburn
| court
The Christian Woman's Board of
| Missions of the Central Park church
Will meet Thursday afternoon at the
home of Clifton E. Rash, 1908 Polk
street This is to be an every-mem-
| Der meeting. Division No. has
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! Harry Wright, who has been en-
ployed by the Overland company in
Topeka, for the last two years, went
| to Kansas City Tuesday. where he
will work with the Howard & Murphy
Motor company. His family will move
to Kansas City next week.
On account of the funeral of Mrs.
nHenry Deahl, the program of the La
dies Aid society of the German Meth
odist church has been changed. The
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
Clifford Simmons, 512 Lafayette
street, Thursday afternoon from 2:3O
to o'clock.
Capt. William p. MacLean, of Bat
terry A. Field artillery, is rapidly re-
covering from an injury received last
week when a horse he was riding fell
on the pavement. He was removed
from the st. Francis hospital Tuesday
and taken to Christ's hospital and will
be taken to his home today.
Herbert J. Corwine, of the Equit-
able Life Insurance company, has re-
| signed to accept a similar position
with the Kansas Life Insurance COM
pany- Corwine has been field man
ager for the Kansas branch of the
Equitable company for the last year
and half His new position will take
| him to all parts of the state, but he
intends to keep his home at Topeka.
Roy F. Larsh, a Topeka boy, has
enlisted in the navy. He left Topeka
! for Kansas City Tuesday, where he
will remain a few days before going
to the Great Lakes training school
for months temporary cruise He
enlisted as an apprentice seaman I'M
/ der the new ruling of the navy depart
ment with the option of remaining at
! the close of the thirty days or of re-
turning home.
! Rev. and Mrs. C. X. Hartman of
the United Brethren church, celebrat-
ed their fifteenth wedding anniver-
sary Tuesday night at the parsonage,
| 112 East Twelfth street. DR.. G. NJ.
/ Huffman, Mrs. J. Hal Smith of Kono
! Land, Africa; Rev. F. NJ FISHERMAN
of Lawrence. had places on a short
! program. The Ladies' Aid society
served refreshments
/ q After being out fifteen minutes, the
jury trying the case of NJ NJ Bow
man against the Topeka Railway COM
pany, for damages. for personal in
! juries received, brought in a verdict
in favor of the defendant. Bowman a
painter, claimed to have been thrown
from a street car near the Union Pa
cific station September 8. He was
| thrown to the pavement and suffered
permanent injuries to his neck.
Two fires resulting from sparks on
. roofs occurred this morning The
roof of the residence at zoos Kansae
was damaged to the extent of 5000 or
$500 by a fire which was discovered
at o'clock and similar estimate of
damage was reported as the result of
a roof fire at the residence at 11O6
Van Buren, street occupied by ]. w
Wehe. The fire at the latter place
occurred at 1915 o'clock.