The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-20
North Side News

The office of the ]. H. Skinner &
Company's nursery, of Shorey, was the
scene of attempted holdup Satur--
/ day evening, when masked negro
entered the office and demanded of
/ Miss Nell Skinner, the only occupant,
if the payroll were made up. On his
attempt to get the money Miss Skin
ner put up plucky fight, and
screamed for help. The negro be-
came frightened and ran off before
assistance arrived, without obtaining
any money. Miss Skinner maintained
strict secrecy regarding the matter
until today.
The Christmas number of the
| Boys Chronicle, a monthly publica-
| ton gotten out at the Boys Industrial
school, is a neat little magazine In
an appropriate red cover, ornamented
with Christmas bells. and Christmas
! sentiment from Dickens The maya
! zine is full of Interesting matter per-
tanning to the daily life of the insti-
tuition, its work and its play The
WAR Greed" of the school. published
| in this number, speaks for the patriot
follows. might well be adopted, in the
main, by any loyal citizen:
| I will remain loyal to my country
| in her hour of need.
| 1 will remain loyal to my school
and its interests.
1 will refrain from all waste of
food, especially of such food as is
needed by the soldiers.
| I will refrain from waste or destruc-
ton of clothing or material of any
kind that can help win the war.
| 1 will work harder and more earn
estly to contribute my part to make
up the loss due to the men leaving for
the army
I will practice economy and cheer
| fully deny myself luXuries in order TO
/ helm men called to service
realize that for every dollar which
| 1 cause to be lost or to be spent need
/ lessly, someone must make saori-
flee. -. +ese- f.--
! will not be a Stacker by doing any,
| thing or saying anything that will give
/ comfort to or encourage the enemies
of my country.
Notes and Personals.
| One North Topeka woman has
| proven her patriotism by foregoing
/ her membership in a Larkin's club,
and giving the money to the Red
! Cross This is in addition to her
| Christmas Red Cross membership
| flag, which displays four additional
crosses, one for each member of her
. David Sieg, of the battleship North
! Dakota, has returned to his ship after;
visiting Mrs. Flo Jones, his mother
on Rochester road, and other reia-
Amity Temple, Pythian Sister, Nc,
1O8, will hold a regular meeting Fri
| day evening. Temple call at 1880
, o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. APPEL, of Meriden were
| in town shopping yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Brothers, of West In
dianola was shopping in town today.
Mr.. Cotton, of Maple. Hill, was on
the north side doing business To-Day.
r H. Baker, of Kansas City, Is visit
ing his brother, w. S. Baker. of the
! Graham clothing store.
William Ellis has sold his home on
Paramore street and has moved to
222 Kious street.
Chas. Nicholas has returned to Des
| Moines, Ia, after visiting his mother.
Mrs. Wrns. Nicholas, Rochester. Mich
| olas is employed with the Rock Island
| at Desy Moines-
| A NJ Petro, the Druggist-Adv
| The Friday afternoon meeting of
| the Woman's Home Missionary. So
| ciety of the Kansas Avenue NJ. E.
| church has been postpone Il until
| date next week.
| Marker, a dairyman, ran away on
| Kansas avenue this morning. The
| horses started to run at the south
| end of the 500 block, and about mid
way collided with a street railway pole
| breaking the front of the wagon and
| the whiffle tree and freeing the
| horses. They were stopped at LAu-
| rent street, where one OF the horses
| slipped on the wet pavement and
| fell. The street for some distance
| around the street RAILWAY pole was
| Uttered with broken milk bottles
| which were a menace to auto tires.
The Kaw Valley extension school
held its last meeting yesterday and
! closed with moving pictures depicting
subjects along the same line as the
| previous talks and demonstrations.
| Persons attending the extension school
have spoken most enthusiastically of
| the meetings. The upper grade pupils