The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-28
SNAP S HO T S

AT HOME NEWS

Bread winners.
1t long has been the wife's desire
To domineer in "hubby's pants"
And by the battles being fought
1t looks as tho she'll get the chance:
Nell Scribbler.
has practice at 706 Kansas avenue
Adv.
Knights and Ladies of Security No.
8, will give social tonight at their
club rooms for the members and their
friends.
The Ladies Aid society of the First
German NJ. E. church will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Geo. Seybold. 904
Quincy street, Thursday at 2:30 p. m.
Sections OF the second and third
floors of the Federal building are hue
for a painting. according to w o.
Rigby, postmaster. Bids for the paint
ing were opened today.
Frank o. Kingsberry, of Lebanon.
was the only recruit Monday taken
into service at the local recruiting
office at 425 Kansas avenue. He was
assigned to Company H, First Kansas
infantry, stationed at Lawrence.
Seven car loads OF supplies, equip
ment for the Kansas troops encamped
at the fair grounds. are being distrib-
uted and stored in the pavilion at the
camp today. The equipment includ-
ed both summer and winter clothing.
Suit was filed in the district court
late Monday by Joseph c. Wilson
against the Topeka Street Railway
company for s3.055, alleging that
much damage was done to him and his
automobile by a street at the cor
ner of Sixth and Kansas avenues Dee
cen1beE IL. 1916 s--s=s -=>s=ss
DR.. Jesse D.~Cook, first lieutenant
! in the officers reserve COMPS, received
orders today to report Immediately for
| training at the medical officers train-
received his commission in the off
GERS reserve two months ago. He will
leave tonight for Fort Riley.
His court hearing is set for IL
| o'clock Saturday morning, but If Ans
tome LeDeaux, Indian private in Bat
| terry B, is still in the same frame OF
mind he was in Monday there will be
only little hearing, as he will prob
ably not talk. He was arrested and
charged with selling liquor to three
students of Haskell institute.
Joseph c. Wilson. commissioned as
captain in the officers training camp
at Fort Riley, brought suit Monday
against the Topeka Railway company
| for $3,055 damages alleged to have
been sustained by his big Marmon
roadster in a smash up. The motor
| car was struck by a street car Deem
Der IL, 1915.
The Shawnee County division of the
Woman's committee. Kansas Council
of Defense, will have a meeting We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. in
| the assembly room of the National
hotel. Mrs. George M. Crawford is
ing is to give to the precinct captain
| instructions on the cards and method
of registration.
Joe Mendo, 14-year-old Mexican
from Neosha Rapids, was arrested
Monday and charged with obtaining
merchandise and money under falls
| pretenSeS. 1t was alleged that he
had sent several orders to two vel
known mail order houses and in pay.
ment for these had signed fictiti ous
names to checks. He was bound ovel
to the Leavenworth grand jury te
appear there in October.
Elizabeth Robinson filed a petition
in the district court today asking tina
she be granted a divorce and other re
lief from Zeno Robinson. They wer,
married at Sapulpa, Oklahoma, il
March, 1905 She alleges that h.
leaving two children. aged 9 and
years. In addition to the divorce sh
asks for custody of the two children
and title to some real estate owne,
jointly by husband and wife.
The Street Railway company hal
| 10TH up the CTOSSiHSS dl olAln avenue
and Fifth street, and is making then
level with the street. At Tenth ant
Topeka avenue the crossing has beer
leveled and the jar to vehicles going
over the tracks is almost impercepti
BILE. 1t has been necessary to take on
the soil under the rails and ties ant
lay in a concrete foundation to rectif,
. the mistakes made when brick paving
was first introduced. 1t was the old
time plan to go down to the clay. la,
in a layer of boards or sand and Ia.
the brick on top of this insecure foun
dation. AS the rain water soaked il
it washed out the sand and the bricl
fell in between the ties. The moderl
practice is to go down to the clay, fiji
in with concrete and then lay tn
brick on the solid foundation thus sc
/ cured. The new crossings at Fifth
Seventh and Tenth are thus construct
ed. The cost to the street railwa
will be about a thousand dollars a