The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-26
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AT HOME NEWS

AT HOME NEWS
Natures Jewels.
You may rave about diamonds and emer-
aids and pearls.
And the jewels some fair throat are
But the jewels I love best. are the jewels
on the grass.
When the suns coming up ip the morn
ing.
They sparkle and glisten and dance in the
All price of the purchaser scorning.
While making the poorest man wealthy in
When the suns coming up in the morn
ing
The rarencss of things. makes their value
And rarest of all I'll give warning.
Is for me to get out to see jewels on the
When the SUMS coming up in the morn
ing.
T. w. Doron of Hamilton. Ohio. who
owns the Walnut Park Subdivision. is
at the National hotel.-kdv.
Mrs Hugh T. Fisher is slowly re-
covering from an operation she I'M
derwent a short time ago at Stor-
mont hospital.
ne MllcnneT chdpteT ol the
w. C T. Z. will meet Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Mabel c.
Foltz, 1900 Kansas avenue.
j. G. Strong. county attorney of
Marshall county. was here from
Marysville today looking after official
business in state departments
Charles s. Huffman. adjutant gen.
eral, left this afternoon for Ottawa,
where he will review the Franklin
county home guard units. He will re-
turn to Topeka Wednesday.
s. M. Brewster. attorney general
will deliver a speech tonight before
the might school classes in Kansas
City, Kan. Ne will make a patriotic
speech in NeodeSha Wednesday night
d. Karl Menninger, son of DIR. and
Mrs G F. Menninger of Topeka, has
been commissioned in the naval med
ical reserve corps. At present he is
unassigned.
Corp. Edgar Erskine, of the 10
Field Signal battalion, is spending
short furlo il Topeka with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Erskine,
116 Clay street.
Plans for d Community church for
the southeast section of Topeka will
re discussed at a mass meeting of the
residents of the district at Belvoir
school Thursday evening at 1880
O'Clock.
ing in, Topeka. He is an agent for
tia automobile department of the
Great American Insurance company.
Mrs. Drum, a bride of a few weeks
is with him.
3 ID. Flora, state meteorologist, has
just returned from a trip to Camp
Funston where he inspected the
water gauges that are expected to
warn the camp of coming high water
in time to vacate.
Pressing neeG of carpenters in the
navy was announced today by Shipfit-
ter Z. w. Hierholzer. navy recruiting
officer. Men with five years expert
mates, second class, with a minimum
wage of $3.50, in addition to board,
clothing and medical attention.
The trial of Elizabeth Matney and
Rose Harris, 1913 Jackson street
charged with being delinquent par
ems sn VIII pc neid at 10 O'Clock Fri
day morning in the probate court.
The children were taken away from
their mothers Monday following Sat
urday night raid on the place by the
police.
With the single exception of the
aviation section, all branches of the
army are open for enlistment to nom
registrants. Colored men not of
draft age are wanted to fill the ranks
OF another StevedOre regiment now in
process of being formed orders
have been received to this effect by
Sergt. Theodore Kohn, local recruit
ms officer.
Merchant clerks affiliated with the
labor unions are attempting to throw
barrage into alleged efforts of GER
tain merchants to keep their stores
open late in the evening after the
daylight saving bill goes into effect.
1t is charged by the clerks that the
merchants are trying to fudge" on
the bill, while it is the intent of the
measure that the employees should
be at home with their families and
working on those war gardens
The bacterial condition of Topeka's
milk supply was slightly better in
1917 than in 1918, according to
statment issued by Annetta NicoIl.
city bacteriologist. In her report
Miss Nicoll covered the entire wear
ard also reviewed water conditions
The pollution of city water. she saws.
was slight, while the condition Of
certain private wells was bad These
wells are mostly located on the East
side and in the extreme south part
of the city.
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