The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-16
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
A Yeans Genius


A Ysane Genius.
Who taught you to knit nay sweet pretty
.Oh / think that 1 always knew how,
For | can't remember when
EGnssie Morrow Gage.
Dancing tonight at Kellam hall
Adv.
Topeka Moose lodge No. 524 will
hold a dance at Kellam hall Wednes-
day night. Ray Halls jazz orchestra
win furnish the music.
Sergt. Reed Morrison, of the 130th
Artillery band, was initiated into the
mysteries of the Eastern Star Friday
night. His mother acted as initiatory
officer
l. w. Cunningham, of ST. Louis. will
be a speaker at a meeting of the To-
peka Moose lodge at o'clock Mon
day evening. The meeting will be
open to Moose and their friends. A
special program has been arranged.
1t is rumored that a number of
prominent attorneys are urging Miss
Nanon Herren, editor and owner of the
Topeka Daily Legal News, to be cam
dictate for register of deeds. Miss Her
rem has made no announcement SO far.
A P whitlow, national director of
the Boys Working Reserve, was in
Topeka Friday holding consultation
with Commissioner w L. Porter con-
corning some of the phases of the
work. Porter is the state director for
Kansas.
''The Book of Daniel-Summary of
Its Character and History" will be
the subject OF DR.. Arthur S. Hender-
sons lecture to his Bible class Sun
day at 10 a. m. at the First Congre
gational church, corner of Seventh
and Harrison streets.
Rev S. L. Buckner, pastor Of the
Walnut Grove church was called to
MeCune Friday on account of the
serious illness of his father. Rev. Ber-
nard Kelly will have charge of the
Sunday morning services and Rev. j.
w. johnson in the evening.
Contracts will soon be let for the
construction of a group of modern
tract attached to Washburn college.
The college authorities expect to Gull
tivate the acreage in the southeast
meadow on the campus.
A telegram was received in Topeka
today stating that Lyman Rice, a
member of the Washburn Ambulance
corps, who has been seriously i'll at
Camp Pike, Ark, is much improved
Rice is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Rice, 1172 Garfield avenue. His par
ents went to Camp Pike several days
ago to be at his bedside.
Washburn college will close it's year
on May % instead of on June Z, it was
voted at the meeting of the faculty of
tho institution The early closing is
made possible by the abolition of the
Easter holiday and by cutting off one
day of commencement week. Final
examinations will be scattered thru
several days of the last week of school.
Pend eton A. Miller, former Topeka
boy, has returned here as the general
agent OF the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance company. Miller has been
sales manager and vice president of
the Chicago Publishing company. Mil
Ter is a graduate of Washburn college,
Mrs. Miller was formerly Miss Dorothy
Gleed, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
Gleed.
The Topeka Central w. C. T. U.
will spend the entire day Monday in
sewing for the soldiers and sailors.
The ladies will meet at the home of
Mrs. r. F. DeArmend, 533 Harrison
street and everyone is requested to
take sandwiches for lunch. The Rev.
G. e. Rash of the Central Park Chris
ton church will speak in the after
noon.
Announcement has been made that
men selected for the aviation branch
OF the signal corps will not be called
until three months after their enlist
ment. This will give the men suffi-
clent time to arrange their personal
affairs. Topeka men who have gone
into this branch of the service re-
Gently are Marion Francis Laycock
and D. A. Askew.
Marie Jones charges extreme cruel
ty against David r. Jones in a petit
ton for a divorce filed in the Shaw
nee county district court. She asked
Tor restraining order, making it i'm
! possible for Jones to remove any
household goods from their, home at
r7Ixr
was issued today. She asks for ALI
mony and the restoration of her
| maiden name, Marie Harris Jones
works in the Santa Fe office building.
III. D. Yeder of the Topeka Flour
Mill Co., is defendant in a s1,502.S5
damage suit filed against him by j.. E.
Colgrove. Colgrove charges that
Yoder was driving his car at a dan
| gerouS rate of speed on the night of
December rs when 1t collided with the
Colgreve machine at Sixth and To-
peka avenues, absolutely wreeking the
Co1grove car and injuring the owner.
Physicians bills, medicine, physical
suffering and other items are valued
by Colgrove at s1.502.S5.
Clyde Treash, 405 Tyler street, a car
builder in the Santa Fe shops, has
been confined in the county Jail at
the request of relatives, who report
that he has been acting queerly of
late. Treash left his home Friday
evening hatless and ceatless, remain
ing in the cold air for a considerable
length of time before returning to
the house. During his absence off,
! cials in the sheriffs office were look
ing all over the city for him Tfeash
| is an uncle of Afvy CarfeI, the To-
peka boy accidentally Killed in a
North Topeka church several weeks
ago. Officers say the shooting had
nothing to do with his present con-
dition. As yet, no formal complaint
has been filed against him In the pro-
bate court.
ed Carter, with mock fear in his voice.
Elfreda looked him over annraisi o.