The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-08

The Indian Creek and Rochester
divisions of the Red Cross met yes
to-day for an a1l-day meeting at the
nome of Mrs. Rufus Snodgrass. The
women brought their war time"
lunches and Mrs. Snodgrass served
coffee. A busy, pleasant day was en-
joyed and eighty bed socks were made.
Forty-one persons were present, the
oldest being Mrs. J. A Snodgrass, who
is Sc, and Baby Essie Knox, the
youngest. Others were Mrs. Lucille
Evens, Mrs. Belle Shields, Mrs. w. A.
Yont, Mrs. Anwiler, Mrs. D. E. Logan.
Mrs. J. M. Pollom, Mrs. G. A. Barker,
Mrs. ]. w. Moore. Mrs. H. L. Moore,
Mrs. F. o. Boyd. Mrs. John H. Snyder.
Mrs. George Jensen. Mrs. w. A. Mil
Ter, Mrs. B. E. PoIlom, Mrs. j. F.
Slower. Mrs. Ernest Cheney, Mrs. o.
r. Niccu n, Mrs. c. S. Scott, Mrs. Lo-
rena Scott. Mrs. C. E. Belts. Mrs. Ar
lie Belts, Mrs. Justine Boyd, Mrs. c.
+. Brown, Mrs. W. P. Kimball, Mrs
Nellie r. Shaffer, Mrs. c. w. Lukens,
Mrs j. F. Cecil, Mrs. w. NJ Cecil,
Mrs. o. F. Winner, Mrs. w. n. Farms
worth, Mrs. G. w. Belts, Mrs. Ray
w. kimball, Mrs. Carl Knox, Mrs. j.
.. Browning, Mrs. w. ]. Rickenback-
er, Mrs. Rufus Snodgrass, Miss Ella
Welton, Miss Myrtle Welton and Miss
Elsie B. Moore.
4, but now of Hart, Mich, writes that
the very finest grade of potatoes are
selling there for 81 cents per busheI
and the price is still going down. This
is the result of lack of shipping ia
cilities.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs Jesse Mace, of Shorey, is visit
ing her brother, Ernest Hohnbaum,
and Mrs. Hohnbaum, and her sister,
Lena Hohnbaum, in Hiawatha, Kan.
- NJ Rllpnmer, of - lao Holman
street. is sick at his home with
erysipelas.
Virginia, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Clark. who is sick
with scarlet fever, is improving and
is now able to sit up.
Funeral services for Frederick
Mumby. who died Wednesday, March
street, will be held Saturday morning
at 1890 o'clock from Conwell's chap
ell, 9G9 Kansas avenue. Burial in
Rochester cemetery. Mr.. MUMMY,
who was IS years of age, is survived
by his wife and d daughter, Ethel.
The family formerly lived in North
Topeka.
The members of the Church of the
Good Shepherd met last night at the
parish house in response to a call
from the minister in charge, the Rev.
William White, and work for the
year was outlined.
Miss Bertha Mix, of the department
of physical education at the Kansas
university who sustained a sprained
ankle and a. badly bruised eye, when
a pair of parallel bars broke under
her, is a cousin of Mrs. John Pratt,
S33 Jackson street.
NJ. N. Austin, of B1ackfoot, Idaho,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. S. Austin. of route 9, Elmont and
the G. w. Schultz family of Shorey.
Charles M. Williams, of 929 Har
rison street, has been indicted into
the aviation section of the army, and
will leave next Wednesday for Kelly
Field. San Antonio, Texas. Williams
has been employed as machinist in
the Santa Fe shops.
Colorite, jet black and II other COL
ors. Full stock now in. A. NJ. Petro,
Druggist.-Adv.
Richmond Enochs has sold his
farm on route to G. s. Jones and
has bought the William Hansford
place on the Lower Silver Lake road.
He plans to move to his new farm on
Monday. The Hansford family will
move to the Lewis Thomas farm, 2 y
miles east of Topeka. which they
have recently purchased, and will en-
gag in market gardening.
There will be special choir actice
for Easter music at the North Topeka
Baptist church tonight at o'clock
All members are urged to be present.