The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Good Aim.
Sometimes our men can kill a Hun
When they don't even try.
As when a Kansas boot-jack
Laid out a German spy!
Mr.. Ed Wilkinson left last night
for his home in Arkansas City, where
he will spend a few days before en-
tering service.
Probate Judge Ralph H. Cav today
issued a marriage license to Lorenzo
A. Walbridge, %. Topeka, and Agnes
Shook, IS. Lawrence.
The Temple Builders, Monroe and
Fourth streets, will hold an ice cream
social tomorrow afternoon and evening
at the temple. Proceeds will go to
the Red Cross.
Fred M. Brown of Onaga spent
Tuesday in Topeka with local cattle
men, IN the interests of the Pottawat-
omie County Livestock association, OF
which he is president.
The ladies of the Swedish Baptist
church will give a demonstration of
vegetable oils at the home of Mrs.
Gus Lauderbach, 425 Lincoln street.
tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
Mrs. Katherine Hand will speak this
evening to the Battalion club at .he
Y. w. c. A. on interior decorations"
Once a month the club has an edrca-
tional talk following the program OF
the evening.
Steve E. Elliott of Concordia has
been sent to Camp Funston by city
draft board No. /. He was unable to
report to his home board. so he was
examined here and indicted into the
service at the request of the Concordia.
draft officials.
A temporary restraining order was
issued by Judge Robert D. Carver
Tuesday instructing the state charter
board not to interfere with the Renker
Hotel company until hearing is held
on the permanent Injunction applica-
ton. The date of the hearing has not
been set.
Owing to the demand of the Red
Cross workers who have been coming
to the Y. w. c.. A. every Monday eve
ming, a second evening in the week is
to be given over to the work, begin
ming Thursday evening at $50. All
who care to do Red Cross work III the
evening are urged to come to the Y.
w. c. A.
A special reunion of the four Scot
fish Rite bodies of Topeka will be held
June IL and 10, according to an
nouncement by j. B. Doncyson, secre-
tary of the bodies. Degrees can be
taken from fourth to thirty-second, by
soldiers leaving soon for France or
others desiring to take their degrees
In h1Sher Masonry.
Officer G. l. Brown took Edward
w. Huett to Fort Riley, having arrest
ed him on 9 charge-of desertion. at
the home of his father, 1912 West
Fifteenth street. The police say Huett
admitted that he deserted from Camp
Doniphan in February. where he had
been stationed with the headquarters
company. He discarded his uniform
at Hobart, Okla. His reason was that
he did not like army life
Otto L. Rain has returned from
Chicago where he attended the an
nual convention of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Musicians. Rain attended
the convention as the delegate of the
Topeka Musical association, Local No.
SO, in place of c. c. Rogan. One Of
the features of the convention was the
band of $50 pieces which played at
The flag raising in Chicago under the
leadership of John Philip Sousa.
Mrs. r. B. Robertson of SIS Tyler
street has been notified that her son.
Corp. John D. Robertson, has arrived
safely overseas. He Is a member of
the S24th aero squadron, stationed for
some time at Garden City, L. 1. He
enlisted from California, where he
was, for three years past, connected
with the Curtis Olive corporation Of
Long Beach. He is a graduate of the
Topeka high school, and was at one
time student in Washburn college.
Miss Sophia Reichling, 1880 Jack
son street, cigar girl at the Hotel
ThroQp for several years. spent her
two hours of rest Tuesday afternoon
in getting married. The groom is
Ralph Chute. carpenter living at
PIP Tyler street At o'clock Mrs.
Chute reported ready for work and
found things about as she left them
with the exception of old shoes and
other articles piled on the telephone
booth. The bride and groom will live
with the brides mother on Jackson
street until Chute is called in the
draft.
Just a few days after the funeral
of =. F. Shimeall. his wife, Lottie A.
Shimeall, filed an application for re-
straining order against her stepda Ugh
ter, Ula Shimean, forbidding her to
transfer any property until a suit is
settled. Judge Robert D. Carver is7
sued the order Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs Shimeall declares that Ula and
her sister Minnie, induced their aged
father to deed considerable property
to Ula just prior to his death on May
claims that she aided in accommodating
the property.
The Cooperative club had a dinncr
Tuesday night for their wives at Pelle-
tiers Tea room. The following mu-
steal program was given by a woman's
quartet under the direction of Mrs. p
H. Adams: "Slumber Boat" Keep
the Home Fires Burning" solo,
"Sweet and Low" Miss Margaret
Rust; duet. knitting" Miss Rust and
Mrs. E. Claude Smith; quartet. Star
Spangled Banner" The members of
the quartet are Mrs. Smith, Miss Rust,
Miss Genevieve Kendall and Miss Nor
velle Bowers. with Miss Inez Horner
as accompanist.
The women of the colored Federated
clubs of Topeka will have an aI-day
meeting Friday, May "a, at their club
house, Thirteenth and Quincy streets
beginning at 1880 a. m. Music will
be- furnished by the Carnation club
All the clubs will make their report
before going to the state convention
in Wichita. June 10 and 20. Mrs. w.
H. Washington, president of the fed
Grafton. will read paper on her visits