The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-01

Happy New Yeari
The following Topekans have OBJ
tanned marriage licenses in Kansas
City according to today's Kansas
City newspaper: James E. Graham,
Topeka, rs, and Myrtle M. Harralson,
Kansas City, Kan, 16; Grover C.
Longstaff Topeka, %, and Kathleen
c. Trower, Atchison. 20; Earl j. Pyle,
Topeka, %, and Helen Hustled, To-
peka IS.
Don IIette. a former Topeka man IN
Santa Fe railway service, but now with
the Thirteenth railway engineers In
France as color bearer, has suddenly
risen to fame because he carried the
colors which King George saluted
when the regiment marched thru>Lon-
don. The historic incident might nave
passed unnoticed had not the photo
grapher snapped the button just as
the king saluted. The following eX-
cerpt is from a letter written by
uette to the Chicago Tribune: March
ing thru London some guy snapped me
and the king, and think the picture
has appeared in everything printed in
America except the Police Gazette
It's swell of me, but the king moved
a little
Charles Haines. car carpenter IN
the Santa Fe railways Topeka shops,
has been placed on the company pen
sion roll. Haines has been In service
since November 2, 1890.
Elmo B. whitmore, former To-
pekan, has received commission as
a captain in the carriage division OF
the ordnance department with head
quarters at Chicago. Captain Whit
more is a brother of Miss Alfarata
! Whitmore, an instructor in the public
| schools He was connected with the
Rock Island railroad for several years
| in Topeka.
H. Nelgren Of Topeka has been ap-
Santa Fe at Emporia, vice P. N. Sny-
| der, transferred. He is succeeded at
Topeka by ]. E. Schuman.
| Frank A Baird Of Topeka has been
appointed acting division engineer for
the Santa Fe railway at Slaton, Tex,
vice Frank Helm.
J. r. Leverage, general night fore
man in the Topeka shops. has been
elected manager of the Santa Fee ap-
prentice band.
Among the recent graduates of the
| Santa Fee apprentice school in Topeka
are: Carl Raab, r. p. Boltinhouse, F.
NJ Comstock. Victor u. Nelson. freight
car carpenters; Bert Stewart, black
smith; j. J. Miller. ). J. Mellinger,
painters; H. E. Charlson, ]. B. Curt
Ter, Trafford Hurle, C. r. Johnson
machinists.
| William Smith, POL Jackson street
reported to the police Monday night
I that he had been held up and robbed
| at Second and jackson streets by a
negro. Smiths losses amounted to
s5.15. He says the negro stuck gun
bin his face.
+ Attempts to dictate business affairs
nagging, telling neighbors of family
affairs and abandonment are charged
iEagainst frankie Lisemby by ISAIAH
Lisemby in a divorce petition filed by
1.-The latter. Lisemby charges that his
wife pulled up and left. taking mos,
of the household goods with her. They
were married June 81, 1911.
The Shawnee county draft board
worked New Years morning. I. d
Graham, secretary of the board, has
worked nights and Sundays for the
last thrre weeks.
Only one New Years eve drunk was
booked by the Topeka police.
A stranger was asking a Topeka
street car conductor on the back YES
thule this morning if there was any
cha for job with the city railway
What experience have you had?' the
con questioned the stranger. ct car
do either one-conduct or motor" was
the answer.