The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-15
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Ridge avenue.
Oscar l.. Olson. 10 years old, and
Dorothy E. Newell. IT years old. both
of Topeka, secured a marriage license
in Kansas City. Kan. Thursday.
The little girls sewing class at the
Provident, association. scheduled for
tomorrow afternoon. has been post
poned on account of the epidemic OF
contagious diseases in Topeka.
c. ]. Horton, alias Ogelsby, a negro,
stealing certain articles from the De
Luxe barber shop The police say
they obtained a confession from Hor-
, ton.
THE Voice as the Medium of Elk
pressing Personality was the sup1ect
of the second lecture of Mrs. Anna 3.
Curry to the teachers of the Topeka
schools. The lecture was given Thurs
/ day afternoon. b.
One thousand subscribers is the new
goal set for the circulation department.
of the High School World. This is loo
more subscribers than has ever berore
been obtained. The first issue OF the
World for the spring term was deiiv-
cred Thursday.
Organization of the boys and girls
clubs in the rural schools is being ac-
complished with consummate ease, &C
cording to Miss MEdna Coroet,
county superintendent of schools. The
lyOCnR people are taklnS
int rest in the formation of the CLUBS
probably on account of the war.
The monthly meeting of the Shaw
nee County Horticultural society drew
an audience of twenty-five persons
Thursday afternoon. A. L. Brooks
spoke on Starting Cherry Orchard.
and Harold Rude explained the prop
er method of constructing hot beds
Albert Tomlinson told how to plant
potatoes.
C. L. Stuckert, a printer on the
Shawnee Chief, living at 1921 North
Harrison street. was painfully burned
this morning while building a fire in
the newspaper office. A celluloid eye
shade he was wearing exploded and
burned him severely across the fore
head and on the cheeks. His condi-
| tior is not serious.
An all day meeting of the Shawnee
county Pomona grange will be held
| at the Y. w. c. A. tomorrow, begin
| nirg at 10 o'clock in the morning. C..
NJ Warner of Watson will be installed
as worthy master of the grange. Re-
ports from the subordinate oranges
will be read by the delegates and other
business will come up for discussion.
A class of sixty soldier candidates
| for the Scottish Rite is expected to
| take the degree work at the special
| reunion of the bodies tomorrow. The
| class will be composed of soldiers
from Funston and Doniphan and Pike.
The work will begin at 9 o'clock and
will continue thru the evening. Lunch
| con and dinner will be served to the
| candidates.
Calvin Brewer was adjudged insane
today by an insanity commission and
will go to the state hospital for treat
ment- Z Brewer was at one time a
Santa Fe engineer and later was en-
gagged in the real estate business.
Testimony offered was to the effect
that he was unable to do any work
and was nearly 5000 in debt for
board and room.
A suit for 5000 against the Wells
Fargo Express company has been
filed by George w. Snyder. cashier of
the Topeka State bank. The $500 COW
ers the .oss of a trunk and attorneys
fees, which amount to $50. Snyder
peka from Alexandria, Mimi, Septem-
Der Z, 1917. and that he has not heard
from one of the Trunks.
Frank Harrison, of Auburn has
been a husband in name only since
June 1, 1915. On that date his wife
bandoned him, he tells the court In a
petition for a divorce filed in the
office of the clerk of the district court
| today. He asks a divorce on those
grounds. He also wishes the custody
t-of his three minor children Har-
rison was married October 9, 1906.
when you see the gas coming, put
on your mask and put it on quick."
was the way Reed Morrison. of the
l137 infantry at Camp Doniphan.
explained the use of the gas mask to
| the members of the Masonic unit of
the Red Cross at the noon luncheon
of the unit Thursday. He also dem
onstratcd the use of the mask and ex-
planned, the different kinds of shells
to the unit.
10 nd
nae has filed a petition for a divorce
from Mrs. Amelia Owen The mar
| riaee of-Mrs. Owen was her third
matrimonial venture Mrs owen mad
tw >chiiiren by former husband and
one since her marriage to Owen
Owen says his wife failed to perform
the ordinary household duties such as
ar, incident to a family of the social
position and means of this family
James NJ Meade. of Crane and Fill
more streets. Topeka, is looking for a
lost cousin. DIR. Daniel Eddy. Doctor
few years ago, but since that time all
trace of him has been lost Any in
formation as to the present where
abouts f Doctor Eddy will be CRATE
fully received by Meade. Meade
thinks that Doctor Eddy must have
had some friends in Topeka and it Is
thought that these friends will COM
municate with Meade.
Gladys Smith, a negress, and An
tonic Rodriguez, her Mexican STEP
father, are on trial in the court of To-
pcka today. charged with stealing furs
from the home of Mrs. Olive Whit
mer. 421 Topeka avenue The girl
worked at the Whitmer home and in a
confession before police officers and
Mrs. Whitmer told that her STEP
father had forced her to aid in the
theft The furs were lying on q
q h1
taken by reaching thru an open win
dow, which the prosecution claims was
opened from the inside by the Smith
woman.
500. 600 NOT THERE YET