The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-17

Bradshaw's Harness Shop. 325
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
Miss j. L. Weik, stenographer in
the office of the Kansas bureau of per
sonnet of the Y. M. c. A, is i'll at her
home, 1643 Fillmore street.
Sergt. John c. Neely. of Camp Fun
ston, who has been visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. Nicely. of 1885 Lin
coin street. has left for Camp Taylor,
Louisville, KY
w. H. Davis. chief of the Red Cross
department of supplies and former To-
peka business man, is in Topeka today
on short visit. Davis is on his way
back to Washington from business
trip to California.
Since last Saturday the Boy Scouts
of Topeka have sold Sill, 500 worth of
bonds of the fourth liberty loan. The
Boy Scouts are utilized by the liberty
troops to clean up the spots missed by
the strong arm committees and the
adult teams in the city canvass.
Wednesday is said to have been the
biggest money order day ever recorded
in the history of the Topeka postoffice.
NineteoLi hundred money orders were
sold, and other departments were busy
in proportion, according to r. c. Cald-
well, assistant postmaster, who con-
siders this indicative of the increase
of business in the entire city.
Two squads of men from Company
D, Kansas State Guard, with Capt. E.
c. Gilligan, were sent to Meriden We'd
nesday to attend the funeral of Ernest
Palmer, a soldier who died at Camp
Dodge. Iowa The detail returned to
Topeka in time to attend the funeral
of Pvt Raymond Dodge, who died at
Camp Funston. Private Dodge is sur.
vived by his wife.
Mrs. Ray Calihan has been notified
that her husband has arrived over.
seas. Calihan is a son of Mr.. and J.
l.. Calihan, of 921 Lincoln street. He
is a member of the 323 signal bat
talon, headquarters company, and has
recently been appointed to the field
army clerk service. He enlisted July
/ 5 and sailed from Camp Upton Sep
TENDER Is. He was formerly employed
in the office of the attorney general.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fix of Lecomp-
ton. who were notified on October
that their son, Charles F. Fix, was
missing in action, have received later
word that he has returned to duty and
is safe. No details were given in the
message regarding the experience
Fix is with the headquarters company
of the 38th infantry in France. The
engagement in which he was reported
missing took place August II.
The Older Boys conference of the
Y. NJ. c. A. which was to have been
held in Salina November 20 and 80
and December l, has been postponed
until February 7, 8 and 9. The con-
ference will be the third annual meet
ing of the boys Is years of age and
older, conducted by the Y. M. c. A.
Two years ago the session was held in
Topeka. The number of delegates is
limited to 1000 and are chosen from
among the older boys of various Sun
day schools turnout the state.
In answer to a request from the
government for an enrolment of
stenographers in this city, the names
of 700 Topeka women were sent to st.
Louis Wednesday by Leroy Powell, of
the Topeka postoffice. The women
whose names were sent to civil service
headquarters will receive literature re-
lating to stenographic work in Wash
ington in an effort to interest them
in taking up the work. The names of
the stenographers have been secured
during the last two weeks by mail
carriers.
News has been received in Topeka
of the death of DR.. Frank Laidig at
his home in Drumright, Okla. Doctor
Laidig died of Spanish influenza. He
formerly lived in Topeka, was a grad
uate of Washburn college and went
to the University of Oklahoma to COM
plete his medical course when the