The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02
North Side Meu1s

Il North Side NeWS !
Items for this column may be left at
| Petro's, drug store. or call Eleanor
! other hours phone $780,
| The polling places for the voters of
the First ward are as follows:
| First precinct-O. A. McClures
| store, SIS Kansas avenue.
| Second precinct-Forbes seed store,
115 West Laurent str Get. a
Third precinct-Charles Bridges of
| flee. 1909 Kansas avenue.
| Fourth precinct-R, B. Steele resi-
dence, 1430 Kansas avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ha. Thomas of s2s
| Jackson street received a letter yes
| terday from their son. Lieut.. c. L.
| Thomas of the 12S field artillery. He
wrote from a Red Cross hospital in
| France on October 6, and tells of an
attack he was in, in which he had
taste of what war is like. This at
tack was a part of the big drive, of
| which, he says, you no doubt know
more about than 1 do" He also tells
of suffering from a mustard gas at
| tack from the Huns, which got him in
the eyes and landed him in hospital.
He writes again on October and says
he is recovering and will dress and sit
out in the sun.
Lieutenant Thomas is a North side
boy. and his friends will be glad to
hear he came thru with no serious
injury.
Miss Pearl Baer. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Baer of 80 Quincy
street, has received a number OF war
souvenirs which were sent her by Rus
sci Whaley, a North side boy, who
is seeing service in France.
The articles are on display in a
window of the H. H. Bair store and
among them is a piece of German
money given Whaley by a captured
German officer in exchange for a
drink of water.
A German helmet is in the display.
It was picked up from a battlefield in
France by WhaIey 1t is somewhat
the head of a German private. as it
mas no spike, and those worn by off
GERS have the spike.
Notes and Personals.
Blue Relief corps No. will hold
its regular meeting next Monday aft
ernoon at o'clock at their hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Mussen will hold
open house tomorrow afternoon from
TO o'clock, at their home, 524 Park
street, in celebration of their golden
wedding.
Mr.. j. A. Lukens of Lukens Bros
ZO22
Buchanan street, south,
MRS. May Anderson of Lincoln, Neb..
VINO was called here by the death NJ
her father. Mr.. Eli Brainard of 925
Monroe street, will return to her home
ene middle OF next week. She will be
accompanied by her mother. who will
remain with her during the winter.
Or. Charies Byerley Of 1920 jackson
street. VINO has been confined to his
iioH,e Ior the pastweek with a threat
ened attack of pneumonia, was able to
De at his office for time today.
The Tesuneo Taxa HASH Embroid-
cry cluo VIII meet next Tuesday after
noon at the home of Miss Bessie
Sheetz, 1892 Quincy street.
Cnaries Heartburg of Manhattan is
spending the weekend with relatives
IN IDpeka. Mr.. Heartburg was for
merry with the Mid Continent mills
mere and is in the employ of the Paes
Milling company at Manhattan.
John Baker of st. Louis is visiting
ms protner, Tom Baker of the Graham
Looming company. w. S. Baker of
S, snip funston will be up to spend
sunday with his brothers.
The Ehrhart family has moved from
street. hieln
o. H. Martin and family have
moved from 1897 Woodward avenue
10 1928 Quincy street.
Aipcil 1uTtleT received the
word yesterday from her son. James
Frouoflt Irons, that he has received
a promotion to second Lieutenant, Irons
mas oeen at an officers training school
IN central France for over two months
ana deeply regrets that he did NOT
participate in the fighting with the
rest or his company. Lieutenant Irons
is with the ITO engineers, Company
A, and has been trying to locate them
Ior the past four days. He was sent RI
farls 70 buy his equipment, which cost
MN $3.50. about $3.50 more than the
same outfit would have cost in the
United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bennett of
IizI Jefferson street, south, have re-
celVed word of the wounding of their
SON. Herschel. in the big drive Octo.
per Z. Herschel Bennett, who is in
company D, 1877 infantry, was wound
60 IN the arm while at the front. His
brother Paul was also injured. the
message stated, altho not at the front
Inc young man is in the ITO Ammun1-
tlon train, and received an injury to
ms ankle when French truck COL
ned with his truck. Both young men
are FORMER North side boys. HerscheI
was employed at the Kaw mills before
entering the service.
BOYD e. Pollom will appreciate your
support for county commission for a
second term.-Ady.
Use RX 1000 for colds and 1aprinna
NJ Petro. the druggist-Adv