The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-27

The Washburn law school will close
May 22 instead of June 2, SO that the
students may engage in food produc-
ton work for the summer.
Roy Caldwell, an employe of a
horse barn in North Topeka, was ar
rested Tuesday night by Officers Fra
ger and Duncan. Caldwell had in his
possession ten quarts of whisky, the
police say.
DIR. P. P. Womer, president of
Washburn college, is in Kidder. Mo-,
to speak at a series of meetings in a
school in that town. He will go to
ST. Joseph from Kidder, to make an
address at the high school.
A box social will be given at Wanna
maker school Friday night and the
proceeds will be given to the Red
Cross. Those preparing boxes are
asked to exercise economy and con-
servation policy in the food contents.
George Rinner of the Washburn
ambulance corps at Camp Pike, has
been made sergeant, aQd is one of the
youngest men of that rank in the serv-
ice. being but 20 years of age. He Is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Rim
ner, of the lower Silver Lake road.
Mrs. f. r. Brown, of ST. Louis, Mo-,
divisional director of woIHan's work
of the Red Cross, will meet the To-
peka Red Cross workers in this coun-
ty and make an address to them
abou. wcman's part in Red Cross
work, at 2:30 o'clock Monday after
noon, March 4.
T s. Morrison, leader of the beth
Field Artillery band at Camp Doni-
phan, and several members of the
organization, lately expressed wish
to give some concerts IN Topeka, Law
renee and Wichita. Their thought is
that such tour would go a long way
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The big buffalo bull at Gage park
that has been sold to the Horn Zoolog-
ical Arena company is being sent to
Hibbing, Wyo. The crate made for
the animal, according to specifications
made by 1. Horn, was too small; so an
addition to The crate large enough for
the head and projecting horns. was
made.
John T SPAIN of $50 Topeka ave-
nue.. VINO was arrested Monday after
noon, charged with assault by George
-Stramel, was brought into police court
Tuesday, and his case dismissed. in
asmuch as the prosecuting witness did
not appeal. SPAIN explained that he
and STRAINED were arguing the war,
and that, as Strame1 took the side of
the Germans, he (Spahn) felt obliged
to back up his moral suasion with the
fistic argument and soften the ada
mant head of his adversary.
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men, farm land-is again commanding
ready sale. A quarter section of land
south of Tecumseh has been sold by
Thomas D. Strong to E. Wall. for
s17,8OO. A forty-acre tract west of
Tecumseh was sold by W. r. Hazen to
Luther H. Root for $500; eighty
acres in Soldier township, north of the
river, by c. r. Lasswell to Henry
Maurer for $1,000. and eighty acres
northwest of Rossvi1le, near the line
of the Union Pacific railroad, for
$500.
Mrs. E. A. Galbreath of ga Blu
chenan street was guest of honor at
dinner given by Lincoln Circle Ladies
at the Post hall Tuesday night. When
she got home, she found her home
run over by her children and her
friends, who had come in her absence
to prepare the celebration OF Mrs
Cialbreaih's Sind birthday. The house
was decorated with flowers sent from
California by a daughter. Mrs. Millie
Iyashburn. The relatives present at
the celebration were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. H. Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M
Hunter and daughter, Marie. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Hunter and daughter. Jean
Lois, Mr. and Mrs. r. D. Payne and
son. Walter Mrs. Mary Cater, all of
Topeka; Mrs. c. NJ. Gornley. Logans-
port Ind, and Mrs. Lloyd Conklin,
FL Reno, Okla.