The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-11
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

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| There were no deaths or funerals
reported today by the undertakers-
| Mrs. George Greeniee, of Grand
Island, Neb., is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. c. Heck, 1923 NOR
| ris avenue.
| A leeting of the Lincoln auxiliary
of the Red Cross was held at lhncoin
school this afternoon at 1:3o O'CLOCK
to sew on hospital -arments-
! Joseph LyseIl. singer and evanselist.
| will sing tonight at the Swedish Bap-
tist church and also at Sumner school-
house. An invitation to hear MIR. Ly-
| sell is given to thu public
Lieut. Townsley Roby and his moth
err. Mrs. R. T. Roby. of Kansas CITY
Lieutenant Itoby will leave soon foc
Hoboken. N j., and expects to sail
soon for overseas duty.
A party for the benefit of the Red
| Cross will be given Friday afternoon
from 1880 o'clock to o'clock at High
land Park schoolhouse, by the women
who are workers in the Red Cross
unit of Highland Park. The public is
invited.
Harry Tooley. general secretary of
the Atchison Y. NJ. G. A, has been
comforting with state officers Of the
association in Topeka. E. d. Verink,
general secretary of the Y. M. c. A.
La Mcpherson, Kan, was also a visitor
at the state offices
i A 1913 model Ford touring car be-
longing to Mendel Reinbach, 1405
West Sixth street, " as stolen about 4
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from in
front of the Crosby Bros. store. The
license number is 402S3, and the en-
CINE number is 2s0S204.
A. J. Gregg, formerly state Y. M. c.
A. boys secretary here. has sent the
state Y. NJ. c. A. office notice of his
l y =
he is held as a measles suspect n the
detention camp, known as the bull
pen" The camp is enclosed with a
barbed wire.
Plans are being completed for the
missionary rally in Chesney park Fri
societies of the Christian churches ill
have joint meeting. If it should be
raining Friday afternoon, the meeting
. will be held in the Central Park
Christian church
. Burt StockwelI has been arrested
and lodged in the county Jail on a
charge Of failing to support his wife,
Eletha stockwell. and their two child
rem, Ruby, years old. and Richard.
years old. The wife charges that
. Stockwell went to TIE harvest fields
: this summer but failed to send her any
: money.
The following men were sent to
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cruiting office, for final examination:
Corless Swain of Soldier, KAN; Earl
. Tucker. 1716 East Sixth avenue. To-
peka; Erwin s. Neiswanger, r. F. D.
No. 8, Topeka; Robert 3. Reddy, E.
. Reno, Okla; Harry A. witte, Marys-
vile, Kan.
= Mrs. Theodore Saxon. president OF
the Kansas Wrmens Farm & Garden
association, invites every woman in the
county who has a garden to attend q
meetinF of the Shawnee county unit
: of the association, to be held Friday
afternoon at tt. Chamber of Com
merce. Those who attend are asked
to brig with them a sample of their
best garden product for display at the
: session.
S. ]. Morris. prominent citizen OF
4 Lawrence, Kan, was today brought to
: raigned before United States Commits
!. s1oner White on a charge Of violating
$ the espionage act by talking disloyaly.
y Morris denies the charge. Judge
Norton, prominent Lawrence lawyer
is representing Morris Following the
L arraignment, Morris was released I'm
der bond of $1,000 and the preliminary
e hearing in the case before Commits
$ sioner White was set for July rs.
The Sunflower auxiliary Of the Red
Cross had an entertainment at the
Second Baptist church, corner of Third
A musical program was given, includ-
S ing a whistling solo by Thelma Cole
man. Mrs. w. I. Jamison read q paper
l on "Militarism in Women."s Adjt.-
Gen. Charles Huffman made the prin-
cipal address. Company A of the
home guard presented the auxiliary
with a red cross. Mrs Forrest ii
chairman of the auxiliary. and Mrs
w. 1. Jamison is secretary and treas
urer.
The Baptist ministers of Topeka and
) their families had q picnic at Gage
park Wednesday evening. The guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Gurley, DR.
: and Mrs. Bruce Kinney. w. M. Ben
) ming, secretary of the Central Y. NJ
!, G. A, and F. J. Prout, of the Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A, and few ministers, not
Baptists. The party was arranged by
Mrs. Gurley and Mrs. Kinney. A com
, mittee was appointed from the mem
bers OF the company to arrange for
I bers are: Dr.. L. H. Holt. DR.. o. L.
Weir, Rev. D. r. Moore. Rev. c. A
Segerstrom, F. j. Prout, and w. M
: Benning.
Ten men Lave been sent to Jeffer-
, son Barracks by the local army re-
ing to a statement issued today by
E Ser; ant Kohn, local recruiting Of
t ficer. The men are: Wesley c.
i Jones, 220 Madison street, Topeka
3 coast artillery corps; Joseph J. Lueb
Golf. coast artillery corps: John D.
r Harris. R. F. D. No. 2, Wetmore,
S coast artillery corps: Robert w. East
v berg. 1913 Grove avenue, Topeka,
' medical department.: Julius r. Gott
r, F. D. No. 2, Ottawa. coast artillery
corps; Russell NJ. Wesley, s13 Mon
roe street, Topeka. engineer motor
transportation service; Chester L.
Hamsher. Parsons. coast artillery
, corps: James c. Phillip. 726 Topeka
avenue. Topeka, cavalry; David T.
Lawson, BALDWIN. medical depart
ment; Carl ALERT. Camara. Russia
coast artillery corps. Russell M. Yves
! ley will go on from Jefferson Bar
racks to Fort Meyer. Va. for traininr
: in the engineer motor transportation
service.