The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-13
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Rev w. L. Goldsmith has received
word to report at San Francisco for
Y. NJ. C. A. work. His family VIII &C
company him to the western coast the
last of next week.
w. D. Ross. state superintendent OF
public instruction. will speak at Cen
trail Congregational church Sunday
evening in recognition of the opening
Of schools. All school people are espe-
Persons living in the suburbs of To-
peka report that the roads leading to
the city all day Thursday looked like
miniature ant trails. Motor cars came
J in fast funeral professions from all
parts Of the state to the Free Fair
Mrs. J. A. Brown, who lives west OF
Gage park, tainted at the fair grounds
Thursday. being overcome with ex-
haustion. She was given treatment by
nurses on the grounds, and the Boy
Scouts found a cot for her. She was
able to be taken home in the after
noon.
The Y. NJ. C. A. secretaries and Of
flee employees and their families had
a picnic party at Gage park Thursday
night. The company included the Z.
NJ. c. A. office men and women of the
State Y. M. c. A, the Central 7. M. G.
A. and the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A., with
their families. Forty persons attended
the party.
w. L. Porter has given permission
for fishing In Gage park lake this
morning. He had first announced that
the fishing could be done this after
noon, but changed the beginning OF
the open season from noon today, to
the morning, so that fishermen could
go to the fair this afternoon without
losing their chance at a catch"
T. F. Doran. chairman of the legal
advisory board of the Shawnee Bar
| association, announces that the Judges
and members of the Topeka bar are
requested to meet In the second divi-
| sion of the district court Saturday
| morning at 9 o'clock for the purpose
of making definite arrangements to
aid the new registrarts in answering
their questionnaires. The Topeka bar
will give free legal advice to all new
registrants.
General Pershing, with our allies, is
| making rapid strides toward victory in
| Europe. Are you doing your part to
help in the great work. You can, and
you may start in your own back yard
From September 80, October 1, 2, the
! backyard campaign for poultry win
begin. Exhibits of live poultry and
| suitable houses will be shown in the
downtown windows Of your merchants.
| IN other words. you will be shown how
to help win the war by placing a few
hens in your back yard. Watch the
I
| Maggie Thompson was arrested last
night by the police on charge of be-
ing drunk. She was staying with Mrs.
| Grace Witch-e-wau at 432 Monroe
street. according to Mrs. Delnore Nc
Grath. police matron, where liquor
flowed like water. But Mrs. Witch-e-
| wau. who was Grace Ewing, a noted
police character. before she married
| the Indian, became jealous of the
Thompson woman's attentions and
conduct toward her husband and noti-
| fled the police. it is asserted. Maggie
Thompson got even by tearing Mrs
| Witch-e-wau's waist to shreds before
she was removed to the Jail.
In it's concerts at the Kansas Free
| Fair the first four days of this week
the thirty-piece detachment of %the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
band was featuring as one of it's best
| numbers march written by one OF
! the men in the detachment. The
| march is called 1.-The Spirit of the
] Navy and was written by Musician A
E. Borouchy. The march is supposed
| to depict the pride the sons of America
show on entering the service, and is
| descriptive of the spirit of service
which permeates all that the navy
| does. either in war or in peace. The
| march was distinct hit in Topeka,
and time after time it was demanded
of the band that a second rendition of
the piece be given in the same concert.
| A concession disturber at the fair
grandstand tried to overcharge some
visitors Thursday afternoon and met
with righteous resistance. He imme-
! diately launched off into stream of
abusive and indecent language. Chas.
L. Mitchell, a member of the board of
| managers of the fair, heard the dis
turbance and leaping UP into the stand
he began an offensive attack that drew
applause from the crowds. Grabbing
| the concession man by the neck he
| bumped his head on the seats until the
| ice cream peddler yelled for mercy.
The man was fired" on the spot The
fair has posted prices on the stands
and will not stand for abusive Ian
guage or disturbances on the part of
| peddlers.