The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-14
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

TUESDAY afternoon Is postponed on dC-
count of flu epidemic
There will be no meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society of the English
Lutheran church this week.
The Nautilus club, which was to
have met Tuesday afternoon, has post
poned the meeting indefinitely on ac-
count OF the epidemic.
A severe break in trolley wires at
Seventh and Kansas avenue at 10
o'clock this morning tied up street car
traffic for nearly a half hour.
The ladies of Lincoln Circle No. 1
of the G. A. R. will not have their
regular meeting tomorrow on account
Of the influenza closing order.
Charles Wolff. jr.. and H. NJ. Har-
ris. of the Wolff Packing company,
are in Chicago attending a meeting of
Mrs. Lee Campbell of SIS Polk
street. who underwent an operation
Friday morning at local hospital. is
doing nicely, it was reported today.
The Rev. Percy Atkins. head of the
Y. NJ. c. A personnel bureau for Kan
sas. has recovered from an attack of
influenza, and is at his office again to-
day.
"A Topeka man is wearing a stiff
front shirt with a necktie painted on
1t, also a sign to the effect that he will
not buy a tie until the German army
surrenders.
Ablaze was started at 1909 Topeka
avenue in an empty house Sunday
afternoon. Some boys had attempted
to build fire in a homemade crate
in the house. One of the fire COM
panies was called to extinguish the
blaze. No damage was done.
Captain Shaw out at the Washburn
S. A. T. C. should see that some of
his soldiers are given course in Eng
lish in the college. Sunday one dap
per young fellow on guard kept warn
ing visitors in a loud voice that civil
ems" are not allowed to enter the bar
racks.
At the regular meeting of the city
commissioners this morning an ordi-
nance was passed providing for a SUBJ
scription of $4,000 to the fourth lib
erty loan, to be divided into twenty
$500 bonds. The money is to be taken
from the sinking fund of the water
department.
The city street department Is en-
gagged in hauling leaves away from
town. w. G. Tandy, commissioner of
streets. reminds the public that it is
gainst a city ordinance to burn leaves
in the street, or to rake them into the
street, or to burn leaves within five
feet of a building.
Ray Stewart, who received volun-
tary induction into the army for spe-
| cial mechanical training is now out OF
the hospital at ST. Louis, where he
has been ill, according to word re-
ceived here by Mrs. Stewart. Stewart
| stated that he expected to be trans
| ferred in a short time.
| The United war work campaign Of
| fees have been moved from the sixth
floor of the New England building to
| the first floor. A force of workers,
| consisting of the executive committee,
| with representatives from the seven
organizations uniting in the campaign.
| offices.
Word has been received in Topeka
of the death of Ray Sexton at Mime
Iapolis. Kan, Sunday evening. Sexton
4 was formerly in the office of j. c.
Gafford. state accountant. At the
cashier of the Ottawa county bank.
He will be buried tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock in Minneapolis.
The Ninth Battalion, state guard,
! will resume drill on its regular night
on the state house grounds, it has been
| announced by Major P. B. Hamlin.
| Drilling by squads is permissible. ac-
| cording to DIR. H. L. Clark, city health
/ officer, and Major Hamlin has ordered
every man of the four companies to
be on hand tonight at the usual time.
The liberty loan war trophy train
arrived unheralded in Topeka Sunday
| evening. The local loan committee
was not informed in time to give out
| advance notices OF its arrival The
| State Journal printed bulletin of the
trains arrival on the electric bulletin
board late in the evening and hun
dreds of Topekans were able to visit
| the exhibit.
In a raid made this morning by
| Sheriff Hugh Larimer on the home
1 l. II
street, eight pints and thirty-sfx half
pints of Yellowstone whisky was taken
Many empty bottles were found in a
| coal shed, some of them strung on
strings like beads, evidently waiting to
be sold. officers say. Raynor will be
arraigned today and says he will plead
guilty, according to the authorities,
The boy scouts Of Topeka have been
distributing circulars concerning the
influenza epidemic for the board of
health. A meeting of scouts was held
! this noon at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
| to complete plans for a campaign they
will conduct for the sale of liberty
bonds. They have erected a booth at
I the corner of Eighth and Kansas ave-
nues for the convenience of persons
who wish to buy bonds from them.
The following persons motored to
the country and gave a picnic party
for Mrs. M. A. Hutchinson and Miss
Isabel Hutchinson on the lawn of the
Hutchinson home: Grace Kemper,
Clara Spohn, Hazel Thomas, Eva
Overbay. Myrtle Timberlake, Anna
Berry, Opal Glenn. Lillian Gleissner,
Harriet Shoffner. Mona Mae Thomas,
Helen Alfred. Anna Glynn. Sophia
Lashbrook, J. He Spohn, S. L. Lash
brook. w. H. Kemper.
w. A. Stalker. proprietor of the
hotel at Rossville, was arrested SUM-
day night when Sheriff Hugh Larimer
made a raid on the place in search of
liquor. Only two quarts were found
on the premises. but numerous COM
plants have been received at the sher-
ifs office. Seth Carmack. roomer
at the hotel, was also arrested. togeth-
er with Leslie Cunningham. said to be
his pal" The residence of Jim Nc
CURE was also raided and he was
placed under arrest