The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

still Better.
Yanks are not taking prisoners
On this last dri>e. ahem.
The reason Is quite evident,
They're overtaking them.
Dance tonight-KeIlam Han-Ady.
Mrs G. B. Hetheringtcn has re-
cefved word Of the safe arrival over i
seas Of her son. Frank Hetherfngton-
A collision between a motorcycles and
Ford car Saturday evening resulted
in the loss of small measure Of skin
from the legs and arms of the motor
cycle rider. The collision was At the
corner Of Seventeenth and Clay streets.
&C. D. McCIaskey. poultry editox TOR
the Capper farm papers. has resigned
from the Capper organization to
take a. place with the Walker
Brothers livestock papers in Kansas
City. The resignation Is effective Sep
tember l. McCIaskey has been with
the Capper Publications about five
years
| At o'clock this morning the fire
department responded TO a call from
the Palace of Sweets At 522 Kansas
| avenue. The fire started probably
from a cigar or cigarette thrown in
| a bucket of Sawdust which contained
an artificial palm Practically all
! damage resulting will be caused by
smoke. The amount has not been esti-
| mated.
/ Burr Storey, sheriff Of Ellsworth
| county, has been sick at the National
hotel since Saturday He is reported
| to be suffering from ptonafne poison
ing Sheriff Storey came to Topeka
last week He became suddenly sick
following a meal and has since been
confined to his room in the hotel. He
will be taken to his home in Ellsworth
this evening.
Oliver Perry Brush. son OF Traffic
Officer Brush. left Topeka this morn
ing for the Mare Island navy yard.
1 San Francisco. Young Perry went to
the train laughing and whi.tifng. He
enlisted in the navy about two weeks
ago and was assigned to the San Fran
cisco training station He enlisted As
an apprentice seaman, but asked to be
sent to the electricians school
To obtain advantage Of instruction
and advice on taking care of babies.
a Mexican woman has been ringing
Nursing association rooms In the city
building. Mrs. c. c. Bailey, super
wiser OF the association. has taken the
child and mother TO her own home in
order to teach her how better to care
for the child and improve home con-
ditions.
Officer Kirk Pinkston. of ais Lane
street. has received word from his son
/ Louis. who IS in Company 4. s1sth
| Equartermasters corps, A. e F.. that he
has safely arrived in France In the
7 iletter young Piukston says that he
Hikes the country and enjoys his work.
that there are large numbers Of col
Iored soldiers in France as well as
iwhite boys, and that he has every hope
OF coming home safe just as soon a
1 the war is won
Mrddiness OF the city water and
! low pressure from which Topeka !,
suffering, according to Jesse Shaw
: superintendent of the water works, Il
+; due to trouble with the steam DoiIei
upon which a force is now working
A contract has been let by the waite,
department for the installation of
low pressure pump which Superin
r tndeat Shaw declared will lift waite
from the lowest levels of the we'll
: to the pumping station which will al
leviate the usual hot weather low pres
| sure.
= Mr. and Mrs. John Bard and .hei
| daughter Maurine Bard were slight.
: injured in an automobiIs accident Oh
the Topeka avenue road near Paulin.
: Sunday morning about 10 o'clock Tn,
little girls arm was broken, but tn
| injuries sustained by the mother an<
: father were mostly cuts ana bruises
| According to reports today the smash
? up was one OF the worst near Topex;
: | for some time, and several person
! | who saw the demolished car after tn
: accident expressed surprise that an.
of the trio came out alive