The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-03

Sparks from a locomotive We're the
cause of a fire which burned the roof
More damage was done by water than
by fire. The amount of damage will
not be known until the arrival of the
estimator tomorrow.
Mrs. R. NJ. Campbell will entertain
this evening at her home, 1011 jack
son street, N honor of Mrs. B. E.
Pool, who leaves mex week to make
her home in Manhattan, and Miss
Ida Ravens, who will. soon leave for
Danville, ILL.,, where she has a respon-
sible position in a large mercantile
house. Mrs. Campbe1l's guests will be
members of her club and include Mrs.
Pool, Miss Ravens, Mrs. Frank Con-
well, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. CoIvin, Mrs.
Thompson, Miss Jenkins and Miss
RUechnar.
For Saturda. all trimmed black
hats, one-half original price, at Pick
ems, 500 Kansas avenue.-Adv
Funeral services for w. s. George,
who died last Tuesday, were held this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock from the Metho-
dist church at Meriden. Burial was in
Meriden cemetery. The services were
in charge of Blue post No. $50, as
sisted by the Meriden post. The pail
bearers. who were members of Blue
post No. $50, were: Leonard Marsh,
]. Coffman. c. L. Haywood, j. w.
Priddy, A. L. Musson and ]. J. Hofer.
Notes and Personals.
Abner Bonewitz and family. of the
Meriden neighborhood, who went to
Texas last spring to make their home,
returned last week with the full assur-
ance that there is no place like dear
old Kansas
Blue Relief corps No. will hold its
regular meeting at the hall Monday
afternoon. AS business of Importance
is to be transacted, full attendance
is desired.
Mrs. H. E. Brownell and daughter
Fern, of 314 East Laurent street. en-
tertained yesterday from California.
They were accompanied home by Rus
sell Brownell. who will make his home
with his parents.
Ernest Timer. of s37 Madison street.
who suffered an injury to his eye when
a splinter of steel struck it, is able to
be back at his work at the Santa Fe
shops.
Mr.. Reed of Garden City, stopped
off yesterday on his way to Kansas
City to visit his son-in-law, L. d.
Scott. of the Campbell Drug company.
Mrs Smith, of Kansas City, has
come to make her home thru the sum-
mer with her daughter, Mrs. G. w.
Schultz, of Shorey.
There will be prayer service this
evening at o'clock. at the Church
of the Good Shepherd.
Leon Holman. who has been ser1-
ously sick with typhoid fever in hos
pital at Fort Madison, Ia. arrived
today to be at the home of his father,
NJ c. Holman. 116~Evelyn street. dur
ing his convalescence-
Mrs. NJ. j. Rogers of Oklahoma City
has arrived to make her sister, Mrs.
J. H. Thompson of 1885 Harrison
street, an extended visit.
Mrs. G.. V. Hannah and Mrs. W. H
Zarker have returned from Ottawa,
where they attended the Baptist Wo-
mems American Missionary society,
which was in session from Tuesday
until Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Williams and
little son Gordon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Stillman Jones of Colorado. who have
been the guests for a few days of the
Charles Stewart families, left today
for Missouri. They made the trip
from Colorado in their autos and will
return to their homes before starting
overland for California, where they
will spend a year
Mrs. Ed Holman of 1903 Kansas
avenue left today for Manhattan.
where she will be the guest for the
weekend of Mrs. Charles Heartburg
Miss Frances Holman will leave to-
morrow to visit Mrs. Heartburg.
Word has been received in North
Topeka of the marriage of MISS Adele
Scheer 20 Lieut.. J. Fass. Thursday,
April 25, at Rosedale, Kansas City,
Kan. fhe marriage ceremony was
! performed by the brides father, the
Rev. ]. E. Scheer, formerly pastor of
the Kansas Avenue Methodist church.
Lieutenant Fass returned to Camp
| D0niphan, where he is stationed, and
| Mrs. Fass will continue her studies at
the. State Normal at Emporia.
| The Ladies' Aid society of the
North Topeka Baptist church will
! give a unique social some time in the
near future. The following invita-
| lions have been sent out:
"a NOAH'S ARK PARTY"
Undoubtedly you are too young to
have known ~
Either Noah, or Jeptha, his son;
But that matters not, what we want
you to do.
Is dress in your best big, and best
tucker, too,
And come to- the church:at eight
Not a minute too soon, not a minute
too late
And enter the Ark of Noah the good
Will say right here. there'n be no
flood.
Come early, or you can't get in,
| And if out of the Ark, you'll be lost