The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

Lieut.. o. l.. Erickson son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles j. Erickson I5s9 Park Avenue TO-
word received in Topeka today
Corp Frank L.. Payne of the 136th in
fantry of the Thirty fourth division, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. X. L. Payne. SOY Iayior,
word received here
Mrs. A. H. Zimmerman of East Fifth
street is recovering 4s,d drom t ah mornine
However, two of her children. Biine anu
Esther are reported i'll with the epidemic.
Judge Lee Monroe is Ill at his home,
o0S Harrison street. with Influenza. No
signs of pneumonia have developed. nifu ne
was slightly improved today Tho he is
very sick his condition Is not thought ~
be dangerous.
Miss Allena Grafton. state director OF the
womans section of tine United War WORK
campaign. -eturned today from Cnicago'
where she attended a meeting of the exeNu. .
tives for the campaign from the states Of
the central department.. "s
w. L. Oliver of $50 IIuntoon street
special tax agent for the Santa Fe, IS
slowly recovering from an operation Tor
ulcer Of the stomach at the Santa re nos
pta His son p his hone alter sp %
a lew. days with his father
w. T Dillon was arrested Tuesday after
noon on warrant sworn out ny ms VIC
charging him with beating up the family
was tried in police court and lined SO.
Dillon had been arrested: in the morning Tor
being drunk, but was released when some
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i Mail carriers necessary to the effective
| and adequate operation Of the mail service
may be placed i'll class by local boards at
| the request of poSrmasters in cities OF the
| first and second class. according to- an Or
der received by Charles 5. Huffman, ad1u-
tant general. from Provost Marshal crow,
| der. This order does not apply to rural
mail carriers subject to draft.
| Word has been received in Topeka that
! Melveru Pribbie has been made Il sereeant
! of engineers. Sergeant Iribble received
his promotion in the Fifth engineers and
was imIsdiately transferred to the Go6th
! engineers, which is said to be the finest
! regiment of its kind in the service. Ser
| geant Pribble expects to go overseas soon
! according to the letter received in Topeka
| by his wife, Mrs. Melyern Pribble, GO Lin
| coin street.
! Because, she claims. he told stories con-
corning ner at the trial recently, wherein
she was denied Givorce. Mrs. Harry
| French. HOS Tyler street, attempted to give
! her husband a horse whipping Tuesday
! afternoon ut her home. Mrs. French. it if
band was premeIitated and that she mad
, sent n servant our to buy the whip. Both
the sheriff and the police were called, but
! no arrests were made.
| Attic the case against Arthur Reynolds
| WHO has been held in connection with TIE
shooting of several persons in the Ben
Nichter motor car near Avondale school
recently, was dismissed OH the suggestion
Tuesday Judge Cav found that the boy
hunting on a public highway and hunting
| without a license. Reynolds pleaded gull
| ty and was given parole for the present
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Magill of 1872 Lin
coin street have received a letter from thei,
son, Wilbur Magill, dated October IL. il
which he said he had been gassed early il
October. He Said that he expected to b.
back in the fighting soon. With his Letter
he sent some German postal cards which
he had taken from some German prisoner,
captured by the Thirty fifth division. II.
| is member of Company A, 10th enSi
| neers- His brother. Laurice MaGill, is alst
| 4 member of Company A