The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-21
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS
Tho Real Issue.

1
Tho Real Issue.
You think the war or politics
The burning question of the day,
All, no, tbs, Should the popcorn vendor
At the state house, go or stay"
The swimming pool at Ripley park
was emptied this morning for the pur-
pose of washing the floor with a salt
solution to free the pool of Impurities.
There will be no more swimming at
Ripley until after 5 O'Clock Thursday
evening.
A fire company from station No. 2
responded to a call from 421 Poplar
street at 1880 O'Clock this morning,
where spontaneous combustion had
caused a blaze in the coal shed owned
by F. M. owen. Only trifling dam
age resulted.
An effort will be made by the Cham
Der of Commerce to have the next
convention of the Holstein Breeders of
Kansas come to Topeka. H. W. Nc
Afee will go to the Holstein meeting
at Independence in November in order
to try and further this proposition.
Word has been received that First
Sergt. Jess Snyder has been wounded
in France. According to the tele-
gram, received by his mother, Mrs.
Martha Thompson. 406 Van Buren,
street, he was wounded in the right
arm. Snyder was a member of Bat
terry A, of the 18th field artillery.
Capt. c. C. Lull of Topeka, who left
Topeka as a member of the medical
detachment of Battery A, has been
promoted to the rank of assistant divi-
sion surgeon. according to a letter re-
ceived from him by DR.. w. E. McVey.
Doctor Lull left Topeka with the rank
of lieutenant and was given COM
mission as captain after his arrival
overseas.
For disturbing the peace at Ripley
park, Jack Frost, arrested Monday,
was fined $40 in police court Tuesday.
Judge Heinz then paroled the boy for,
SO long period as he behaved him.
self. The other two boys. Henry Gill
and Denver Byrd. who helped Frost
start the fight with West side boy,
were turned over to the county juve-
nile officers.
The reading of a letter from
brother overseas on active service was
one of the features of the birthday
party of Master Ralph McHenry Mon
day The house was decorated in
flags and as a part of the fun the
children invited to the party sang the
Star Spangled Banner" Ralph Nc
Henry is the S-year-old son of Mrs.
Bert McHenry, 22s Tyler street.
DR.. LATE Bresette, Topeka young
y
ceived a commission as assistant sur
geon, is one of a class of sixty young
men who are taking a three months
course in the United States Naval
Medical academy at Washington, ac-
cording to the Washington Star, in
which his picture appears. They are
naval reserve officers and will go into
active service after their graduation
mass meeting of the. coIored citi-
zens of Topeka will be held Monday
evening, August 26. at Metropolitan
hall, 404 Kansas avenue The purpose
of the meeting will be the considera-
ton of matters in connection with the
interests of the Topeka Industrial
Council and Educational Institute. 1t
is urged that all people. young and
old. interested in the welfare of the
school, attend the meeting The meet
ing is called by F. Roundtree, presi-
dent of the Civic League.
Judgment in favor of the plaintiff
| was rendered in the court of Topeka
today in the case of H. H. Marsha
against the Ideal bakery company.
| Marsha was asking for the recovery
| of $50, which he claimed the Ideal
| bakery, which was represented by l..
P. He'll. one of the proprietors. owed
| him for certain recipes which he was
to furnish the defendant according to
| contract. The bakery company had
| declined to pay the $50 remaining
due on the ground that they had not
| received the proper information and
that many of the recipes they had re-
ceived were of no use to them. Judg
ment was rendered for $50 and costs.
| An opal ring which was found Tues
| day afternoon in a local pawnshop by
George Frost, plainclothes man, was
| identified by Mrs. Geo. P. Fraser as
the one which was stolen when her
| house at 213 E. Eleventh street was
| entered last March and several arti-
cles, including some clothing, were
| taken. The ring was among several
other articles in a suitcase which was
| pawned some time ago by Edward
| Johns, who is now in the county jail
facing a charge of forgery. Circum-
| stances have led the police to believe
that Johns is the man who entered the
| house and further efforts are being
made to recover the balance of the
| goods.
/ The Rotary club will hold a special
meeting Friday. August %, at 1918
at the Chamber of Commerce. The
meeting is in honor of Fred Derby and
/ Fred Voiland, who are going into
overseas service with the Y. NJ, C. A.,
and w. A. johnson. who is going to
serve with the Red Cross. The board
| of directors is expected to have some
thing to say about their president
going away just after he started his
years work. Burt Bartlett will offer
and information concerning just what
| the men are going to do in their new
work will have a place on the enter
tainment list. Since the adoption of
notice envelopes with flaming red
| letters" Rotarians will have no ex-