The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-20
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
Tho Latest Hand-Out
When handed now an envelope,
1t may not prove to be
A dun or love note-twill contain
The sugar for your tea!
-Cir-Cingle.


The Masonic Blue lodge of the city
will hold their annual picnic at Gage
park Saturday. A big program of
events has been arranged.
The Dorcas society of the Swedish
Lutheran church will meet at the Red
Cross rooms at Crosby Bros. store at
$3.50 o'clock Friday morning.
A marriage license was issued in
Kansas City, Mo-, Wednesday, to Ann
Myers, 26, Topeka, and Lloyd L. Sar-
geant, SO, Of oklahoma City.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety of the Euclid Avenue M. E.
church will meet Friday afternoon at
$3.50 with Mrs. /. d. Pullif m at 1905
West Euclid avenue.
Listening to the conservation plea
of Uncle Sam and lending an ear to
the keep-kool suggestions, hundreds
of Topeka business men have dis
carded their coats for the summer.
Burglars would have a difficult
time entering Topeka homes these hot
evenings. Gasping for breath of
cool air, slumberers are occupying
front porches. back porches, yards
and the open windows.
Perry White, Plymouth, Kan, who
is held at the county Jail on charge
of failing to register for military serv-
ice, has expressed desire to join the
army, according to officials. Judge
Pollock of the federal court will de-
eide upon Whites case shortly.
Catherine White, who. a few weeks
ago, obtained a verdict of $500 in
the district court against the Berkson
Bros. store here for personal injuries
must repeat her charges to another
jury. Judge Carver, in the first divi-
sion of the district court, has granted
the defendant new trial.
The public utilities commission has
been enjoined in the Shawnee county
district court from interfering with
the Oskaloosa Telephone company's
placing in effect toll charges on long
distance calls. Judge Robert Carver
granted the injunction on applica-
ton filed by the telephone company
thru E. d. McKeever. attorney.
Manager Hooper of the Orpheum
theater has placed canaries in his
show house. Last night while the
orchestra was playing a Jungle tune,
the canaries, perched on their swing
ing roosts, sang to the top of their
voices in accompaniment The crowd
applauded the birds and they kept up
the entertainment turnout the show.
William Gossett, small son of J. D.
Gossett, cashier of the State Savings
| bank, runs a pop stand at the cor
ner of Twelfth and Mulvane streets
in Elmhurst. His father noticed the
other day that he needed a new pair
of shoes. He told him to go down
town and buy them. I'm sorry,
was his excuse.
Word has just been received of the
safe arrival in France of Corp. Donald
| r. Hart, who left an Atlantic port
June 4. He is the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. H. Hart. 1425 Boswell avenue.
Hart enlisted in the mounted section
I of the 139th infantry, thirty-fifth di-
vision AMI was among the first to re-
spond to his country's call at the out
break of the war.
A crowd of girls gave a picnic
Wednesday night at Gage park for
Miss Della Hughes of California.
Those invited were: Misses Della
Hughes. Laura Rudolph. Margaret
| Nuberg, Henrietta Wright, Eva Elk
strom, Jennis McClenahan, Blanche
White, Mary McGiffan, Mrs. Horace
Potter. Mrs. Geo. Cuthbert and Mrs.
A. R. McDermond.
! Persons passing Eighth and Kan
sas avenue late Wednesday afternoon
probably thought the comfort station
corner and had moved across the
street. A tired, unconcerned looking
| plumber, who was waiting for a street
| car to take him and fixtures" out on
a rush repair job. figured that it was
| useless to remain standing and sat
down calmly. indifferent to the gig
Cling and suppressed embarrassment
| Of passersby. D
Elsie Mae Bouton has filed suit for
| divorce in the district court from
! Ralph Boutor, an employe Of the
| Santa Fe shops. She charges extreme
cruelty and asks that the court compel
| her husband to pay alimony ana turn
! over to her funds to obtain treatment
for Avis Bouton. 8 years old. who Is