The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-11


hle.Lo- KinbaI after .. m. other
hours phone $3.50
William Bo--st, of s0s Jackson
street, takes pleasure in identifying
his yard. and last summer had an
ornamental shrub which he tended
carefully and pointed with pride TO
its vigorous growth His son Roy was
blind to its beauty and even tnsinu-
ated that it was a weed Nothing
daunted, Mr.. Boast continued to give
it his attention turnout the summer
One morning in the fall, after a par
ticularly heavy frost, he went out to
see how e bush had stood the cold.
No bush was therel He rubbed his
eyes and looked again. Still he saw
nothing that even resembled the bush.
Then Ray appeared, and filching "a
prerogattve. said, Il told you so.
SAID it was a tumble-weed-" The
dried bush loosened by the frost had
tumbled away. Mr.. Boast insists he
likes this special variety of weed and
is cultivating another. which he in
tends to tie down.
4 Mexican laborer who works at
the Union Pacific yards was run down
yesterday afternoon by a Union Pa
cific train in the yards and his right
leg cut off below the knee. The man,
whose name was not learned, lives on
Topeka avenue. He was given first
aid treatment Immediately and then
sent to the company hospital at KAN
sas City.
Notes and Personals.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Nichols and
daughter Mabel of sol Kansas avenue
were the guests Sunday of the Crow
family of Kilmer.
Mres w NJ. Blakeley, who was
resident of North Topeka a number of
years ago, is the guest of the Misses
Holman of 116 Evelyn street Mrs
BIakeley now lives in Lamont, Mich
Mrs Ralph Hurst and two little
sons, Frederick and Norman, Of Kan
sas City, are spending the weekend
with Mrs. Hursts parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. I. Musson OF 524 Park street.
Mike Shinn Of Herington was visit
ing W. D. Bridge yesterday
Mrs. Harry Strong and daughter
Dorothy of Denver is visiting Mrs
Strongs sister, Mrs. Dick Foster, of
40 West Laure 1t street
A. NJ Petro, the Druggist--Adv.
VIII Buechner of Kansas City. for
merIy of the North side. has been pro
NOTED to passenger ticket accountant
instead of freight claim agent, as
stated in last evenings paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hahn, who mo-
tored from Kansas City to visit Mrs
Hahn's sister, Mrs. ]. c. Snediker, and
family, have returned home.
Mr.. ]. C. Snediker of the Austin-
Snediker Mercantile company will
leave for Chicago tonight on a weeks
business trip. Mrs. Snediker will &C
company him.
Eugene Lodge No. 10, I. 0. o. F.,
installed the following officers last
evening at their hall. s37 Kansas ave-
nue.: N. G., Frank Green; v. G.,
Chas. T. Nichols, corresponding secre-
tary, A. S. Diffenderfer; financial Gee
rotary. C. Kaser; treasurer, E. G. Mes
senger; representative to grand lodge,
Milton Suddoth. alternate. Orren Nc
Affert.-. After the installation re-
freshments Of ice cream and cake were
served
Miss Ella ColweN ana Mr.. Bob Col
well entertained last evening at their
home, 624 South Clay street, in honor
OF Paul Van Ness. who has enlisted in
the navy and will leave soon Cor the
training school. About thirty-five
persons were present, many of tn n
| members Of the choir of the North
Topeka Baptist oh Irch, of which Mr.
Van Ness IS 4 member. The choir
presented him with a memory book
as a memento of the occasion. Fol-
lowing an impromptu program, deli
cious refreshments were served