The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-23
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

A. G. Klingaman has good business
location for rent next to Novelty. Also
six rooms up stairs. Phone 599.-Adv.
William Jackson, janitor at the
Rock Island depot. is i'll with influenza
at his home, Third and Jackson
streets. ~,
The Political Science club that was
to have met Friday afternoon will not
be held this week on account of the
closing order.
Ruby Weeks. the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weeks, 1884 West
Seventeenth street, is recovering from
an attack of pneumonia.
Robert Billiard is reported to be
suffering with a severe cold at his
home. 1915 n. Quincy street. His
| illness, which dates from Sunday
night, is said not to be dangerous.
| Chester Shortt, son-in-law of the
late DR.. Edwin Locke, died of pneu-
monia October 10, at the aviation
training field, Dallas. Texas. The
body will be taken to the family home
in Wisconsin for the funeral.
Mrs. A. Liljengren. wife of Rev. A.
| Liljengren, pastor of the local Swedish
! Bethel church, has responded to the
( call for nurses and is giving her entire
time to the service of the sick at the
present time. Mrs. Liljengren was,
prior to her marriage, head surgical
nurse for several years in Wesley hos
pital. Chicago, Ill.
! Charles Schoyer was arrested Tues
day as he left the penitentiary at
Lansing after serving term there
| and was taken to Kansas City to
| await the action of the grand jury on
charge of failing to register for mil
itary service. 1t was stated that
Schoyer should have registered June
5, 1917, and that he was sent to the
penitentiary after that time.
1t was announced this morning that
Dighton Sutton. the Auburndale man
convicted of being an incendiary. will
be taken to the penitentiary to serve
an indeterminate sentence November
Z. The decision was handed down by
Judge George H. Whitcomb.- Sutton
| was arrested Tuesday, but was given
fifteen days leave to repair his house
and straighten up affairs for his fam
lily.
Two German gas masks have been
received by Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Haynes
1874 Polk street. from their SON
Lieut.. Charles f. Haynes of the, med
ical corps. One of the masks is built
like an auto mask with leather cover
ing the chin To the lower part is at
tached a small can similar to an oil
can. Lieutenant Haynes has been in
France for six months. He served
with the British eXpeditionary force in
and later was transferred to the First
engineers.
The way Of the transgressor i$be-
coming harder in the Topeka police
court. Judge Paul Heinz announced
4 Tuesday afternoon that in the future
each old offender coming before him
will receive the same sentence as or
the last occasion plus s100 and thirty
days in Jail. And to demonstrate thai
he was in earnest he fined Mary Beas-
ley. an old offender charged with hav-
ing liquor in her possession. $500 and
| sentenced her to sixty days in Jail
She was released on 500 appeal bond
The extent of the penalty provided by
| law is $500 fine and six months in Jail
That the Eastern Star Soldiers We
fare club is already doing a good work
altho but recently organized. is the
declaration of Mrs. Della Bennett
grand secretary, who returned Tues
day from Marysville. where she has
been consulting with Mrs. Julia K
Holm, associate grand matron, in the
interest of the club Mrs. Carrie E
| Yates, in charge of the club at juno
ton City. has received 1000 influenza
masks besides several boxes of pre-
serves and jellies from the various
| clubs, 1t was stated.