The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03

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Dance tonight-Kellam Halliday.
A meeting of the trustees of Prairie
Home' church will be held tonight at
the Golden Rule school house.
Forty members of the Brothers of
the First Presbyterian church had
wienie roast Friday night.
The Rev. W. E. Archibald will
preach at the Second Presbyterian
church Sunday morning at IL o'clock
A marriage license has been issued
in Kansas City to Harry Cohn. Al, To-
peka and Sue Terte, over Is, Kansas
City.
The members of Company A, First
battalion, Kansas State Guard. have
extended their sympathies to the rel
atives of Lieut.. Phil Billiard thru reso-
| luton.
State guard uniforms not previously
distributed. are being issued from the
north wing of the state house. The
| distribution began this afternoon at 1
| o'clock
An election of officers of the To-
peka union W. c. T. L. will be held
at a meeting of the union at 2:30
| clock Monday afternoon, August 8,
| at the Y. w. C. A.
A fire alarm was sent in from 1893
Huntoon street, Friday afternoon,
| telephone pole. A false alarm from
| the Sixth street viaduct was answered
early Friday afternoon.
DR.. D. E. Esterly, eye, ear and
| throat specialist, is ill, and is now in
Rochester, Mimi. being treated ny the
Mayo Brothers at their Rochester hos
pital. He hopes to be able to return
| to resume his practice within few
| weeks.
A cablegram from Brig. Gen.
| Charles 1. Martin, in command of the
| Sixtieth infantry brigade of the
Thirty fifth division, which includes
| Kansas and Missouri national guards
men, has been received by Mrs. Mar
tin, announcing that the general is
feeling fine"
! Word has been received by W. c.
Carswell of Topeka of the safe arrival
overseas of his son, Radio-Serg ].
| Horton Carswell of the headquarters
Sixth field artillery brigade. Ser
geant Carsweu is a brother of First
Lieut.. w. c. Carswell of the radio
company ITO signal corps, now over
| there.
| A. B. LESSEE, 4 well known cmploye
| of the Merchants National bank, has
handed in his resignation, effective
August 10, to enter the investment
| business in Los Angeles. He is to be
member of the firm of J. H. Hoffman
| company. Mr.. LESSEE and family will
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| after August 10.
Rev. Harvey Phillips, returned mis-
sionary from Egypt, who is visiting his
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Phillips
1917 Lincoln street, will preach at II
| O'Clock each Sunday morning curing
August at the Second United Presby-
terrain church, in the absence of the
pastor, Rev. w. NJ. Jackson, who is
spending his vacation in Colorado.
The union services at the Central
| Park school grounds Sunday evenirg
will be addressed by Rev. W. L. Gold
smith of the Central Congregational
| church. Miss Phipps will give special
violin numbers and Harold Rankin
| will sing. In case of rain or storm it
| is understood that the meeting will be
held at the Central Congregational
church. A regular feature of this
gathering is the raising and lowering
of the flag.
A petition was filed with the clerk
of the Shawnee county district court
this morning by Grace Beard, asking
a divorce from w. B. Beard. Extreme
cruelty is given by the wife as the
cause of the action. She also alleges
that her husband calls her vile names
and accuses her of unfaithfulness.
She wants permanent alimony and the
custody of their two children, Ny.
age 5, and Mildred, age
The Topeka district officers and
| the OFFICERS or the local auxiliary OF
the Woman's Home Missionary socie-
ties of the Methodist church, are re-
quested to meet at the home of Mrs.
T. c. Whiteker, at 1906 West Tenth
street, Monday afternoon at o'clock
A program has been prepared con-
corning the work of the church among
the Orientals of Washington Cali
fornia and the Hawaiian Islands.
Complaints have come to the pub
lie utilities commission from Oakland
patrons of the Topeka Railway COM
pany, who declare the service needs a
| thoro overhauling. o. A. Keene, Oak
land druggist, and other patrons of
the street railway service. have told
their troubles to the commission. They
| declare the cars are too small are in
bad repair and that the cars have flat
wheels and service fails to meet the
demands of patrons.
The city of RosedaIe went to the SUI
preme court today to set aside a judg-
ment for $3S,41S.14 The case was
appealed from the Wyandotte county
district court. Judgment against the
city of Rosedale was granted as the
result of damages incurred in the con-
struction of a boulevard thru the Tur-
key creek district. The district court
held the city was liable for all dam
ages and jury assessed the extent OF
these damages at S3S,41S.14
A committee has been chosen from
Amity lodge los, Pythian Sisters, to
work with the general committee OF
Pythians in preparing the entertain
nent for Pythian soldiers at Camp
Funston August IL. Members of the
newly chosen committee are: Annie
Johnston, chairman; Katherine Han
lon. Alice Goodman, Florence Gurtler