The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-15


Ele+I.o-. Kimball after p. m; other
hours phone $3.50.
Women four-m minute speakers will
make addresses this week at the diff
ferent theaters in the interest of the
third liberty loan. The speakers at
the Princess for the week will be:
Monday. Mrs. Margaret Hill McCar-
Wednesday. -; Thursday, Mrs. w.
a. Johnston; Friday. DR.. Lillian Ma
lone; Saturday. Mrs. c. j. Evans
The fire department made a run
last night about o'clock to Railroad
and Taylor streets, where a freight car
on the Union Pacific tracks, loaded
with hay. had been fired from sparks.
from locomotive. The car was bad
~ blistered, and it was necessary to
remove the hay, but the damage was
slight
The Rev Mary Sibbett of Wichita,
state superinf endent of the w. C. T.
|. for soldiers and sailors war work.
will not be in Topeka today and so
will he unable to make her address
this evening at the Second Presbyter
ian church. as announced.
G. f. Baer, 1921 Central avenue, has
recovered his Ford, which was stolen
last night from Sixth and Harrison
streets while Mr.. Baer was attending
The car was found at the corner of
jackson and Gordon streets. The
front axle was bent and some other
slight repairs will be necessary. A
pair of new automobile gloves which
Mr.. Baer had left in the car are miss
ing.
\ south side woman is knitting
socks WITT liberty needles. These
needles were brought to her from
New York, and are of bone, each one
being colored red, white and blue.
Anc they dc say, the soldiers who
wear SOCK; knit with these liberty
needles never get cold feet.
The postoffice building is receiving
a q eatly needed coat of paint. A
slight objection may be made to the
color, as it is the same as that being
use on billiard hall a few doors
north
Notes and Personals
Aaron Pfgg of Kansas City is on
the North side attending TO his prop
erty interests.
Joseph Campbell and Ralph Will
hour of the medical corps at Fort
Riiey wer1 the guests yesterday of
>~-iar ard Mrs. Ralph Campbell.
Evelyn Buechner, the little daugh-
,er Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Buech-
ner. is sick with scarlet fever at her
home. S42 Quincy street.
NJ G. Holman spent the weekend
with his son, Leon Holman, at Fort
Mad son. Ia. Mr.. Leon Holman, who
is al Il hospital with attack of
typhoid fever. is recovering.
Mrs. Charles Suit will be the host
ess Tuesday afternoon at the meeting
of rhe w. T. II. club, which will be
helI at her home. 1927 Jackson street.
Word has been received that George
Edward Ward. Company Is, Ninth bat
talon. Twentieth engineers. has ar
rived safely in France. Mr.. Ward is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs G.. w. Ward,
220 West Gordon street
The Social Hour club. which was to
have met last Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Sutton on East Gordon street
has been postponed until Thursday
April l s. when the club will hold an
all-day meeting al Mrs. Suttons home
An interesting program has been ar
ranged to follow the regular meeting
of Helena chapter. No. 210, O. F.. S.
which will be held tomorrow evening
at their hall in the Masonic building.
The following program will be given:
Vocal solo, Miss Iona Buchanan; read
ing Mrs. Fred Baker: music Miss
Bertha Clinton; reading. Miss Dorothy
Rehkopf; vocal solo, Miss Buchanan;
reading. Miss Rehkopf; vocal solo
Miss Clinton; reading. Mrs. Baker.
This week you can buy Hats at very
f3s9w prices at Joseph's, S23 n. Kansas
I'VE. Have children's black hats as
low as s1.-Adv.