The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-19
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The banks of the city will be closed
Friday. February %. in observance of
WaShington'S birthday
Douglas Graham, clerk of the court
of Topeka, is quite i'll at his home,
1116 Harrison. street.
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid so
ciety of the English Lutheran church
has been postponed indefinitely
Fred Bradford. negro, was found
guilty of persistent violation of the
liquor law by a jury in Judge Whit
combs division of the district court
+. L. Pinet will leave tonight to at
tend the annual convention of the
Southeastern Kansas Teachers asso-
citation. to be held Thursday and Fri
day at independence.
The men of the First German NJ. E.
church will entertain the ladies of the
church and the friends at a Washing
ton birthday party in the parsonage,
514 West Fifth street.
J. T. Ramsey. manager of the Union
Mission in Army City, Kan, located on
the east line of Camp Funston, wishes
at 113 East Ninth street. Wednesday,
February 20, at 1880.
James E. kirkpatrick, national
president of the Knights and Ladies
of Security, has left for Chicago to at
tend meeting of the presidents sec
National Fraternal congress.
Harry ]. Buff, who has just been
graduated from the aviation school at
Austin, Tex, will be stationed at Dali
las. Tex. for the present. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Buff. $40
West Sixth street.
H. B. Wilson and A j. Stout will
leave Friday for Atlantic City to at
tend conventions. Wilson will attend
the meeting of the National Associa-
ton of Superintendents, and Stout will
attend the meeting of the National
Association of Secondary Principals.
In compliance with a request of the
state highway commission, the Shaw
nee county commissioners have sent
J. Il. Williams, county engineer, to
Manhattan to attend the engineers
school being held there this week
County engineers from all over Kan
sas VIII be present
Judge A, w. Dana was reported to
be resting easier this afternoon
However, he remains in very serious
condition. His two daughters. Miss
Grace Dana, a student at Ann Arbor,
and Miss Marion Dana, a student at
Northwestern university, were both
called home Saturday morning.
Professor Derry, of Kansas Uni
versity will start his second French
class in Topeka next Tuesday night.
All who desire to take this course are
invited to meet him at the high school
at 1880 and register for class work
which will be conducted one night a
week.
Estates in process of administra-
ton in the Shawnee county probate
court aggregate 7O7 and represent
1888, 400, according to figures placed
in the hands of the county assessor
by Probate Judge Ralph H. Cav The
number of estates under administra-
ton and the amount of money they
represent this year surpass those of
any previous year. In 1917 the es-
tates numbered 623 and represented
$S62,000.
Mrs. A. Hanson. 1880 Washburn
avenue, denies a report that Sandy
Smith of Usage City didn't stop after
he had run into an Apperson auto at.
Eleventh street and Boswell avenue
sunday. Mrs. Hanson is Smiths aunt
and states that while Smith did not
stop long, he halted sufficiently long
10 discover whether anyone was hurt.
Then he drove to Mrs Hansons home
and Mrs. Hanson went to the scene
of the accident while Smith continued
on his way to Usage City.
large number of friends from the
Swedish Bethel church made an I'M
expected visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hjalmar Carlson, I34 Fillmore
street, Monday evening. The visitors
had come to offer congratulations on
the fifteenth anniversary day of Mr..
and Mrs. Carlson's wedding. Brief
talks were given by Rev. A. LiEen-
gren, a. l.. Thorson and John w
Nygren. The ladies had brought a
good supply of refreshments. A pres
ent in cut glass was left by the in
truders to remind Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
son OF their crystal wedding