The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-14

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glorious to see the Stars and Stripes
| waving again. In all, probability you
J have read about the colors waving
| when an army captured a village or
| something, but that is all a mistake
Our flag hasn't been unfurled since
| We came over until the day peace was
| declared and the colonel got it out
and took it and the band around to
| the different towns where the regi-
Lent was and made merry. We are
sleeping up in a monstrous hay NOW
and one of the boys is playing mouth
| harp and jigging and the rest. or most
| of them, are singing. Everyone is
happy and trying to celebrate.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Strickland will
| go to Hutchinson to attend the fiftieth
wedding anniversary of Mrs. Strlck-
| lands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. kath-
airy, on December 20. which is also the
| twenty-fifth anniversary of the mar
rage of Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland. Mrs,
| George Kelley and Miss Irene Kelley,
! of Chicago, will come thru Topeka on
December 10, where they will be
| joined by Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland, who
will accompany them to Hutchinson.
Mrs Kelley is a sister of Mrs. Strick-
! land.
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Word was received in Topeka this
morning of the death of Mrs. w. G.
Kelley. of Kansas City, formerly of
Topeka, which occurred last night in
a Kansas City hospital. The death of
| Mrs. Kelley was caused. by double
pneumonia following influenza. The
funeral will be held Monday after
noon at 2:30 at the home of Mr.. KEEL
ley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B.
Kelley. 1545 Admiral boulevard, Kan
sas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley are well known
in Topeka where they made their
| home at SIC Tyler street for years.
This winter they have been living at
a family hotel in Kansas City, having
moved from their handsome home
few weeks ago.
Mrs. Kelley is survived by her hus-
band. married daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Norris, of Kansas City, who will
be remembered in Topeka as Miss.
May Kelley, and two small children.
The women Of the West Side Chris
tian church will place the articles
made for their Christmas bazaar on
display at the home of the minister,
Mrs. Clara H Hazelrigg, next Tues
day and Wednesday, December IT and
IS, and all interested in securing
some of these useful and beautiful ar
ticles are invited to call during those
days. There will be quilts, cushions,
rugs, towels. aprons, dolls and many
other things valuable as gifts at
Christmas on display, at 1915 West
Sixth street, and friends are asked to
call between the hours of 10 a. m.
and 5 p. m.
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Seth L. Cox, who has been a lieu
tenant with the Washburn ambulance
company since it's organization, has
been promoted to captain, according
to message received by Mrs. Cox.
Captain Cox is on hospital duty at
Limoges, France.
A Topeka young man who has re-
Gently completed his course of train
ing at Camp Taylor, KY, and received
commission of captain, is Solor.
Smith, son of Judge and Mrs. c. w.
Smith of Potwin Place. He will re-
main in the officers reserve. Captain
Smith, who is an attorney in Okla
homa City, has been the guest of his
parents in Potwin, but left today for
his home.
Dear S. R.:-Owing to the fact that
most of the men have been away to
war earning the munificent sum of
$50 month with $S.40 out for insur-
ance and the balance for soap, shoes
and postage stamps, the girls aren't
expecting much for Christmas except
pest wishes and kind regards which
are all very nice. but don't make much
OF a showing on the Christmas tree.
Ihey do say that one of the fond
fathers of the village, who is appar-
emily more patriotic than the others
is showing his colors by entertaining
all of the young lady friends of his
son who is in the army. 1t seems both
rather and son are getting training
in facing the powder.
rived. in France and undoubtedly our
president has been kissed on both
cheeks by some bearded Frenchman
before this Why not? 1t is only right
that the president should experience
some of the horrors of war, anyway,
They say one of the young married
men had some suspicious looking bot
tie (don't know where he got them)
in his home, which his wife objected
to having around because she said
the preventive and the neighbors
would come in and find them (the
bottles) and have them Uhe peopIe)
arrested. So. packing said suspicious
looking bottles, the young couple
started to take them to the country
to dispose of them, but as they were
going out to dinner they didn't have a
great deal of time. Seeing a car which
they recognized as that of Well
known Topeka Bachelor, they decided
to save time and have a good joke
both at once SO dropped the bottles
uncovered into the back of the w. K.
I. BIS car and passed on.
The bottles were not discovered that
night and the lext day the w. K. T. B.
had a business engagement with
friend who is extremely temperate in
his tastes and opinions. This. friend
was given the back seat and discov-
cred the suspicious looking bottles
and Of course thought the ignorance
of how they got there pleaded by the
w. K. 7. B. was all camouf1age Or
something worse
One of the girls who, has been at
tending dances at a certain army
camp, says she has made the acquain-