The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-11
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
Special music.

Dance tonight. Special music
1 kellam Hall.-Adv.
Four colored girls were taken to
the girls industrial school at Beloit
at the direction of the juvenile court
The Topeka Poultry Breeders as
ISOLATION will meet at the Chamber
OF Commerce Monday night at
o clock.
The Rev. Robert Gordon will preach
at the First Baptist church, Wichita,
tomorrow and also address the C. @.
Chandler mems class.
Rev. George H. Holt of Corona,
Cal, will participate in the Mothers
day program at the First Baptist
church tomorrow evening. The serv-
ice begins at o'clock.
Word has been received that Lieut.
Clyde III. WATSON, 16T infantry, is near
the firing line in France. Lieutenant
WATSON is the son of City Commits
sioner W. H. WATSON.
A dinner was given for<mothers and
church Friday night. The men of the
Church acted as walters. A special
program OF music was rendered.
| Perry c. Dalrymple of Salina. took a
laugh away from Topeka today
marriage license was issued by the
probate judge to Dalrymple, 20, Sa-
lima, and Lily Laff, %, Topeka
A five passenger Ford belonging t.,
Cyrus Goeppert of Perry, was stolen
at Seventh and Kansas avenue Friday
evening while the Elks' parade was in
progress. The theft was reported TIC
the Topeka police
E. r. Bartlett, director of religious.
education. will address the Business
/ Mems Bible class of the First Metho-
dist Sunday school Sunday morning
at $3.50 on the subject, Mothers Part
in the Present War"
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crematory soon on account of the
fire there this spring. The floor will
be resurfaced with concrete, new
Jcists will be installed and the present
ceiling will be replaced with a metal
one.
1t has often been said that Topeka
Is nothing but the residence tow of
! lot of rich, retired men. But in over
) subscribing its liberty loan more than
:. one hundred per cent it is to Topeka's
; credit that these retired individuals
aug up.-Ottawa Herald. H.
The 1. o. o. F. hall, III West Sixth
street, is due for a thcro renovation
ana reconstruction period according
&c statement issued by the officers
OF the lodge. Part of the improve
nents to be made is the installation
OF reading and billiard rooms
We wish to thank our many friends
and ne1ghbors for their kindness and
: sympathy at the death of our beloved
1 wife, daughter and sister, Edith E.
e Mckorkill, and for the beautiful floral
ofierings Mr.: w. w. McKorkill, Mrs.
! Leila johnson and family-Adv.
9 DR.. Stephen s. Estey will prea CHI
Sunday evening at the First Presby-
terrain church On the subject Hold
). ing the Ropes" Special music will
: be furnished by a chorus of school
cnlldren and by the church quartet
g Interesting letters from military men
t IN the service will be read.
+ Unless the county engineer is fur
= ther delayed plans and specified.
= | tons for the hard surfaced road be.
: tween Topeka and, Lawrence will be
. placed In the hands of the state high
= way commission by June TO- accord.
ing to a statement made today b,
= II. w. McAfee, one of the county
: commissioners.
d The Rev. Andrew johnson, promi.
II nent journalist and author on the edi-
d Chicago, ILL.,, will visit Topeka Sun.
h Gay. He will speak at all the Sunday
e services in the Swedish Mission
church. The Rev. Andrew johnson is
known turnout the country under the
: pen naIne THE Plowman." The Rev
, Mr.. johnson also comes to Kansas to
visit his son who is in the service al
y Camp Funston.
Jacob Kepple, a wealthy Kansas
stockman, died at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning at his home at 1911 College
q avenue. He was rs years of age He
4 was born N McDonough county, I'LL
y nois, and came to Kansas in 1871. Fol
j.. years he was prominent in stock rails
4 ing in the state and his stock wor
: many medals at state fairs. He came
e to Topeka from Mitchell county sew.
t eral years ago and purchased the
= beautiful home on College avenue
where he died. Besides wife, three
tchildren survive. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced later
waddil Catehings. in an address before
THE Wholesale Lumbers Dealers association
recently, said that unless business men
faEo infn oil of Io matt