The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-16
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS

Bradshaw's Harness Shop. S25
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
Wanted, boys with rigs and helpers
to deliver telephone directories. Call
telephone No. 54.-Adv.
John Purcell. vice president of the
Santa Fe, with offices in Chicago,
spent Tuesday in Topeka.
Harry, Myrtle and Liner Under are
confined in their home, 40S North To-
peka avenue, suffering with influenza.
C. A. Caster, who has charge of
the county Y. NJ. c. A. organizations
of the state. has returned from bust
ness trip to Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Gray of 90s
West Twelfth street are the parents OF
son, born Tuesday night at Stor-
mont hospital. They will name the
baby Malcolm Nuzman.
The railroad Y. NJ. c. A. will open
it's classes in gas engine work. office
training, arithmetic, business English,
electricity and mechanical drawing,
Monday evening at 1880 o'clock. The
classes are open this year both to men
and women.
N. S. Kemper, a contractor. of 1884
North jefferson street, fell from the
roof of the house at Ala West Tenth
street, where he was at work, and
fractured MS nip anu SeNeIdl iiDS-
He was taken to St. Francis hospital,
and is reported to be resting easily.
Alleging extreme cruelty, Faye NJ.
Citron filed a petition in the office of
the district court Tuesday afternoon
asking a divorce from Oscar Citron.
She asks alimony and the custody of
a minor child. They were married in
December, 1915.
Harry NJ. Mcdonald. a soldier at
Camp Funston, filed a petition in the
district court Tuesday asking a di-
vorce from Ruby Mcdonald. alleging
extreme cruelty. His wife has left
him, he says, and now lives at St.
Joseph, Mo. They were married in
May, 1913.
A number of calls for girls to act
as nurses are being received by P. w.
Griggs, county poor commissioner.
Griggs states that not all the calls are
coming from poor families, but as
help is hard to find number of peo-
pie have called his office to ask for
girls who might wish to earn a little
money for themselves.
Women candidates for canteen serv-
ice with the Y. M. c. A. will be ex-
amined in their own states hereafter.
Previously candidates have had to go
to Chicago for personal interviews.
The board for this state will have as
Topeka, Mrs. w. Y. Morgan of Hutch
inson, and Mrs. c. J. West of McPher-
son.
J. c. Mohler, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, has called a con-
ference of all Kansas crop reporters
who send reports to his department,
to be held in Kansas City, Kan,
Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the
soil-productS exposition, which is be-
ing held in and near Convention hall.
About 1900 persons make these crop
reports.
The Shawnee county draft board Is
looking for Charles Gray, who is said
never to have filled out his question
naire. He was said to have been
working at the Grant Kelsey farm on
route ~ about the time the papers
were mailed. but left there prior to
their arrival. Subsequent attempts by
the board to get the QUESTIONABLE into
his hands or find out his whereabouts
have failed, it was stated.
NJ A Nation filed a petition in the
office of the district court Tuesday
asking that the sheriff be given au-
thority to obtain a 1918 Studebakel
car in the possession of Joseph d
Lime. Nation says he turned the cal
over to Lime as security for a mort
gage, but that 1t should have been re-
StoIeu 10 MIN september oV, 1919. ut
also wants 500 damages for the dis
comfort he says he has suffered.
Mrs. Clarence A. Richie of 11S(
Mulvane street sends in this health
| hint to the State Journal: MAY
suggest that you could help sanitary
conditions greatly by posting a per
manent anticipating bulletin on YOU
window, especially during the crusa d.
/ against disease. 1t seems natural fol
| people to talk and spit Mrs. Richie.
| suggestion is apropos. The war ex
| perts who study the State Journal wal
map have been known to enlarge theil
| splitting territory to the window itself
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