The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-02


hours phone $500.
Anton Ambrecht of 557 Sardou ave
nue. was severely cut and bruised TINS
morning, when the motorcycle ne was
riding colIided with one of the Poem
Ter Mercantile company's trucks
The collision occurred at the intersec-
ton of Kansas avenue and Gordon
streets. Young Ambrecht was riding
east and the truck was going north.
Apparently the brakes on the motor
cycle refused to work, for it struck
the truck at full speed. The young.
man was thrown off and his left arm
and leg badly torn and bruised He
was taken to St. Francis hospital.
where he will remain for the present.
The driver of the truck gave his name
as Fred Garyey.
The North side unit of the Red
Cross will hold its usual all day meet
ing at the Masonic rooms tomorrow.
Plenty of work will be on hand for all
who are able to come.
The paving in North Topeka, which
has been underway since last fall, has
at last been completed, and the work
of ieveling the parkings is progressing
rapidly, and will probably be finished
by the end of the week.
Dedicate New Schoolhouse.
The dedication of the Wallace
schoolhouse, which took place recent
ly, was most entertaining affair,
EcoTnbining a pie auction social and the
dedication of a service flag. The May
Sisters orchestra of North Topeka
furnished both instrumental and vocal
music, while number of readings
were enjoyed. The service flag con-
talns but one star, placed there in
honor of Sergt. Chester P. Neiswender.
now in France. Sergeant NeiSwender
was but Is years of age when he en-
listedi in headquarters company, 1870
field artillery, and was sent to Camp
Doniphan last October. He later
transferred to the 60th brigade, field
artillery, and was selected for special
training in France.
The presentation speech was made
by Mr.. Raymond Shideler of Silver
Lake. and Miss Alice kersey accepted
the flag in behalf of the school.
The Wallace school house was
the cyclone of last June, and is one of
the best constructed and equipped
school buildings in the county.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Della Powers of 1917. Van
Buren, street, is recovering an opera
ton on the tonsils.
Eleanor Sutton of lis East Gordon
street, will entertain number of her
young friends tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Lettie Fisher and frankie
Fisher of S23 Quincy street. returned
yesterday from an extended visit in
Eldora, Ia.
Charles Colwell of Kiro, Fat Ingalls,
of Granville and Garfield Shirley of
! Thompsonville were North side WISH
tors yesterday.
j. b. Tracey and family, who have
been living at S27 Kansas avenue, have
moved to their old home at 1243 South
Polk street.
William Davidson of route 5, has re-
ceived word of the safe arrival in
France of his son, w. j. Davidson.
Private Davidson formerly lived with
his father on route 5.
Mrs. Fred Easter of Kansas City was
the guest yesterday of the E. S. Meade
family of Jackson street. Mrs. Annie
NJ. Gould, Mrs. Meades mother ac-
companied Mrs. Easter home and will
| remain for a visit.
| The Ed Burroughs family of Grant
Vile were in town yesterday, looking
at automobiles with a view to buying
| a new one.
Mrs. B. E. Pool returned yesterday
from Manhattan where she has been
for the past week. Mr.. Poole has taken
the position of manager for the H $.
Willard drug stores at Manhattan, and
Mr. and Mrs. Pool will move there the
first of the week. Mr.. Pool has been
connected with the Petro drug store
and later with the Rowley drug store
| on the South side.
| The Home Missionary society of the
Kansas avenue Methodist church met
this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ed
Holman, 1903 Kansas avenue. Miss
Daisy Stewart, formerly superinten-
dent of deaconess's work here. will