The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-03
SNAP SHOTS At HOME NEWS
The Time That Counts.
"A million watches for our Soldiers-'
And right along that line,
The time piece our boys most desire,
is the watch Upon the Rhfhe."
CIR-CINGLE

Dance tonight-Kellam Halliday.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, No. 50. N.
A. L c. will meet tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. A. b. Roush,
1900 Lane street.
Harry Larimer will lecture tonight
at the home OF ]. C. Wood, 81 Clay
street. on the subject, The Great War
on the Sea-" He will illustrate his ao-
dress with maps.
Directors of Shorey school are ask
ing tilat Fred A. Seaman, who lost the
Republican nomination for county su-
perintendent. may go back to Shorey
as teacher. He has not decided what
he will do.
Word has been received in Topeka
of the death of Frank r. Aldrich. su-
perintendent of the schools of Hh-
His death occurred August rs. as re-
suit of typhoid fever. lie was buried
at Emporia, Kan.
Capt. c. NJ. Hensley. army physi-
can, is in Topeka to spend a few days
with his family before leaving for the
east. He expects to be sent to France
within the next thirty days. He is
assigned to the 21O engineers of the
tenth regular army division.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Flerl7nlfng of
1903 Seward avenue, have received
word that their son, John L. Flem-
ming. has arrived overseas. John
Fleming. was m Camp Dodge. Ia, be-
core Being set abroad. re is a mem
Der of Company E, 352nd infantry
SSth division.
T Monday afternoon the Republican
following executive committee: John
T. CLANCY, chapman; w. c. Ralston.
secretary; w. w Page, NJ. A. Hutch
ison, Reese Van SAINT, John r.. Alexan-
der. J. X. Duncan, w. H. Znrker. A. d.
Bauer, L. G. Beal, Fred NJ. Shella-
barger. Charles E. Cambridge, c. B.
EZarker and r. D. Payne.
+ A mass meeting of Topeka negroes
will be held tonight at Metropolitan
hall. 404 Kansas avenue. to cors.Ger
plans relating to the Topeka Indus
trial and Educational institute. G.. r.
Eridgeforth. new president of the in
stitute, will make an address. After
the meeting refreshments will be
served. Every one interested is in
vited to attend.
George T. Mattingly, city license col
1ector, with his wife and daughter,
Ethel. have returned from an extend
ed motor trip thru Kansas, Missouri,
Illinois. Wisconsin. Iowa and Ne
braska. Over 1000 miles were cover
ed on the trip which Mr.. Mattingiy
says was almost devoid of trouble.
Miss Ethel drove the car most of the
trip. Mr.. Mattingly combining his ac-
t1v1tieS to the manipulation of the
Su'' book. Iowa has by far the
best roads encountered any where on
the trip, according to Mr.. Mattingly.
A little girl by the name of Becker
was struck by a street car this after
noon, as she was crossing the street
between Seventh and Eighth on Kan
sas avenue. She received no injuries,
except slight bruise on the forehead
She was taken into the Wells-Fargo
called to examine her for irJpries. The
little girls mother was with her, push
ing a baby cart in which was a
younger child. The little girl was
walking a little ahead OF the mother,
and was struck by a car going IN one
direction, while she was watching
car moving in the opposite direction.
From early Sunday morning until
late at night. the members of the fire
department were kept busy with an
epidemicSof fires. An alarm from a
dwelling at 1416 Washington street,
owned and occupied bN c. D. Moss,
where the fire started from sparks in
the chimney, was the first. It resulted
in about $500 in damages. At 1882
O'Clock a coal shed at 219 East Tenth
street was set afire by some children
burning trash in the alley. In the
course of the afternoon fires in two
more sheds had to be extinguished.
During the height of the storm Sunday
night, a frame house at All jefferson.
occupied by Adolph Luthey. was
struck by lightning and fire broke out
in the attic where the wires entered
the house. The damage was estimated
at S450