The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The meeting of Amity temple los Pyth-
ian Sisters, will not be held Friday night
on account of the influenza epidemic.
The difficulty that the city. clerk is ex
periencing in getting the election judges to
appear to be sworn in Is delaying the lists
of election officials
All members of Company A, state guards.
are requested to meet Friday evening at
Z 80 o'clock at 3U1 Kansas a avenue avenue All
expected to attend.
The Boys Industrial school. in which are
go boys. has escaped the epidemic with
Gilmore, relief officer at the school, Is
spending a few days at her home in To-
peka.
w. J. WOODBURY., Of Broadmoor avenue.
has received word of the death of his
nephew, James WOODBURY., who was killed
in September in France, probably before
St Mihiel. The young man enlisted at
New York
Word has been received in Topeka that
Edward Blacker, quartermaster corps at
Camp Funston, IS slowly recovering from
Riley. iBlacker contracted the pneumonia
following an attack of the Spanish influ-
enza.
A petition asking a judgment of $45931
against S. G. Muliin of Topeka was filed
today in the office of the district court by
Swift & Company OF Chicago. The plain
tiff states that the amount named Is due
them for goods delivered to the defendant
at his own request.
Jonas Barrett of 1918 Fillmore street,
who just recently reached his 18th birth
day, left this week for Paris Island. where
he will enter training for the United States
Marine service. Barrett was too young to
register in the last draft, but as soon as
he became old enough he voluntarily en-
tered the service.
+. L. Pinet. secretary Of the Kansas
Teachers association. has received word
that his brother, Corp. Eli Paul Pinet of
Onaga. was wounded September 26. The
wounded man is a member of the 10th
1r-hf aH t. ID
chiefly of Topeka men The corporal did
not state how seriously he was injured.
His letter was written from military
hospital ut Bordeaux.
The beginning of the civil jury cases in
the second division and the criminal jury
cases in the first division of the Shawnee
Monday. These trials have long been de-
layed. first on account of the turning over
OF the court room to the legal advisory
board, in helping registrants In filling out
their questionnaires and second on account
of the influenza epidemic.
Following the recent teachers examine
ficates were issued by Fred A. Seaman,
county superintendent. Wednesday as fol-
lows: First grade. Mary n Mcclure G9 an, and
Esther Bauman. Miss GIadys r. Clark and
Miss Nellie Griffith; third grade. Miss
Mrs Na,iie- r. fJerriot intend TO compIete
the examination later.
An attempt to settle the stage hands
strike in Topeka cams to naught1 Wednss.
president of the Stage Hands union. who
attempted the settlement. According ia the
report the strike stands Just where 1t
theaters. Clyde Tresner, local manager of
the union. asserted that as soon as the flu
order is lifted the picketing of the Craw-
ford theaters will be resumed.
The mothers and sisters and wives of
the men of the Radio company now In Fraae
were entertained Wednesday by Lieut.. W.
IL nff 1n0H
of the Radio company The purpose of the
party to give the women an oppor-
tunity to talk with Lieut.. Carswell individ-
ualIy about their men in the service, as he
has seen hem within the last three weeks.
and had messages TO nearly all Of them
from the boys over there.
The Washburn infirmary is at present
an almost useless appendage to the Students
Army Training corps equipment. Ihere is
but one patient of any kind in the hos
pita today; Dr. B. Jeffrey; surgeon ~ go .s sn
high road to recovery. The one patient
is Harold Lowe, member Of the army
training n n1 has the
very much improved and that his chances OF
getting well are very good.
Alleging that he has refused to pay a
made by him from McLou5. Okla. to
Frankfort. the Union Pacific Railway COM
pany filed a petition In the office of the
. United States district court Wednesday
asking a Judgment of $500 against C. +.
Reust. a farmer living near Frankfort.
The railroad claims 1t short rated
this amount on the shipment which con:
sisted of household goods, live stock and
other articles.
Word has been received by Mrs F, G.
Kibbey, 1905 Lane street. thst her nephew.
Lester Z. Smith, of Topeka. has received.
an appointment to the central Officers
training school at Camp Macarthur. Texas.
Smith has been in military service since
December. 1917. at which time he enlisted
in the aviation section. For the last six
months he has been stationed at ITALIA
ferro field. Hicks. Texas. doing steno-
graphic work in the headquarters supply
office BEFORE entering the army he was
employed in the test department Of the
Santa Fe here for several years.