The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-07


Belittle each transaction.
-Nels Yingle
The theaters, schools and churches are
closed but the crowds continue to swarm
the street cars and the ten-cent stores.
The flu order keeping street car windows
chose enclosed dangers rather than soaked
clothing.
Mrs. A. r. Sturgis and her grandson,
F. +. Sturgis, Of Troy, will come to Topeka
with Mrs. Sturgis' daughter, Miss Evelyn
Sturgts.
In one Topeka family where there is a flu
patient the doctor attends the sick member
bedroom window. The patient receives his
guests in this manner.
Venice May Scard, 1921 West Eighth
street, filed petition in the office Of the
Shawnee county district court today ask
ing a judgment against Al persons named
as defendants to quiet her title to some
property IN West Eighth street. She
alleges that the defendants all claim some
interest In title to, or lien upon the prop
erty.
A petition was filed today in the office
of the district court by Mrs. Leonard
Murphy asking a divorce from Fred
Murphy. She charges her husband with
extreme cruelty and habitual drunkenness,
alleging that he beat and abused her until
She was compelled to 60 and live with
her parents.
Topekans will receive their tax state
ments just as soon as the county treasurer $
office can send them out, 1t was announced
this morning by E.. A. Campbell: Severai
persons have been inquiring at the treas
urers office regarding these statements Mt
already been sent out. The balance will
follow as fast as the clerks can work.
: According to Maj. Neil Rain. assistant
may put a check on the plans to entrain
500 men to Camp Funston and Fort Riley
on November II. Conditions In Finney
county and also in a number OF Kansas
towns where the disease has spread among
the men due to go to camp, Will not per-
init Of sending any men to camp for some
time.
A Kansas Overseas club has been organ
lied by fifteen American Red Cross work
ers who crossed to France on the same
steamer. During the trip DIR. w. W. Davis.
professor Of American history at 4. u,
was elected president Of the club; Albert
H. Denton, a banker Of Arkansas City,
Ashton of Wichita, secretary. Nearly all
the members of the party have been as
signed to- work in France. but branch
of the club will be maintained in England,
under Captain John Z. Wagner. Of Topeka,
who is in charge Of field work near Lin
coin, England.
worked turnout the dny in the downpour
of cold rain. 1t has been suggested that
on account Of the influenza epidemic these
men be given indoor work on days that
Mrs. Lila Day Monroe made q request
to city officials this morning that the
men be allowed to do other work under
protection. II know what it will mean ia
these men and their families IL they are
taken down with Influenza" Mrs. Monroe
said. 1--WE have been fighting the disease
at our home"
Roy Lafromboise Of Silver Lake. now in
France with Battery A, has written home
to his parents, telling of a surprise attack
which his company made on the Germans
when the Boche fled, leaving their sumner
half eaten. The battery boys finished II
up: Lafromboise is chief musician for the
battery: His brother Floyd Is with the
10th field signal battalion, 34th division
He recently wrote home on paper which NJ
took from captured German dugout. He
says that he was shot at four times by q
German sniper who missed him every time
but succeeded in hitting the truck which
he was driving.