The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-06

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Dance tonight-KelIam HalI-Adv.
A B. Bolton. physical director of
the Y. NJ. c.. A. went to Estes Park
today to attend the Y. NJ. c. A. sum-
mer school.
The guide at the state house who
escorts visitors to the dome, is away
on a vacation. The dome will be
closed for two weeks. and will DE
opened upon the guides return.
c. B. Pratt, the newly appointed
superintendent of the Kansas division
of the Rock Island, was in Topeka to
inspect the local offices. He is sue
cessor to C. H. Reddick.
Indian Creek grange will hold its
regular monthly meeting at $50
o'clock tonight in Grange hall. North
Topeka. All members are urged to BE
present. Refreshments will be served.
That many dogs are doomed to
die unless their masters buy them the
little license that entities them to life.
| is the declaration of the city dog
catcher. The report of Elijah Ed
wards for the month shows sixty dogs
| killed and licenses collected amount
| ing to more than $50.
| A bathtub at the Y. w. C. A was
overturned. breaking the main wafer
pipe, and flooding tho upper floor so
| that some of the rooms will have to
be replastered. Two of the legs OF
the tub came off while one of the sec
retaries was using it. The tub over
| turned, breaking the water pipe.
Word has been received of the safe
arrival overseas of Ernest Woodcock,
of the 359th Aero Squadron. Mr..
Woodcock enlisted last December and
| was sent to Jefferson Barracks where
he spent four months in the hospital
| On recovery he was sent to Fort
Worth, Tex, for training and later to
Wilbur Wright Field. at Dayton, Ohio
Mr.. Woodcock formerly was employed
by the West Motor Car Co.
Ralph Hoppe, formerly Associated
Press representative in Topeka, is now
in France. He is with Company B,
$40 N. G. BIN, seth division. He has
| written to one of his friends a tele-
graphic sort of letter which gives his
impressions of his new surroundings
He says the food given the soldiers is
| fine and that the men he meets believe
the scrap will be oyer by Christmas.
| A meeting of the Shawnee county
unit of the Woman's Committee Kan
sas Council of Defense, will be held
| Monday, August IL, at $3.50 o'clock
Reports will be made on results OF
| the campaign and house to house can.
vass In the interests of the sale of wal
savings stamps, the recruiting oil
nurses for the student reserve, and
for the voting of bonds for the county
home and hospital.
| DR.. G. H. Ensign, with his wife ano
| brother, of Oakland, went over a 81,
foot embankment in an automobile Al
the approach to the Mud creek bridge
near Granville. Doctor Ensign, wht
had just bought new car. took the
family out to try it out. The doctor
was not accustomed to driving, and as
the car approached the bridge, he lost
control of it, and it plunged down the
embankment. Tt did not turn over
and the occupants were not thrown
out. Mrs. Ensign was severely
bruised, and C. S. Ensign received
some cuts and bruises.
A program for the picnic and basket
dinner to be given August IL by the
| knights of Pythias and Pythian Sis
tiers. will be arranged at a committee
meeting Wednesday night at the office
of DR.. A. c. Sloan. Arrangement
have been made with officers at Camr
| Funston for ali the soldiers who car
| be accommodated at the picnic, to re-
ceive furlos.s The following Pythiar
Sisters have been appointed to serve
on committee to cooperate with the
Knights of Pythias in arranging the
picnic: Bessie Hutchings, Ella Reed
Fannie Busby; Kate Grindle, Sarah
Davis. Lillian Parkinson, Mary Rogers
Sarah Pinkerton. Rena Lawson. Clara
Stills, Clara Spohn. Minnie Robinson
Ella Fletcher and Lula FELTON,.