The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-26

the propoSltlon TO estaDllSh and locate
rural high school district, and to
vote bonds for the construction of a
high school building the polls will be
open at 8 o'clock a. m, and close at
O'Clock p. m, and all legal electors
residing in the proposed district are
The territory to be benefited in
cludes school districts 80, 90. AZ. SO,
| ST, A, 20, - and ~ or such parts of
| them as lie within Shawnee county.
A. A. Rodgers. H. w. McAfee and
Boyd Pollum. county commissioners.
issued the call Monday and notice has
been published Announcing the cleo
ton will be held on the fourth Tues
day in September.
The trees shading the streets in
North Topeka are badly in need Of
trimming. This Is. especially true on
boughs interfere with the free passage
| of vehicles. The closing of the sew
| ers by refuse from the streets again
caused trouble during the rain yester-
day. when surface water was several
inches deep in some sections for a
time. 1t is q custom of some of the
street cleaners to sweep leaves and
other refuse into the sewers instead
! of shoveling 1t into the wagons This
causes overflow during heavy rains
would eliminate this trouble. The au-
thorities have been spoken to in re-
gard to these matters but nothing has
been done.
The regular meeting of Blue Post
No $50, G.. A. R., will be held in the
hall, s31 Kansas avenue. this evening
at o'clock. This will be the last reg
campment, which will be held at
Columbus. Ohio, September s-13.
Shawnee council No. 3. X. and L.
of S. held the regular meeting last
night and two prizes were drawn. The
lucky persons were Mrs. George Smith,
who received a mustard jar, and Mr..
Velvick, who drew a smokers match
safe.
Mrs. Devlin, of 100 Monroe street,
dropped her pocketbock in front of
the New Era store yesterday, where it
was found by the young lady who col
lects for the Topeka Transfer COM
pany. She took it into the store and
when opened it was found to contain
a receipt for rent from c. D. Myers.
The collector took the pocketbook to
the office of the transfer company,
where the owner after returning to
Mr.. Myers's office in search of her
property, was told she would find it.
There was no name in the pocketbook.
and it was only after Mr.. Myers had
been told of it's loss and had begun a
search that the ownership was learned.
The funeral services of Mr.. Alexan-
der Cox. of ia n. Lake ST., were con-
Quoted at the Conwell undertaking
parlors Monday afternoon at o'clock.
The Rev. George r. Jackson, of the
| Second Presbyterian church. offict-
ating. Interment was made in the To-
peka cemetery.
Mr.. Cox was born in Indiana, No
vember' 81. 1856. He was married
to Elizabeth F. Thompson October 81,
1856. Ten children were born to this
Mon, three of whom have preceded
him in death; and seven survive him.
His wife also passed away some years
ago.
December 4. 1918. he was united in
marriage to Mrs. Reilly Rube. He was
Civil war veteran of the 116th In
diana. infantry.
After several days of Illness and
suffering. he passed away at his home
last Saturday, August %.
Mrs. Cox. his widow, who survives
him. is the mother of Mrs. Fred
Buechner, of North Topeka.
Notes and Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will, wetherholt of
Fresno. Cal. stopped for a few days
Chicago, where Mr.. Wetherholt had
been on business
| Mrs. VIM. Reid and little son.
Johnnie. of Kansas City, were in
!
was attending to her property inter-
ests here.
Adam Earn, aged II years, died last
| evening at IL O'Clock, at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. c. H. Dyal. HOS
Quincy street. Mr.. Earn had been in
| death. He had attended the tank
! demonstration at Ripley park, Satur-
| day afternoon, and it is thought he
may have become overheated. Mr..
| Earn had recently returned from a
| trip to his. old home in Pennsylvania,
where he went every year.
Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Nichols re-
turned to their home today at 1874
Holman street, after visiting their
daughters family at Yakima, Wash.
They report fruit looking fine in
Yakima Valley.
The funeral of George w. Van
| Orsdal. aged SO years. who died Sum
day night at a local hospital. after
short illness. will be held tomorrow at
Converts chapel. at . o'clock. The
members of Blue Post No. $50 G. A.
r., will have charge of, the services.
Burial in Prairie Home cemetery. Mr..
Van Orsdal was a sergeant in Com
pany z, First Iowa cavalry. He is
| survived by his widow and five chill
dren. Eugene Van Orsdal. Mrs. ]. S.
| Richards and Irene Van Orsdal of
Harrington. Kan, and Mrs Robert
! Nefsvinder of Shorey and Mrs.
| Charles Anderson of Oklahoma City.
Mr. Van Orsdal was a pioneer, coming
to Silver Lake in '6S.
Am Petro & Son. ggists.-Adv.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Second Presbyterian church. will
meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the basement of the church.
Miss Laura Beverly, Miss Dana
| SIaybaugh. Miss Laura Miller. Miss
Gladys Owen and Miss Dollie McVay,
who attended the Epworth League
/ convention at Baldwin last week. have
returned home Miss Myrtle and Miss
Minnie McGrew. Miss Pansy Antrim.
Miss Fora, Reed. Miss Esther Harries
and Miss Alta Grooms. who attended
the meetings Sunday. have also re-
turned.
Elmer Miller formerly OF North
Topeka. who has been visiting rela-
tives in Topeka, returned to his home