The Topeka state journal., 1919-07-05
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Monday afternoon at 2 80 o'clock at the
Y. W. {. A.
Miss Marion Cox, who has been visiting
at the Kealney home. on West Seventh
street, has returned to her home in Holton.
Joseph f. Gillian. of Salt Lake City. is
visiting his mother. Mrs. NJ. f. Gillian.
and sister, Mrs. G. F. Patillo, SO Jefferson
street
Clifford Pierce, state J. NJ c. A; secre-
attend the state secretaries conference to
be held there.
Mrs. Nellie N; Newlee has been granted
given the custody of the child. Non-sup
port was charged In the petition.
The Wednesday and Saturday night
dances at Garfield pavilion are nnder the
and A E. Smith. The music is furnished
by Clark's orchestra.
Dr. Glenn Millice. a former member of
the washburn football team and of the
ALL Missouri valley football team, has re-
turned to his home in Battle Creek. Mich,
after spending a few days in Topeka.
Miss Edna stowell. stenosEapher in the
the Fourth at her nome in Sabetha. Miss
Jeanette Ortman of the cashiers depart
ment. spent the holiday in Kansas City.
Claiming she had contracted a social dis
ease from her husband, Ellen c. Sisk, an
insurance agent, in an answer and cross
petition filed today demands that ,n.sn she be be
and that the divorce decree her husband
has asked for in his petition be denied.
Mrs. Lutte Embleton,. Topeka high
mobile accident in Chicago last week, is
rapidly improving. according to word re-
ceived here. She sustained a fractured
skull and at first physicians gave no hope
for her recovery. Now, however, they be-
lieve she has a good chance to recover.
F. NJ Steves. 1893 Jefferson street. has
returned from Henderson, Mich. where he
was called May Z, on account Of the sud
den illness and death of his brother, J. W.
steves' who va vas 50 years OLD: !. ". steses @
and made trip to New York to do so. He
has been engaged in the printing business
under the name of F. NJ steves & Sons.
| Prospects are bright for two trans-state
hard surfaced highways according to in
along the line of the Meridian road and
along the Santa Fe trail The Meridian
road is north and south highway, its
weston, Texas. The Santa Fe Trail is one
link of the Old Trails transcontinental
highway The counties along both % rhIcS lnes
one of the roads will be petitioned for
hard surface first.
After determining to appear for sentence
/ Clyde Larkin and James Montague changed
their minds when they reached the district
court room and went back to the county
Jail to await trial when criminal court Is
soda fountain youth, who is charged with
| forging a check at Pelletier's store and
who created many fast heart beats among
Topeka girls, whom the police say gave
| their hearts and their pocketbooks at the
same time. Montague is charged with
| knocking a farmer over the head in the
Rock Island yards several weeks ago.
| A commission of the Kansas City Presby-
| terry will formally unite the First and
| Second United Presbyterian churches here
| at the services in the Second church Sunday
| morning. The Rev. w. NJ. Jackson, present
pastor of the Second church, will be pastor
| Of the United church. The combined con-
| gregation will number about 300 and the
| Sunday school attendance 200. The consoli-
dation of the two churches has been con-
sidered for some time and is in accord with
the national policy of the denomination to
| unite smaller churches, believing the larger
| congregatio can do more efficient work.
The sections was precipitated by the resig-
nation of Rev. F. J. Mitchell, pastor Of
will enter the missionary field in India.