The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-06
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

vorto from Jennie Dobbins in the Shawnee
county district court They are negroes.
]. f. Griest. George Reed and y. NJ.
white are Topekans on the police docket
booked for speeding in the last three days.
The Shawnee tax assessments for the
wear will be completed within the lext
week according to announcement to-day oy
Frank Bowen, county assessor.
The II ID. Lee Flour Mills company to-
day filed suit for S675 against the Ideal
bakery company. The $6TJ represents tile
amount claimed due on account.
John H. Crawford. state(mine inspector
Ia spendfng several days this week at Arlna
and ScammOu. where he is inspecting the
work of the state mine rescue station.
The Patterson Kline shows VIII EXHIBIT
I'm this city during the week OF May III
with twelve different and original shows
and the four exhilarating rides that are an
Of the highest quality, under the auspices
Of the Moose lodge
The governor has asked that Mechanic
George N. Suesz Of Anthony be permitted
to return home on fast train Ihe young
mans mother is dying at her home IN
Anthony Suesz is Il member OF the 10th
field artillery now en- route home
A telegram was received Tuesday morn
ing by Mrs. X. c. Harris, of 213 Eleventh
street telling of the arrival from overseas
of Miss Alice NJ. Roche. of base hospital
unit No. o. Miss Roche was formerly of
st. Francis hospital, She enlisted about
The hundreth anniversary of the birth of
Odd Fellowship, in America was celebrated
Monday night by all the Topeka and Oak
land l. o. o. +. and Rebekah lodges as
guests of Canton No. s. L. NJ. Penwell,
nast grand master of the Kansas grand
lodge and Mrs. Fannie hutchinson, OF
Silver Lake. warden OF the Iiebekah state
assembly, delivered addresses, which were
followed by music and drills. A dance
closed the entertainment. -
An elaborate program of musical aul
literary numbers has been arranged Tor
the musical entertainment to be given ut
Assumption hall tonight under the direcI
vocal sOloist. Included the program
are; Miss Agnes Hannigan, reader; cliff
ford Lortie.. vocal soloist Tom Powell,
Scotch comedian: Robert Service, violinist
Mrs Daniel Muller, aceompanist: Miss
Mary Sands, harpist. Special music will
be furnished by an orchestra under the
direction of Nicholas Lux
Mrs. r d. bearing. 1908 North Quincy
street. was successful in her search for
comrades who had seen her son. Corp. II.
comrades who had seen her son, Corp. Earl
on the state house grounds short time
until Sergt. Roland Taylor of Hannibal,
Mo, a member of Company L. 10th in
fantry, was located. A. dozen other mem
bers of the company gathered around her.
Her son had been shot in the leg but in
sisted on going on and did Then high
explosive she'll fell near him and Earl and
four other members of the company were
killed.
I Postmasters from every part of Kansas
! Oklahoma and Missouri will meet in Kan
postmasters' convention. AN organized
meeting will be held the first day aud
separate state meetings the second day.
The headquarters of the Kansas associa-
ton will be held in the White Room of the
Baltimore hotel number of special fea-
lures have been arranged. among them ad-
dresses by John e. KOuns, first assistant
postmaster general; A. NJ. Doekery, third
assistant, and George NJ. Sutton. chief
postoffice inspector, all of WashingtO
II. G.
A suit brought by Mrs. Minnie A. Taylor
Of Goodland. Kansas. to collect SS,GOG
from u. n. Taylor. of Kansas City, Mo-,
has been transferred to the federal court
here from the district court of Sherman
county. at the request of the defendant
Mrs Taylor charges that her aged husband
who died year ago. was to have been
taken care of by the defendant, his son by
a former marriage, in consideration Of a
half section Of land in Sherman county
which the plaintiff claims to have decided
to him, hut that he failed to fulfin his
agreement. In his answer filed today. Tay-
Tor asserts that there was no such agree
ment and that the land was left to him In
| his fathers will.