The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-09

The rains last night and today had little
effect on the unruly Shunganunga. The
east side creek rose only about three feet
during the day.
W. H. Eastman, secretary Of the Kan
sas Life Insurance company, is in kins
ley, KAN. on business.
W. Stanley Gentry postoffice clerk,
who has been seriously i'll, is mu"h i'm
proved and expects to return to his work
soon.
Mrs. J. G. West has sold her home, 1912
Harrison street, to Mrs. d. s. Shepherd, of
Burlingame, Kan Mrs Shepherd, who has
been living at 102G Harrison street, expects
| TO occupy her new property Immediately.
Altho slightly improved over a year ago,
farm labor supply in Kansas is this spring
an estimate by the United States bureau of
crops. The supply year ago was 20 per
cent of normal.
Marion E. Van Horn, 127 Clay street,
was the first volunteer for the navy after
the opening of the recruiting Station
i'll the New England building. The second
man was Ralph David Puett. Both men
have gone to Kansas City for examinations.
The Rev. L. w. Harrison and Mrs Har-
| rison have moved from Wilsey to Topeka.
The Rev. Harrison is to be the pastor of
| the East Side Christian church. Mayor
Herbert J. Corwine was at one time pastor
| of that church.. Harrison is graduate of
Phillips university at Enid, Okla, and has
| also Il degree from Yale. Mrs Harrison
was at one time registrar at Phillips uni
Yersity.
Judge Whitcomb granted Ray Hall a
! divorce from Marjory e. Hall, who is
said to be in California. Hall contend
| ed that he had always been good and
| faithful husband but that his wife had
| treated him with extreme cruelty, that she
| had violent temper and had abandoned
him in June, 1918. They were married Au-
gust 8, 1917. Hall was thte plaintiff and
| the decree was given him by default his
| wife failing to appear.
Maj. Charles II. Browne, editor of the
Horton Headlight Commercial, has been
given his honorable discharge from the
| army and is back at work ON his paper.
| Browne went to Camp Donipnan as cap
| tain Of Company Ii, Third Kansas in
Company f, 139th infantry. Later he was
| sent back to the United States, promoted.
and assigned to the Tenth division ut
| discharged.
At a meeting of the Topeka Automobile
club held Tuesday night at the Chamber
\ of Commerce, 1t was suggested that the
grounds surrounding the city water plant
| be turned into a camping ground. Com
| missioner Stanfield, who was present
| heartily approved the plan. 1t will be pro-
| Stunning office. The grounds i'll be on the
/ proposed route which will follow the river
to Martins hill and back to the city by
| way of Tenth avenue. An excellent picnic
| place could be made of the land around
| the water plant.
,,, One of the most interesting scenes in
|
| loye-comedy, which will be the attraction
| at the Grand on Tuesday night, April 15ta
| is in the second act depicting in a practi-
cal manner a breakfast in an English
home: In this scene a practical and sab
| stantial meal is served in the proverbial
| English custom. The edibles employed are
fried bananas, roasted kidneys, toastt and
! coffee. All these articles of food are
| cooked at every performance on the stage
on an electric stove which is one of the
most important properties carried by the
company.
The junior class at Washburn college
has landed four of its girl members in the
| officer list of the Washburn Y. W. &. A
| The officers elected at the meeting of the
| Y. w. Tuesday are: Gladys Heath Pea
| body. junior. ! president; Mildred Owen
| Topeka, junior. vice-president; Wayne
| PARSONS, Topeka, Junior, annual member
| Florence Leland, Troy, sophomore see
| rotary; Edna Beckett, Topeka, Junior
treasurer. The annual member represent,
| Washburn college, Kansas university ant
| the Kansas State Agricultural college al
| the national Y. W. G. A. convention.