The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-23

be work in the second degree.
Blue Relief Corps No. 5 will hold
the regular meeting tomorrow after
noon at 2:S0 at the hall.
Election of members of the drainage
board of the Shawnee district will be
held Tuesday, March 2. at the Com
munity house, corner of Laurent and
Jackson street.
The present board, elected three
years ago. consists of J. B. Billiard, +.
B. Simms and ]. M. Riley. Their work
has evidently been satisfactory to the
residents of the district, as no other
candidates have filed petitions for
places on the board.
During this time many improve
ments have been made in the district
noticeably those along Soldier creek
where cuts have been made and the
stream cleared of debris that was a
menace in times of high water. These
improvements were an issue in the
election three years ago by farmers
living in the overflow district.
The Rev J. II. Anderson will be
captain of the committee which Will
canvass North Topeka territory in be
half of funds for Near East relief
The committees assisting are from
the different churches in North To-
peka as follows:
Group captain, J. H. Anderson; ter
rftory all of North Topeka; commit
tees assisting:
Kansas Avenue MISUNDERSTANDING
man. H. A. French: committee, e. {.
! Seger, I. z. McGrew, Boyd Pollorl,
: Ora Palmer.
! Central Avenue Christian-Chair-
man, J. H. Anderson; committee. VIII
| liam Oliver, Q. D. Fireoved, Mrs. O. d.
Fireoved. Mrs. Belle Brandon.
hal 7.
! George r. jackson: committee. Mrs
F. o. Morns. Mrs. c. E. Suit, Mrs: G
NJ Morrow, ]. ]. King, Mrs. ]. j. King.
/ North Topeka Baptist-Chairman
Mrs. D. L. Button: committee. Mrs
w. E. May, Mrs. Frank Deppe. Mrs.
A. T. Rowe. Mrs. W. H. Zarker.
Notes and Personals.
! The regular meeting of the Cir
Scout troop No. 1 will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at 1880 at the North
Topeka Baptist church.
T. B. Simms, who has been con-
fined TO his home for several days
with a several cold, expects to be able
to attend the Civic club meeting to-
morrow evening.
Mrs. Ollie Britain and little daugh'
ter, Dorothy Belle, of Atchison. are
the guests of Mrs. S. ]. Britain o.
Quincy street.
The North Topeka branch Of the
W. c. T. L. will meet Tuesday evening
at the home of Mrs. Mary Littlejohn
935 Jackson street.
Ruth Ellen Willlersen. infan
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde VIII
kerson, died Saturday evening at 6:3t
o'clock at St. Francis hospital. Th'
funeral was held this morning at 9:3t
o'clock from Conwelrs North Topeka
chapel. Burial was in Topeka GENE
terry.
Mrs. John Harrison is able to be a
her work at Austin Sne dfkers. afte1
an absence of several weeks, owing Il
an attack of influenza
Earl Simms, son of Mr.. and Mrs. F
3. Simms who was severely scalded
the Gem laundry over two weeks ago
is improving steadily. He will be con
fined to his bed in the Santa Fe hos
pital for seven1 or eight weeks longer
however.
|, Mrs. Addie ]. Schaeffer of 400 Yves
Gordon street died Sunday night. from
the effects of pneumonia. complicated
by asthma. after a two weeks illness
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. W
E Bacon. 1907 Park avenue Mrs
Schaeffer had been a resident of Nortl
Topeka for thirtyfive years and {
member of the North Topeka Baptis
church for the same length of time
: She was well known and loved by all
She is survived by two daughters. Mrs
W. E. Bacon. of Topeka. and Mrs. F
r. Hedrick of Salt Lake City. Utah
and by one son. Frank E. Schaeffer
| of Modesto Calf. all of whom wer,
with her at the time of her death
/ The funeral services will be held from
the North Topeka Baptist church at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial il
Rochester cemetery.
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: Florence Reed in five-reel feature
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