The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-01

KImbnli. 1881 after q o'clock Other
| hours. $3.50.
Nearly every evening recently No.
! ITO on the Union Pacific carries from
twenty to thirty discharged soldiers
! from Fort Riley, Kan. the majority
destined to Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
other eastern states The train ar
rives in Topeka at $50 and leaves at
7:10, giving twenty minutes for sup
/ per. The soldiers are young appear
ing, healthy boys, and seem to be
pleased to think they are going to put
their feet under mothers table once
more. The act of congress recently re-
ducing the standing army to 10000
men is the reason for their discharge.
The Long Beach Telegram con-
tanned the following notice of the
funeral services of the late Doctor
Buck, for many years a resident of
North Topeka. whose death occurred
at Long Beach recently:
Funeral services for DIR. John Buck
were held at 2 p m. Thursday at the
Patterson & McQuilkin parlors The
G. A. r. offic:ated at the undertaking
parlors and at the grave the Masons
had charge.
Doctor Buck was SO years old, He
was a native of Ohio. For eighteen
years he had lived in this city. For
many years he practiced dentistry in
Salem, Ohio. Subsequently he became
superintendent and teacher at the
Boys State Feform school at Lancas-
ter, Ohio. Later he became superin-
tendent of the Paramount Children's
home at Mt. Union, Ohio, and his wife
became matron of this establishment.
Moving to Topeka. Kan, Doctor Buck
assumed the superintendency of the
Boys Reform school of that city.
During the war Doctor Buck was a
member of Company c. Sixty-fifth
Ohio volunteer infantry. His wife died
several ago. but not until after she and
her husband had observed their
Der of the Masons, Doctor Buck also
belonged to the G. A. r. post and tho
Eastern Star. He is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Lille Pagan, Of this
city. and her daughter. Miss Norma
Pagan.
The Emahizer-Spielman Furniture
company has commenced remodeling
their building at S33 Kansas avenue,
where they will put in a branch store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Merritt will
celebrate their golden wedding this
evening at their country home Hill
crest" two miles north of town on
the Central avenue road. Mr.. Merritt
is ~ years old and Mrs. Merritt is II.
Both were born in Cass county, Michi-
gan, and lived within a mile of one
another, attending the same school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt were married in
South Bend, Ind, August 1, 1871. They
moved to Louisville, Kan, in 1876,
where Mr.. Merritt engaged in the
grain and milling business. Mr.. Mer-
rift represented his district in the state
! legislature in the early eighties. and
in 1895 was appointed state grain in
spector under Governor Stanley, NOV
ing to Topeka in that year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt have one
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Merritt Rowles,
who makes her home with her par
ents. Mr.. Merritt is the last of a
family of ten children. Guests at the
Merritt home this evening will be:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Browning. Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyd Pollom, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Helm, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Button, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Tomlinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Crooks, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w.
Lukens, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Cecil, the
Rev. aud Mrs. J. D. Madison. Mr.. and
Mrs. D. F. Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Alexander, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
| Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rude.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Daniels, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. F. Winner, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Button, Mrs. Dan Logan, Mrs. sher-
man George of California, Mrs. Jennie
Davis. Mrs. Mary Helm. Mrs. Lille
Pollom, Mrs. Myrtle Rowles. Miss Jes-
| sic Hoover Miss Winifred Button.
| Miss leila Winner. Miss Ruth Pollom
and Mr.. A. J. Owen.
The baseball team of the First
| Methodist church will play the North
Topeka Baptist church team this eve
ming at Garfield park at s o'clock. To-
morrow the Kansas Avenue Methodist
| and North Topeka Baptist teams will
play at Garfield park at o'clock
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Mary Doane of Jackson street
south, formerly of North Topeka, has
returned from a visit to her son,
Claude, in New York City.
Miss Katherine Buechner of West
Gordon street, has returned from a
visit to relatives in Butler. Mo.
Miss Minnie Doering. city ticket
agent for the Union Pacific, left today
| for a months trip thru the east.
! While en- route to South Africa few
years ago Miss Doering made the &C.
| quaintance of Mr.. and Mrs. George
L. King of Middleton, Pa, and she
will be their guest for a few days.
Mr.. King-is an expert on social trade
conditions. From Middleton Miss
Doering will go to Philadelphia and
return by way of Chicago and Milwau-
kee.
Mrs r. Holiday and children of Bel
videre are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Holiday, S29 Madison street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Johnson and
| son. Alvin, of Kansas City, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. johnson,
| 225 West Gordon street
! A J. Wooster of the Gordon, West
Gordon street, will leave soon for a
visit to his son Albert in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Erkhart and
! children of Westmoreland. Kan, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. E. Helm, 1908