The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-05

Golden Rule lodge No. go, A. F. &
degree this evening at the hall, all
Kansas avenue. At the close of the
work refreshments will be served.
Amity temple, Pythian Sisters, will
hold the regular meeting Friday eve
ming at the hall. 900 Kansas avenue.
A rural free clinic will be held next
Tuesday, May 10, at the East Indian
ola sehoolhouse, between IL and /
O'Clock, by the Topeka Tuberculosis
association. So This clinic is made pos
sible thru the purchase of a 500
health bond by Mrs. Grace Holmes of
East Indianela, in memory of her
daughter, Maud Anna Robinson, who
died from tuberculosis in 1899.
Whether dandeiipns have due re-
speet for the United States govern
nient cannot be known, but the fact
remains that the pestoffice lawn, cor
ner Kansas avenue and Gordon street,
is entirely free of the pests. viii Rip
ley, caretaker, having been unable to
find a single specimen. But the pep
pergrass abounds.
The changes and innovations that
are made in even less than a quarter
of century were forcib1y brought to
mind by the following item in The
State Journal of twenty-five years
ago, The city mentioned is Cleveland.
Ohio.
'tThis city is soon to have a test of
q horseless hearse. Sometime ago a
mechanic employed by the Rauch &
Lang Carriage company conceived the
idea of a horseIess hearse and the We
h1cle is now nearing completion. It is
a handsome affair, fitted with pneu-
matte tires and noiseless running gear
1t will be propelled by an electric mo-
tor fed from a storage battery. The
inventors are uncommunicative and
are trying to keep the matter quiet
until a patent can be secured. The
manufacturing expense is great but
the hackers of the project predict that
in few years the solemn black funeral
horse will be ousted from it's time hon
ored place in front of q funeral car
- B. 151=s
MaeLean's Boys in Lawrence.
Captain MacLeans of the state in
'dustria1 school has taken his group of
boys to Lawrence where they will
stage musical and athletic program
at the smoker to be put on tonight in
the hall of the Eli Dorsey post. These
boys have twice. boxed before the
Lawrence legion E1en saffd on each
occasion have Batt1eds in remarkable
style. Their minstrel numbers and
dancing are equal to most profess
sional acfs, and proved one of the
most popular features at the. Press
club party at Governor Aliens heme
this week.
Notes and Personals
The M. r. Brown family have
moved from S35 Kansas avenue to
1928 Kansas avenue. ~
Kenneth Kreft, SON. of Mrs. J. A.
Lukensf* 919 Jackson street, was oper-
ated upon at Sternent hospital yes
terday for an affection of the mastoid
process. He is resting. as comfortably
as can be expected today. The boy
had been suffering, from pains in the
head and ear for about a month.
Upon consulting specialist an inn
mediate operation was advised.
Mrs Belle Linfoot of Los Angeles
and Mrs. Mary Grogan of Cincinnati,
O., are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
F. P. Rude of route 5.
Hemstitehing, picoting and buttons,
$50 North Kansas avenue. Marie Bobb.
ADV
Miss Hazel and Miss Magdalene Noe
of Big Springs are the guests of Miss
Eleanor Sutton of Central avenue.
e. T. Petree, 1929 Monroe street,
left Wednesday on a trip to California.
The creche at the Second Presbyter-
ian church will be opened Sunday with
two young women of the congregation
in charge of the children. This prom
ises to be a practical solution Of the
problem of how women with small
children can attend church services.
The room fitted up as a nursery for
the little ones is pleasant and COM
fOFbap1e, anu The DduleS VIII De given
the best Of care.
D Miss Marie Finch of Monroe street
will go to Hutchinson and Colorado
for a short visit the last of the week.
Mrs. J. f. Cecil and Mrs Boyd Pol
lona were the guests yesterday after
noon of Mrs. G. T. Crosswhite of
route 6.
S. r. Dexter. undertaken Lady as
sistant. s23 Kansas ave.-Adv.
Mrs. Louise Allen and Mrs. T. D.
Joseph Of Lane street and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Pratt went to Rossville this
morning. called there by the death last
night of Mr.. Joseph Hopkins, BROTH
er of Mrs. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Button of Van
Buren, street and Mr.. A. j. Owen were
visitors at Mound View farm, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Cross
white, yesterday.
Franklin County Farmers Organize.
Ottawa, Kan, May 5.-Shippers of
farm produce of this county have or
+ ganized the Franklin County Cooper
alive Shippers association, with view
to organizing ear lot shipments and
thereby cutting freight charges. The
association was capitalized at $4,000
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