The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-27

The Russians are responding handsomely
to the call of their relatives living In the
Velga river valley, Province Saratof, RUS
STA in Europe. for aid; Joseph MeIchioE
and wife, of 1898 North jefferson street
have sent six bundles of clothing ana dry
goods TO their relatives at kaminka, Rus
Sia Joseph Smith. electric Wetder Tor
the Topeka city railway and who nVes
al 315 Clay street, Topeka. got his neigh
bors interested in the Russian relief Work,
and Mr.. Smith so far has shipped fopr
bundles and he hopes to be abIe 70 90
more a Russian who formerly WoEkeu
here with Mr.. Smith and who returned TO
SimSfka, Russia. to get his family, but I'M
fortunately too late on account of the war
saarn{ng on wrote Mr. Smith a very pathetic
hitter. stating that winter was due in Rus
sta much colder Than here and that they
~ ID nothing to wear but gunny SACKS
M Phillip Wacht, 511 Harrison street
Eorth Topeka just received a letter from
Echolos IIasenanE who formerly lived here
snd il now located at Sterling, Colorado
stnting that he hHd just received woru from
KoehIer Province Saratof. that his father
and mother had died for want and surfer
ing KOehler several years since had
nfjOulation of nearly 1000 people. 1t mas
fwindIed down to 900 people. Some of the
population are refugees
End eayering to get across the llne 70
Germany others Of the Koehler population
have died from hunger, want and suffering.
John Diem at 535 Scotland avenue, has
rtennid the fare Of his brother and sister
in Ian, russian refugees from Frankfort.
is miles from Hamburg, Germany. to To-
polka. John Stremel of 400 East Crane
fii-laW. d widow, and son, III years old,
rAfugees from Russia. From Hetsburg,
Germany TO Topeka. via Hamburg Jacob
Ehier, market gardener. rural route =, west
~ North Topeka, has prepaid the fare OF
Rfs brotherfn-law, John Geish, son, II
3hars two daughters, 10 and ! wears old,
Russian refugees. from Frankfort on the
liver Odd, via Hamburg to Topeka
Notes and Personals.
George Black and Everett Lenhart spent
Yesterday in North Topeka visiting friends
Dat hal n
visit to relatives in Chicago.
Mrs. NJ O. johnson and daughter. Mil
bred, of pa West Gordon, are visiting
II. = .Breitenstein is ill at his home, s25
North Kansas nvenue.
w. s. Wilton has returned from a visit
Ioa1,s@Heusehold goods real estate etc,
SIS North Kansas avetnue- Phone 1121-
THE Boy Scout troop of North Topeka
will have a meeting at the community
should be there and bring your friend
Mf, o. D. Hotchkiss will entertain all
members of the Degree Of Honor No: %
at a watermelon feed tonight at Garfield
park.
many years newspaper publisher in the
Golden state, has been in Kansas the past
few days visiting his sister. Mrs. L. r.
Elliott and his niece, Miss Nellie Elliott
Reisner of 419 w. Thirteenth street, To-
peka While in Topeka Mr.. Bowen spent
the most of Tuesday on the North Side
visiting with his old time friend. Frank A.
Root, of 500 North Quincy street. Mr.
Root taught Mr.. Bowen the printing bust
ness when the latter was 'devil' in tbs
Free Press office at Atchison in the six
ties, but the two had not seen each Other
for nearly fifty years. 1t was a happy
meeting for the two pioneer hand type,
sfickers and they rehearsed scores oil
events and happenings of early Atchisor
DAYS in addition to several years spent In
the old Empire state in the county Of
Chenango.