The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-10
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.

A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Dawson of East
Second avenue are the parents OF
daughter, born Thursday morning.
The Kansas County Clerks associa-
ton will meet in Topeka, at the COM
mercial club rooms, December zo ana
90. This is positive despite other
erroneous statements. A. Newman is
ment and as he is secretary OF the as
ISOLATION it must be true.
Some great football games have
been played this winter, put the
greatest games, for the small boys are
vet to come. Get a rugby football for
the boy at Towards, sos Kansas ave
nue., from rs cents up. All football
equipment reduced to wholesale prices
Major w. w. Minick. of Wichita,
will come to Topeka Monday to con-
duct the inspection of the local mem
bers of the Kansas National Guard
The members of battery B light in
fantry will drill at the Armory Monday
night. The inspection and drill Wall De
open to the public and those who de-
sire may attend and watch the pro-
ceedings.
At the Newton poultry show sweep
stakes went to w. L. Bates of Topeka,
on White Rocks. grade 1865, and
also first on cock. first on hen, second
on cockerel, first on pullet and first
on pen.
c. E. Arie. a plasterer. was fined SO
in police court this morning for DIS
turbing the peace of his wife. Mrs.
Arie did not like to testify against
him, and while telling of the abuse
she had suffered from him, tried to
make apologies for his conduct She
admitted that Arie did not provide for
the family, and that she did sewing
for living. Arie said that he would
never have any trouble with his wife
if she would just let him alone. He
charged her with hiding a bottle of
whisky he had brought home, and in
stead of giving it up, as she should, he
says she argued with him about drink
ing. The court told Arie that he was
undoubtedly bad one.
At the Masonic hall Wednesday
evening, December IA, Beulah chapter
No. "a o. E. S. will hold one of the
most interesting meetings in the his
tory of the chapter. A class of 35 will
Lillian o. Anderson, w. NJ, and VIM.
NJ. Shaver with their corps of officers
will exemplify the degrees. A number
of grand officers, both past and pres
ent. will be present upon this occasion,
including grand matron, Mrs. Cath
crime S. Hughes of Kansas City, Grand
Patron J. c. Frey of Larned, A. G..
M, Carrie E. Yates of Junction City,
a. G. c., Mrs. Lizzie Reeder of Hays
City, secretary, Mrs. Della Bennett of
Sylvia, G. Electa, Mrs. Sarah Porter of
Usage City, P. G. M, Mrs. Eva Wheel
er of Norton. P. G. NJ, Mrs. Lottie
Helen B. Farnsworth and P. G. NJ,
Mrs. Kate J. Crumbine of Topeka, P.
G. P. E. w. Poindexter of Topeka and
P. G. P. Arthur Davis of Mcpherson.
A quartette consisting of Miss Emma
Viets, Mrs. F. A. Snow, DR.. Schwartz,
and Hugo Demuth, Mrs. J. P.
Rodgers accompanist will be in charge
of the music
Health. satisfaction, economy. and
pleasure, all contained in one sack of
Taylor's Perfection flour.
Charles Farrell, an outfielder, has
been signed by the management of the
Topeka baseball team. He comes from
Salina and has been playing in some of
the brush aggregations through Kansas
and Nebraska. President Sheard took
him upon his own recommendation, in
which he declares that he bats 337 and
that he was the fastest man in getting
to first base in Nebraska last year. Nit
White saw him play one time, and adj
vised him to write to the Topeka team
for a job. Sheard is positive that he
has a good player in Farrell, although
he knows less about him than Gus AL
berts did of the lot which he brought
here at the beginning of last season.
AS in everything else, there are two
ways of laundrying linen. A good way
and a bad way. Work done by the
Commonwealth Hand laundry is always
Oliver Pickett, the reformatory pris-
oner who escaped from Parole Officer
J. w. Liebengood, Friday, by jumping
from a. moving Santa F'e train, has evil
IDENTIFY escaped from the city. A young
negro reported to the police that he saw
a man wearing handouts climb onto
the blind of a Rock Island passenger
train at the water tank. a mile west of
the city The police and sheriff's force
spent the afternoon in searching for
al find
people who claimed to have seen him,
they were not even warm in the
chase
J. A. Strawn will preach at the morn
church. In the evening the pastor, Rev.
H. W. Foltz, will preach on the subject,
1.-The Story of Selfish Life
Coal orders promptly filed. Gillette
& Nicholson.
DR.. T. w. Peers will lead the discus
sion at the 7. M. c. A Sunday club,
1T East Eighth street, tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 o'clock, on the subject, "A
Young Mans Relation to Lodges The
subject of Rev. ]. A. Stavely's address
will be EXTRACTS from an Old WILL
Orchestra music at $3.50 o'clock.
Why rely on the coal trust for fuel
at exorbitant prices when you can get
good clean wood cheap by telephoning
Geo. Hampe, 375-3 Ind.
Elmer Nelson, who seems to be a
very bad boy, was brought before the
police court this morning on a charge
of disturbing the peace. The boy went
home and abused his mother so badly
that an officer arrested him. Nelson
was dismissed from police court on re-
quest from his mother. She said that
he was so bad she could not keep him
at home, but that he had promised to
go to work and stay away from his
mothers house.
The Topeka Baseball association re-
ceived a letter today from G.. E. Dali
rymple the old National league player,
for a chance to try out with Topeka
next spring. He is now in Boise City,
where he managed the team in the
Paoi6o National league team last sea-