The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-17
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The August Clothing company is sell
ing Shaw Knit hose in Christmas boxes,
six pairs for a dollar.
All of the churches of North Topeka
will unite and hold union meetings
during the month of January. The
first meeting will be held on Janu-
airy 8.
Sloan lodge No. 225 A. F. & A. NJ.
will hold its annual meeting this even
Ing Officers for the incoming year will
be elected and installed, after which a
banquet will be served.
The Transatlantic quartette who
are appearing at the Novelty this week
are undoubtedly good singers but it is
the general verdict that their COM
positions and comedy are poor.
Augustus Nash of Cleveland spoke
to the street car men at the Topeka
Street railways club house near the
value of the Bible to the busy railway
men.
Rev. H. G. Underwood, D. D.. of
Seoul Koera. will speak at the First
Presbyterian church at 7:45 tonight
Miss Henrietta Montgomery of Hainan
China. a former Topeka girl will also
be present.
The Rev. w. J. Mcknight will deliver
a lecture this evening at the Reformed
Presbyterian church. $50 Clay street, at
7:30. Subject, Can a Christian Con-
stantly Vote Under a Constitution
Which Leave Christ Out?"
George Lerrigo, secretary of the
Central Y. NJ G. A, has completed
meeting to be held in this city. Dean
Peck of the City Temple. Denver, will
speak on MAN Traps at the Majestic
Sunday, December 81.
Mrs. Della Williams has filed a suit
for divorce in the district court. from
her husband, Henry Williams. She
claims that six months after their mar
rage he deserted her and covered up
his tracks so successfully that she has
been unable to find him. For six
months she has searched for him and
she has been supporting herself this
whole time. She will probably get her
divorce without any trouble.
Mayetta Burns, and eighteen-year-
old white girl, was fined ten dollars
last evening by Police Judge S. S.
Urmy for celebrating the freedom of
her country before the allotted time.
She scared the police officers in the
Bottoms" beat by shooting off fire
crackers and the police arrested a
whole house full of celebrators at First
and Jefferson. Disorderly conduct was
the charge against the innocent pa
triot.
G. w Mofftt purchased the twp
story brick building at 410 Kansas ave-
nue. last evening and after the present
lease runs out he will remodel it and
use 1t for his own business The prop
erty was purchased from Mrs. NJ. E.
Chase for the small sum of $1,000 and
was truly a business bargain. At the
present time the first floor of the build
ing is occupied by billiard hall and
the second floor rented to single ten
nants.
The ParkhurSt-Davis Mercantile
company received the big end of a
suit against the Underwriters Indem-
nifty Exchange to recover the sum of
100000, the amount of insurance car
ried by the plaintiff in the defendant
company. The interest on the insur-
ance brought the complete sum to
$4,000. having been carried since
1904. The case was decided in the
supreme court of Illinois. This settles
the big fire case of 1904.
George W. Banter, manager of the
Midwinter exposition, says that only
eight of the ffty-two allotted booths on
the Auditorium floor are left for sale.