The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15

/ Bros A
! Co., SIS Kansas avenue.
The county commissioners have been in
/ vited to attend meeting Tuesday night
! of the newly organized Wakarusa Com
! mercial club and have consented to be
/ present. Just what questions the Waka-
( rusa club may desire to ask the members
I Of the board concerning the increase IN
taxes is yet mystery and puzzle.
Robert Tasker. register of deeds. and
viii attend a meeting tonight at the
Pleasant Hill school house. a big sup
per is to be given tonight at the school
house and Tasker has promised to tell OF
his Chinese experiences
Dancing tonight at the New Music hall
10Th and Quincy std.
For the last two days the special audi
tors appointed to check the court house
records have been working in the office
of Richard l.. Thomas, clerk of the court.
The Thomas books were removed several
weeks ago to the office of Robert Tasker,
register Of deeds. but were returned when
the accountants read the supreme court
orders. which said the books should not
be removed from Thomas office.
The Hanchett peroxide case has been
taken under advisement by Robert Gar
Yer. judge of the court of Topeka Fol
lowing the arguments in the case. in
which Hanchett was charged with the
illegal sale of peroxide, both sides sub
mitted briefs which may keep the court
busy for several days
on a change of venue, the case of
>-larles ]. Howard against Usage City for
$500 was filed today in the Shawnee
county district court Howard is suing
Usage City and the Freedom Engineer
ing & Construction company to recover
damages for injuries which his wife re-
ceived when she fell in a trench. ex-
cavated for the Usage City waterworis
system
Mary Lynch, an East side woman. who
has been life long cripple. may receive
a permanent pension at the hands of
Shawnee county Her case was presented
ton of neighbOrs and friends and the
board promised an investigation and
prompt relief. The woman is Y years old
and since her birth has been unable to
work. Her father, J. n Lynch. is a we'll
digger. but has been without employment
for some time and the family is destitute.
Lynch and his family live at ll4o Law
renee street Their case was turned over
to Commissioner of Poor Bacon for in
vestigation.
Ray Halls orchestra will play for Sun
day dinner at the National
There is a colored boy. age 70. at the
Provident association whose parents have
deserted him and for whom the manage
ment is trying to find place HE would
make a good house boy said Secretary
Guy T. JustlS, today lie IS Drlght TX
tie fellow. He can read and write and he
makes himself generally useful
meeting of Congregationalists was
held this noon at the commercial club at
tended by IS members of that denomina-
ton. Prof A. NJ Wilcox of Lawrence
was one of those present
The Bar association will meet tomorrow
morning in the second division of the dis
trict court. Arrangements will be MADE |
for the annual dinner next Wednesday, |
and a member of the directors Of the !
Commercial club will be elected
r. d. Finney. Rock Island switchman 1
working in the Topeka yards of that /
road. was injured slightly Wednesday |
afternoon when he failed to make a coup
box car. He was sent to a hospital inn |
mediateIy and will be on duty in ten |
days
What Kansas farmer wants as hired
hand young man IS years old. temper /
ate single with the best of references
Charles Harris of the state free employ
ment bureau has such young man on
his list. This young farmer who wants
work on a farm is a graduate of the state
A Agricultural college and he wants a place
near Topeka where he can
gain a knowledge of practical farming be-
fore he buys q stock farm for himself
He gives the instructor of animal hus-
oandry at Manhattan as his reference
Topeka Post Meetings.
Comrades of Topeka Post No IL G. a.
R.: You are requested to attend post
ooned meeting at our han, 216 West Sixth
street. Saturday. December 16, at p. m.
sIecting officers for the ensuing year.
T. WOLF, @. NJ