The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-23
LOCAL MENTION.

LOCAL MENTION.
A meeting of all the oranges of
Shawnee county which was called to-
day will be held at the Commercial
club, March 16.
w. w. Whitney and daughter Mar
iorie, will leave next Thursday for the
Bermuda islands. Mr.. Whitney expects
to combine business with pleasure,
returning from the trip about April
LIST.
The address which Prof. w. C. Hoad
of the State university will give Sat-
urday afternoon before the members
of the Shawnee Alfalfa club is expect
ed to be of sufficient interest to draw
a large percentage of the members
to the meeting. The question of tile
drainage has been coming up now and
again at the meetings of the club
and the subject is an important one
to those who raise alfalfa.
Fullerton flashlights for excursions
in the basement saves time, saves &C
cidents with gas.
And still the Commercial club is
committeeIeSs, but the appointment
of committee members is expected to
take place in the very near future.
Roller skating tonight. Get up a
crowd and have some fun at the rink
E. c. Brownell, secretary of the To-
cal Y. M. c. A. will return Saturday
from st. Louis, where he has been at
tending a. Presbyterian brotherhood
convention.
No lady wishes to carry a box Of
matches in her handbag, but a fash
light comes hand many times and is
convenient. Fullerton's.
Raymond Stotts of Garden City, is
here. He says that his city just has
to have a new normal school.
County Superintendent John F. Eby
is busy preparing notices to send out
to the 3O9 members of school boards
in Shawnee county calling attention to
a recent change in the school laws
whereby the annual school meeting IN
every district and city, exclusive OF
first and second class cities, in the
state will be held on Friday, April Ia,
at D. m. For a number of years past
the annual meeting came on the third
Thursday in July.
Suit for divorce was filed by Dora
Searles today alleging her husband,
Frank Searles. is an habituaf drunk
ard and a brute She says he beat her
upon a number of occasions and once
broke her arm.
A Fullerton flashlight is the thing
for the attic; can't set fire to anything
Mrs. Amanda NJ. Cooke (Harper), an
aged woman whose newly taken hus-
band, Harper, deserted with her money,
was found to be of feeble mind in n
probate court hearing today and Mrs.
Jennie L. Traver, a former neighbor,
was appointed guardian. The old lady
was no. present at the hearing, being
unable to help herself. She is i'll at the
poor farm. Her property consists of
small house in Quinton Heights and it
was for the preservation of this for the
| old lady that the guardian was ap-
| pointed.
Miss Bertha Murphy gave a Wash
ington birthday dinner at her home
| Wednesday evening in honor of her
| cousin, Miss Louella Blosser Of indie
pendence, Kan. The color scheme for
| table decorations was red and white.
A vase of dark red carnations occu-
| pied the center of the table. Little
| red hatchets were the favors. The din
ner was followed by a theater party
| at the Majestic. Those present were:
| Misses Louella Blosser, Lyman Cod
| ding. Minnie Mems Bertha Murphey,
Messrs. Morris La Croix, Edward c.
| Covell. Elmo Murphey, Arthur Murphey
| Miss Blosser will be remembered as
being former student of the fine arts
| department at Washburn where heI
/ work received much favorable mention
| She IS now on her way home from
| New Mexico where she has been visit
/ ing for the past six months at Carlsbad
Lakewood and Albuquerque.
The registration books were sent out
| into the city today and will be located
| at the eleven different places before
| announced for three days
| No home is complete without Full
lerton Brothers f1ashhght. Usefu
1 every night.