The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-06

informed that no one will complain il
they dodge back into the cars after they
attend to their change on the rear plat
FORM With days like today no one ex-
poets all rules to be iron clad
The Topeka American. the new anti
prohibition ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in their
edition today, that it is their policy TO
feel the public pulse before they attempt
third daily in the Topeka newspaper
field 1t would seem that the American
still was uncertain about its future.
Every kind of wagon in the city is be-
ing pressed into service for the purpose
OF hauling coal Many persons have used
their motor cars. Coal men tell customers
that they cannot fill orders for three days
but if they send a wagon they can bay
it at the yards.
1t has been voted by the people of To-
peka that it will not be sin to haul and
deliver coal on Sunday. With the suffer
ing going in the city it is beyond
church rules to employ men for this
work. Sunday labor laws should not ap-
ply.
The Santa Fe has been requested to
send its new dymamometer car to the
State Agricultural college at Manhattan-
The students of the engineering ard
lures on the work of the car built in TIE
Topeka shops
The editor of the Topeka American is
a great admirer of his own poetry. In
the edition issued today he quotes sew
eral poems" with his name attached.
He also uses a column of newspaper clip
newspaper writer" Some editor. this.
Memorial services will be held by To-
peka Post No. Il and Corps No "a at ZIG
West Sixth avenue Sunday afternoon at
o'clock for comrades that died in 1911
Those who died were John Sellman, Silas
Cooper, William H. Bigham, and John NJ.
Elder. Friends. relatives, and the public
in general are invited to be present Rev
j. X. Miller will deliver the address.
1T was so cold in the bedroom this
morning" said a eommuter on car this
morning. that we found the mercury Of
the thermometer on the basement floor. ="
Every folder and circular issued by the
passenger department of the Rock Island
Lines bears the names of three officials
with their office headquarters following
The only cities named are Chicago. st.
Louis and Topeka
These are new officers of Topeka Post
No Il: Post commander Rev. J. K.
Miller: senior vice commander, ]. l..
HOLSTER; junior vice commando. Samuel
Bozarth adjutant Isaac NJ. Brandon;
sergeant major Van Smith; quarteFmas-
ter. F. Wolf quartermaster sergeant.
Ephraim Simpson: chaplain. Rev John
Frezise: patriotic instructor. ]. NJ.
Dumenil: officer of the day John Coyne;
officer of the guard. Albert McClain-
Since the statement was made that a
certain young man matrimonialy inclined
at the Y. NJ. G. A. is TO be ratified off at
81 q chance several light haired fellows
who answer fairly we'll to the description
given have either received letter or
phone calls supposedly from young ladies
who desire 10 take chances III the IaIlle-
The reporter who wrote the original item
viii not vouch for the truth of the state
ment concerning the rattle. Possibly 1T
is all a myth. It is at least causing some
merriment at the building.
At joint meeting of Topeka Post No.
Il an Corps No. "a the following officers
were installed in Topeka Corps No ~;
President Mrs. Martha Fitzgerald: senior
vice president. Mrs. Matte c. Smith;
Junior vice president. Mrs Mercy Warren !;
chaplain Mrs. America Cloud. secretary,
Mrs Jennie Branden; conductor Mrs
Ada Creighton: assistant conductor. Mrs
Grace Effinger: guard. Mrs. Jennie
Traver: patriotic Instructor Mrs. Dora
Candy: musician. Mrs. Belva Webster;
several color bearers; press correspond
emf Mrs Frances NJ. Dumenil.