The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-22
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Der Of persons taken in was small. This
may be accounted for partially by the
fact that the membership Is already
large. and that the conditions were not
the most favorable at this time for
such campaign.
The seat sale for the Kansas cham
pionship game between Washburn and
the Kansas Aggies opened at the busi-
ness office Of the State Journal this
morning. Already many requests for
seats have been sent to this Office. 1t
will be the big game of the west on
Turkey day.
Will Wheeler colored, of North To-
peka, was arrested by Deputy Hol-
man this morning. and pleaded not
guilty to robbery when arraigned in
court. He is char. ed with stealing
one grip. valued. at IS, and one over
coat valued at $25, from c. E. Scott,
bound for Kansas City on a u. p.
train.
The two older children, Clyde and
Leo, testified before Judge George H.
WhitcOmb this morning in the Black
divorce case. Mrs. O. c. Black, fol-
lowing petition for divorce filed by
her husband. is asking custody of her
three children. The hearing is pri-
vate, at the request of E. r. SimOns
attorney for Mr.. Black.
Omer D. Smith and Angelo N. Alt,
two well known young men OF Topeka,
have opened law offices for commercial
matters and collections. in the Topeka
State bank building. Smith and Ait
are graduates Of the Washburn Law
school. the former having been for the
last few years in the ONCE of his faith
er, Justice Clark A. Smith, of the SUI
preme court.
The Rev. Sidney Morton Of New
York will close the series of Bible lee
lures being given here under the
auspices Of the International Bible Stu
dents association, next Sunday eve
ming at o'clock, at the Iris theater.
His subject will be 1.-The Two Saliva
tons. But No Second Chance" It is
said that his audiences manifest great
interest in this theme everywhere he
goes.
The November issue of the Com
mercial Club Bulletin which is off the
press today, bears a cut of what the
paper styles, Legislative lane, street
well known to all Kansans." tt is q
view taken from the corner Of Quincy
and Ninth streets and looking towards
the state house. 1t shows the Y. M.
c. A., and Smith building, the First
Baptist church, and the HARLAN and
the Mills buildings.
BUY a State Journal, mister-all
about the Beers murder case" cried
a "newsie," thrusting paper into the
hands of a pedestrian. The man
groaned. He was Wellman, steno-
grapher of the district court, who had
filled four books with notes OF the
trial; and who, on Monday, the day
Mr.. Beers took the stand in his own
defense, wrote 27O pages of short
hand. ESQ words to the page.
E. J. Price, a travelling storekeeper
of the Santa Fee working out of the
Topeka headquarters of the railway
store department. has resigned to ac-
cept a position with the Frisco rail-
road under N. M. Nice, formerly gen.
eral storekeeper here. Assistant to
Vice President Connors stated this at
ternoon that no appointment had been
made as Prices successor. He denied
also the rumor that H. M. Powell had
resigned as Topeka storekeeper.
Following is a list of recent addi-
tions to the membership of the Com
mercial club: DIR. M. b. Miller. Frank
p. MacLennan (two). Harry Cohn. A..
L. Stone, Fritz Leunenberger, T. H.
Bridges, c. L. Franklin. c. s. Chase,
Gillette & Nicholson, Frank Doster.
c. B. Jordan, ]. r. Johnson. Tinkham
Veale, r. F. Tasker, ]. F. Spohn. Sam
Graybill, J. Van Houten, J. Waiss,
E. c. Winters, F. A. Fairbanks. r.. N.
McGonigal, Harry d. Wolf. o. p. NJ.
McClintock. Joseph Casey.