The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-29
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Right now-order- Banquet Flour
Adv.
Raincoats. all sizes. $3.50. at South
wick's. s25 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
The Topeka Boys club Of the Prov
Sdent association will hold meeting
tonight at 1880 O'Clock.
The Clearinghouse Realty company
Is building a $4.100 residence at 1880
Garfield avenue for J. b. Larimer.
Robert L. Thornburg, over Il. OF
Oakland, and Ida b. Watson. over IL
of North Topeka, were married this
morning by the probate judge.
Frank Newland. commissioner OF
waterworks and lighting, has been
confined to his bed since wednesday.
He is reported as improved today.
Mrs. J. e. Watts of 800 West Sixth
avenue will entertain the members OF
Topeka Temple No. 10, Pythfan Sis
tiers Thursday evening. December 4.
The sherifrs office has received
word that the postoffice at Berryton
was broken. into last night, ana $io
stolen. The robbery will be investi-
gated today.
Ella Bucknor, notorious woman
1ointist was released yesterday from
the county Jail. without fine or costs.
on the recommendation of the county
commissioners.
Postmaster A. K. Rodgers has re-
moved his office from the first to the
second floor of the federal building.
He occupies the office formerly used
by the pension department.
There is a new vegetable on the
market - the celery-cabbage - that
combines the qualities of the two veg
etables for which It is named and is
said to be excellent for salads.
The first regular meeting of the
Shawnee Farmers Institute and AL
falfa association for the fall season Is
in progress this afternoon in the main
room of the Commercial club quarters.
Wesley Dotson and Felix Dotson,
found guilty of resisting an officer.
were fined 81 and sentenced to 60
days in Jail this morning by Robert
Carver, judge of the court of To-
peka.
The Clearinghouse Realty company
IL expecting a house at 81 Laurel
avenue for ]. E. Spalding. 1t will be
a $4,000 dwelling. This firm now has
a dozen dwellings in course of con-
struction.
Eggs are still selling at the down
town stores at As cents dozen for
the country "hen fruit and IS cents
for the storage variety. 1t is said
that the hens are beginning to lay
with a little more regularity than has
been the case for some weeks.
T. D. Greenough and wife this
morning sold to William M. Ander-
son and Thomas H. Smith OF Shelby.
Iowa, $50 acres in Monmouth town
ship, south of Watson, for a consider
alton of $4,000. Transfer was made
in the office Of the register Of deeds.
Miss Ethel Coover, instructor in
voice at the Bethany conservatory at
Lindsborg; Miss Mildred Coover,
Bethany graduate, and Esther Brad
bury. a degree graduate of Miss Kath-
crime Whittlesey, gave a musical pro-
gram at the Railroad Y. M. C. A.
Friday night.
The need Of a typewriter for the
police department is apparent, ac-
cording to several police officials.
Mail comes to the Topeka office from
towns one-tenth the size of Topeka,
letters written on a typewriter. All
official business Of the Topeka police
force Is laboriously done with pen and
ink.
The First District Christian En-
deavor convention of the u. B.
church. North Kansas branch, will
meet at Meriden. Dec. 5, in the ever-
Ing, and continue over Sunday. A
good strong program has been ar
ranged, and good convention Is ex-
pected. Meriden will entertain all
who come. Locals are urged to send
full delegations.
The following Statements MASTER
piece IN alliteration-was made by
colored witness yesterday in the city
court: Il saw what 1 seen and seen
what I said I saw and what I didn't
see l never said I saw" It's the fun
NEST piece of testimony offered since
colored witness in the second divi-
sion Indignantly told an attorney, II
done did what I done DONE"
A gymnasium class will be started
at the Central Y. M. C. A. at 1915
O'Clock next Tuesday which will meet
every Tuesday and Friday in the noon
hour. Many business and other men
find 1t more convenient to take their
exercise at that time of day than at
a later hour. The work will be some
what more strenuous than that in
dulged in by the regular business
mems classes. and it will not be quite
30 much so as the regular senior work.
The Elks will provide big Christ
mas tree as usual this season for the
poor children Of Topeka. A commit
tee, appointed to make ARRANGEMENTS
for the event which is a most impor-
tant one in the eyes of hundreds of
Topeka youngsters. will meet Sunday
to talk over plans. The committee
members: w. o. Anderson, chairman;
george A. clark, 5. Nichols, A. M.
Mills. Floyd Baker and w. r. Falki-
mar. A ladies committee will be ap-
pointed later to assist.
The old plantation songs sung at
the Y. w. c. A. Friday night by the
Sunflower Jubilee Singers under the
direction of Miss Ceora Lanham were
enjoyed by large audience. Miss
Lanham gave a dramatic reading,
THE Little Rebel" that pleased very
much. Mrs. F. P. Whitmore, Miss