The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-30

1nOl8u summer. AZ - the Tune OF
the year that Kansas should invite
visit from the populace Of her eastern
state cousins.
Rumor has It that q number Of
Topeka men are merely waiting for
the smoke to clear after Tuesdays bat
tie to be drafted a. candidates for
mayor OF Topeka
e. w. Rankin, member of the To-
peka Rotary club. drew an electric
toaster given by E. L. Overton. Num-
beers were passed out and Mr.. Rankin
held the lucky one.
No, Horace, the Hanky-Panky girls
who sell State Journals in front Of the
office next week. will not be dressed
street clothes, thank you.
George T. Mattingly, city license
collector, Is back at work after drag
ging himself through a two weeks va
cation at st. Joseph. Kansas City.
Hutchinson. Newton and Pauline.
A prayer melting will be held at the
Lowman Memorial Methodist church
tonight which will be followed by q ser
mon by DR.. Calfee CJncle John Calfee).
Thursday night DR.. Calfee spoke on
Joy"
Topeka's football interests will be
both at home and abroad tomorrow.
The lola high school eleven plays the
local high school at Washburn field.
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State Normals.
Only six weeks remain in which to
prepare and present paving petitions
to the city commission for work to
be done next year. All petitions for
paving next year must be presented
before December Is.
The Parent-Teachers' association of
the Lowman Hill school will met Mo-
vember 20, instead of Nov. 8, as pre-
viously announced. Postponement has
been made because of the evangelistic
services at the Lowman church.
Father Mcmillan will come to Topeka
from Leavenworth to become assistant
rector of the Church Of the Assumption.
Father Thomas McInerney will take the
place Of Father Mcmillan at LeAven-
worth. It is simply an exchange of
places.
The street railway company il oper-
ating cars on Kansas avenue under
most trying conditions. Repairs have
made 1t necessary for the operating
officials to station flagmen at different
sections of the tracks and xig-zag the
cars over the various switches.
The Rev. E. Irwin Gilmore will
preach next Sunday morning with a
greater vision. no doubt. since he is
the proud father of a handsome son.
Congratulations will be in order. His
subjects are: Joseph, the Worlds
Great Dreamer" "Courtship in the
Bible"
The Catholic Register. published in
Kansas City, Mo-, in a special boost
edition will devote several pages to To-
peka. ]. Will Kelley. secretary Of the
Topeka Commercial club was asked to
prepare one thousand word article on
Topeka from a business standpoint to-
gether with photographs.
The office Of the board Of county
commissioners is filled with the i'm
pediments Of election day. Oscar
Swayze. county cleark, has about fin
ished the division OF supplies for the
various voting places and will dis
tribute them in plenty Of time to check
up everything before election.
| Next Sunday morning in the First
| Swedish Baptist church. Rev. c.. A.
Alden will give the sixth sermon in
and the Coming Of Christ" This time
he will speak on the last war. Christ's
descending to the Mount Of Olives.
and the conversion and salvation. OF
the Jews.
A number Of premature Halloween
celebrations were reported to the po-
lice last night and more are expected
tonight For this reason Mayor COf-
ran requests the State Journal to ask
| the parents Of Young Americas to see
that their hopefuls keep within rea-
sonable bounds tonight and do their
| celebrating on the proper date.
Police are looking for youth who
passed bad checks at local business
places. With one check signed John
E. Walters he is said to have pur-
| chased a violin in a local music store,
while he passed a second check signed
III. p. Thompson" elsewhere. He has
a fictitious residence. The boy APP
peared to be about 16 years of age.
A fight against extradition Of L. NJ.
Rich, held at Des Moines on a COM
plant for forgery from Topeka, pre-
vented his return in the hands OF
Sheriff L. L. Kiene who came home
without him yesterday afternoon. A
hearing before the governor has been
set for November when tho applica-
ton for extradition papers will be
heard.
Miss Eva Corning, police woman.
will entertain the Girls club at the
Provident association with songs and
stories. Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock. During the week Miss Corn
J ing talked to the pupils at Lowman
Hill school. and to the 9Th and 7th
| grades at Lincoln school on the Life
That Is Worth While"
| Members Of the Cincinnati Chamber
of Commerce will be the guests Of the
Topeka Commercial club. July 2. 1915.
A luncheon will be served by the local
| club and the visitors will be taken on
seeing Topeka" trip in autos. The east
erners have arranged for tour to the
Panama-Pacific exposition In a special
train under the direction Of the Bartlett
Tours company.
The arrest Of Grace Chrisman, 312
Adams street, by Hugh Larimer. depu-
| ty sheriff, was postponed Thursday
afternoon, when the woman. who had
| been served with q warrant charging
4, liquor selling. grabbed q bottle Of cor
| rosive sub1imate and took q swig.
| PROMPT attendance bv Dhvsician
| who administered an emetic, saved
\ her from serious results. She was too
i'll to be taken to Jail. however.
Il s. M. Williams on behalf of the Peer