The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-21
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Saturday. March Is. is the date set
for the annual meeting Of the Lake
View Fishing club. The meeting Will
be held at Lake View.
Wedding license was issued this
morning from the probate court to Roy
1ayman, IS. OF Natoma, KAN. and
Myrtle I. Harvey. -. Of Topeka.
Paul L. Franks left Friday for Phil
adelphia. to enroll in q monotype
school. His brother. r. Franks and
A c. Quail accompanied him a. far
as Chicago.
H. w. Euler IL not out Of the race for
standing the reports to the contrary.
He has not yet circulated his petitions:
1.-THE first shall be last" he explained
today. land the last shall be frat"
County Clerk q. K. swayzc, John =.
Switzer and John Eby burned last
years ballots, according to law, Fri
day afternoon. The court house CRATES.
furnaces and trash burners werc all
used. Fifty sacks of ballots were de-
stroyed.
The Kansas Children's Home society
found a home this week for a baby
that weighed but four pounds when 1t
was received at the home at the age
of three days. It Is now three weeks
old and weighs four and one-half
pounds.
A patent has been Issued from WASH
ington. d. c.. to Robert Lewis. 122S
Lane street, on an automatic lantern.
The lantern is designed for railroad
use. 1t can be lighted. the wick trim
med or the light put out without re-
moving the globe.
Special services will be held at the
Salvation Army headquarters tonight
and Sunday by the army revival brig
ade. headed by Captains F. 8. Retsner
and Grace Plummer. Interest in the
Salvation Army work il increasing ana
large crowds attend every meeting.
A few days ago the State Journal Of
guessing nearest to the paid attendance
at the opening game. April IL, and q
great many have already responded.
Guesses should be addressed Baseball
Editor State Journal. Better get yours
in at once.
Il want divorce" said an irate
Swede to the county attorney this
morning. My wife wants fdivorce.
Why for can't we get one. and no more
trouble about it?" The county attor-
ney explained at length petitions and
trials. and the Swede went away, be-
wildered at the completely of the law.
The checking system in the Juvenile
court, whereby the probation officer CO.
operates with the schools in keeping
track of the conduct Of youthful tru-
ants is, according to Officer Ed Rooney.
most successful Record show that
children checked up in this way con-
stantly improve in conduct and at
tendance.
j. X. Codding will give an address
Sunday at o'clock at the r. r. Y. M.
C. A. A special music program will be
given by the evangelistic singers. Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Maltby. At the close
of the meeting a fellowship lunch will
ID tor
of the First Presbyterian church. will
make an address. 1r
Mrs. Anna johnson, 1f19 Madison |
street, the first woman juror ever
drawn in Shawnee county, refused to |
serve, pleading household cares. but |
later appeared in court, demanded a !
divorce and received It. She alleged |
infidelity on the part of her husband. |
Chris Johnson. and was granted sep |
aration by Judge Whitcomb.
Charley Inman, formerly Of the |
Jensen Manufacturing company of
Topeka, but who has been living at
Oakland. Calf. for the past two years.
is in the city for few days visiting
with friends and relatives. Mr.. In
man has accepted a position with
concern which manufactures dairy
supplies at Derby. Conn.,. and Is NOV
ing his family there.
The Rev. and Mrs. ]. c. lillian will
ard Avenue Baptist church March %. |
The Reverend and Mrs. lillian will ar
rive in Topeka in the chapel car Evan |
GEL This car is operated by the Bap- |
list churches of the United States and
is so arranged that meetings can be |
held in it. 1t is equipped with an or
gan. pulpit, books and will seat about |
so persons.
The local weather man is being pes
tered by thousand and one persons |
who are worrying about their coal |
supply-are afraid that if the cold |
weather continues for a few days they
will have to send in an order to the
coal man. Nine-tenths of all the in |
quiries that were made relative to the |
weather today were by these persons. !
Better let the weather man alone and |
buy coal for another month OF winter
That's what the snap shot reporter
and the weather reporter did today.
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