The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-26
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Paul Brown has signed his contract
to play with the Kaws next season.
John Gilman of Topeka has pur-
chased q grocery store from George
Rath Of Usage City.
Harry Gavitt will build q two-story
residence on the corner of Thirteenth
street and Topeka avenue.
The Brotherhood of the Central
Congregational church will meet at
the Commercial club Tuesday noon.
The Shawnee County Taxpayers
League will meet at 8 O'Clock this eve
ming in the Office Of the county clerk.
A meeting will be held at the Com
mercial club Tuesday noon relative
to the finances of the Kansas State
Fair association.
A meeting Of the Women's Com
mercial club will be held tonight at
eight o'clock at the Topeka CONNER
cial club quarters.
J County Treasurer Matt Weightman
has returned from his honeymoon and
was at his customary place In the
court house this morning.
The spring term classes OF the y.
courses will be much similar to those
offered in the winter term.
1t is stated that the crop of Cali
fOrnia oranges is the heaviest on rec
ord. 1t is for that reason that prices
are lower than they were last year.
Frank Squires, the architect. is
drawing plans for a $4,000 residence
which E. Hindman expects to have
erected on Fillmore street between
Ninth and Tenth street.
| 1t is stated that approximately
eighty G. A. r. posts have endorsed
Captain p. H. Coney for the position
of cOmmander-in-chief OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic.
Negotiations are being made for a
soccer football game at Topeka In
about two weeks between Tom Powelrs 8
team. and the aggregation represent
ing Kansas City. Kansas-
The students and faculty OF WASH
grafton on the campus Washburn
day. Feb. 5. Graduates from all over
the state will be here for the event.
A. p. Richardson. executive secre-
tary of the American Association of
Public Accountants. will speak before
the members Of the Commercial club
Tuesday Immediately after the lunch
hour.
The forecast for this week indicated
a wintry brand of weather with lower
Temperatures. The forecast for to-
night and Tuesday, however, indi-
Gates no change in atmospheric con-
ditions.
Ira w. Baker is having plans made
for q three story flat building to be
erected at the corner Of Eleventh
| street and Topeka avenue, according
to the current issue of The Construc-
ton News.
| ALL work in both divisions Of the dis
trict court was suspended today.
Judge A. w. Dana and Judge George
H. Whitcomb attended the state meet
ing Of the Kansas district judges held
at the state house.
! Mrs. Eleanor H. Wetz will speak
j Tuesday afternoon at the Westminster
of Suggestion in Child Training and
Social Purity" The lecture will be-
| gin at three o'clock.
| John Doe Woodward, charged with
embezzling $3.50, which he came into
possession Of as bailee, pleaded
! was fined 81 and costs. Warrant was
sworn out by George Gleissner.
| Plans are being prepared by Hol-
| land, Gamble & Holland for an addi-
tion to the home of Clyde Miller, 811
Buchanan street. A recreation room,
billiard room and library will be
added to the present structure.
| A fire of incendiary origin occurred
little after midnight last night at
1179 Lincoln street. A one story
frame house there Is occupied by Silas
Nimms and owned by ]. w. South.
The damage was estimated at $35.
Officials of the Santa Fe in Topeka
today declare that the winter re-
! trenchments are over. Topeka prays
| that their words may be true. The
cut in hours and forces has been q
big setback to the business of the city.
| A student writing to the Washburn
Review has a righteous complaint.
chapel asks to hear the Ichabod yell,
some one-usually a faculty member
stands up and announces the num-
Der of six-versed hymn.
{. The Ohio club of Topeka will meet
at the home of H. w. Bomgardner
Feb. 3, and engage in an old-fash-
ioned lyceum program of debates
declamations and songs. All native
Ohio Topekans are asked to attend
the meeting.
AT O'Clock this afternoon a COM
mittee appointed to represent the per-
sons engaged in the dry cleaning bus
iness in the city met with the members
of the city commission to further con-
slider the city ordinance now under
consideration regulating the business
of dry cleaning.
The felony liquor case against Por-
ter Patterson has been dismissed. De-
fendant was discharged today. The
county attorneys Office is preparing 4
stronger case, in which it is estimated
that eight counts charging persistent
violation of the prohibitory law viii
be filed against the negro.
The early closing talk at Topeka has
subsided to certain extent but al
Emporia fight for early closing il
now on. There it is being waged by
the Retail Merchants association Thi.
organization is agitating 9 o'clock clos
ing Saturday nights. The talk here
has been for closed stores on Saturda,
nights.
, According to the county commits