The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-29

advised him hat such an expendi-
ture of money on the part of the city
would be illegal.
H. c. Stages, a travelling salesman,
Az West Seventh street, was lodged in
the city Jail Sunday evening on a
charge of disturbing the peace of A.
K. Hayes, who lives in the same flat.
According to Hayes, Stages had just
wife. Following his arrest Stages was
released on his own reeognizance.
A Coburn in Arkansas would put
that state alongside of Kansas accord
ing to |. B. Brown, of Little Rock.
Ark. Rice is the principal crop
grown by Mr.. Brown on his Arkansas
farm and his crop this year yielded
5000 bushels. Mr.. Brown, who for
counties is visiting in Topeka and
Perry. He expects to be here week.
At a recent meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Kansas INDIE
pendent Telephone association it was
decided to hold the annual convention
of the association in Topeka on F'ebru
AIRY Is, 16 and II. Further announce
ment5 and arrangements for the meet
ing will be sent to members of the as
ISOLATION later. ]. II. Close, secretary
treasurer of the association, represent
ed Topeka at the executive committee
meeting which was held in Kansas
City, Mo.
Tickets for the James Watson din
ner in Wichita December 10. were
placed on sale today in the office of
Earl Akers, state treasurer. 1t is
probable that number of Topeka
Republicans will attend the dinner.
Watson has on several occasions
spoken before the Kansas Day club
in Topeka. The former Indiana con-
gresham will be the principal speaker
at a. dinner by Wichita Republicans
and number of state leaders are ex-
pected to attend the meeting.
1IIrc x1rJ10
into the house at 618 East Eighteenth
street, sometime between dark Sunday
night and dawn this morning. was
cold, or had a life sized bunch that
hard. Among other items in his loot
was one coal stove, placed in the
house to dry plastering, by Carl
Metzger, 706 Lawrence street. Thes
burglary was reported to the police
this morning. Several saws, planes
and other carpenter tools were also
stolen.
The state charter board today APP
proved a charter for the Jones' War;
Dry Goods company of Fort Scott The
company is backed by Fort Scott and
Kansas City capital. Incorporation
papers for the new company SHOW
that it is chartered with a capitaliZa-
ton of $4,000. L. NJ. Jones of Kan
sas City is the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
the new company. He owns "A shares
of the company's stock, The company
Is. pefnlltCod unQeF us cnafleT. 10 en- !
gage in retail and wholesale dry goods
saE Essa. zS.s4.s= = Il
A tract of land two hundred and
fifty feet square has been secured for
the Bob johnson evangelistic meet
ings to be held in January on the
corner of Fourth and Branner streets.
The lease was made to the East Side
Ministerial union by the Santa fse
possession of the land to extend from
December 10 to March I. Plans for
the tabernacle will arrive tomorrow,
but work on the building will not
commence until ten days before the
commencement when a bee" will he
held and the tabernacle erected in one |
or two days.
Maybelle Bridges, colored : and |
prominent in society of courts and
West Railroad street, is in hospital |
with Il broken ankle as the result of q |
jump from the roof OF the house of |
Lulu EJordon Ha nilfoIf,c her sister |
The cops were after the Bridges wo- !
man and chased her from q restaurant |
on North Kansas avenue to her sisters |
home and were Just closing in On her |
when she made the leap fer liberty. |
Joe Holman, deputy sheriff led the |
chase. Mabelle was wanted to go be |
fore Judge Whitcomih in the district |