The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
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The Rev. John A Bright will be the
Third Presbyterian church at IL a. m.
and 1880 d. M
The Rev. John NJ. Rankin, who was
seriously injured four weeks ago, is no
better. He is at his home at 1884
Kansas avenue.
The lunch counter side of the hand
some New Cremerie restaurant is be-
coming popular with the ladies, many
OF them now occupying the comfort
able chairs at the long marble slabs
Topeka lodge No. 2, Fraternal Aid
Union, reorganized its drill team at
its last meeting. James Kerr was
elected captain. Next Tuesday eve
ming a pumpkin pie supper will be
served after lodge meeting.
DR.. Arthur S. Henderson has re-
turned and will resume the lectures to
his Bible class Sunday at 10 a. m. at
the First Congregational church, cor
ner Seventh and Harrison streets. Sub
Ject' Jesus Idea of the Supreme
Good. All men cordially welcome.
Twenty-eight negro crap shooters
arrested last Saturday night in a raid
on the pool hall at III West Fifth
street, pleaded guilty to a charge of
gambling in police court Friday after
noon before Judge Robert Yates They
were fined $40 each. So far the raid
has Melted the city $3.50 in fines.
c. Chiles, a negro, is being held at
the police station on a charge of rob-
bling d. d. Gilbert of $27 and forging
check for $7.45 on Sam Cunning
ham, local groceryman. Chiles was
arrested by Detective Tom Morgan
and confessed the robbery He prob
ably will be turned over to the state
for prosecution.
A frame house near Gage park, on
west Eighth street, owned by T. w.
Bailey and occupied by Sam Yonlzin,
was destroyed by fire last night. Both
mouse and comforts were a total loss
me loss to Yonkin was $500 on which
there was no insurance. The house was
insured. The origin of the fire is not
known. 1t started while the Yonkin
family was away
Railroad men took 2,004 baths last
month at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A, ac-
cordlng to the report issued this week
by Secretary T. E. Prout. Six hum
dred gospel meetings were held dur
ing October and rs men entered the
night school classes. Six hundred and
twenty-three entertainments were
given during October under the aus
pices of the Y. M. C. A.
A. j. Stout, principal of the Topeka
nigh school, left today for Emporia,
where he will visit his mother, Mrs
Rebecca Stout. His mother has lived
% years on the same farm which her
husband preempted In 1857 or 1858.
six miles from Emporia Her hus-
band has been dead six years but she
still lives on the farm and takes an
active interest in housework
Better secure your footboIl tickets
Tor the Aggie-Washburn and the Kan
SaS-NebraSka games early next week
and thereby get the best seats. Tickets
Tor Doth games will go on sale Monday
at the business office Of the Topeka
State Journal. The Aggie- Washburn
game VIII be played on Washburn
Ileld Friday, November IL, and the
x. O.-Nebraska game will be at Law
renee Saturday, November 13.
debt lifting meeting will be held at
the Quninton Heights Baptist church,
TWenty-fourth and Lincoln streets at
ESQ o'clock Sunday afternoon. DR.
Robert Gordon of the First Baptist
church will make a talk ard the pas
tor the Rev. w. I. Coe, will be assist
ed by the Rev. w. G. Handley of the
North Side Baptist church. The North
side choir will sing and here will be
a number of musicaI sele ctions. The
Quinton Heights church has been
conducting campaign to raise $500.
The local police were summoned
Friday evening to settle the family
troubles of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Will
burg, 400 East Tenth street. Trouble
1t seems started when Mrs Wilburg
declared her intentions of leaving
home and started to carry away a part
of the household furniture. The po-
lice found the two engaged in a tug
of war over bedclothes. The police
principals seemed to want help
DR.. Harold 3. Wood, city health Of
ficer, has plan to prompt the mem
cries of forgetful doctors who neglect
to report cases of contagious disease
Posters are to be made and sent to
the physicians of the city to be hung
on their desks. They will read, Have
you reported all your contagious dis
eases to the Topeka health depart
ment? Why metz" Postcards with the
same questions are being mailed to
the doctors. State laws and city ordi-
nances require reports of contagious
diseases.
Henry H. Putnam, of Boston, Mass,
Secrefa airy of the National Association
of Insurance Agents, will be the guest
of the local insurance agents of Kall-
sas at Topeka, on Monday, November
8. The local agents of Topeka have
planned for a luncheon at the Com
mercial club at IL o'clock. There will
be business meetings both before and
after the luncheon and all local in
surance agents of the state are invited
to be present to meet Mr.. Putnam and
discuss with him matters of interest
to the local agents.