The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-27

district court by Lorenzo Watkins, a
former employee of Swift & Co. The
plaintiff alleges that he broke his arm
while in the employ of the defendant
firm and is permanently injured. me
suit is a removal from the Wyandotte
county district court.
Wanted: An owner for a Yale-sin-
gle motorcycle found this morning in
a barn at 500 West Eighth street by
Motorcop Richards. The machine
bears the number 2233. The police
think that the machine was Dor
rowed" by a joy rider and deserted
when the gasoline gave out. The
gasoline tank was empty when the
machine was founc.
The Topeka Automobile club of
which much was expected this year
in the way of pole painting and ROAD
improvement has been dormant since
the new officers were elected in the
spring. Members say that the Off
GERS have failed to get together for or
ganization. Last year while the MEM
bership was small some effective
road work was done and one social
event held-the watermelon run.
According to Mrs. ]. F. Mccormack,
superintendent of the textile fabrics
department of the big fair, Topeka,
the women of Topeka and Kansas are
taking an unusual interest in the de-
partment this season. Many OF them
are now preparing their exhibits. All
be handiwork of the person. exhibit
ing them. Any article that has taken
first premium at any former fair at
Topeka cannot compete for a prize
The first meeting of the Topeka
Local Union under the new regime at
Gage park Monday evening drew
good crowd. Picnic supper was en-
joyed at $50 o'clock. This was fol-
lowed by a business session in connec-
ton with which reports were made by
delegates to the Worlds c. E. conven-
ton held recently at Chicago. There
ton held recently at Chicago. There
train load of the Endeavorers returned
to town at 80 o CLOCK. Ihey sang
hymns en- route.
In the art department of the big
free fair Topeka, September 1917.
some prizes that are worth while will
be awarded for the best work in pho
Biography by amateurs. There are
some big offerings for high school and
college displays in art. This class is
open to both high schools and col
leges in Kansas only. The first prize
is offered for the best state university
exhibit Miss Marie Witwer is the SUI
perintendent Of the department.
A suit for damages to the amount
of $1,946.26 and per cent interest
has been filed in the district court by
the Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Ancient,
Free and Accepted Masons, against
the Western Indemnity company. 1t
is alleged that on January 16, 1915,
the lodge received judgment in the
district court against the Federal
Union Surety company for 81 ,946.26
and that the Western Indemnity COM
pany has taken over all business of
the surety company in Kansas and is,
therefore, liable for this amount iii
damages.
The case of Eva Lambert and Edith
Carter, charged with running a dis
orderly house at 11s North Clay street,
occupied the time of the court of To-
peka this morning, and gave promise
of continuing throughout most of the
afternoon. Mrs. Emily Miller, who
rented the house, furnished, to the
girls, June 3 and Hugh Larimer, un-
dersheriff, were the principal wit
claimed that the girls and two men
represented themselves as being newly
married couples.
Many Topeka women now have the
golf bug" They are using the Shaw
nee links in Highland Park mornings
There is still a good deal of money
required in the big Brother camp
fund TO assure outings for fifty or
sixty boys. The fund has not been in
creased in the last "a hours, but |
thirty-nine boys will surely be taken
out to the camp neaE Maple Hill the |
latter part of August Contributions |
of fifty cents or a dollar will be |
paid to John r. Sargent, jr.
The refreshment stand in front of |
the city library building is being main |
tanned by the Topeka Fairgrounds as |
ISOLATION. The earnings will go to- |
ward paying for the playground work. |
There is enough money on hand to |
last but few days longer Fetes will |
be held at the respective Fairgrounds |
and a big general exhibition at the city |
aries. A large proportion of the /
money in the fund was raised through |