The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-15

identified him as the boy who stung
him via the bad check route and
asked for a warrant.
The national association for the ad-
vancement of colored people will hold
a mass meeting at Calvary PreSby
/ terrain church this evening at s o'clock
A special program has been arranged
and everybody is invited to attend.
The midweek peoples meeting will
be held Thursday evening at 7:45
church The discussions will be led
by Mrs. o. l. Moore, W. w. Bowman,
James Mcclure and Mrs. c. F. Men
ninger.
Balcony tickets at the Orpheum
theater, beginning with todays matt
nee, will be sold for a nickel a seat.
I THAT was announced today by w. P.
I Cuff, manager of the house. This
afternoon performances. The Orpheum
shows two acts of vaudeville and the
complete Triangle program, changing
on Monday and Thursday.
The Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. bowling
team defeated the Central "Y" last
night in a match game rolled at the
Central building. Four hundred and
; seventy-five more pins were knocked
down by the railroaders than by the
Central men. The highest individual
of the Railroad ''Y," who made a
score of PA in one game.
At the annual election of officers
for Topeka consistory No. l, Scottish
, Rite, the following were elected:
Frank E. Mcfarland, master of Ka-
dosh; a. o. Wellman, prior of Kadosh;
William A. Tinker, preceptor of Ka-
dosh; Clement Smith, chancellor; t. G.
Kirk patrick, minister of state; Will
liam H. Wilson, hospitaler; William
NJ. Shaver, registrar; ]. D. Norton,
treasurer; Frank L. Sturges, prelate;
Fred Voiland, master of ceremonies;
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assistant expert; William Nelson,
standard bearer; John A. Steinmeyer
captain of the guard; William ]. Bond
steward, and E. H. Anderson, member
council of administration.
+ The city paid its taxes today on the
Klein grove tract which is being used
as the East side park. The city has
a three-year option on this tract and
under the contract pays the owners
$500 a, year rent during the life of the
option, also the taxes. The taxes this
year amount to $4O9.35. The money
was taken from the park fund and
Commissioner Porter forwarded it to
E A. Campbell, county treasurer, this
morning.
Morton Albaugh, clerk of the fed
eral district court, is issuing sub
poenas todal for witnesses in the
criminal cases to be tried at the term
of court beginning January 10. The
cases will be tried in Kansas City.
There are thirteen criminal cases but
none of them is of general Importance.
Most of the persons to be tried are
charged with selling liquor without
federal license.
Today. Friday and Saturday are
Ember days and are being observed
by the Catholic and Episcopal
churches with prayer and fasting
Ember day has been observed in the
Catholic church since 1895 when the
Council of Placentia decreed its OBJ
servance. The name ''ember' comes
from the custom of heaping ashes on
the head as a sign of humility. In old
England Ember day was a sort of
Thanksgiving in which gratitude was
shown for the harvest of the passing
year.
A Whit of ''other days entered the
office of Charles Bower. clerk of the
Shawnee county district court, late
Tuesday afternoon when suit to quiet
title on 80 lots in Apburn was filed
by William Gillespie of Auburn against
20 members, officials and assigns of
the Brownville Town company, the
company which founded Auburn.
ants in the action are l. d. w. and
Don A. MounDay. The petition is
filed by Allen & Allen, a. local law
firm. Gillespie claims to have a clear
right to the lots.
Following a cleanup OF the jury
cases in the first division of the dis
trict court this morning Judge Dana
dismissed the jury until Monday
morning.
The class book of the January, 1916
class of the Topeka high school will
make its appearance in January.
While the editor of the book, James
Lindsay, and the business manager,
William Schick, have been chosen for