The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-26

To hard brass tacks.
A meeting of the promotion commit
tee of the Commercial club was held
at noon today
marriage license has been granted
to Lloyd A. Rogers and Vera May
Henderson of this city.
The Salvation Army is giving away
zoo caps to deserving poor boys The
distribution will continue Saturday.
The girls employed by the Bell Tel
ephone company at Topeka will be en-
tertained this evening at the Y. W.
c. A.
F. NJ. Brady, assistant United States
district attorney, left this morning for
Parsons, Kan, where he will attend
the funeral of his sister-in-law.
The Rev. r. P. Mcpherson, pastor
of the Central Park Christian church,
is in White City this week. He is at
tending the Kansas Ministerial insti
tute.
The Topeka Provident association is
in need of a fleece lined kimono for an
elderly woman who is sick. In fact,
several kimOnOS and night gowns
could be used to advantage.
The Provident association has not
sufficient dormitOry accommodations
to care for the transients that apply
for lodging each night. Twenty per-
sons can be cared for at one time.
Thirty-six students of the Washburn
law school have organized for the pur-
pose of boosting the candidacy of
John T. CLANCY for the nomination
for city commissioner of finance.
On alleged ground of extreme cruel
ty Quenniey Weatherley has brought
suit for divorce against William
| Weatherley. to whom she was mar
ried in 1898. They are colored peo-
pie.
Mrs Matte jacobson of Lindsborg
was found to be of unsound mind by
"A commission of alienists in the pro-
VPStar6aV Jacobson
suffers from the delusion that she is
under the constant vigilance of caves
choppers.
The city civil service commissioners
will hold the regular semi-annual eX-
animation Monday, April 5, at a. m:
The law requires that applicants shall
take medical examination and shall
/ file their applications eight days be-
fore the examination.
Music for Palm Sunday at Third
presbyterian church; Lift Up Your
Heads Wilson; "Hosanna in the
Highest" Wilson. Baptism of a large
class a II o'clock services, and pubic
reception of large class of new COM
municants at 1880 o'clock. Orchestra
and choir.
The sticky bands that have been
placed around elm trees in Topeka to
guard against the canker worms are
proving convenient spots for sticking
| dodgers and cards of candidates in the
| city. The warm days of the fore part
| of this week brought out flies that
went to their death on the bands.
/ The Washburn quartet went to
Rossville last night and gave an en-
tertainment The quartet is COM
posed of Morrill, johnson, Leo Helm,
Tom Crawford and Howard Cox. Ar
| thur Beattie was accompanies and also
gave several readings. The singing of
Mr.. Helm was especially appreciated |
Rev. Arvid Edstam of Kansas
/ City, Mo-, who has conducted series
of successful revival services at the
First Swedish Baptist church. will
give his last sermon there tonight. /
Rev. Edstam is powerful speaker
and a man who talks directly to the
heart. Special music will be rem
dered.
One of the fanciest revolvers in
town is the pearl handled .3S with
which Augustin Alba, deputy sheriff,
wounded Francisco Navarro. another
Mexican, who is now on the road to
recovery in a local hospital. Alba. /
who was also wounded, is getting well. |
Alba's gun is one of the curios in
the sheriff's office.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
United Brethren church will be en-
tertained at the church parlors Fri
day afternoon at o'clock. The
hostesses will be Mrs. Gus Weese, /
Mrs Albert LutZ, Mrs. Lester Long
and Mrs. Howard Huffman. The
members of the society have been |
urged to be present.
This years commencement at
w aSnDurn college, Will prODaDly De a /
record breaker for attendance by /
alumni and old friends of the insti- !
tuition. In an effort to bring back as
many old Washburn people as posi- |
bic, the officers of the college are /
hunting up the addresses of former
students who will be advised of the I
special preparations for the celebra- /
ton of the semi-centennial anniver- /
sary of the schools foundation.
A large crowd attended the enter
tainment and dance given Wednesday /
evening by the Fraternal Brotherhood T
lodge No. 81 for members and their I
friends. The entertainment included /
several acts. Arthur Webb pleased by /
his singing. Lloyd Avery with his col
ored trio rendered several pleasing /
songs. Avery made a hit with his +
buck and wing dancing. Clifford /
Heilman. vio1inist, and Mr.. Crawford, /
pianist. furnished music for the dane /
ing which was unusually we'll rem |
dered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rey Maxwell of I
Homestead. Pa, will arrive in To- I
peka next week to make their home |
Indefinitely. Maxwell is the son of /
E. F. Maxwell. manager of the Nov /
city theater- He has been employed I
with the Carnegie Steel company at I
its works in Homestead, but has sold /
his property and interests in Penn +
sylvania to some to sunny Kansas +
E. F. Maxwell has just bought sum-
mer home in Highland Park. His +
son and daughter-in-law will make +
their home with the popular Novelty /
manager and his wife for several /