The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-02
IN NORTH Topeka
Jack Rabbit Hunt Right ON
North Kansas Avenue.
Shooting Scrape and Two Fires
in One Night.

An 'infant" sized jack rabbit chase
was held Friday afternoon on NORM
eral youths Of the "teen" age pro-
cured a jack rabbit and two hounds
and then turned the rabbit loose.
The chase, however, was OF short
the hounds before going one-haIf
block. To stimulate interest some OF
the sports in the crowd Watcnlne
the contest put up "two-bits" that the
rabbit would Outrun the dogs.
Shooting Scrape.
The peaceful slumber of residents
living in the 14OO block on WORTH
Monroe street was destroyed in the
'wee" small hours of last nlgnt, "nen
John Briggs and John Briggs, Jr., SCI
fret is alleged-to house at l4lo
North Monroe street, occupied ny
man by the name of Stevens.
Stevens put the fire out before mucn
damage was done, and returned TO ms
bed when he was again aWaheHeu py
the smell of smoke. rms tne ne
took his shotgun ana opened AhS T
Briggs and his son, injuring the eloer
Briggs seriously The crown OF ms
hat was shot off and with the crown
of his hat went considerable scalp: l
is also said that if the man desires
to wear earrings that he will nave no
trouble in doing so as his ears are wei
,,,,nnt,,rad With holes. The trouble
arose over some family differences,
officers say.
The usual services viii De neiu III
the North Topeka Baptist churcn TO-
morrow as follows: sunday school at
$3.50: preaching and communion serv.
ice at II o'clock; Junior B. I. r. y: at
3 O'Clock, r. M. Forbes, leader; inter-
mediate and Senior b. Y. P. u. at
$40. Services for the people at 1880
will consist Of revival songs, Orcnes-
ira solos, gospel preaching and sew
eral baptisms
cOpaI corner of Laurent and quincy
streets. the Rev. Albert P. Mack, rec
tor. Celebration of the Holy Euchar-
list at half past o'clock and also at
II o'clock with the rector as celeprant;
Evening prayer and sermon at
o'clock. Sunday Scnool ana blpie CLASS
at 10 o'clock
Regular services will be held at the
North Topeka Congregational churcn
Fourth Night Gard Club.
The Fourth Night Card club met
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beuchner last
night at their home, 1903 North Kan
sas avenue. The following were pres
ent: Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis, Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Collier, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stew
L,
Miss Edith Haynes, Miss Helen
Haynes Miss Evelyn Beuchner, Miss
Lena Hohnbaum, Mr.. Harold ForDes,
Mr. Will Jenkins and Mr.. and Mrs.
Beuchner. A o'clock supper was
served.
IndianOla Affair.
A New Years dinner and social en-
tertainment was given Friday after
noon and evening by the West Indian !
ola girls Sunday school class at the
j. w. Cochran home, northwest of
the city. Those present included: Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Robinson, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Button, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Tiff
fanny, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nichols, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Whiteman, Alma Bills, Faith
Havater, Lola Cochran, Amelia Wrede,
Lea Compton, Elsie Cochran, Louise
Bleier, Emma Rinehart, Dorothy Pike,
Ruth Button, Jennie johnson, Geneva
Davidson, May Armstrong, Ruth Sto-
yer, Ester Weiseman, Rebecka Bleier,
Edna Retter, Ethel Hughes, Vera
Falley, Ruth Baird, Eula Cramer,
Harold Rude, Emory Baird, Charles
Weiseman, Floyd Cochran, Mark Tay-
lar, Verna Bills, Ben Atwell, Louis
Cromwell, Charles McHenry: Vernon
Cochran, Earl Taylor. Floyd Tiffany,
Albert Rinehart, Russell Taylor Rich
ard Davidson, Earl Gunnison, Roy
Slower, Ernest Shafer, Paul Arm
strong. Harold Rutter, Joe Cochran
and Raymond Cochran.
Notes.
Mrs. D. V.Keesee of Collingsville, Ok,
is visiting friends in North Topeka.
Mrs. Keesee was formerly with the
Austin-Snediker Mercantile company.
Miss Mary Zarker. Miss Callie Kim
caid and Ethel Hanna, spent the day
In Elmont visiting friends.
U. r.. Ralston of Kansas City is in
North Topeka on business.
X. G. White has resigned his DO
sition with the Topeka Creamery COM
pany.
Miss Edith Ward of KirO was a
North side visitor today
Link NeisweEder has returned to his
home in Silver Lake after spending a
short time in North Topeka on bust
ness.
The yearly awarding of the contracts
for the Boys State Industrial school
will take place Monday morning. The
contracts are let by the board Of con-
board of administration. The con-
tracts will be let for food supplies,
bedding and other articles, with the
exception of canned goods. These are
put up by the school.
Joseph Campbell, who has been
spending the holidays with relatives
on the North side, will return to Law.
renee Monday to resume his studies at
the Kansas university.
Floyd Tanning will return to Man.
haitian Monday, to resume his studies
in the Kansas State Agricultural col
1ege. He has been visiting relatives
in North Topeka during the holidays
A. M. Petro. druggist-Adv.