The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27

Sunday at 10 O'Clock at the First Con-
gregational church, corner of Seventh
and Harrison streets. All men are
cordially invited.
Mayor Cofran received letter Fri
day offering the city some of the stat
ues which are being used as decora-
tions at the Panama-Pacific exposl-
ton. If the city fathers decide to ask
for them the near-marDle statues VIII
be placed in the parks of the city
The Original Republicans club met
last night at the hall at Curtis and
Railroad streets. The speakers were
Rev. w. G. Brooks, H. 1. Monroe, Rev.
H w. White, Col J. d. Norton, J. {.
Dolman, F. NJ. Newland and Waiter
White.
A dinner for new members will be
given by the membership committee
of the Central Y. M c. A next
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock 1t
will be a complimentary affair. The
membership workers in the recent
campaign will also be present.
The North Side w. c. T. u met
Tuesday afternoon with the president,
Mrs. Walker About twenty ladies
were present. Mrs walker CONDUCTED
the opening ceremony. Mrs. McDon-
aid presented the medical temperance
department. One of the candidates
gave a very interesting talk
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
"A.
Fifteenth street, March Is, girl:
George A Adams and wife, 800 Jack
son street, March Is, boy; Joseph
Campbell Hastings and wife, 2613 Lin
coin street, February 20, boy.
None of the candidates-not one
has been discovered who can offer
any explanation of how his cards
happen to be posted on the sticky cir
dies of Topeka trees. If worms could
vote candidates whose cards bridge
no a eff al
undoubtedly have large majorities.
Tom Powell, manager of the Topeka
soccer team, received word this morn
ing from the Kansas City Schneider
afternoon that the whole team will ar
rive in Topeka about 1880 and will
be in condition for hard game. me
game will be called at O'Clock at the
Santa Fe ball park.
The successful candidates at the
primary next Monday will be asked to
attend a meeting of the central COM
mittee of the Topeka civic organiza-
tons Saturday, April 3. The commit
tee wants to see the suggestions made
in the social survey report carried out
j. E. Kirkpatrick of Washburn col
lege is chairman of the committee.
Having been thoroughly turned over
with the scarifier, the road between
the city and Gage Park on West Sixth
street which became SO soft in the
bad weather as to be nearly impassa-
ble is now said to be better than it
ever was other roads in the county
are rapidly getting into good shape,
largely due to persistent dragging.
A woman who is a deaf mute and
partially blind in one eye created
disturbance at the Crosby store fri-
day. A lady clerk, with low neck
dress. was the victim. The customer
seized the clerk and tried to draw the
loose waist more closely about the eX-
posed portion of the clerks anatomy.
She refused to let go until the sheriff
was called. The woman was not ar
rested.
Judge Hugh Fisher in the court of
Topeka charged the costs of her COM
plant up to Mrs. Arnie Mitchell,
North Topeka negresS, when she re-
fused to testify against her husband
for beating her, after she had sworn
to an accusation and had him arrest
ed. He was discharged but she had to
settle with the court for several dol
lars expense her complaint had in
Cured. q
The parents of the members of Boy
Scout Troop No. gave a dinner for
the boys at the Westminster PreSby-
terrain church Friday night at which
time the men agreed to have q base
ment made under the church to be
used as a club room for the boys. A.
A. Graham, scoutmaster for the
troop, was in charge of the affair Fri
day night. DR.. M. F. Troxel! and
y
spoke.
Sheriff L. L. Kiene while in juno
ton City the other day made arrange
ments to bring to Topeka Chief john
son, highly civilized Sioux, who is
travelling over the country lecturins in
the interest of movement to give his
tribesmen the privileges and response
bilities of citizenship. Sheriff Kiene
proposes to have him give lecture
as a benefit for the work of erecting
memorials on the Indian landmarks
in Kansas.
In a few days the new law putting
girls up to Is years of age under the
custody of the juvenile court, instead
of 1 6 as at present, will become effect
i've The fact that it is not yet eff
fective saved Irene Sanders, an East
side colored girl who is just over Is,
from being tried by Judge Hugh Mac
Farland for flourishing a gun in a
quarrel with a couple of her ac-
quainances. She was taken to the
court but discharged on account of
her age. Probation Officer Ed Room
ey took the gun.