The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-13

Haw many, is a mystery,
No human tongue can tell
It's time to give it pension,
Or turn it out to hay
This car the citys running,
Down to the Santa Fe.
Princess Good for NothingS' high
school auditorium, Friday. October 13.
15c. 25c-Adv.
Washburn college will hold its Sec
ond vesper services of the year Sun
day, November 5.
Rite societies will be held this evening
in Masonic temple.
Capt. Phil Billiards. friends are
forced to endure a Van Dyke beard
the aviator has acquired recently.
V. c. Fuhr, formerly of Topeka,
shot by holdupS Friday night in Kan
sas City, is improving rapidly and will
recover.
A steak roast will be held by mem
bers of the freshman class of Wash
burn college this evening south of
Topeka.
A marriage license was issued in
Kansas City Wednesday to Frank A.
Patton and Lucretia Toppleton, both
of Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. wragovich of De-
troit, Mich, are visiting Mr.. Wrag-
| ovich's parents and sisters, 1925 Har-
rison street.
The Pleasant Hour Literary circle
will hold the first meeting of the sea-
son Saturday evening, October IA, at
Sis in the club rooms of the Y. NJ
c. A.
A brief program will be rendered
after the regular meeting of Helena
chapter, o. E. s., Tuesday evening
| October IT, in the North Topeka Ma
! sonic hall.
A telephone call to Chief Harvey
Parsons from a man living near
] Tenth avenue and Washington street
| requesting permission to shoot an owl
which was creating a disturbance in
| the vicinity, failed in it's mission. Owls
and all other fowls of the air will be
| protected, the chief declared.
The Rev. John A. Bright. 1900 Red
i den avenue, returned from Wichita
this morning, where he has been at
tending the grand lodge and Rebekah
state assembly of the 1. o. o. F. The
next annual meeting will be held ir
| Topeka. Tomorrow, Mr.. Bright goes
to Waterville, Kan, where he will
preach next Sunday.
j. D. Hickman, assistant to w. r
| Smith, state printer, believes a com.
men cake of soap has solved the per
picking problem of complying with
the headlight provision of the traffic
ordinance. He puts soap on the head
nghtS When driving in the city an(
when he wants brighter lights in the
country jumps out and rubs off the
soap.
Frank L. Sturges, president ant
George Stansfield, secretary of the 10
cal ShrinerS. have sent out an invita-
ton to members of the Topeka organ
ization to be present at a meeting DC
tober II, to be held in Masonic tempt,
for the purpose of hearing the repor
of the Buffalo committee. They ex
pect to make plans for the bringing o.
a temple to Topeka in 1917.
Joseph Crosby Rider recently cele
hrated his eighty-third birthday an
niversary with a party in the home O
his son, G. F. E. Rider. -Four gener
atoms were represented among thos,
present. He spent his early life il
Herkimer county, New York, later liv
ing in Chautauqua county, New York
Adams county, Iowa, and Smith coun
ty, Kansas. He returned to New Yorl
in 1890, where he has lived the pas
twenty-six years.
DIR. S. S. Estey will begin a 81,
| weeks educational institute at tn,
First Presbyterian church the frs
Thursday in November. Glasses will
be held in social service, missions anC
normal training. They will begin a
1880 and continue three-quarters O
an hour. Following these, there will
be half hour union service in which
the pastor will give a course in Bibl.
study. The children will be provided
for, in the classes, as well as tn,
young people.