The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-25
IN NORTH Topeka
"Pl Come Fixed" Is "Dutch"
GOggins' Challenge.
"Undesirable" Defies Police to
"Pinch" Him Again.

Dutch" Goggins is regarded by the
North Topeka police as very undesir-
able They declare nothing is ton
bad to say of him. He's an opium
f1end, says Officer Jones. He has,
however. one virtue. That's spunk.
Every time he comes to town, he
quickly finds himself in the hands of
the law
This morning he stepped off an east
bound Union Pacific passenger train.
Patrolman Jones and another officer
promptly "pinched' him.
If Dutch goes to jail as he u.s.
ually has in the past, he's coming
right back to the old town, he asserts.
After | get out of Jail, I'm coming
right back. and 1 -iare the police to
arrest me-, he boosted inadvertently.
Next time I'll come fixed"
He is to be tried in police court
Tuesday afternoon on the charge of
vagrancy.
Esther Rude Dies.
Esther May Rude. age two. daughter
rural route 6, North Topeka. died of
dlphther-a- Sunday afternoon. Fun
eral services were held outside at the
nome at 10 o'clock this morning. Blu
rial was in Rochester cemetery.
Mrs. Maria T. Jones. a familia-
Monroe street. died this morning of
old age She had been paralyzed for
more than twenty years.
Wilma Prosser. s, daughter of Nh.
and Mrs w. J. Prosser. 1O17 Fairchild
street, was severely bruised Sunday
night while playing on some of the
playground apparatus of the Quincy
school She attempted to avoid fall
ing onto playmate, became fright
ened and fell. 1t is thought no bones
are broken but her left arm was badly
sprained. Her left shoulder was
wrenched.
A regular meeting of the Parent
teachers association will be held to-
night as usual. Matters of business
will chiefly engage the organizations
attention. The proposition to combine
the Quincy and Grant school associa-
tons will be discussed. A committee
Will be appointed to arrange the pro-
grams for future meetings. Enter
tainment tonight will be in the form
of display of the Panama canal By
means of lantern slides.
There is an agitation in progress
for the location of a kindergarten on
the North side. At present it could
not be accommodated in any of the
regular school buildings. as all of the
rooms are filled to overlooking, but IT
be procured and fitted up suitably.
Notes and Personals.
Roy Boast. 900 Jackson street, is
away for a weeks vacation. He left
Sunday. Miss Hazel Boast, his sis
ter. has just returned from months
vacation in Wisconsin and Illinois.
DR.. c. s. McClintock of Kansas City,
Mo-, is visiting his mother. Mrs Z.
S. McClintock, 1101 Central avenue.
Miss Edna Mcclure. s23 Quincy
street. was surprised by friends Sat
urday night. The occasion was her
ninteenth birthday. -
The Soldier township board held IFS
monthly meeting Monday morning IN
the Shawnee State bank. Routine
business was the program.
The Berryton Grange fair will be
October 81.
J. c. GRADER, $50 North Quincy. is
recovering from his serious illness:
Ollie Robertson leaves today for his
home in Phoenix, ArfZ. He has been
working this summer on a farm near
North Topeka. The Robertsons are
former residents of the city.
Raw Beaver. while riding a motor
cycle along the Lower Silver Lake
road Sunday, narrowly escaped hitting
an automobile by running into a fence
The machine wasn't very big and a
collision might have resulted disas-
trously.
Mr.. and Mrs Fl. w. Fraser of La
Junta, Colo, are visiting Mr. Fraser's
parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Fraser,
1924 North Madison. They expect to
make a stay of four weeks.
The Topeka Creamery company an
nounces a raise of l cent in the price
of butter, effective Monday.
Mike" DIETRICH of Wamego is visit
ing his son, H. E. DIETRICH, of Garfield
Place
A Nixon of Hoyt spent Sunday with
Charles Small. 80 Laurent street.
Friday night. the young mems class
of the Second Presbyterian church
will have a wienie roast north of the
brickyard bridge. The twenty mem
bers will motor there.
G. W. Cross of Salina, a printer, re-
Gently called on G. F. Kimball at his
home, 215 West Gordon street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anderson, who
have been visiting Mrs. Anderson's
father, P c. Marlett, 1906 North
Quincy street. announce the birth of
daughter. September 25.
Mrs Minnie Williams will entertain
the Loyal Womans class of the Chris
tan church Bible school Tuesday af-
ternoon in her home, 1919 Central ave.
MAKE UNTRUE REPORTS