The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-13
LOCAL MENTION.

LUUHL unLVl1UNs
Rebecca lodge No. s5 has installed
officers for the new year. The Off
GERS include: Roscoe Sunday noble
grand; Hattie Hughes, vice grand;
Enora McGrath, chaplain; Flora
Akens, financial secretary; Helen
Moore. treasurer; r. e. Mills, score
tary; William McNeeley, warden; Ed
ma Swearengen, conductor; Opal
Glynn, inside guard; Ray Grevy, out
side guard.
The Girl Guardians and the Polly
Anna club will hold a joint meeting
at the Y. w. C. A. Saturday afternoon
to take gymnasium work.
Pipes in the city hall building were
frozen last night and considerable
trouble was experienced in getting
water this morning. By noon most
of the difficulties had been overcome
It was a tired and drowsy bunch
around fire department headquarters
this morning. The day men were call
ed out of their beds about three
, clock by the cremerie fire, worked
in the extreme cold until eight or nine
o'clock and when they did reach the
friendly radiators they had hard work
keeping awake.
Early this morning while the
Cremerie fire was in progress Patrol
man Brush was stancIng on the side
walk in front when something eXplod-
ed inside the building. A fireman
says the policeman jumped into the
air and made run for the street, fall
ing to observe a team and hose wagon.
The fireman says the policeman
bounced off the hose wagon like
rubber ball off a cement sidewalk.
A number of people are thrown out
of employment by the Cremerie fire
and the management wants to settle
given this afternoon requesting all en-
pIoyees to call at the Guild Music
store tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
to receive what is due them
The c. w. B. NJ society of the Cen
trail Park Christian church met this
afternoon at the home of the pastor,
the Rev r. P. Mcpherson, 1907 Cen
trail Park avenue.
Bldg. Special attention ven to pyor-
rhea and oral prophyl~~- = Adv.
"A whiff of the northwest country"
declared the Rev BenJamin ioung'
pastor of the First Methodist church,
this morning when he peeped at the
declining mercury. Mr.. Young was
preacher for many years out IN the
northwest country and once performed
the spectacular feat of marrying SIX
couples on top of mountain when the
mercury hung many degrees below
nothing.
Safety razor blades sharpened better than
new. 25c-s5c doz. Brunt Drug Co--Adv
Although there will be a gospel
meeting at the new Santa Fe mill Fri
day noon, the Rev. NJ. l.. Robey who
was to be the speaker, is still i'll with
grip 1t is expected that one of the
! Bob Johnson party will take his place
Glass, Glazing and Paint. Miller Il
| Gillespie. S33 *. A. Phone 955.-Adv.
Most of the congregation of the
German Baptist church have various
stages of the grip. But no one is
seriously i'll. the Rev. P. A. Friedrich
son says.
The Rev c. E. Heisel of Wichita
and the Rev. Maurice Nichols of Sa-
lima are in Topeka this week attend
/ ing a state committee meeting at the
First United Brethren church.
Painless dental work at moderate
prices al the aite Dental Parlors. sos
Kansas Ave. Phone 714.-Adv-
Glass and glazing. call s4s. J. K
| Jones Paint Co.-Adv-
I The Dougherty bankers will play the
telegraph school this evening at 1880
O'Clock at the basket ball court at the
I business college.
Preparatory services Will be held
Friday evening at 1880 O'Clock at the
First United Presbyterian church. The
! Rev j. p Hicks, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian church, will preach.
suits ard overcoats dry cleaned 75c.
I Topeka Laundry Co. Phone $685.
Adv
/ William Jennings Bryan will not be
at the Walnut Grove church Monday.
January II, to take part in a debate
on Preparedness, reads the poster.
Topeka speakers, Fielderling, orr,
, Greider. Button. Willett and Thomp-
son will debate on Resolved. That
President Wilson's plans for strength
ening our national defense should be
adopted" The judges for the contest
will be Professor E. d. Schonberger,
professor of English. Washburn: z. E.
lWyant. Topeka business man.