The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29


Hold your head I'D like man. they sing,
But the young men all refuse,
And hardly can blame them,
NELS YINGLE.
For two successive days the fire de-
partment has not received call
The Friendship club meets Friday
afternoon with Mrs. A. J. Ramsey,
213 East Eighth avenue.
The Retail Clerks union of Topeka
will meet Monday evening instead or
Wednesday, as previously announced.
The annual banquet Of the c. E. so
ciety of the First Presbyterian church
will be held at Mrs. H. H. Swallows
at Tenth ana Harrison tonight.
The Dougherty College Players put
on a two act comedy Tuesday in Sc
curity hall at the close of the meeting
of Topeka lodge No. ?, E'raternal AlG
Union.
sued by the fire marshafs office to
W. B. kirkpatrick. A new front IS
TO be placed in the building at ia
East Seventh street at once.
Four new cases of measles have
been reported to the city health de-
partment- While there is no eplae 1lnre
CT measles in the city at present there
are number of scattered cases re-
ported.
The Crittenton home (colored), To-
peka, announces that only the follow
ing persons are authorized to solicit
Rev w M Martin. Mrs. Malone and
Mrs. James H. Guy. The Rev. MI
Martin has been appointed solicitor IN
place of Mr.. Price Thomas.
The moving picture program to be
given at the First Baptist church Sat
urday night will consist of the follow.
ing films: Fairies Halloween
Castle of Italy, Beautiful Roses of
California; and THE Manufacture of
| Shoes" The program will begin at
1880 and there will be no charge for
admission.
A number of friends and neighbors
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Siler,
Potwin Place. Tuesday, on their 49th
wedding anniversary. Those present
included: Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Pulley,
Walgreen, Mrs. Osborne, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. H Hawkins, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Z.
Locke, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Si1er and
Mr. and Mrs P A Brown
Repairs on the Vinewood park line
to the rock quarry and crusher south
east of the park are being made by the
| Topeka Street railway company whlch
owns the quarry and crushing equip
ment. Several months ago $50 feet
of track near the Dornwood farm
southeast of the city was completely
washed out A fill Is feet deep which
/
Up to noon today the city treasur-
| er's office has been enriched 1924 by
the payment of dog tax by dog own
ers in Topeka. Last year at the close
| of business on March 31st the total
amount received from this tax was
! s2,016. Roscoe Stubs, Beefstake,
Raspberry and Snob have Joined the
names is names club in dog club
land, according to the official record,
kept in the clerks office.
The new constitution and bylaws
of the Carpenters union were received
at a meeting held Tuesday night in
| Labor hall. AS result of the -phe-
nomenal growth of the union,s@the
membership of which has increased
| 1000 per cent in the last year, and
| changed conditions, changes in the
constitution were necessary. Under
| the new constitution, which becomes
effective April l. carpenters hope to
obtain shorter hours and better wages.
| An old negro woman entered the Of
| flee of the ProVident association a few
days ago, and asked that an order be
given her that she might buy some
thing film - to tide her over for a
| day or two A fifty cent order was
| to the association with the following
| COPY of the film " articles procured
on the order: 1 box of strawberries,
| Is cents; 1 glass jar Clipped beef 20
|
| cents; onions, cents.
George A. Clark and Robert Pierce
have been reelected as Topeka direc-
tors of the Lakeview Fishing and
Hunting club. The directors will meet
April and it is expected then that
J. c. Stewart will be reelected secre-
tory and Horace Hall treasurer. A
new dock and some water front i'm
provements are planned. Other di
rectorS who were reelected were Wal
ter Rock and J. w. Sherlock of Kan
sas City; Eben Baldwin of Lakeview;
F. L. Morris and ]. F. Jones of Law
renee. The latter two take the places
of Carl Friend and L. N. Lewis of
that city.
Another petition in the West Tenth
street paving case has been filed with
the clerk of the district court. 1t is an
amended petition but the chief differ
| ence between it and the former petit
| ton is in the names of the complain
ants The name of o. C. Skinner is
omitted, while there are several new
names added. The compliments in
the new case are James Stevenson,
Scott Kelsey, F. M. Washburn. Ira
Romig. T. w. Scudder; w. f.. McCar-
ter, ]. G Huey, w. r. Lott, J. Frank
Logan, Ben Kessler and A. G. Potter.
| The suit is to enjoir the county COM
| n1iSSionerS from cOntracting fer the