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

My cellar null OF coal
While my fat and juicy bank account
Is nothing but hole
Hurry-Up Transfer Co. Phone Z26.
ADV.
Princess Good for Nothing" high
15c. 25c--Adv.
The banks of the city will close
Thursday. Columbus day, according
to an announcement by H D. Wolf of
the Topeka Clearing House associa-
ton today
Wesley Bunee, private secretary to
Frank Sturges, assistant to the gen.
viii leave Wednesday for Denver
where he has accepted 4 position with
the Denver and Rio Grande railroad
The executive board of the Fedora
ton of Colored Women will hold an
important meeting at o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs
Washington. AIS Lime street The re-
firing president and acting president
are expected to attend
Another section of the Second
Massachusetts, infantry. carried by a
special train of twenty cars. went
thru Topeka this morning on the Rock
Island. homeward bound The troops
stopped here for breakfast Two sec
tions Of the regiment went thru Mon
day.
The police are working upon a
burglary committed at the residence
of A r. Mulholland at 316 West
Eighth street last Friday night. Some
one entered the house and carried
away a 1ady's watch. small chain.
salt and pepper set. a pair of black
low shoes and one pair of lady's high
shoes
Seventy-five Topeka merchants have
agreed to refund the railroad fare of
al - n -
tory who take advantage of the spe-
cial opportunities offered during the
three big Suburban shopping days.
October Is, 10. 20. Local newspapers
will carry advertisements of the bar
gains offered The Commercial club
will be the headquarters from which
the refunds will be made.
After many days and much work on
the part of police officers, James Nc
Govern, plain clothes man. secured
the evidence upon which a warrant
was issued today for Mark Williams.
charging him with stealing physi-
clans case from the automobile of
Dr. A. II. Marshall McGovern said
| today that williams admitted having
stolen the case The value of the con-
tents Of the case is fixed at ST.
Twenty-Five victims became black
and blued Ake-Pot Sterboos at Hamil-
ton hall Monday night at the first
:
phernalia had been purchased and
was tried out on the victims The
Ake-Pot Sterboo initiation viii be one
of the convention features in Topeka
this year limitations will be held
every two weeks October %, the
Wakarusa business men will be the
victims
/ Marion Sheldon of Topeka. was
/ drafted into the lead part in THE
/ Confession by the Torch stock COM
pany, playing at a local theater, this
week, when Theodore Torch. Cecil
Fay, his wife. and Claude Gagnon, q
I character actor, left town without tax
I ing time tow rite their friends of their
I Intentions THE Confession" is being
given as benefit performance. in an
! effort TO raise sufficient money to al
I low the rest of the players to follow
suit and get to their respective homes
A special meeting of the telephone
society. an organization in the local
telephone office, will be held at the
central Y NJ c. A. tonight Profes-
sor Jarvin and Professor Alexander of
the united school of physical culture
New York, will speak The meeting
was arranged for the purpose of hear
ing these two experts of health, and
no admission will be charged The
subjects TO be discussed by Professor
Health Efficiency" and Mental and
Physical CT lure.
Pomona grange will hold its quar-
terIy meeting in the Y. W. C A. rooms
corner of Seventh and Van Buren,
streets. Saturday. October Il, it was
announced today. The morning ses-
sion will begin at 10 o'clock. In the
afternoon the county grange delegate
meeting will be held at 1870 O'Clock
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the state grange session to be held
in Independence. A committee from
the various grange fairs will fix dates
/ for next years exhibitions so as 10
prevent conflicting dates.