The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-01

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Kansas avenue.-Adv.
The Garfield school football team
walked to Seabrook Wednesday and
defeated the Seabrook team, IL to 8,
| in a lively game.
Hugo Wedeli, secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. A. at Kansas university, will speak
Sunday morning in the First United
Brethren church, Twelfth and Quincy
streets.
The Rev. W. b. Iinson will hold his
final meeting at the First Baptist
church this evening at O'Clock. His
sermon subject will be THE Unpar-
donable SIM"
Raymond Schwegler of Kansas uni
versity will address the teachers meet
ing at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, at
the high school His subject will be
THE Essence of the Thing"
George NJ. stones oil painting of
the steps of San Gabriel mission, Cali
fornia, which was on exhibition at the
Topeka Art Guild room, has been pur-
chased by Robert Stone. The picture
was valued at SS5.
Some $4,000 Santa Fe employees are
receiving and cashing checks over the
entire system today. The first and fif-
teenth days of each month the checks
are sent out. Those sent out on the
] 5th outnumber those sent on the first
by about 10000.
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giving morning by the farmers west of
town, more than 200 farmers and
townspeop1e took part Owing to a
scarcity of hunters on the south end
of the six sections covered. we wolves
escaped. Roy Kiene, Valencia farm
er, bagged the only wolf However.
100 rabbits were killed.
Charging that her husband, Charles
Jones, forced their 10-year-old son to
give up $142 he had saved from the
sale of newspapers, Ella Jones has
brought suit in the district court for
divorce. Mrs Jones asks for the GUS
tody of the three children and for
possession of the home and household
| furniture at 1909 East Sixth avenue,
The annual fall inspection of the
Rock Island. now in progress on the
southern lines, was halted for Thanks
giving. and G. w. Rourke, assistant
general manager of the road. spent
the holiday in Topeka. The inspection
will be resumed Monday, and Mr..
RourSe left today for his headquarters
in Ell Reno, Okla, to join the inspect
ling party.
The feed yard of ]. H. Dunnigan
at 11S East Norris street was raided
by the police Thursday after it had
| been reported that numerous drunks
| had been seen leaving there. Dunni-
gan explained that his customers had
left teams at his barn and insisted
upon eating and drinking in his office.
Several dozen empty bottles were
found on the place.
Word was received in Topeka today
of the death in Los Angeles, California,
of Mrs. A. P. McGinnis. Mrs. McGIn-
mis- was the widow of A. p. McGinnis.
former land commissioner for the San
ia Fe in Topeka, and one of the prom
| inent men of the city. Mr. MeGinnis
died some years ago. Funeral ar
rangements were not included in the
IinfOrma tiOQ received here.
Some one went to lot Of trouble
Thursday night to break into the First
Presbyterian church. A door in the
basement at the rear was forced and
a burglary was reported to the police
today. Robert Miller. detective, made
an investigation and learned that the
burglar obtained "a cents for his trou.
ble'22 cents in stamps and cents
in cash.
Charles Lindsey, deputy warden a
the state penitentiary, is in Topeka to-
! day after Robert Larson, a parole6
prisoner. Larson was sent up from
Topeka some time ago, following his
conviction for the theft of calf from
the Wolff Packing company. He il
now out on his second parole. He
has had considerable trouble and was
arrested by the police Wednesday
night.
John Kehler of Plainville was wait
ing for a train at the Union Pacific
station Thursday and decided he
wanted a drink. He handed a hack
driver a dollar and asked him to get
liquor for him. He waited long but
the driver did not return. Then he
risked another dollar upon another
driver. That driver did not return.
His faith was still unbroken but when
he handed out the third dollar and re-
ceived no returns he gave it up. He
was still thirsty when his train ar
rived.
Mayor j. E. House was the victim
of a high culvert taken by an automo-
bile at high speed Thanksgiving aft
ternoon With his wife, and Mr.. w.
B. Flowers, in Hugh McVey's machine.
| Mayor House was seated in the rear
seat bound for the football game Sud
denly they hit a culvert and the may
or's nose struck a cross bar on the
cover of the machine. 1t made his
nose bleed and for a time it was
Thought the member was broken.
| Flowers also suffered bad jol on his
forehead
Joseph Taggart, who has been re-
ceiving teller in the treasury depart
ment of the Santa Fe, is to oe assistant
cashier, succeeding Howard NJ
Rhodes. who died last week. it has
been announced by Cashier H. b.
Fink. r. G. Robinson. ticket clerk at
the passenger station, is to assist H.
j. Clark as receiving teller. Robinson
has been ticket clerk a number of
years. and for his efficiency and faith
fulness there, was commended on his
| promotion by E. L. Copeland, secre-
tary-treasurer of the road.
Harvey Parsons. chief of police, is
confined to his home at 21s Huntoon
street. by injuries received in a fall
at the police station Wednesday after
noon He was standing in front of the
station leaning against the railing
| around a stairway when he slipped
| the steps He ibid not believe
he was seriously injured and
was at the station all day Thursday
and until ten O'Clock al night During
the night he began to suffer and Dr.
Merrill Lindsay was called DIR. Lind
say found a muscle torn loose but no
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