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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-24
OAKLAND NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned TO 1915 or State Journal office.

Marguerite and Marjorie Jessop,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. James Jes-
SOP of AFTER avenue, who are making
an extended visit with their mother in
Lyndon, Kansas, are reported i'll with
measles.
Mrs. Ira Hawver will entertain the
members of the c. C. c. club at her
home in Wabash avenue next Wednes-
day afternoon.
The next regular meeting of the
Oakland w. c. T. U. will be held next
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. c. M. Reaugh of Winfield avenue.
The Standard Bearers Missionary
class of the Oakland NJ. E. church,
have postponed indefinitely their box
social which was planned for Friday
night.
Mrs. Philip StackIeback entertained
the 7. NJ. Crochet club at her home in
wabash avenue Wednesday afternoon.
The guests were: Mrs. Fred Bechtel,
Mrs. w. E. Benton, Mrs. Walter
Hamill, Mrs. Clarence Webb, Mrs G.
F. Wettling, Mrs. Homer Allison, Mrs.
Morgan Washburn, Mrs A. Dewitt,
Mrs Clyde Slawson and Mrs. Ira Han
over. The next meeting will be held
in two weeks at the home of Mrs. w.
E. Benton of Michigan avenue.
Miss Ethelyn Koser entertained the
members of the S. o. D. H. club at her
home in Kansas avenue, Wednesday
evening. Those who were present:
Mrs. Hubert Sund. Miss Grace Yves
ley, Miss Edith Long, Miss Mildred
Koser, Miss Hildred Hayworth, Miss
Alice Linn, Miss Gladys Rogben, Miss
Eunice Cation, Miss Ada Rippey. In
two weeks the club will meet with
Miss Valda johnson of After avenue.
Mrs. L. Henderson of 80 Winfield
avenue, was taken to the St Francis
hospital Wednesday, where she under
went an operation.
Mrs. George Keesee of After ave-
nue., is expecting her brother, Ches-
ter Hail. of Kansas City, Mo, to ar
rive soon to spend a short vacation
with her.
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his home in North Topeka after a five
months visit in Dundee, Florida.
On Saturday, March 25, which in
the calendar of the Western church
is the Feast of the Annunciation,
morning prayer will be read in the
Church of the Good Shepherd at 10
o'clock and veSpers will be recited at
o'clock.
H. C. Barret of Granville was in
the city on business Thursday.
Amity Temple Pythian Sisters will
entertain the travelling knight this
evening at their hail. 900 Kansas ave-
nue. Two guests from Capital No. 2
and Topeka lodge No. 10 will be pres
ent. A program has been arranged.
Word was received this morning
from Mrs. Sarah Todd, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Anderson of Mon
roe street, who was in the fire at
Paris. Texas, that she was safe and
lost nothing in the fire that destroyed
the city
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WANTED-FEMALE HELP.


WANTED-First class white woman pas
try cook with reference, So week; neat
experienced dining room and lunch coun-;
ter girls for railroad eating houses and
other hotels and restaurants, in many diff
ferent towns; women cooks for hotels and
restaurants; experienced girls for families !;
want neat German speaking girl. Furman
Employment Office, 81 Kansas Ave.
EMPLOYED PEOPLE increase your in
come $25 to $50 per month without inter-
fering with regular work; no selling; no
canvassing; no money or experience re-
quired. No work but fun. The Come
Packt Merchandise Co, Toledo, Ohio
WOMEN WANTED as government clerks,
$40 month. Topeka examinations coming.
Sample questions free. Franklin Institute,
Dept. 625-N, Rochester, n. Y.
column will get you another one-quick.
WANTED-Girls in the egg department.
Seymour Packing Co.
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YOUR SICK CHILD
IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK AT TONGUE
furry, Mother! Remove pOisOns
from little stomach, liver,
bowels.
Give california Syrup of Figs"
if cross, bilious or
feverish.

No matter what ails your child,
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one is out-of-sorts,
haIf-sick, isn't resting, eating and act
ing naturally-look. Mother. see if
tongue is coated. This is a sure sign
that it's little stomach, liver and bow
ers are clogged with waste. When
cross irritable, feverish. stomach sour,
breath bad or has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea, sore throat, full of cold.
give a teaspoonful of California Syrup
Of figs" and in a few hours all the
constipated poison, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of it's
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
1t never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the
stomach and they dearly love its pleas
ant taste. Full directions for babies,
children of all ages and for grown
ups printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups
ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" then
see that it is made by the California
Fig Syrup Company. '-Advertis
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partment at Argentine visited in To-
peka yesterday.
Mrs. Edward Moore. wife of Edward
Moore of the blacksmith departme nt,
is reported to be very i'll at her home
in North Topeka
Miss Elizabeth Maloney and Miss
Lucille Rain of the car accountants
department will spend the weekend
with friends in Argentine.
John Vandeventer. fireman on
trains 105 and 106 between Topeka
and st. Joseph, is off duty on account
of business.
r. N. Priest of the Santa Fe en-
gineering department at Kansas City
is spending a few days this week with
relatives in Topeka.
Mrs. John Rain is visiting with the
D. S. Doel family of East Sixth street
during the illness of her husband, En-
gineer John Rain, who is at the COM
pany hospital
Mr.. Otis Whitlow of the fuel depart
ment has ben absent from his desk
the last few days on account of ILL
ness
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w A m T S
AND MISCELLANEOUS ADS

ADVERTISING RATES: The rate for
inserting Want Ads in The Topeka State
Journal is one cent a word each insertion,
minimum 10 cents; by the week cents a
word, minimum 80 cents.
COUNT THE WORDS of you1 Ad in
Guiding four words for State Journal adj
dress when such address is used: count
each initial" letter and each number or
combination of figures as one word.
OUT OF TOWN advertisements must be
accompanied with cash or check In full
payment for the same. Note the forego-
ing instructions about counting the words
and the rates per word for The Topeka
State Journal.
CLOSING HOUR: Want Ads TO be
classified properly must be in The State
Journal office before IL 30 o'clock. Want
ads received after II 20 till ID p. m. will
be inserted under the head: ITO Late TO
Classify"
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IN NORTH Topeka
Aaron Sheetz Meets an Old
COmrade in Arms.
Lyceum Season Closes at
ShOrey School Tonight.

While taking the degrees of the
Scottish Rite at the Masonic Temple
yesterday Aaron Sheetz met an ola
friend Of his whom he had not seen
since 1864. Sheetz and r. l.. kepllng
were comrades together in the Third
Pennsylvania regiment of heavy artll-
lery and until yesterday had not seen
each other since one of them was
transferred to the one Hundred and
hty-eighth regiment of the same
state. Mr.. Kepling is a retired farm
er Of Junction city, where he has lived
for the past thirty years. Mr.. Sheetz
came to Topeka in April, 1880, from
Reading, Pa. to help in starting =
rolling mill. Later the mill was de-
stroyed by fire and Sheetz went to
Joliet, Ill, returning the next year
when he engaged in the grocery bust
ness. Mr.. kepling came to Kansas in
1866 and lived on a farm near juno
ton City until his retirement, when he
moved to town. They had not met
each other in all those years until
yesterday when they were introduced
by Fred Noiland.
automobile Collision.
Two autos were slightly damaged
Thursday afternoon when Byron Will
cuts, who was driving north on lower
Kansas avenue, turned into the curb
ing. and hit the car driven by c. A.
Marker, manager of the Topeka
Creamery company A fender was
torn loose on Markers car, and the
light and bumper broken on Mr. Will
cuts car. .- ..-.-.-.---
school Entertainment.
An entertainment and social will be
given at the Bolz school house, three
miles southwest of Meriden, Saturday
evening, March %.
The program will be given by Miss
Iva Peck, who has been teaching in the
Boltz school for the last two terms
and will consist of music and recita-
lions. Miss McAllister of Topeka will
give several readings and D. II. Wal
lace of the Lyman school will deliver
a short address
Lyceum Season to Close.
The last program of the season will
be given this evening at ShOrey school
house by the members of Shorey and
Rochester lyceum. All through the
winter months each Friday evening
the societies have held meetings to-
ranged. Tonight Miss Miller's Con-
cert company will furnish the program
for the evening. The company con-
sists Of a seventeen piece orchestra
with special features for the evening.
Notes and Personal.
James Mckinley of Scranton, Kan,
was in North Topeka this morning on
business. Mr.. Mckinley is a repre-
sentative of the Standard Coal com
pany of that city.
Mrs. Belle Elliot of 115 Fairchild
street has returned to her home after
a visit in Leavenworth. Kan.
Ben Palmer has taken a position
with the Dibble GroVery company in
North Topeka.
DR.. NJ. r. Mitchell has returned tc
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

G.. NJ. kellam to same, lot 327 Green
St, Morris add Observation-Disclosures
H. A Chamberlain and wife to r.
Wolfe, lots 564-66 Fillmore St. OFT
& Tewksburys add. ............... $50
E. Kahler and wife to the Shawnee
Investment Co, lots 62-64 Larch St.
Gordon's add.
A. c. Ravens to C. E. Heartburg, s.
Il ne Il 1-12-14. Observation-Disclosures.
L. G. Putnam and husband to J. A
Payton and wife, lots $3.50 College
ave. Add a. to College Hill. -.
T. T Smith and wife to J. A Mehr-
vein. tr ? HiIlcrest add. 9. 80
A. r. Short and wife to E. A. Beck
lots 5s2 n, !. 81 Van Buren, St,
I Brooks ave. Me1rose. .......
L. V. Archer and wife to V. F. Costa.
pt. NV. Il 30-13-17. pit ne. Il BIB
0. Gregory and wife to r. Price lots
224 n. y 26 Oakland ave, J. W.
Morris and others. See rec .
w. r. Read and wife TO G. B. Bald
win; lots S30-31 Forest ave-, Walnut .
F. L. Baldwin and others to W. B.
Read. pit. Sc. Il 36-12-14. 1 &c
w. b. Read and wife to F L. Bald
win, lots $3.50 Forest ave, Doron's
c. Il. ASKING and wife to NJ. r. Fauik-
ner lots 1928 Melrose sub. &c
lots 316-1S-2O AFTER ave. J. w Nor
Same to same lots 322-4-6 .kellam
ave. J. w Morris add.
G. Baldwin. guardian to F. Baldwin,
pt. Sc. u 36-12-14. ....--........... II
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SANTA FE NOTES
Items for this department may be
phoned to 3915 or State Journal office.

Mr.. Carl McGrew of the fuel de-
partment has been absent from work
the last few days on account of ill
ness.
Okla, is in the company hospital here.
He was accompanied by his wife and
brother, Engineer George Rain, of
Arkansas City.
Mr.. George Schibblebein of the ma
chinist department. who has been i'll
for the past few weeks. is reported
improving.
John Black of the machinist de-
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wANTED-MALE HELP.

WHEN YOU need a man or boy this
column will get one for you.
WANTED-25 farm and dairy hands. 5
married farm couples man and wife,
hotel work; men cooks; hotel and res
taurant help: shop helper; kitchen help.
Furman Employment Office, 81 Kan. Ave.
WsANTED-A gentleman to room and board
in private family; large front room SIG
per month. Address E 5, care Journal.
TOPEKA RAILWAY mail clerk examina-
tions coming. $500 month Sample
questions free. Franklin Institute. Dept
$50 N. Rochester, n. Y.
EVERY MAN to know that he can get an
all wool tailor made suit for $40. See
Roy Nelson, 324 Leland.
FOUR painters and four paperhangers
wanted 20S-210 West It'll st. Lawson &
Rausch.
ance men for the best contract to write
in Kansas. Address Charles Swisher, Sa-
lima, Kansas.
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contraptions for corns. Here's some
'Gets-It', it's just wonderful how easy,
clear and clean it makes any corn
come right off. Takes but a few sec
ons to apply. Dries at once. Put
your sock on right over it,-there' s
nothing to stick or roll up. form a
bundle of your toe, or press on the
corn. It's painless, simple as rolling
off a log. Now put away those knives,
razors and scissors. use 'Gets-It' and
you'll have a sweeter disposition and
no more cOrns and callouses."
"Gets-It' is sold by druggists every
where, 25c a bottle, or sent direct by
E. Lawrence &, Co, Chicago. Ill Sold
in Topeka and recommends IS the
worlds best corn remedy by F'lad
Bros, A c. K1ingaman * Co.-Adver-
tisement.
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Officers and members of Beulah
chapter. No. "a o. F. S. are requested
to meet at Masonic temple Saturday
afternoon, at 1:45 o'clock to attend
the funeral of our late sister, Harriet
A LarSh.
ELLA r. RICE, Worthy Matron.
CORA W. WEIGH, Secretary.
Adv
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

IF YOU are forced to dispose of your bust
ness on account of ill health or for any
buyer.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-Two dandy mail
order manufacturing proposition: bust
ness suitable for a rustling young man or
as a side line. Can be handled in your own
home if desired. What have you to trade
for the above: Gavitt Printing Co., To-
peka. Kansas.
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LOST AND FOUND.

IF YOU have lost something, a little ad-
vertisement in this column will find 1t
for you.
LOST-Brooch pin with amethyst stone.
Reward. Phone 2S77 Red
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"Why Swear, Dear?
Use 'Gets-It'
for Corns!"

It's the New Plan. Simple. Sure as
Fate. Applied in Few Seconds.
why, John, I never knew you to
use such languageI I've told you sew
eral times it's no use to try those
bandages. salves. tapes. plasters. and
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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
The City Civil Service Commission will
hold examinations Monday, April 3, at 3
a. m. at the city hall, for patrolman,
motorcycle police plain clothes man.
craftsman, chairman. bridge inspector.
clerk. stenographer, stationary engineer,
fireman. and various other positions with
the City of Topeka. Application blanks
may be obtained from city clerk. Applica-
tons must be made at least eight days
before examination.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
T. b. GARRETT, Secretary.
First published in The Topeka State
Journal, March "A, 1861
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FIREPROOF SAFES.
VICTOR


FIRE PROOF SAFES.
Grand prize, st. Louis exposition. Over
315, 900 used. Armco Rust Resisting Iron.
Contents intact after fires. Price; house,
office, $50 up. Lockbox s, Topeka.
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Office of the City Clerk. AZ
Topeka, Kansas. March "a. 1907


Scaled proposals will be received at the
office of the city clerk until 80 o'clock
a. m. Saturday. April /. 1916 for setting
the Sluice gate and repairing the pump at
the North Topeka sewage pumping station.
as per plans and specifications file in
the office Of the city engineer.
A certified check in the sum of $25.e0
must accompany each bid. -
The board of commissioners reserve thet
right to reject any or all bids, or parts
of bids. e
[Seall ETA NJ COVELL. City Clerk.
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This Side OE P0TMEM

Splendid room modern house. almost
new: couldn't be built for less than $1,000;
has full lots, all for $s,100. Terms J. r.
Bell. I35 Fillmore. i can give you good
advise real estate
BUY good 10 acres of Smith, 523 Kan. Ave.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


WHEN you want anything, ten cent ad-
verdsement in this column will get it for
you.
WE PAY highest cash price for End hand
clothing, shoes, hats and overcoats.
Drop a card or call 1645. Z. Scrinopsk &
Son, 40S Kansas ave.
WE PAY the highest cash price for cast
off clothing, shoes, hats and overcoats.
Drop us card or call Gordon Bros loan
office 400 Kansas ave. Phone 1919.
WANTED-Car household goods direct
from homes. Highest prices paid. Call
phone 4946 Red, 10 to II or to g.
GOOD milk cows, fat cattle and veal calves
w. c. A. Leitzow. Tel. 257.
CARPET and rug weaving. 1920 Garfield.
Phone 25SS Blue.
WEAVING carpets, rugs, pillows; rugs for
sale. 221 Lake 229s White.
WANTED-Your overalls at the Overall
Laundry. Phone 4S1.
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AT THE THEATERS
At the OrDheuIn.

There is a rumor in circulation to
the effect that Bessie Barriscale, who
plays the principal part in THE Last
Act" shown at the Orpheum today
and tonight, is scheduled to figure in
one of the greatest and longest pro-
auctions ever arranged by the Triangle
company.
Likewise it is said that Ford Sterl-
ing on play in which a bear chases
His Pride and Shame is now work
ing on a play in which a bear chances
the distinguished comedian into the
very group of people he has been try
ing to avoid.
The "Newsie" who sings at the Or
pheum today and tomorrow deceives
his appearance. His accompanist is
worthy of special mention.
BY special request the Orpheum
management has planned to show
"Cinders of Love-" the Keystone com
edy of the first half of the week, on
Saturday, matinee only.
The members of the Topeka police
and fire departments are invited to
attend as guests of the Orpheum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-24

.ERVICE EXAMINATION.

First published in The Topeka State
Journal, March 16. 1876
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-24

Theda Bara, star of Gold and the
Woman" is a vampire on the screen
and, according to scores of needy New
York families, an angel in real life
On the second Monday of each
month Miss Bara holds a sale of cast
off gowns. The proceeds of the sale
she donates to tenement families who
have come to her attention. She re-
Gently entertained the members of her
Sunday school class at a theater party
at the New York Hippodrome. The
children were accompanied by Miss
Bara and two of the mothers. Fol
lowing the matinee performance
there was a party in Miss Bara's
apartments, each of the little guests
being presented with a book of Bib
lical quotations. a box of candy and
Miss Bara's photograph
H. Cooper Cliffe, seen as Colonel
Ernest Dent, is the actor who achieved
a personal triumph as Nobody in
''Everywoman.''
One of the biggest scenes is that in
which an entire Indian camp is blown
up. Fifty-six Indians were used in
the making of the picture. All but
three went through the explosion
scene uninjured.
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Items for this department may be
phoned to 1915 or State Journal office.
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FOR SALE-POULTRY.

FOR SALE-HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
THAT PIECE Of furniture you cannot use
can be sold If you put a few lines in
this column.
DINING TABLE. chairs, Domestic sew
ing machine, all So. 212 East 10Th.
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BOARD AND ROOMS.

bOAfkD AND t1OONS.
YOUR ROOMS are pleasant; your board
is good. Tell the people about it in this
MODERN rooms with board, 81 day; IS
per week. Topeka Hotel, 122 West 9th.
ONE ROOM and suite. with steam heat
and bath: Better Realty & Loan CO:
FOR RENT-FTRNISHED ROOMS.
YOUR ROOM is nicely furnished. People
are always looking for rooms. Certainly
this column will find you a roomer.
TWO MODERN well furnished rooms,
very close in Good, quiet neighborhood-
FOR RENT-one modern furnished room,
Orpheum Theater Bldg. Apply Gordon
Bros 400 Kansas ave.
house travelling men preferred. Phone
3062 Black
STRICTLY modern furnished front room.
s14 Huntocn. Phone 1914 after G p m
FOR RENT-SUBURBAN
RENT suburban place of Smith, 5es kan
sas ave.
FOR RENT-FARMS.
THIS is the time of year when farms are
usually rented. small advertisement
in this column will keep that farm from
standing vacant this summer.
FOR RENT-240 acre farm near Dover. 100
acre farm near Auburn.
NWIE0R8E 800
Phone 1896.
FOR RENT-16O acres, 10 miles from To-
peka, % acres cultivated. acres of
alfalfa, 10 acres of hay land, balance
pasture. L. S. Levitt & Son. 531 Kansas
FOR RENT-Ten acre truck farm two
miles from town; good improvements.
J. f. Colrin- Phone 3s45.
FOR IiENT-Improved So two-fffths
grain S. V. Firestone, Wakarusa, Kan.
RENT farms Of Smith, 523 Kansas Ave.
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WANTED-ROOMA AND BOARD.
" TTrD
board with private family close in. Cal
D g. care Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-18

will pour out her magnihcen.
voice for you, whenever you wish
TO hear the glorious notes, if you
have her exclusive
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Naval Court TO Visit
Submarine E-2 To- day

Washington. Jan. H. 4 court Of in
quiry was named hy Secretary Daniels
to-day. 10 determine the cause and MS
the responsibility for tho explosion
aboard the -Ibmaruc -. which caused
the death OF four men and seriously IN
jurcd ten Others.
The court Of inquiry will be composed
of the follow NC officers, all OF whom
have had wide experience ~ the vari-
GUS phases of submarine work. Captain
William II. G.. Billiard, Lieutenant
Commander n. sparrow, and LIeuten-
ants Clyde $. Mcdowell and Joseph q.
Fisher They LETT Washington late to
night for New York. and Will begin the
inquiry tomorrow. 4 report Is expect
ed before the end Of the week.
The tragedy served 20 emphasize the
need of "a laboratory equipped for cx-
perments with batteries. engines. ven
tilation and other important parts of
naval vessels. Nr Daniels said to-day
he had asked Congress for an initial
appropriation of 81 100000 for the cree
ton OF laboratory, and hoped that il
would be authorized this year. He said
that hereafter experimental work would
be conducted as far as possible IN the
navy's laboratories, and no new ma
chinery would bee placed aboard any
vessel until DO had been thoroughly
tested and its safety guaranteed.