The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-28

Social dance, special music Satur-
day night at Kellam hall.-Adv
Special Saturday night dinner 75c.
Halls, orchestra 6-7:30, Fifth floor
Mills Bldg.-Adv.
The high school annual will be on
time this year. Breaking all previous
records of punctuality all the copy was
in today, the last day set for copy.
S. H Brunt has opened an attrac-
tive new soda fountain and confec-
tionery called the Arbor at 5O4 Kansas
avenue Luncheonettes and soft
drinks are served.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Walnut Grove Methodist
church will meet with Mrs. Henry
Lewis, 1915 Van Buren, street, at 2;30
o'clock Friday afternoon.
C. A. Scott, state forester, will adj
dress the Parent-Teachers' association
at Van Buren, school this evening. His
topic Will be the possibility of improy-
ing the banks of the Shunganunga.
The Shawnee County Alfalfa club
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
State Horticultural society's rooms in
the state house. G. c. Wheeler of the
Kansas Farmer will speak on the farm
adviser proposition.
Final considerations Of the plans for
the new Lincoln school will be held
by the school board this evening. The
meeting will be held at the office of
T. w. Williamson, the architect for
the new building.
Maypole exercises, a track meet and
a snort program concluded this years
work at Rice school Thursday. Nearly
seventy five parents and teachers at
tended the exercises. Miss Helen E.
Olson is the teacher of the school.
Two checks recently written by
Frank Hubbell, when he had no funds
in ha MI ha rnn6 nv
him. The checks which were given to
Topeka merchants were for 81 and for
SIS. Hubbell is employed on a farm
near Kirwin.
Damages to the amount of SIS were
awarded Arthur White in the court of
Topeka Thursday afternoon. The
award was made following a charge
that Ed Vilven, a mail carrier of
Rossville, sold White a horse that was
suffering from the heaves.
Suit to compel w. e. Davis, state
auditor, to register high school bonds
was filed in the supreme court today
when school district No. 101, Jeffer-
son county, sought writ of man.
damus against the state auditor. The
suit was filed in an effort to compel
the registration of $4,000 worth of
rural high school bonds.
The Van Buren, Parent Teachers
association will meet in Walnut Grove
church tonight at eight o'clock. State
Forester c. A. Sect will give an Illus
trated lecture on trees and ornamental
| shrubs, using the new Kaleidoscope.
| Mr.. Jones, principal of Branner school.
| will sing kansas" and will lead in
| community singing. IF you are inter-
ested in South Topeka, come and help
| discuss the question of how to clean
up and be2utify the Shunganunga,'
| the notice reads.
| Because he believed his father was
| too good to him, w. E. Switzer, 10
years of age, seized with the wander
| lust, decided to leave home. In a note
| he notified his father. James Switzer
| of 1877 Lafayette street, that he in
| tended to work for a man by whom he
| formerly was employed. Switzer no
| titled the police Immediately on re-
ceipt of his sons letter and a short
/ time later Augustine Alba found the
| younger Switzer at Fourth and Kansas
| avenue. The young man returned to
his home.
1T is too bad that I haven't any
enemies" Mayor J. E. House re-
marked to a representative of the
| State Journal this morning. eff it
We're possible to find a man in town
that didn't have brotherly feeling for
me 1 could wreak a fine revenge
The mayor was engaged in the annual
| task of certifying and selecting the
names of $50 Topeka men for jury
| service. IF only knew of an enemy,
| mourned House, II could put him on
this list and then the misguided indi-
vidual would Rave to do jury service. -
A "CIeanup campaign" is being con-
Quoted by the Northeast Topeka Civic
club which has been recently organ
lied. Committees have been appointed
to spread the clean up propaganda.
Through the influence of the commit
tees several drainage boxes have been
| secured. The district canVa SSed lies
| east of the Santa Fe shops and ex-
tends to the city limits on the north
and east sides. The club was organ
lied March 9 for the welfare and i'm
provement purposes of that district. J.
B. Mullen is president; George Pollin-
ger, vice president, and c. f. Wettling,
secretary treasurer.