The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
LOCAL MENTION.

luUhL WEHiiUNs
Police Officers Wyatt and Hill
picked up two boys early this morn
ing and booked them as runaways
The boys gave their names as Gerald
Eiserman and V. Wiseman. Eiserman
is sixteen years old and Wiseman is
seventeen. The police have been un-
able to get much information about
them They are being held up
stairs while an investigation is made
The Fraternal Brotherhood will
give a social dance for members and
friends Wednesday evening at Moose
hall.-Adv.
Miss Ora Fleming Mower was found
insane by a commission composed of
DR.. o. P. Davis and DR.. L. A. Ryder
before the probate court today. The
girl was examined by DIR. S. A john
son. The girl was found by Miss Kate
King, welfare worker. who has been
looking after her for some time. Miss
King said today that the girl is in
competent to look after herself. APP
plication will be made for her at the
Topeka state hospital.
F. A Rooster. u. D. s.. TO Mills
Bldg. Special attention given to pyor-
rhea and oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
with Oscar Swayze, county clerk, by
w. c. Noller and w. l. Roark, bridge
builders. They secured the contract
for the steel and concrete bridges
across Butcher creek on the Kansas
avenue road and across the north
branch of Mission creek on the Dover
| road. The bonds cover the cost of the
bridges.
Glass, Glazing and Paint Miller &
Gillespie. S33 K A Phone 955.-Adv.
High school will have to do without
a principal for three weeks until the
diphtheria quarantine under which
the home of Principal A. J. Stout has
been placed is lifted. Sunday it was
discovered that Mrs. A. J. Stout was
i'll of diphtheria and Monday quar-
antine was placed. 1t was reported
today that she is getting along nicely
and no serious results are anticipated.
Economy Express Co. Phone 1860.
ADV.
The tercentenary of shakespeare's
this afternoon at Washburn college
by the planting of shakespeare
tree near the Carnegie library Stu
dents of the English Journal club and
the Shakespeare classes of the college
combined to give the program. The
feature of the program was two poems
by Washburn girls. Miss Peggy Webb
and Miss Gracia Woods.
Framing and silvering. Coe. s2s
Kansas Ave.-Adv.
The quarterly report for the quarter
ending April l has been filed with the
county commissioners by Oscar
Swayze, county clerk. 1t shows a total
of s149.55 collected in fees; of which
$40 is for hunting licenses. The trans
fer fees amounted to S96.70, tax deeds
$2.35, physicians certificates $1,000.
The first time a musical instrument
is used on the property of the Church
of Christ at 522 Polk street the prop
erty will become the sole property OF
those members of the organization
who do not participate in the music.
And If musical instrument is used
and no one protests and all members
participate, then the property goes to
the nearest Church of Christ to have
and to hold. Those are the terms of
deed filed with the register of deeds
involving that particular piece of
property. The deed conveyed the
property from o. NJ. and Elizabeth
Whitlow to the elders of the church.
Under the same deed there must be
no Sunday school nor missionary So
ciety. The property must be used for
church purposes only.
Safety razor blades sharpened better than
| new. 25c-3oc doz- Brunt Drug Co.--Adv-
The county attorney did not get
chance at the wife desertion and Chi
desertion case against Bruce Hardner.
When the case came up for trial in
the second division of the district
court this morning, attorneys for
Hardner got together with the county
attorney and an agreement was reach
ed The charge of wife desertion was
dismissed and he pleaded guilty to
child desertion. He was sentenced to
| two years on that charge and then
paroled by the court. His agreement
under the parole is to pay SIS a month
towards the support of the child
Saunders orchestra will play for T.
F. B. dance at Moose hall Wednesday
evening.-Adv.
field days for telephone men today
and tomorrow. They are open to all
telephone men having inside informa-
ton regarding the financial conditions
/ of their companies which might in
fluence the commission in deciding on
proper assessments Telephone men
appearing before the board this morn
ing were: J. F. Hull, manager Ellis
/ Telephone company; J. W. Berry.
manager Jewell County Telephone
company; DR.. H. E. Lindis, manager
Arkansas Valley Telephone company;
r. S. Parsons, manager Eastern Kan
sas Telephone company.
| Binglings Biggest Show on Earth,
as the Y. NJ. c. A boys call it. will
! hold forth next Friday and Saturday
evenings; director, r. N Knapp;
| clown, Harry Snyder.
| DIR. S. S. Estey and the Rev. j. H.
Fazel left today for Clay Center, for
the annual meeting of the Topeka
Presbytery which begins there this