The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-10
SNAP SHOTS
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dance il Mouse hall tonight.
Marshalrs band will give a free
concert at o'clock Sunday afternoon
| at the auditorium.
| The city commission today granted
a jitney license to Earl Paisley of 1912
| East Crane street
The Sons of Veterans and their
auxiliary will give an entertainment at
Lincoln Post hall tonight. All are
/ invited.
Mrs. f. Barnum and daughter,
Mrs. H. Calm, and son, Mr.. Sam Bar
mum, have gone to Excelsior Springs
to spend a couple of weeks
! Men in search of employment are
| greatly in the majority over those in
| search of employees according 20 Mrs.
f. j. Callahan, assistant secretary of
! the Provident association.
! One driver of coal wagon is 100
! per cent efficient. While delivering
coal on Kansas avenue he thought
! fully sprinkled the Jumps with slush
from the gutter preventing the annoy
! ment of coal dust to passers-by.
Topeka lodge No. >, Fraternal Aid
Union. served refreshment at the close
| of the lodge meeting Tuesday evening
A short program was also given, in
Guiding musical numbers by Miss
Schiller and Miss Her and readings by
Mrs. Johnson.
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to overlooking Wednesday night,
many members, friends and prospec-
tive members attending. On Satur
day night another dance will be given
by the Moose. special entertain
ment is planned for next Monday
night.
Superintendent Wilson of the To-
peka schools leaves tonight for a
meeting at Emporia of school super
intendents of cities of first and second
class. Supt, NJ. E. Pearson of Kansas
City, who spent today in looking over
the Topeka schools, will accompany
him.
A severe accident was sustained by
Charles Rethmeyer, SIP Harrison
street, while feeding a job press. His
hand was caught in the ma chine and
before it could be Withdrawn three
Amputation will be necessary, it is
believed
A chance for Topeka charity is
given by the case of two country boys
now attending Topeka high school.
Unless they can obtain work they will
be compelled to abandon their edu
cation. The boys are respectively 10
and I years old and are willing to do
any kind of work to gain board and
room.
Harvey Reid of Argentine, con-
ductor on Santa F'e trains No Is and
. "
and Newton, has been off duty since
conducting the presidents train to To-
peka Daddy" Reid, as he is popu
larly known has been a passenger
conductor for 81 years. He formerly
lived in Topeka.
Those whose curiosity has been
aroused as result of the recent pub
licity given the dog walk in police
records are advised where information
may be gained. Big" Bartel. who
conducts an informal information
bureau on things naughty and uncen-
sored, describes It as: Just the
lovi'nest dance possible"
George Godfrey Moore announced
today noon, at the Commercial club.
that he would call a meeting of the
new initiation committee for Monday
noon when arrangements would be
completed for initiating the telephone
men here next week and the pOstoffice
emp1oy ees temporary name for
the club will be given at that time.
No new contributions to the local
fund for the relief of Jews in the war
zone of Europe have been announced
today by the committee in charge of
the campaign here. Members of the
committee are actively engaged in the
campaign this afternoon, however. it
was stated. Contributions to the fund
now total $4,931.20, the major por-
ton of which was raised last week.
There is sixteen inches of frost
in the ground in East Topeka. J.
Pringle. sewer contractor, tried out his
ditch-digging machine and found
frozen ground down that far. The ma
chine would turn up that much frozen
earth but Mr.. Pringle abandoned the
idea of continuing work under such
conditions because of damage done to
the knives.
The Provident association is enter
tanning a stranded Punch and-Judy
| Co. ,~el., r,fT
ident Wilson and Chief Justice Lamar.
The Fundamentally man is very bit
ter against the movies, which he says
have ruined the legitimate drama-of
Punch, while the relative of the pres
ident feels very sensibly the ingrati-
tude of relatives which forces him on
cha rity.
Following the completion of evil
dence in the Alba case this afternoon,
the case of the state against George
Grentz, a young resident of Little Rus
STA, was called by Judge Dana. The
Topeka. Grentz is charged with MAX
ing a physical assault on Adam
Domino. The case is the outcome of
the revolution" which broke out in
Little Russia several weeks ago.
The Lincoln Day club is planning a
banner meeting for this year Mt the
colored Y. NJ. c. A. next Saturday at
noon. The following talks of great in
terest will De made: preparedness
The Republican Party" THE Grand
fathers Clause" and is the Negro
Keeping Pace With the Tin7es?'' The
meeting is called for men only. Presi-
dent Turner w. Bell will preside
Music will be furnished by Professor
George Washington Jackson's band.
The postoffice employees will give
their annual banquet tonight at the
Commercial club at 1880. Those in
charge of the program and arrange
ments are: Arrangement committee,
w. o. Rigby. Leroy Powell, Robert
NJ. Hunter; Invitation committee. w
2. Root, A. F.. Robinson, H. r. Blan-
cha I'd; reception committee, A. NJ
Fuller, J. J. Fritz. J. K. Mccoy; pro-
gram committee. W. A. TiEler, j. A
Banks, c. E. Pyle.
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