The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-09
LOCAL MENTION.

Commercial club excepting those held
\ by purely commercial organizations.
/ j. Will Kelley, secretary of the club,
| brought the matter of the Commercial
clubs giving indiscriminate banquets
for various organizations before the
board of directors at a meeting held
this noon. He predicted trouble with
( restaurant and hotel proprietors if
such practice be permitted. An
other proposition taken before the
1 board of directors today was in rela-
/ ton to establishing a pool hall and
| bowling alley in the basement of the
1 Commercial club building. The propo-
sition was voted down.
Glass and glazing. call 919. j. X
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
d. o. Coe was elected president of
I the Topeka Provident association at
an annual meeting held at the Com
mercial club this noon. Horace L.
Hall was selected vice president; J. E.
Spalding, secretary, and L. O'Neil
treasurer. The regular monthly bills
were audited and it was decided to
issue an annual report.
The two story frame residence oc
cupied by Frank Fichtner at 1211
Monroe street was slightly damaged
by fire just before noon today. The
fire was caused by burning SCOT on the
roof. The damage was held to be
s25. The property belongs to ]. NJ
Huffman.
Some one put pine in the furnace
of the Kellam building, Sixth and
Jackson streets. this afternoon. This
caused considerable smoke, frightened
a neighbor, who turned in an alarm
that brought nearly the entire fire
4 fighting equipment of Topeka to the
scene.
Painless dental work at moderate
prices at the White Dental Parlors,
| 500 Kansas Ave, Phone 714.-Adv.
The high school Y w c A. club
held a Bible study rally at the Y. w.
c. A. Tuesday afternoon. Talks were
made by Ruth Morrison and Edna
Clark.
The first of the four Y. W. c. A.
jubilee meetings was held at Wash
/ burn today. Mr.. Ed G.. Smith made a
talk on "Then-and Now"
Glass, Glazing and Paint. Miller &
Gillespie. s3S K A. Phone 255.-Adv.
! Philip Brown was found guilty of
murder in the second degree by jury
which returned a verdict at o'clock
this afternoon. Ten years is the min
imum punishment under such a YER
! dict and life the maximum
Another bad check was turned into
| the sheriff's office at noon today. The
| latest piece of bad paper was ac-
cepted by A. Samuels, proprietor of
the Famous Clothing Co, Saturday
/ from a man posing as a farm hand
and claiming to have worked for S.
B. Cole. a dairyman north of the city.
The check was payable to Alfred
Breshim and bore the alleged forged
signature of Cole.
! While he was asking for a permit
to dig in the streets a plumber stated,
at the city building this morning, that
the ground is frozen down fourteen
inches.
Representative of the Central Y NJ.
c. A. gave a song service for the
benefit of the fireman at the city
building this morning.
DR.. Flvenor Ernest. office 727 Kan
ave. Phone 3199.-Adv.
Miss Eta Covell, city clerk. states
that her department could also use
the lost rooms found in the audi
forum, if they were properly fixed up.
Shawnee County Bar association is
scheduled to meet this afternoon to
probe the charges made against A. j.
Bolinger, attorney, by the defendant
in a divorce action.
The case of Morley McCord, charged
with negligence in the shooting of
James Lacenberry, was dismissed this
afternoon because the evidence failed
to show criminal negligence. The
shooting was held to be accidental.