The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-26

as follows: Dwelling at 2O27 Lincoln,
$500, dwelling at POPS Lincoln,
$1,000. dwelling at 1929 Lincoln,
$500, dwelling at 1928 College 50, 500.
Two hundred and ninety-nine Grim
inal cases have been filed in the last
seven months in the court of Topeka
according to records of that tribunal.
The record is one of the largest in
years. More than fiVe-sixths of the
s-misdemeanors and preliminary
trials of felonies-have ended in con-
victions. Rad Lee, deputy county at
torney. prosecuted the most of the
cases with Robert Carver and W. E.
Atchison handling the felony or ap-
peal cases when they were tried in the
district court.
Members of the Square Circle club.
an organization recently launched by
young business and professional men
of Topeka, were entertained today at
luncheon by r. D. Hagar, chairman,
at the National hotel. w. Lee Tully
of the Tully- Mcfarland Drug com
pany gave a talk on the sale and com
position of the Rexall drugs Mem
bers present were: F. f. Ginger,
Thomas A. O'Connor, Harry G.. Wall,
w. Lee Tully, R. D. Hagar, DR.. Galen
Crook, w. P. Lyman, L. c. Rain and
H. E. Caylor.
The annual meeting of the Swedish
Lutheran church was held Tuesday
evening and reports on the work of
1915 were given. The Kansas confer
ence of the Lutheran Augustana synod
was invited to meet in Topeka next
spring. the synod beginning sessions
March 10. The church spent 1865. 03
for all purposes last year and $453. 81
for missions and penevolences outside
of the local church. The Priscilla, a.
girls society, supports a native mis-
sionary on the general council mis-
sion field in India.
There is one locality over in North
Topeka that is badly infested with
chickenpox. Twenty-Five cases have
been reported from that locality with
in the last three weeks while only
three cases have been reported from
all the rest of the city. Most of the
North Topeka cases are in the neigh
borhood of Grant school. City health
officers are having hard work confin-
ing the contagion for the reason that
in many cases physicians are not call
ed. The children are given home
treatment and the report does not
reach the health department.
The January. 1915 "Sunflower,''
printed by the Kansas Farmer press,
will be issued to students Thursday
morning The new book has very wide
pages and is printed on India tint pa
per with a green cover in five colorS.
The senior section is well worked out
and the printing is as fine as that in
many college ANIMALS Much atten-
ton has been paid by the printers to
the typogra phical balancing of pages
and bringing out the half tones. The
new books are selling for rs cents.
The business manager is William
Scnick James Lindsay edited the
volume.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the First English Lutheran church
will celebrate its third annual birth
day with banquet at the church
Thursday evening at 7:15 o'clock. The
Rev. NJ. F. Troxell will preside as
POSTMASTER. Toasts will be answered
by John Christman, the retiring presi-
dent who will speak on Post Mortem
Honors;" Paul Younger, the new pres
ident on Our Future" Cletus Bue-
grer on Useless Griefs;" Miss Esther
Lindell on Scraps" Miss Maude Tag
CERT and Mark Troxen on These
TalksTnitns;" and DIR. w. G. Jeffrey
on Catching Enthusiasm"
Unless the weather interferes the
Topeka Industrial council expects to
| have a big attendance at the meeting