The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-11
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

IOn1SnI at the pdTloTS u lHt
the EpWorth league of the First Nj. f.
church will entertain the officers of
all the Epworth leagues in this dis
trict at n banquet.
A recital will be given tonight at the
First Swedish Baptist church by the
evangelists. the Rev. p. Ockerstrom
and the Rev. Eric Hallden, assisted by
Miss Laeni johnson and others.
Suit for $S7S on an alleged promis-
sorry note was filed today with Charles
Bowers, clerk of the district court,
against the Kansas Auto school, ASSOC
Kansas avenue, by ]. p. Klein of Riley
county.
The Sunday night services of the
First M Z. church will be given over
to the Y. w. C. A in honor of Y. w.
c. A. jubilee month which is being eel
ebrated throughout the country dur
ing February
The freshmen class at Washburn
college today elected the following
officers: James Perry, president;
We've Mcmillan, secretary; Else Cuth-
bert, treasurer.
Charles F. Scott, of lola, will speak
February 81 at the First Methodist
church at lola. While at Bonner
Springs Mr. Scott will be the guest of
Springs Chieftain.
The monthly vesper services at
Washburn college will be held Sun
day afternoon at four o'clock. The
meeting is to be another Y. w. c. A.
jubilee meeting. The college Y. w.
c. A. will be host to the Central Y. W.
C. A
I. z. Prout secretary of the +. r.
Y. NJ. C. A.. has accepted the invita-
ton of DIR. John p. Mum of the Ma
tional Y. NJ. c. A. organization to be
his guest at a conference dinner at
Chicago of Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. men
of the country.
Rev. A. Liljengren will speak Sun
day at the Bethel church. He has
been away in the interest of the
building fund three Sundays in success
sion and he has succeeded in getting
subscriptions for the new building. He
has visited Salina, Axtell and Court
land
Scraps" among prisoners in the
county Jail are not uncommon.
Wednesday night Luella Sneed and
Lulu Dotson mixed over a cigar
cite and because the former call Lulu
a niger There were no fatalities
iron. put the two women on good
terms again.
The class in education which was
to begin work at the Topeka high
lschool Wednesday evening with Prof
H. w. Mutt, of Kansas university, in
poned its first meeting until next
Wednesday evening. This VS. caused
by Professor Nuts absence from the
| university this week.
Because of the interest aroused by
the recent subscription for relief OF
the Jewish race in the war district
DIR. S. S. Estey of The First Presby-
terrain church has Decided to give on
Sunday night his serrnon-Ie lecture OF:
THE Man Of Destiny-the Jew" This
serman lecture is in the field of one
of DIR. Estey's deepest study and is one
of his favorite lectures.
The Lincoln Day club will hold its
seventeenth annual meeting on tomor-
row at Second Baptist church at 1880
| o'clock. The following persons will
speak: DR.. J. r. A. Grassland, Prof.
J. p. King. I. f. Bradley DR.. G. G..
Brown. s. Z. Carey. Judge John w.
Clark, Miss Gladys Anderson. In adj
dition good music has been provided
by the entertainment committee.
Announcement that a special cru
SADIE against coal poachers would be
launched by his tribunal was made
from the bench by Judge Hugh Fish
er today Will Davis and Will Steele
two negro youths, were sentenced to
days each in Jail on chares that they
were picking up coal in the Santa Fe
yards. The two were warned that they
would get the limit if they came back
Clouds of steam emerging from the
windows and doors of the L. V. laun-
dry at PIG West Sixth street were re-
sponsible for fire alarm before noon
today. A steam pipe burst and the
escaping steam enveloped everybody
and everything. The fire department
from No. 2-chief. hose truck, ladder
truck, and engine-was on the ground
within five minutes but there was
nothing for the firemen to DO.
Twas the night before Thanksgiving
in Little Russia and a bad time for
peacemakers to be at large, accord
ing to evidence in the case of the state
against George Grentz. charged with
physical assault on Adam DONNIE
Trial in the case was complt ted in the
second division of the district court
| before Judge Dana late this afternoon
and following attorneys argument
the case went to the jury. 1t is an
appeal from the court of 'Irpei.a.
r. L. Thomas. former clerk of the
Shawnee county district court, has
been named as receiver for the c. F.
Worley harness and saddlery comany
Mr.. Worley recently filed bankrupt
proceedings in the federal court, and
was adjudged bankrupt After some
the business in Topeka, Mr.. Worley
stated that because of the general use
of the automobile and the gradual en-
ployment of the farm tractor. the har-
ness business had dwindled away.
The Beauty and Brains" contest
conducted by the Photoplay Magazine
is interesting Topeka movie fans.
Four Topeka young women, Miss An
ma Bundy, Nellie Coleman, 400 Harri-
son; Pearl NJ. Mcintosh. 81 Kendall.
and Mrs. J. c. Hamilton, 304 East
Tenth. have entered the contest. The
Photoplay Magazine will send the IL
winners Of the contest to the World
Film Corporation studios at Fort Lee,
y. ]. There they will be given thor
ough tryout as film actresses, with all
expenses paid. If they show any tall
ent, they will be rendered a one-year
contract at stars salary.
Capture Texas "RebeI."
Brownsville, Tex, Feb. 11.=Aniceto
Pizana, alleged leader of the Texas