The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-28
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

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Monday in St Joseph to sidney mar
ris, Topeka, and Miss Ruby Bowen u
st. Joseph.
The State Savings Bank is getting
ready to send out its Christmas cruz
checks They will be maileo proliip'''
December 16.-Adv-
Thanksgiving offerings from the
Toneka schools for the children or the
Topeka Orphans home will be COZ
lected at the schoolhouses on Wedhes-
day, November 29.
The Women's Loyal Circle NO.
will meet Friday afternoon IN the N-d
sonic temple. There will be pusi
ness meeting of the Circle UNIV"
by a social.
A marriage license was issued from
the office of the probate judge touay
to John H. Grissinger, HarVeSNllle'
age %. and Maggie Frances roster
Harveyville age 70.
The dirt roads between Topeka anu
Lawrence are in bad shape, rom
King. CITY passenger agent of the
santa Fe, announces today, His state
ment is verified by motorists
The state Savings Bank is getting
ready to send out its Christmas cru
checks They will be mailed promptly
December 16.-Adv.
The pulmotor was used effectiVety
Monday night in maintaining the Ire
u,
Mrs. Frank Doerr. 512 East Thlro
street The child is suffering from
pneumonia.
Because of the death of Francis NJ.
Brady. assistant United states dlstrlcS
attorney, Monday night, Tn" leueI1i
Jury was dismissed today. practlcally
ending this term of court NO crlIl-
inal cases will be tried. Judge JONI.
G Pollock will attend to a rev clVll
matters in chambers and Will thsh |
close the term.
A warrant was issued from the OF
flee of the county attorney TO-DAY
charging A. F Watson and w. F. hle-
saith with disturbing the peace. IL Is
said that they participated IN a Ilght' |
in a pool hall on lower Kansas ave
nue.. They pleaded not guilty. Wat
son looks like he had been in a ngnt'
The junction point of the street car
tracks at Eighth and Kansas avenues
has recently been the object OF the
soIfcitous attention of gang OF
workmen who were raising and re-
pairing some of the joints in the track
and generally getting the crossing into
better condition. A low joint has
been eliminated, to the greatly in
creased comfort of the passengers
Harold ]. Wright. the young man
arrested with George Cole, and
charged with stealing the automobile
of Charles d. Cuthbert. has been re-
leased from the county Jail under
bond. Cole is still in Jail. Marie
Roaney, his sweetheart, provided
bond for him but his father, George
Cole. the east side groceryman, OPP
posed having him released at present.
Because of a fight in which they
paFticipated at Third and Kansas aVe-4
nue. about 7 O'Clock Monday night, |
Aaron Pigg, a real estate man, and |
Fred Smith, an insurance agent, were |
explained that they were merely hav-
ing an argument and were unfortu-
nate in that an officer was near. |
They were released upon their own
recognizance.
The yearly parish meeting of Grace |
Cathedral was held Monday evening, |
and the following were elected vestry-
men for the ensuing year: ]. R. Bur- |
row, II. c. Kibbee, Richard White, E. |
A. Herbst, Walter Ashton Smith, D.
w Nellis. f. J. Shakeshaft, E. D. Nc !
Keever and w. w. Dennison Rich
ard White, H. c. Kibbee and c. w.
Merriam were elected delegates to the
next diocesan convention
Theodore Jones. $40 East First
street and John Davis, 112 South |
Harrison street sustained minor in |
juries early Monday evening when |
they were struck by an automobile |
driven by DIR. o. o. Moore. The acct |
dent occurred at the corner of Eighth |
avenue and Jackson street. Doctor |
Moore admitted that he was exceeding |
the speed limit in answering a call. |
The two men injured were negroes. !
w. H Toedte. 627 Chandler street, |
was in the car with Doctor Moore
There are other winter necessities
than coal. There are other commodi-
ties for which transportation must be
arranged than food products, fuel and
building material. Car shortage or
rfair
be gotten to the ultimate consumers.
The fact was illustrated today when
a perfectly good car arrived in To-
peka over the Missouri Pacific. loaded
with Christmas trees, of all sizes and
shapes. The car was gondOla,"
and was loaded to its full capacity
with the trees.
A warrant was issued from the
court of Topeka today for o. NJ. FL
liOt. local real estate dealer, charg-
ing him with floating a worthless
check. 1t is charged in the complaint
that he turned in check for SIS to
C A. Wolf for jewelry and cash, for
which there were no funds in the
Bank of Topeka, upon which it was
drawn. Several similar complaints
have been filed in court against Ell
liot but each time the matter has been
patched up. The disposition of the
county attorneys office today was not
to permit any further patching up.
Some time today L. L. Kiene sheriff,
will bring back to Topeka from Kan
sas City Harry B. Smith, who is
charged with robbing the A A Hurd
home at Twelfth and Tyler streets dur
ing the state fair. More than $500
worth of jewelry was taken during
period of one hour while Mrs Hurd
was absent. Smith is labeled a crook
in Kansas City criminal records He
is listed as shoplifter. a dope fiend
and an all around bad man. He had
a concession at the state fair and is
charged with furnishing the brains"
for the robbery. Clarence Anderson
and James Foy. two local characters,
are out on bond charged with partici-
pating in the robbery.
The preliminary hearing of NJ II.
Trent and Bud" Hughes. charged
with criminal carelessness in the driv-
ing Of their cars. BEGAN in the cnur.