The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-24

Sons and Daughters of Justice regu-
lar meeting Tuesday evening. After
the meeting there will be dancing for
members and friends in their hall in
Masonic building. Lobach-Doel three
piece union orchestra. Admission 25c.
ADV.
The Woman's Benefit association of
the Maccabees, Topeka Review No. Ia,
will hold an ice cream social at the
home of Mrs w. A. Haskins, 51o Lin
coin street, Tuesday evening, July IS.
All Sir knights Maccabees are cordial
ly invited Also all candidates who
are running for county offices. All
Maccabees invited. By order of the
committee.-Adv.
A Kansas avenue merchant said the
other day that he had a perfectly good
bargain sale in his front window, but
it was greatly handicapped due to the
activities of a policeman who persisted
in decorating that certain spot with his
broad blue form.
The day shift in the fire department
will be the guests of Lew Williamson
tonight at the CoZy, where Charlie
Chaplin will appear in the film pro-
duction of 1.-THE Fireman" The night
shift will atterd the theater in a body
tomorrow morning. Entirely new
methods of fighting fire are depicted
in the picture, it is said.
A CONGREGATION of nearly 1000 at
tended the fourth of the First Church
union services last night at the First
Congregational church and heard the
Rev Edgar P. Smith of the First
United Presbyterian church preach a
belief and understanding of Christ as
the foundation of the Christian life.
Word has heeu received in TODeka
of the death of Mrs. j. NJ. s&ratton
of Clay Center. Mrs. Stratton is the
wife of the manager of the Clay Gen.
ter Telephone company Both have
visited frequently in Topeka and are
well known here.
All the former residents of Smith
county now living in Topeka will hold
a picnic Friday evening at the J. r.
Eurrow home in Highland Park 1t
will be in the nature OF basket sup,
Ter and those attending are expected
to gather at the Burrow home about
$50 o'clock.
Jack Campbell, county surveyor, to-
day completed a map showing the
roads in each township in Shawnee
county. There will be eleven copies
of each map. Besides that there is an
index to all the county road records.
BY consulting the map figures may be
obtained leading to all the informa-
ton regarding the opening of each
road in the county. 1t has taken one
and one-half years to do the work.
When Fred Cunningham returned
home Sunday afternoon he found Pete
Kamlowski there with Rose Markley
! Cunningham's sister. He doesn't like
KamIowski and didn't want him hang
ing around his sister He told him So
Kamlowski told Cunningham few
I things and the fight started Chairs
and tables were overturned BLOWS
were struck and clothing was torn
I When the police interviewed Cunning
/ ham didn't have enough clothes on to
keep the sun from blistering him. He
] was arrested for being drunk and dis
orderly. Kamlowski and the woman
were arrested on charge of disorder
! ly conduct
Mrs. c. H. Moeser announces the
marriage of her daughter, Hilda to
Homer A. Shull at Lawrence, Kansas,
July l.
George Tapp was found Saturday
wandering in a field near Auburn, and
his mind remained a blank until Sun
day night. He was brought to Topeka
by L. L. Kiene. sheriff, and placed in
the county Jail where he was given
good care. Tapp is rs years of age
When brought to Topeka Tapp didn't
| know his name or whether he had any
relatives. Since then he has told his
name and states that he has three
cousins, one of whom owns a grocery
store at Wichita An Old Testament
was found in Taps pocket and that
was the extent of his possessions The
aged man wants to go to Kansas City
as soon as he is able Officers believe
he was overcome by the heat Satur-
day.