The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-07

Lewis. secretary of the Home Mutual |
Li1e insurance company company will |
give talks.
LOCAL MENTION.
An annual meeting of the First |
Congregational church was held at the |
church last night for the purpose of |
electing officers and discussing the
business of the year. A supper was
served to the members The follow
ing officers We're elected: Trustees
II. l. Shirer, James Gillett o. J. Wood
and w. i. Bates; deacons A D. GRAY.
ii. X. Goodrich. A. S. Strain; clerk
and secretary. Miss Margaret Good
rich; treasurer of benevolences, H E
Tasker; deaconesses, Mrs. A. d. Gray,
Mrs. f. L. EVarts. Mrs r. G. Mer-
rick. Mrs. f. G. Smith. Mrs Byron
DAVIS and Mrs II. A. Kingsley.
Glass and glazing. call 94s. J. e.
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
Peter He'll, who was reported seri-
ously i'll Thursday morning was able
TO be uptown Thursday afternoon
Mrs He'll has been considerably an
noyed through the erroneous reports
causing her to answer numerous calls
in regard to Mr.. Heirs condition
Suits and overcoats dry cleaned 75c.
Topeka Laundry Co. Phone $685.
Adv.
Two kansans pleaded guilty in the
FEDERAL district court at Kansas City
this week to selling liquor without a
government license. Leila Dotson. a
| colored woman who came to Topeka
from Emporia to give herself up. was
| given jail sentence of 80 days and
fined $1OO- She will serve her time
| in the Shawnee county jail The other
| is Medley Saddler of Nicodemus a
small town in Graham county Sad
| dler drew the same penalty as the To-
| peka woman but will serve his time in
the county Jail of Wyandotte county
Painless dental work at moderate
prices al the White Dental Parlors. sos
| Kansas Ave-. Phone 714.-Adv
| Several members of the city com
| mission and George P. Hayden, city
attorney, held meeting with Charles
Trap this morning relative to the
| printing of the revised city ordinances
| The points at issue were not deter
mined and another meeting will be
held. The contract authorizing Mr.
| Trap to publish the ordinances is still
unsigned by the mayor.
Glass. Glazing and Paint. Miller 4
Gillespie. SS3 K. A. Phone 955-Adv
In the Shawnee county Jail. Juan
| Hernandez. trusty. is troubled lie
| has located a senoritd who has prom
iSed to become his sonora for better
or worse but he isn't of age-only 20.
| The probate court will not issue him
q license unless he obtains parental
| or guardians consent He is the
! youth who shot Jose FIerro at Juan's
home, 40S East Crane. Juan appeared
| in Judge MacFarland's office this
morning and asked for the license He
was advised of the statute and left
promising to return later with the
| consent
The horrors of the head of the fam
| lily incident to Christmas buying are
reflected at the office of the city clerk
| this week. Yesterday was pay day
for the city. So is today. But there
isn't much of a demand on the city
clerk today. Most of the city en-
ployees were on hand as soon after the
doors opened yesterday morning as
they could get away from their work
| One city employee visited the clerks
office as soon as it opened and was on
his way TO a bank before the bank
opened.
A force of six men is at work re
/ moving the seats from the Auditorium
! in preparation for the Midwinter fair
which begins January II. The seats
viii be stored in the basement. The
exhibitors want to begin work on their
booths and displays next Monday.
A marriage license was granted in
| Kansas City yesterday to Harry H
/ Fry of Kansas City and Goldie Sparks
! whose residence is given as Topeka.
! Turn your dogs loose if YOU want to-
Take the muzzles off. Let them run
The mad dog scare is over. The muz-
zle order has been revoked.
baby party for the girls of Beth
any college will be given at the school
January .. It is for all classes and
/ the guests dress as infants. Follow
ing the party will be a dance.
| Buringame high school will open
/ the basketball season for the Topeka
/ nigh basketball team Saturday night
| at the auditorium. The game is to
be called at o'clock.
/ Miss Swartz, a home missionary
/ worker from Utah. will fill the pulpit
at the Euclid Avenue Methodist
church Sunday morning.
II The Rev. Clyde H. Hale, of Oska-
I loosa, former Topeka boy and
/ product of the Walnut Grove Metho-
\ dist church, will preach at the Wal
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