The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-07
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HIT BY MOTOR CAR
Scott Myers Slightly Hurt on
Kansas Avenue.
Span of Mules Lost by Dibble
Grocery Company.
ANNUAL FARMERS INSTITUTE
Judge Dana on Program at In
dian Greek Tonight.
Many Farm Subjects To Be
Discussed Friday.
ANNUAL FARMERS INSTITUTE

Discussed Friday.
Failure to see an oncoming automo-
bile driven by ]. s. Gilbert of the
Metropolitan Insurance company
nearly caused serious injury to Scott
Myers Wednesday morning at IL
o'clock. He was crossing North KAN
sas avenue in the middle of the 500
block. with a buggy passing directly
in front of him. cutting off view OF
the moving machine. The machine
was not speeding and stopped quickly
after striking Myers and temporarily
rendering him unconscious Nothing
more than a rough shaking up and
few bruises were sustained Myers
was examined Immediately by Dr. AL
bert Dawson, whose office is at $50
North Kansas avenue.
Indian Creek Institute.
The seventh annual farmers inSti-
tute will be held tonight and tomorrow
at the Indian Creek grange. Judge A
w. Dana, of the first division of the
district court; Clarence Lacey of Meri-
den; Omar Browning of Linwood, and
W. P. Kimball of Indian Creek, will
speak this evening Alfred Smith will
furnish music.
L E. Call, professor of agronomy
at the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege, will speak Friday morning. fol-
lowed by local men The subject of
this session will be concerned with
growing fruit A basket dinner will
be held at noon In the afternoon. the
program is as follows: IAN Attrac-
tive Home Miss Stella Mather; "Ex-
hausting the Soil,'' L. E Call; The
Growing of Good Corn" ]. W. Coch-
rane. In the evening Miss Mather. J.
Will Kelley and Hampton A Steele
will talk Music will be furnished by
the orchestra and the girls quartet of
Quincy school
Notes and Personals.
Two mules belonging to the Dibble
Grocery company are either lost or
stolen. They were left in their stall
last night and were missing this
morning. Once before, so it happens.
they disappeared and were later dis
covered mulishly nibbling grass in the
city park. One of the clerks at Dib-
ble's store gave their names this
morning as Bonner an Bitten. 1t is
assumed from that that possibly the
Christmas call to duty was too much
for them and they left
The H E N. s club met in the
home of Mrs. Eugene Fink. 1907
North Quincy. street for. an aII-day
meeting today. 1t Is rumored that
they are planning to discuss the prob
lem of egg boycotts-
Tilman Bickel of EImont. who was
accidentally shot in the hand while
hunting rabbits. probably will forfeit
d a. H..
attended him.
The fourth literary number of the
West 1ndiAnola lyceum course will be
given in the school house on Friday
evening. The program will consist of
miscellaneous presentations followed
by a debate The entertainment is
open to the public.
A grand piano has just been moved
into station No. 1 for the use of the
fire boys 1t is the instrument that
formerly was used in the Auditorium.
Paderewskis maniacal fingers once
glided feverishly over the surface of
its keyboard and some of the worlds
most renowned singers have perform
ed to its accompaniment
The old street-sweeping machine
can squeak almost as loudly as can
the most fashionable automobiles as
It sweeps its moaning journey up and
down North Kansas avenue
The best sellers don't always sell
best until their best sellers have been
selling for year. is the surprising
idea offered by c. H Mathews of the
H. H. Bair book store. The books that
have been advertised for a year or
more usually are more popular on the
north side of the Kaw. in other
words. than those just off the press
Margaret Hill McCarter, the capital
izer of Kansas history; Gene STRAIT
ton Porter, Ralph Common, Churchill
best luck in Christmas sales
Tonight is the time of the big third
annual homecoming event of Victor
council, No. 4. Knights and Ladies of
Security, which meets in Barratt hall
1000 North Kansas avenue. Big prep
arations have been made for the ac-
commodation of 400 guests An elab-
crate musical entertainment has been
provided for.
Some of the residents near Garfield
park have lately made complaints
against the operation of the merry-go-
round and figure eight by the park
amusement company.
W. H Rutter Is charging the dis
play rooms at the rear end of his
furniture store.
The Pestiferous Philosopher previ-
ously referred to in this column was
this morning offered a drink from the
quassia cup of a drug store. It's
great as a stomach tonic" the clerk
explained The quassia is grown in
South America and in the same sort
OF climate as quinine-" The two drugs
have similar flavors. "Ah, It's only
thru the dregs of. Iife's bftters that
happiness openeth." quoth the Pes.
Phil, resignedIy, slipping the last
, drops
Lena Jacob. 423 West Curtis street.
was surprised Wednesday night by
thirty of her friends, on the occasion
and music occupied the evening. Re
Treatments were served
No 60 spike, bent double, was ex-
hibited in a hardware store this morn
ing as q relic of a strength-feat per-
formed last year in the store by pure
arm muscle The man who did it is
said to be some giant.
Star lodge No. 20, A o. L. ~
elected officers last night at its meet
ing at s33 North Kansas avenue.
]. C. GRADER. s32 North Quincy
street has recovered from an attack
of typhoid and has returned to work
Mrs Henry Barnes and daughter,
Helen Louise Barnes. of Kansas City,
are visiting Mrs. Barnes father. J. ".
H1ynes. sI1 North Harri-on street