The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-16
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
Dancing school and social dance at

Dancing school and social dance at
Kellam hall.-Adv.
The West Side w. C. T. U. will meet
at 2:3O o'clock Friday afternoon, in
the home of Mrs. Alice Wright, 209
The Drive.
The apartment house fever has
struck nearly every mid-western city.
In Lincoln this summer a History
apartment house was erected.
To get away from the 85-cent hair
cuts number of Topeka people are
patronizing out of town BARRIERS
whenever they have an opportunity.
The Mothers Christian Endeavor
society of the First Congregational
church will meet at o'clock Friday
afternoon in the home of Mrs. j. G.
Wood, 81 Clay street.
The roaming disposition of boys
seemingly doesn't pay from a health
standpoint There have been fourteen
high school boys and only one girl af-
flicted with typhoid fever this year.
The Shawnee County Republican
league will meet tonight at Lincoln
Post hall. Addresses will be delivered
by ]. T. Botkin, secretary >of state;
Senator W. F. Schoch and Representa-
tlVes Robert Stone and w. A. S. Bird.
Governor Capper today honored a
requisition by Governor Major of Mis-
souri, for the return to Missouri of
william Bunch, under arrest at FL
dorado. Bunch is wanted in Joplin
for the murder of Marion A. Smith.
me Killing of Smith occurred several
months ago. Smith and Bunch work
ed in mine near Joplin.
OFFICER Woodward arrested Thomas
Lewis, Wednesday afternoon, on the
charge of stealing black overcoat at
Vester, state electrician. Lewis denied
stealing the coat but admitted pawn
ing it, stating that someone else had
agreed to pay him for getting the
money for it. Vester recovered the
coat.
The schedule of the Rock Island in
spection train which was expected to
arrive in Topeka last night was
changed, and the train spent the night
at Horton instead of Topeka. 1t is
now expected to arrive at Topeka at
about 8 o'clock this afternoon, and
after the inspection here, will go on to
Kansas City. Arrangements for the
inspection of the Topeka terminal have
been completed. and the station is
ready for the eagle eyed brass col
lars to arrive at any time.
Delegates from Missouri, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Iowa and Colorado will be
in Topeka December 27 and % to at
tend the twenty-fffth annual conven-
ton of the Interstate Literary asso-
citation The executive committee Will
meet in the early part of December.
to arrange the program and it will be
necessary for societies having pro-
gram numbers to forward the same to
Mrs. E. NJ. Grey, corresponding secre-
tary. The association was formed in
topeka twenty-five years ago.
Thru the affidavit of one man, two
arrests were made by the police de-
partment today, charging violations of
the prohibitory law. James Lester Of
lis West Norris street was arrested
by Officer H o. Cook, charged with
bootlegging and a short time later
| William Mitchell was arrested and
charged with being a persistent vio-
lator" of the prohibitory law. Mitch
| ell was arrested upon a state warrant.
Unless the county attorney changes
his plans Mitchell will be prosecuted
upon felony charge which carries
with it a term in the penitentiary
The double election board and the
| increased cost of paper and printing
made the election held November I
cost Shawnee county almost double
what the election cost in 1914. The
total expense this year was s4,3S5.23.
OF this amount $2,667.1S was for
| judges and clerks. The total cost OF
the election held in 1914 was only 81
| S69.25. AT this rate" said o. K.
Swayze, county clerk, cit wouldn't take
| long to make voting machines pay for
themselves" Election judges and
clerks were being paid for their serv-
| ices at the court house today.