The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-03

noon. It was followed by a historical
and reminiscent program. The financial
and social sides of the church were
discussed in several papers read by
members.
A session of the Topeka w. c. T. U.
was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Y. W. c. A
A card party will be give by Topeka
Lodge No. 2, Fraternal Aid Union,
Tuesday evening.
Painless dental work at moderate
prices at the hite Dental Parlors sos
Kansas Ave-. Phone 714.-Adv.
Twenty-eight men were initiated
into the Knights of Columbus at
meeting held at the knights and
Ladies of Security hall Saturday by
Topeka Council 534. Following are
the men who were taken into the
lodge: R. R. Boley, Topeka; w. w.
Brewer. Topeka; T. c. Coakley. To-
peka; p. Dewitt, Topeka; V. G. F1eisch,
Topeka; James Freddy, Topeka;
George Fritton, Tecumseh; L. j. Can
non. Topeka; ]. M Hackett Topeka;
B. Hammer. Topeka; r. NJ. Hunt. To-
peka;; F. L. Johnston. Topeka; j. L.
Lannan, Topeka; N. j. Lux, jr.. To-
peka; John McAndrew. Topeka; Louis
Mathiasmier, Topeka; j. P Moore, To-
:
Murphy. Topeka; J. V. Otis, Topeka;
John O'Keefe, Topeka; F. =. Ruff, To-
pka; G. L. Streeby, Topeka; o. J.
Thornburg, Topeka; Joseph Vein
kauf, Topeka; Francis NJ. Hines
Atchison; f G.. GettIer, Valley Falls;
Frank Ruff, Topeka
Or. Charles Lyngar. dentist, 500
Kansas Ave. phone 7l4,-Adv.
John c. Nicely has returned to the
University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill,
after spending the holidays with his
PAL ents in Topeka.
The Ladies society of the First
Methodist church, will meet in the
5. The executive board will meet at
2 o'clock at the church.
Glass and glazing call 94s. j. &
Jones Paint Co.-Adv.
Signs of preparedness reached To-
peka this week when a branch re-
cruiting office was opened up at the
Oxford hotel with Sergeant William
Sandusky, of Kansas City, Mo-, in
charge The office will be open until
Saturday, when it will be decided
whether to open a permanent recruit
ing station in Topeka The increase
in the army from $4,000 to $4,000
!
young fellows from l s to 35 to get
quick promotions and positions, says
Mr.. Sandusky. Every man that goes
into Uncle Sans service today must
weigh 120 pounds ana De five feet
four inches tall, he says.
The s. O. s. call came into the Of
flee of ]. A. Ramsey, city sanitary
sergeant, this morning about nine
o'clock. The report was that mad
IL / oct
Fourth street. Mr.. Ramsey snatched
his rifle from behind the door and
| hurried down to the scene but by the
time he got there the dog had disap-
peared and he was unable to trace il.
Topeka Laundry Co. Phone 3653.-
Adv.
Mr.. John Wilton entertained at a
dinner party New Years Day at his
home in Harrison street. On the ia
BILE were bronze baskets holding Kill
larney roses. The guests were: Mr.
Elmer Strain. Mr.. Harry Blanchard
Mr.. Ellsworth B. Sewa1 Mr.. Frank l.
Stevens, Mr.. Evan Davis, Mr. Allen
Free, Mr.. Edgar May, DR.. Chester D
Joss, Mr.. S. D. Flora, Mr.. Fred Crouch
Fuller, Mr.. Matthew earle, Mr.. w. ]
Bond, Mr.. John Shaw, Mr.. Charles F.
Abbott, Mr.. Joseph c. Hoover and Mr.
Arthur Tucker.
Glass. Glazing and Paint. Miller &
Gillespie. $50 K. A. Phone 955.-Adv.
The Child Conservation league will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock at the home of Mrs. F. E. Hale
1901 Clay street.
Frank NewIand, waterworks COM
missioner has signed a contract for
a new sprinkling system for the water
no cinch that he will get the
sprinkling system. The concern man.
ufacturing it sent a contract for him
to sign and it was lop-sided. George
Hayden, city attorney, said it made
the city a goat if the officials signed
it. He and Newland amended it,
signed it and sent it back to Omaha.
Maybe the amendments will be ac-
cepted and maybe they will not. The
sprinkling system is wanted to cut
down the fire hazard at the pumping
plant.
DR.. J. W. Howard. Dentist 500 Kan
sas Ave. Phone 714.-Adv.
! A combination of blue overaIls and
hot flue was responsible for a fire
alarm from sos East Eighth street
Sunday afternoon. That's the expla-
nation given by F. D. Elbe, who con-
ducts the rooming house at that num-
Der. Someone hung the overalls too
close to the flue, they caught fire, sent
up a cloud of smoke an alarm was
turned in and the fire department an
swered. Then someone else took down
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