The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-21

Dancing tonight. School (s p. m.),
social GO p. m.). Kellam hall.-Adv.
MY leg which I broke" reads
letter to the probate judge, lis get
ting better so L can't come up to your
office. 1 will come soon. Goodbye
The county attorneys force is hud-
died in one little room this week
while workmen are laying a tile floor
in the three rooms of the county at
torney's suite.
Mrs. Mary Chaplin. clerk-elect of the
district court, is working in that office
becoming acquainted with the rou-
tine. She will take charge of the
office January g.
The entertainment committee of
the Chamber of Commerce for Bat
terry A is waiting patiently with its en-
tertainment plans to learn the exact
time of the batterys arrival in To-
peka.
There was no string of taxpayers
at the wicket in the county treas
urers office today. The big rush
ended Wednesday evening The first
half of 1916 taxes must be accom-
panied by a cash penalty from now
on.
L. c. Treleaven of the Consumers
Light, Heat & Power company, has
been invited to explain the gas situa-
ton in Topeka at a mass meeting at
the city auditorium, Wednesday, jan
uary 8. The meeting will be held un-
der the auspices of the Town Meeting
club.
The stock of the German American
bank will be increased from $4,000
to $4,000 January l. This decision
was reached at a meeting of stock
holders held Wednesday afternoon. Z.
E. Mullaney of Hill City, president.
and Roy c. Bone, vice president, are
the heaviest stockholders.
All of the county officers have re-
ceived their commissions showing
their election or reelection. The COM
missions We're held up by o. K
| Swayze, county clerk, until the soldier
vote on the border was canvassed and
accredited to the different candidates.
The county commissioners canvassed
the soldier vote Tuesday.
| The Sunday school and grade school
| of Seabrook will unite in a Christ
mas cantata, Around the World With
Santa Claus" which will be presented
Friday night in the Seabrook church
More than hundred persons Will take
part in the performance and Christ
mas ship will add to the interest of
the program.
Edward w. Guild, the companion
of Harry w. Vilott, when Vilotts au-
7 tomobile crashed into a telephone pole
and Vilott received injuries which re-
suited in his death Wednesday, is more
seriously injured than was supposed.
West Thirteenth street. His knee is
Fsprained and his chest is injured The
accident occurred last Friday. y
An ordinance has been introduced
providing for increases in salaries of
two city employees. Harry Hopper,
driver for the fire chief, assumes the
duties of city machinist and will care
for all automobiles owned by the fire
department His salary is increased
from $50 to 500 a month Miss
Annetta NicoIl, city bacteriologist, be-
comes head of the department at $100
a month.
When the city commissioners pre-
pared their budget in the summer an
increase in salary for the chief of
police, fire chief and patrolmen was
provided for and the increase an
nounced. But when the patrolmen
and firemen began ciamoring for a
bonus, Mayor House dug up the story
of the increase again, probably for the
purpose of reminding the patrolmen
they hadn't any kick coming. AS an
nounced three months ago in the
State Journal the increase will be-
come effective April 1.
Electric fans busily playing on the
displays in more than one show win
dow along Kansas avenue, look to be
somewhat out of place in zero weather,
but they are there as a result of the
weather, and not in spite of it. The
IdIS are not Tor the purpose of keep
ing the window displays cool, or lust
for attracting attention, but to keep
the moisture which condenses on the
inner side of the glass evaporated and
to prevent it from freezing into an
opaque sheet of ice and frost film
which prevents the goods in the win
dows from being seen at all from the
street Nearly every show window on
the street is fitted with one of the fans.