The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Big dance, special music, Wednes-
day night. Kellam hall.-Adv.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Church of the Assumption will hold a
bazar Friday and Saturday at 900
Kansas avenue.
A marriage license was issued in
Kansas City Monday to James w.
Beam and Miss Leila F. Law, both of
Topeka.
The Rock Island received extra cars
today to takes care of the Midnight
Maiden show company when the latter
makes its next jump.
The ladies of the Degree of Poca-
hontas opened a bazaar today at 100
East Sixth street, which will be in op-
Grafton for three days.
new set of track crossings for bag
gage trucks at the Santa Fe depot, is
being put in by gang of laborers, re-
placing the badly worn old ones.
T. w. Troupe, negro living at 425
Lincoln street, pleaded guilty today to
violating the prohibitory law and was
sentenced to sixty days in the county
Jail.
The women's society of the First
congregational church will meet at
2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. ]. D. Freeman, 623 Madison
street.
On account of a typographical error
in a recent advertisement of f. f.
Jordan, publishers agent, the Pictorial
Review was listed at $500 year in
stead of $3.50, the correct price.
Fern Drennon filed a petition for
divorce from Ray Drennon in the dis
trict court today charging extreme
cruelty and neglect of duty. She
states that they were married at Law
renee, November 2, 1914
John P. Rogerman of Kansas City,
western passenger agent for the Bal
timore & Ohio, and Frank McNally,
travelling passenger agent for the wa
bash. also of Kansas City, were busi-
ness visitors in Topeka today.
James M White of Arkansas City.
probate Judge of Cowley county, was
married by Judge Hugh Mcfarland
of Shawnee county, Monday afternoon,
to Alsadie NJ. Geudinger of Northwood,
Iowa. Judge White is blind. Judge
MacFarland declined to accept the
customary SO fee.
The city civil service. commission is
holding an examination in the city
hall today for the office of meat and
dairy inspector. Those taking the ex-
animation are: H. r. Thompson, Kan
sas City, Mo-; C. A. Coon. Kansas City,
Kan: J. ]. Frey, Chicago; Charles
Byerley, D. S. Jordan, ]. Pugh, A.
Goldsmith, Topeka.
Charles Hixon, now deputy sheriff,
will have charge of the county Jail
after Hugh Larimer becomes sheriff
in January. Hixon has been doing
double duty, sleeping at the Jail and
having charge of it at night and acting
as a deputy in the sheriff's office
during the day. Larimer has an
nounced no other appointment for the
Jail. He merely stated today that Hix-
on would have charge of the Jail.
John McCrow was convicted in the
first division of the district court Mon
day afternoon of stealing a bicycle
months ago. He was out on bond and
escaped but was captured at Aurora,
Ill. In the trial of his case, his at
torney, Douglas Mote, attempted to
show that the value of the bicycle was
less than $50. A value of more than
that amount calls for a penitentiary
sentence. The jury found the bicycle
to have been worth S25.
Thirty-five candidates were initial
ed at the regular meeting of Topeka
lodge No. 524, Loyal Order of Moose
Monday night. Work on the cam
paign intended to double the present
membership of $50 has just beer
director of the Moose. Gahan is also
in charge of a similar campaign II
/ Emporia, which is competing with the
! Topeka lodge in membership gettine
| for a prize a silver trophy cup Offered
| by Governor Capper. The slogan oi
the campaign which closes December
| 81 is Each one get one"
A collection of thirty pieces of stat
uary by Gutzon Borglum and Solor
| Borglum will be exhibited at the
rooms of the Art Guild, ia Yves
! Eighth street, during the month o.
January. The exhibit has been Sc
! cured largely thru the efforts of Mer
rill Gage. a former pupil and assistan
! to Gutzon Borglum. In addition t
the sculptures there will be drawing
and paintings included in the exhibi
and enlarged photogra phs of thu
monumental works of the elder Bor
! glum. Among the well-known works
| of Gutzon Borglum while VIII b'
+, shown are "Wonderment of Mother
hood" "a marblel and Motherhood,
! Ca marble) and THE Seated Lincoln,
| Ca hronze.)