The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-11

Social dance tonight-Kellam Hall.
ADV.
The Knights of Siege PeriIous are
giving their ritual in reception OF ten
new members at Central church this
evening
Arrangements are being made to
secure the Oberlin College Glee club
for a concert in this city the day after
Christmas.
The Ladies' Bible class of the Swed-
ish Bethel church meets Thursday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Claus Carlson, 100 Fillmore
street.
The annual election of officers or
the Central Congregational church
will be held Thursday evening. Sup
per will be served by Mrs Wise's di-
vision to those who make reservation
Do you want to know how to save
from 10 to Is per cent of coal ana
receive the same amount of heat? I
viii tell you in a booklet for s1.O0 and
3-cent stamp. OIof Ekberg, Topeka,
Kan.-Adv
Exceptional ability as a stoker
caused A. E. Morgan to so overheat
his furnace that it ignited the house
he occupies at 512 Taylor street No
| owned by DIR. Charles B. Lyon.
Ralph r. Peterson presented the
Chamber of Commerce with two
clocks Monday afternoon. The clocks
were placed in the office and the bill
| lard room There is already one in
the dining room presented by w. j.
Lewis.
The Ladies' Aid of the North To-
/ peka Baptist church will meet with
Mrs. G. T. Crosswhite. 1404 North
| Quincy. Wednesday afternoon. to fin
ish the Red Cross work of the society.
The outgoing officers will be guests of
| honor.
| Deputy Sheriff oscar Carlson could
! not have created any more excitement
if he had marched to the marriage
altar than he did Monday when he
| went to the recruiting office and en-
/ listed in the engineer corps. Carl
| son didn't tell anyone of his purpose.
He is well liked by everyone, is hard
| worker, polite and efficient. Sheriff
! Larimer will not attempt to fill Carl
| sons place until he has passed the
/ final test and his army service is as
! sured-
| Deputies in the sheriff's office today
served a restraining order on John
| O. Craft, owner of the New Home
/ land hotel. The restraining order was
issued by the Wyandotte district
! court awaiting the settlement of a
| separate maintenance suit filed in
/ Wyandotte county by Crafts wife, Ida
Graft. Craft is forbidden to dispose
of his property until the suit is set
| tied. Mrs. Craft states the hotel prop
| erty is worth $4,000.
| The regular monthly evening meet
/ ing of the Cooperative club will be
| held tonight at the Elks club at
I $50 o'clock. Double features are on
the bill for the after-dinner delecta-
! ton of the members. Lieut.. George
/ A1cDermott will address the club on
| the different phases of life in train
/ ing camp, especially Fort Sheridan.
by artists from the Daniel A Muller
| School of Music. The members have
| been asked to invite their wives and
womenfolk to take a trip thru Estes
/ Park-Rocky Mountain National Park
via the silver tongue of Coop Ritchey
This part of the entertainment starts
/ promptly at 8 o'clock.
/ Horses, especially army horses
formed the principal subject of a
/ discourse by George McDermott for
/ the edification of the members of the
, Monday Lunch club at their luncheon
| at the Chamber of Commerce Mon
/ day noon McDermott is now lieu
tenant, by virtue of the commission
/ given him at the close of the Off
GERS training camp at Fort Sheridan
According to McDernott, horses and
he were complete strangers until his
arrival at the camp, and the mutual
antipathy has never been overcome
in spite of numerous profane efforts
on the part of army sergea nts tc
not basis of friendship