The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-01
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| Don't fail to visit the Life o. Wheat
booth at the Midwinter. We want to
meet you.-Kaw Milling Co.-Adv-
| Dr. o. L. Erickson has moved his
office to 621 Kan. ave-, over kresges-
ADV.
| Money in OIL See me before Sat
urday night; have special PROPOSE
ton for small investment C. c. Guyot,
Agent, tel Jackson street, at office of
F. G. Lagerstrom.@Ady.
| The West Side w. c. T. U. will meet
Friday afternoon at 2:SU O'Clock at the
home of Mrs. ]. NJ. Brain. 210 Stevens
street. Mrs. John Marshall will de-
| liver memorials and Mrs Tichenor will
| lead discussion on Anti-Narcotics
Guy Helms was stabbed twice,
Wednesday evening, when he attempt
ed to clear the office of the Hurry Up
Messenger company SO that he might
close for the night. The wounds are
not considered serious. Earl Harris
was arrested. charged with stabbing
Helms.
A short commission meeting was
held this morning at the city hall.
Routine business was disposed of. The
first rea aiding of the ordinances relating
to the paving of Laurel avenue from
Elmwood to Woodlawn street and To-
/ peka avenue from Fourth to Fifth
n street was given.
S. Ralph Harlow of Turkey, who
has made a tour of prison camps in
the European war zone, will address
the midweek meeting tonight in the
Central Congregational. church Mr..
Harlow is visiting Washburn college.
He will tell of conditions and expert
ences in Europe.
d. C. Allen of the Uncle Sam Oil
company received a cablegrain Janu-
airy 81 Informing him of the safe ar
rival of his son, DR.. C. Curtis Allen
sailed from New York January 20 on
the United States mail steamship New
York, making the voyage to Liverpool
/, in ten days.
Tom Powell was the hit last night
, at the Midwinter with his Harry Lau-
der rendering of "A Wee Doech ar
Doris" and Roaming in the Glba m.
ing" Altho the mercury was divine
| all around the bottom of the tank
Powell appeared in regulation l1ilties
and displayed no evidence of cold feet
, Good crowds are in evidence ever,
night.
: The new water rates went into effec
: today. The commissioners recently
passed an ordinance reducing the rate
to 80 cents, on the recommendation OF
: Frank NJ, Newland. commissioner O
I waterworks and public lighting TIL,
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year. TIL.
7 | city will hereafter repair all damag,
? to service pipes free of charge.
2 John r. Mulvane, president of tn
/ Bank of Topeka, has purchased tn
} interest of his brother Joab Mulvan
? in the Mulvane building at Sixth an,
Kansas avenue. in which the bank i
/ located. The purchase price was SEQ,
i 600. 1t is understood that Joab Mul
: vane has taken over his brothers in
: terest in the Mulvane ranch nea
i Rossville. The considera ton is no
known. The deed has not been re
corded.
The results of the civil service ex
: animation for the two new appointee
to the city department of food irlspec
q ton and the superintendent of TIL
crematory resulted in the appointee
passing the exam with high grades
1 Those who took the exa mination
: were: 7. E. Garrett, superintendent
:. Of the crematory; D. s. Jordan 1873
v Van Buren, street, first assistant foo,
: inspector, and Charles L. Toler, tilir.
4 assistant food inspector.
e The Prisoners of War Relief com
o 1nittee at "a North Moore street, Nsy
d York, organized primarily as it's ful
. title indicates, for the relief of pris
II oners of war of Germany and Austria
: Hungary, etc. (civilian and military
:. advises that it is prepared to assis
G also in the transmission of package
n to prisoners of war, subjects of tn
: allies, interned by the central powers
: Further information will be furnishe
e upon inquiry by mail.