The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-09

Robert Stone of Topeka, attorney
for the receiver of the Kansas Natural
Gas company, will address the Meth
odist Brotherhood of Lawrence Thurs
day evening.
The programs for the forty-sixth an
nual meeting of the state board of
agriculture at Memorial hall were
given out today by j. C. Mohler, secre-
tary of the board.
J. Q. Goodsell, assistant general
passenger agent for the Union Pacific,
at Kansas City, was in Topeka today
on business He left for an inspection
trip to the western part of the state
this afternoon.
An informal meeting of the board
of directors of. the Topeka Board of
Trade was held Monday afternoon in
the board room. The organization of
the board was completed and minor
matters requiring attention were look
ed after.
An increase of s24,T42.9S in the
postal receipts of the Topeka postof-
flee has been reported by w. o. Rigby,
postmaster. The total receipts for
1916 were $440, 1854. Only in the
amount of second class matter is there
any decrease noted. This is on ac-
count of the high cost of print paper.
Notices are being received at local
railroad stations of the fact that roads
in the eastern part of the United
States are planning to offer reduced
fares to Washington, D. c., on the oc-
casion of the presidential Inaugural ton
March 5. 1t is probable that none of
the reduced fares will apply west of
Chicago.
Another chapter was written today
in the short but tumultous existence
of Fred G. Kramer, army deserter,
bridegroom, swindler and escaped
military prisoner, when his wife of
ten days sued him for divorce. His
wife prior to her marriage on Noven-
Der 80, was Heloise Green. She al
leges non-support and desertion-
An automobile belonging to, E. l..
Oyerton went astray Sunday night
and purely on its own initiative backed
down Sixth avenue from in front of
Overton's office, circled onto the side
walk on jackson street and COM
PEELED a passing crippled negro to
make an extra long jump to avoid be-
ing run down. The car stopped when
it struck a pole and damaged itself to
the amount of $40.
An increase and improvement in the
Pullman car service offered between
South Winfield, Kan, and Tulsa, Okla,
by the Santa Fe, was announced this
morning. Hitherto the road has been
operating Pullman service between-the
two towns tri-weekly. Now the serv-
ice IS 10 ne daily except one DAY eacn
week, from each town. The added
equipment is to take care of the travel
to and from the new oil fields, it was
stated today.
The money which was transferred
from the city waterworks sinking
fund to the general improvement fund
by order of the city commission, it was
explained this morning by Commits
sioner w. H WATSON, was merely be-
ing invested and not used to repay a
loan from the waterworks fund. News
paper reporters being unsophisticated
and inexperienced in financial matters,
the transaction was misunderstood
and enormously stated Monday, 80.
F. NJ. Newland, commissioner of
waterworks for the city. has been
authorized by the commissioners to
purchase a new truck for the use of
the meter reader of the department
The truck is to cost slightly more than
$400. The order will be placed at
once. but it is not proba BILE that the
truck will be received before spring
Mr.. Newland has found that the light
trucks are time and money savers,
over horses and horsedrawn vehicles
in the work of the department
Battery A, of the kansas field artil-
lery, will entertain with a dance at
Kellam hall The dance is to be an
elaborate and novel affair, with the
military note prevalent turnout 1t
will be opened by ''reveille" played by
one of the battery trurnpeters. Mess
call will be sounded at intervals, and
refreshments will be served throut the
evening. The dance will be the first
public entertainment witch the bat
terry has given since its return from
the border. Governor Capper has been
invited to be present.
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