The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-21
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Topeka Legion No. 10. Loyal Order of
Moose. viii give the annual banquet to-
night at the National hotel.
A cantata, TIL Message of the Angels"
will be given at the Westminster Prs shy
terrain church Oh Sunday night by chorus
OF % voices
Current Topic club have been postponed
till after the holidays. The club meets at
the Central Y NJ c. A.
Nearly fifty guests are expected to attend
the dinner given bv the agents CT the
Prudential Life Insurance company at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. tomorrow night.
Fire. quickly put out, resulted n trifling
damage to the house at 81 First street,
occupied by Edward Davis. The blaze was
caused by q defective flue. The houseiis
the property of William Forbes.
E ghty students Of Monroe school will
sing the House That Jack Guilt" at
the High schao auditorium tonight at
eretta will go to swell the school fund.
The Wales Advertising agency has been
forced to seek larger quarters in TIE
OLD stand in the Kansas Reserve Bank
building. The removal TO the new location
is competed
months has been employed as architectural
engineer for the George A. dller Con-
s.Luet.oh company, of Camp Funston can
] he has accepted a position in government
/ construction. work.
! The local army recruiting office will be
closed from Saturday night till Wednesday
morning and the men in charge of recruit
ing for the army in this city have all been
granted burroughs for the time mentioned
Sergeant kohn, senior non com. in charge
of the local office, will leave for Kansas
I City Saturday night to stay out his fur
/ Tough in that place
The East Indianola Parent Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold its regular meeting at
+ the school house this evening at O'Clock.
H Il, Wilson of the Topeka schools One
OF tile Red Cross four minute men will
4 mal, drive address to close the active
Palmatier,. of Topeka. is ON the program
with several musr'a numbers.
In spite of the federal fuel admins
trator's lOrder for lightless Thursday and
Sunday nights, and tue agitation Tor its
! support, few business houses failed to
Among the places where lights were burn
. flg and electric signs were not switched
OF, OFF We're re governor Capper,s newspapesr
! store and two or three garages.
That there are 1,926 persons living in
| Shawnee county subject to the new in
come tax Is an estimate made by w. H. H.
PeppereH, internal revenue collector. In
commune alton from the revenue office
at Wichita. it is stated that revenue of
ticer will be i'll Topeka from January tC
| February DC He will maintain an office
in the government building for the sole
purpose of aiding those subject to the
| tax in Topeka.
Carl Under a white boy was found
guilty OF stealing two automobile tires
from North Topeka man. tie WIS sen
fenced to thirty days in the county jail
by Judge Rad Lee. Under was placed
on trial two weeks ago and commended
that he merely sold the tires for another
| boy. He was given two weeks to find tht
fellow higher up Since that time Lin
der has been arrested on forgery charge
A marriage license was issued today tC
| William NJ. Jackson, p, and Gertrude l.
| Gayer, Is both of Topeka.
The board of directors and the entertain
ment committee of the Chamber of Com
merce will be hosts of the city in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms New
Years day. The Chamber of Comm rec
will hold open house and the eitizenry OF
the city is asked TO show up at some Fine
during the afternoon and get acquainted
with each other.
| Arrangements were completed at the
Chamber of Commerce this noon for the
holding of a regular monthly meeting OF
branch No. 10 Of the National Association
of Letter Carriers. The meetings will be-
held at the Chamber of Commerce on tn.
second Tuesday in each month. The pur
poses of the organization Hre TO zpromot,
the interes of the letter curriers' and t,
devise ways and meaas of lettering tn,
service to the public.
Plans are already being laid by til,
Ake-Pots for the holding of their annua
Axe Pot masquerade ball. No definite dat
has been selected, but it will be given SOM
time soon. The Ake-Pots desire to IN k
their organization well and favor. b !,
known ';:s' the famous .Mardi Gras celebra
ton at New Orleans.