The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-09
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Members of Battery A will attend
the Lincoln services at the auditorium
Sunday in uniform. They will act as
ushers.
DIR. w. S. Hunter who is dangerous
ly i'll with typhoid fever is reported
slightly improved today at Stormont
hospital.
A United States examination for the
position of custodian in Topeka will
be held at the federal building here
February 10.
Rev. NJ. L. Robey of the Second
United Brethren church conducted the
mems Bible class at the Santa Fee tele-
graph school this morning.
The mems meeting at the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoon has been
postponed because of the Lincoln me-
mortal services at the auditorium.
NJ. K. Hall of New York, an inter-
national Y. NJ. c. A. secretary. will
be in Topeka during the next ten
days arranging schedules for the state
Y. NJ. c. A. summer camp to be held
at Elmdale.
A. NJ Keene, speaker of the house
of representatives, will deliver his
popular lecture, The Divinity of
Christ Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock
at the Third Presbyterian church, cor
ner Fourth and Branner streets.
The twent"-second annual meeting
of the Berryton Farmers institute
will be held at Berryton February Is
and 1. A wide variety of subjects re-
lating to agriculture and horticulture
will be discussed by speakers from
over the state.
Frank Bruce, manager of the Maya
zine News Agency, with offices in the
Office block, on East Fifth street, was
arrested Thursday afternoon on a wife
desertlon charge 1t is declared Bruce
/ deserted his wife at Kansas City. A
Kansas City detective came after him.
Thomas w. Reynolds of 1911 West
street, a house raiser, received a severe
scalp wound when he struck his head
on beam mounting hastily from the
basement of house on which he was
working at Twenty street and
kansas avenue. He bled freely, but
the wound was not serious
Next Thursday night the Ake-Pot
| Ster-Boos will entertain the members
| of the state legislature. The ioIIifica-
ton viii be held at the headquarters
OF the order at Sixth and Quincy
streets. and the committee on enter
talnment plans lively time consistent
With the traditions of the order.
Dean Horace Whitehouse of the
| Washburn school of fine arts will go
TO berkeley for the summer session
of the University of California. where
Dean Whitehouse received a telegram
requesting him to conduct courses in
theory and harmony at the school.
Ihey are SiX-week courses. He has
wired his acceptance
The Topeka recruiting station for
the United States navy is feeling the
effect of impending war. r. L. Bill
lnss, chief gunner's mate, in charge
OIL the office here, reports five enlist
ments this week. The men as fast
as they are Signed are sent to naval
training stations on the Great Lakes,
Where they remain for several months
before going aboard men of war.
A clever coincidence in a riot of
laughter, supported by a capable COM
pany in clever play-May Robson in
Inc Making Over of Mrs. Matt. -
Is the attraction at the Grand We'd
nesday night, February IA. The piece
Is full of scenes of love, gripping emo
ton and true comedy. Miss Robsons
gownings are said to be the latest
ana up-to-the-minute creations of
noted feminine dress-builders
Kansas troops may be augmented
Dy 100 young officers from Kansas
Sity at the training camp in Fort
Riley next summer. The Kansas CITY
organization is composed of young
men who have been drilling since last
spring for the physical benefit they
might receive. Announcement that
they might go to the Fort Riley train