The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-26

An around troubles seem thick;
Which cause US to heave and sigh;
But can We afford to kick.
With shoes SO awfully high?
GEORGE Buckley CONES.
Meade, Kansas.
/ The Young Peoples forum will
meet today at the Colored Y. NJ. c. A.
w. F. Turrentine, editor and pub
Usher of the Spectator of Wetmore.
Kan, is a Topeka visitor. today.
The regular meeting of the Ancient
Toltec Rite will be held this evening.
The high school coed glee club will
furnish music for the program.
The Lincoln Circle Sewing and lit
erary society will hold a meeting all
day tomorrow at their hall on East
Sixth street. Lunch will be served at
noon.
Blue Post Blue Relief Corps No. 5
will give a patriotic entertainment
Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock at the
Methodist church, North Kansas ave-
nue..
The Fields Hair Shop. Sss Kansas
avenue, has secured the services of
Mrs. Baxley of St. Louis. an expert
chiropodist. Phone 1898 for appoint
ment.-Adv.
| The Topeka Fanciers association will
meet this evening at the city hall to
discuss plans for giving poultry show
in Topeka next fall. Charles Luengene
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| Charles Osborne, a transient. was
picked up by the police Sunday in the
Santa Fe yards. He was turned over
to the county authorities who believe
the man mentally deranged.
Oscar Reynolds, colored, was ar
rested Sunday night and charged with
selling liquor. He was locked up in
the city Jail and was turned over to
the county authorities this morning.
Ruth A. Hull today filed an applil
cation for a divorce from Harry T.
Hull. Cruelty and non-support are
alleged in the petition. They were
married in Kansas City, March 81,
1916.
| Shower baths are being installed in
the basement of the First Methodist
church for use of the Sunday school
students taking part in the gymna-
SUM work given under the direction
| of Q. J. Bowman.
| Notice of the death of her brother,
J. H. Hill, of Allantown, Pa, was re-
ceived this morning by Mrs. Mary
Deisher, $50 Topeka avenue. She will
| be unable to attend the funeral serV-
ices, which will be held in Allentown.
! Sheriff Hugh Larimer has received
a telegram from the chief of police of
Ell Paso, Tex, stating that he has ar
rested Guy M. Nelson of Topeka,
wanted here on charge of wife de-
sertion. Nelson will be returned to
Topeka the first of the week by a
deputy.
! The Topeka Railway company is the
defendant in a $4,000 damage suit be-
ing tried in Judge Dana's division of
the district court. NJ. NJ. Bowman de-
clares he suffered permanent injuries
when he fell from a street car at the
! Union Pacific depot. The alleged ac-
cident occurred in September.
The fire department responded to
two calls Sunday. One at 419 Law
renee street, where a defective CHM
ney caused a loss of SIS to a one
story building owned by A. T. Pigg of
Kansas City. The other was a grass
fire on the corner of Grove and
Broadmoer avenues. No loss resulted.
C. Dennis, a farmer living six miles
northeast of town, was arrested Sun
day by Sheriff LariIner on complaint
of a number of his neighbors, who
said he was disturbing the peace. He
is believed to be mentally deranged
and is confined in a padded cell at
the county Jail.
Kansas contractors are expected in
Topeka next month to organize a state
association. A temporary organiza-
ton was effected in Kansas City last
week, where it was decided to call a
meeting in Topeka. Frank Spencer
of Topeka, was named as temporary
president, and Will Cuthbert secretary
of the association.
DR.. Julie Seaton. the New Thought
lecturer. who has been lecturing in
Topeka for the last week. returned to
Kansas City this morning. As a re-
suit of her visit here, Topeka is to
have a New Thought teacher and
healer. The Alliance expects to have
headquarters here soon. headed by
one of the pupils of DR.. Seaton.
Tara Espinosa, a Mexican woman,
of Kansas City. was arrested Sunday
by Detective August Alba, on the
charge of cutting another Mexican
woman's throat, three months ago in
Kansas City. She was found in the
house of Amado Gasco, at PA Han
cock street She will be held until
word is received from the Kansas
City police.
The second joint dance of the
knights and Ladies of Security will be
held tonight at Kirkpatrick hall, Sew
enth and Quincy streets. Admittance
is by pass word or receipt. The COM
mittee on arrangements of these
dances is Mr.. w. F. Shaw, Topeka
Council No. 2; Arthur Tucker, Capital
Council, No. 1: c. E. Edwards. Victor
Council, No. 4. and H. J. Brockman,
Columbia Council, No. so.
The choir of me West Side Chris
tan church will give a program at
A number of prominent musicians
will assist with the program. Among
them are the Saxaphone quartet of
the Santa Fe orchestra, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Byder, violinists; Miss
Ruth Tandy, pianist and vocalist.
Costumed songs will be given by the
children, chorus songs and selections
| by the church choir are also part Of
tho program. Mrs. William Cowdry
will give readings.
The ladies of Redden chapel have
organized a ladies' aid society, with
the following officers: President. Mrs
Eva Burge: vice president. Mrs w. l.
Root; secretary, Mrs. George Fox, and
treasurer, Mrs ]. H. Fazel. The So
ciety will meet twice a month to sew.
make quilts, study and do other char
liable and religious work. The first
meeting will be held this week, on
Tuesday at 2:30 p. M, in the chapel