The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-01

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For lot of violets one pays,
4 little bunch one gets,
Because the florist says, they are
-Cir-Cingle.
Topeka lodge No. 3S, K. of P, will
hold a business meeting tonight.
You too can wear diamonds" Easy
payments. See Harris-Goar's.-Adv
Mrs. Louise d. w. MounDay has
filed suit for divorce from Don A.
MounDay. Abandonment is charged
in the petition filed with Mrs. Cary
Chaplin, clerk of the district court.
The Book of Revelation" will be
the subject of DIR. Arthur S. Hender-
| sons lecture to his Bible class Sun
day at 10 E. m. at the First Congre-
gational church, corner of Seventh
and Harrison streets. All men are
welcome.
Joe DeFrees stopped off in Topeka
Friday to visit old friends. He was
on his way to jefferson barracks to
receive preliminary training before as
/ signment to a heavy artillery regi-
ment- Before enlisting in the army
DeFrees lived in Topeka at the Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A.
Regular Sunday services will be
! held at the Westminster Presbyterian
church, Huntoon and College streets,
| tomorrow. The pastor, Ralph R.
| Ward, will deliver a sermon on Pray
er and Intercession" in the morning.
A cantata will be given by the choir
at the evening Servic.
The interesting Canadian war pic
lures appearing in the Kansas avenue
windows of the State journal were
! brought to Topeka by ]. c. Walker of
| SOP Kansas avenue. Mr.. Walker has
! two nephews in the Canadian overseas
forces and has just returned from a
visit to our neighbor on the north.
The Smith County club will hold it's
annual indoor meeting at the home of
! Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Wise, 1881 Null
vane. street, Monday evening, Deem
Der 3. All who can attend should no
tify Mrs. Wise or the president of the
club, Edwin E. Brookens, not later
than Monday noon. After the pro-
gram, light refreshments will be
served.
Anger on the part of relatives of
Mrs. Ira Prickett has caused Sheriff
| Hugh Larimer to forbid Prickett to
attend her funeral at Ozawkie, Sun
day. Prickett was released on a
i $1,000 bond. From information re-
ceived by Larimer there is intense
feeling against Prickett. His wife
shot and killed herself in Chicago
Tuesday.
Arresting a man who offers you a
drink sounds mighty sad. Such, how
ever. proved true in bone dry Kansas,
Friday night. when William Cowdrey
a Rock Island officer, arrested James
Tadlock, huckster, after the latter
had offered him a drink. Tadlock had
liquor in a suitcase. also inside his
person. He had come into Topeka on
st. Joseph train. The arrest &C.
Cured at the Rock Island depot.
A white way post at Fourth and
Kansas avenues is demolished. A
Ford, which caused all the destruc-
ton, has just scratch or two. Miss
Lizzie BraSSfield, an employe of the
Item Biscuit Co., was driving one OF
the Ford delivery cars up Kansas ave-
nue. Friday evening. At the intersec-
ton of Fourth street she turned aside
to avoid collision with another car
Instead of colliding with an automo-
bile she drove into a white way pole
on the corner in front of the Hote
Throop. The entire top of the stand
ing glass and iron could be heard fol
two and three blocks on the avenue
Little damage was done the Ford
New stuff in Sunday school mem.
bership campaigns will be introduced
in the Ladies VS.. Gentlemen confess
which starts tomorrow at the FRS
Methodist church. Three month
meal ticket attendance cards will bt
issued to the present mem bers to-
morrow. The meal ticket" par
comes from having the cards laid of
somewhat on the order of a mea
ticket and every time one attends tbs
Sunday school one gets one date
punched out of his ticket Regular
attendance and the securing of new
members will have a vital bearing or
the outcome of the contest, which is
conducted on the point system; thai
is. ones side will receive so many
points allotted in direct proportion 10
ones attendance and in his ability
to induce new members to put in a
regular and prompt appearance. The
side losing the contest is also to lose
some of the ballast from their pockets
by furnishing the winners with a SUD.
pers some time in the early part OF
March