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


has been living at 723 Locust street,
is lost Bradshaw is a negro. and was
adjudged insane some time ago, but
was never committed to the State
hospital. He wandered away from
the Bryant barber shop on Kansas
avenue Friday. He is light, has sandy
hair and moustache. G. w. Hamil
ton, 500 Kansas avenue, telephone
574, has requested that any informa-
ton concerning the aged negro be
given to him. Bradshaw was arrested
late this afternoon by Sheriff Larimer.
Buy Christmas gifts at West Side
Christian church bazaar, Palace
Clothing store, December 5, 6, I, s.
Adv.
Sergt. Theodore Kohn, local recruit
ing officer pro tenn. received notice
this morning that the m edical corps
of the army is in need of 5000 re-
cruits. Orders were to push enlist
ment in this branch. Sergeant Kohn
again took occasion to issue warn
ing to intending volunteers that they
must be examined ana ready to leave
Topeka before 2 O'Clock in the after
noon of December 10. Except for
student dentists. doctors or veteri-
narians. voluntary enlistment to men
of draft age will close at this time.
Shiphtter HierhoItzer, navy recruit
ing officer in charge of the Topeka
station, reports theenlistment of Ray
mond c. Moore of Ashland, Kan, as
an apprentice seaman.
The re 1tata to be given at the
Westminster Presbyterian church to-
morrow night under the direction of
Miss Ethel j. Coover will be much
enhanced by special violin accompani-
ment by the Misses Dorotha Leeper
and Mary Hall. Miss Rebecca
| Adams will play the piano accom-
paniment. The cantata will be rem
dered by a chorus of twenty-five
voices, and the program includes sew
eral solos by members of the choir.
George Bauerschimtt of the B-R-B
: Clothing company is again fulfilling
his duties as a filter of shoes and
seller of goods. He has been confined
to hospital for sometime past with
a severe illness.
Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz Bluut-
Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
On account of the large number of
taxpayers who desire to take advan-
tage of the noon hour to plank down
their hard earned coin, the county
treasurer,s office will remain open at
noon each day until further notice
and every Saturday afternoon.
Detective Tim Donovan is back
home again with only one arrest to
his credit. That is a bride of two
months. Donovan says she'll get the
, longest sentence of any prisoner ever
arrested by him. Donovan has been
on his vacation which he transformed
into a honeymoon. He married a
lady from Kansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Rose Oiler. of Alma, Kan. was
visiting old friends at the court house
today. Mrs. Oiler was formerly Miss
Rose Dansey, clerk in the Office of
the CLERK of the district court.
Lieut.. Frank Myers. recently com
missioned at Fort Sheridan, is on the
musical program at the Central Con-
/ gregational church tomorrow morn
/ ing. Before going to Fort Sheridan
/ Lieutenant Myers was a physical di-
rector at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. He
\ was well known among the athletes
| of the association as a basketball and
tennis star.
The new church built by the Elmont
Methodists to replace the one de-
stroyed by the cyclone last June is to
be dedicated tomorrow. Bishop w. o.
Shepard will preach the dedication
sermon in the morning. DIR. Edmund
James Kulp of Topeka will speak in
the afternoon, and the evening SER
| mon VIII De delivered by DIR. H E
! Wolfe. Special music will be given
by singers from Topeka
A delegation from the board of d.
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce.
headed by President Mitchell attended
a luncheon of the Wakarusa Grange
this noon. The Grange members were
invited to make use of the Chamber of
commerce rooms at any time they
may be in the city. The invitation
was extended with the end in view of
bringing the farmers and business men
| closer together. President Mitchell
was the father of this movement The
party was driven to Wakarusa by Bar
rett King.
An unknown but clever artist has
| presented to the reportoriaI staff of
the State Journal an illustrated book
let containing clippings from the State
Journal and entitled Who Killed the
| Cat?" The clippings concern the re-
cent uprising over the anti-tobacco
actions of DIR. Poland and the utter
ings of his friend and supporter Rev
| Robert Gordon.
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