The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-14

And it goes along thru life,
Until death comes to end it,
But there's no use havin money,
If you amt a goin' to spend it.
-Nels Yingle.
Dr. Eva Harding has moved
office to 72S Kansas avenue.-Adv.
Lincoln Circle will serve dinner at
Lincoln Post hall at 11S East Sixth
street Thursday.
The Rev. C. 1. Scott of Nebraska
will speak Thursday evening at the
City mission, 1881 Kansas avenue.
Friday evening the people of the
Avondale school district will give a pie
toward the purchase of a piano for
the school.
The mothers of Redden chapel and
other women of that vicinity are re-
quested to meet at the home of Mrs.
Fox, 20 West Second street, Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, for
conference.
Dancing tonight. School 6 p. mo-
Social g p. mo- at Kellam hall.-Adv.
The amateur play given February
by the Sons of Veterans Dramatic
club by request will be repeated
Thursday, February Is, at Lincoln
Fost hall.
The following marriage licenses
were issued today by Probate Judge
| Cav: Ed A Yates, 80, and Cora c.
Clark "a, both of Silver Lake; John
E. Edwards, 21, and Ledeama v.
Brown, Il, both of Oskaloosa-
l. NJ
A. L. Hereford of Springfield. I'LL.
| supreme chancellor of the Court of
Honor, is expected to be here some
time in April for the closing meeting
of a campaign being conducted by the
| local court. A class of candidates
| will be initiated on that night.
The Swiss Bell Ringers who were to
| have given concert at the high school
auditorium for the benefit of the To-
peka local union have cancelled their
| enga cement because of the serious ILL
ness of one of the members of the
company. Arrangements will be made
for a later concert.
The Rev G. K. Hartman, pastor of
| the First United Brethren church,
| conducted store meetings this morning
| at the fire station, Warren M.
! Crosby's, Strickler's Business college
and Dougherty's Business college. The
meetings were under the auspices of
the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
| Because her fiance could not get
| away from work long enough to pur-
chase a wedding license, Dolly Jones
| undertook to do it for him and braved
| the probate judge without a tremor.
She is 10 years old and will soon be
united in the sacred bonds to Ed
ward Keller, the busy bridegroom.
A $4,000 damage suit was filed to-
| day against the PEOPLES Ice & Fuel
company by L. d. Ludwig. former en-
ploye. Ludwig alleges that he Suf-
! fered incapacitating injuries on July
| 8, 1916. while a deliveryman. A 300
| pound cake of ice fell on his foot and
crushed the instep. He claims that
the cake of ice fell because the tongs
supplied to him were not sufficiently
sharp and tempered.
A distinguished guest of the Cham
her of Commerce February 26 will be
Harry A. Wheeler, the first president
of the United States Chamber of Com
merce. He will speak before the
members at a o'clock dinner on Ma
tional Problems Arising Out of the
| World War" In 1914 Mr.. Wheeler
| turned down the offer of a place on
the federal reserve board. He is vice
Of Chicago.
The roster of the Boston English
Opera company, which comes to the
Grand Opera house Tuesday night
February 20, is an impressive one
Headed by Joseph F. Sheehan, Amer
ica's foremost tenor and Mile. Nelii
Gardini, the greatest of all French
dramatic sopranos, the cast includes
such eminent artists as Miss Elaine De
Sellem, whose Characterization of the
| Gypsy bag, Azucena, is said to be the
finest piece of character acting in the
annals of opera, Robert Evans, the
| renowned English basso. Miss Grac,
Doxsee, one of Americas foremost
prima donnas, Harold J. Gels, whose
, beautiful baritone voice has b. er
heard in many of the leading operate
productions in this country, Mr. Henry
DeVarre, Mr. John Wandling, Mr.
C1ary Harcourt, Miss Sofia DuFrant
and Miss Louise Heming.