The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-05
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Sunday afternoon musical serv,
ice to have been held at the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. has been postponed
During the last six months O. h
Swayze, county clerk, has issued hunt
ers' licenses to 2,3s4 Shawnee county
sportsmen.
Frank White, released from the
county iail because of his physical
condition will go to the Topeka tuber-
culosis sanitarium today for treat
ment.
| The condition of Hugh Larimer,
sheriff-elcct, showed slight improve
ment today. However, it is not PROB
able that he will be able to take the
oath of office at the .urt Louise
Monday.
| The annual meeting of the First
CONGREGATIONAL church will be held
Thursday, January IL, at I:3O p. m
/ Election of officers, adoption or the
budget, reports from all departments
and general business will occupy the
evening.
Directors of the State Savings bank
were reelected Thursday. They are:
N p Garretson, Willard N. Hall, e.
L. Copeland. NJ. A. Low, T. F. Carver
A. A. GODDARD, E. G. Arnold. F. NJ
Stahl, DR.. G; F; Me nm nfser A. D.
The Kansas Day club banquet will
be held in Topeka Monday night, jan
nary 20, instead of Saturday night
January 81, as originally planned AM
Inouncement of the change in date was
made in Topeka today by Or. j. w.
| Graybill, of Newton, president of the
club.
| crew of painters started work on
| the interior of the waiting rooms at
the Rock Island station this morning.
and will refinish both rooms. The
ceilings are being painted a light vel
low, which vastly improves both the
appearance and the lighting of the
| rooms, which were formerly dark cav
erns.
A series of Seven SundGy Evenings
With the Young Men of Topeka has
been announced by DIR. c. w. Maggart,
ipastor of the First Lutheran church:
Each Sunday evening will be devoted
/ to q talk on some phase of a young
mans life. The first sermon will be
given January on 1.-The Cornerstone
of Success"
/ Because of the loss of two fingers
at the Curtis, Towle & Paine planning
/ mill Brita Elm, twenty years of age,
has received $1,000. Suit had just
been filed for that amount in the
district court In addition to the
damages asked the company agrees
to pay the costs. Elm was injured
November 13.
Two bakeries and one cafe were
awarded golden seals for cleanliness
and sanitation by the city inspector of
| bakeries, groceries. meat markets, res
! taurants and confectioneries. They
are: College Hill bakery, 1911 Lane
/ street; Royal bakery, 107-11 West
Tenth avenue, and Annie L. Trapp's
cafe, 403 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka Oil company has
brought suit in the court of Topeka
against Frank S. Thomas for SASS,
alleged to be the amount due on
gasoline purchased by Chester
4 Thomas, a son. The suit alleges that
the bill has been running since last
summer and that the only payment
made was Sc cents in August
Two boys have been taken to the
state reformatory at Hutchinson by l..
L. Kiene, sheriff-Edgar Reagle and
Jack Wright. Reagle pleaded guilty
to extorting money from his aged
grandmother under the plea that he
damaged some goods and must make
the damage good. Wright pleaded
guilty to having participated in the
theft of the automobile belonging to
Charles Cuthbert. Reagle and Wright
were sentenced to terms of from one
to five years each.
Following an all-day argument in
the court of Topeka, George McDer-
mott, acting judge, decided that j.
F. Senge was entitled to the commits
sion on the sale of a 120-acre Coffey
4 county farm. When he did that he
decided against three other real es-
tate dealers who had their claims in
and who were represented by attor-
neys. Tinkham Veale represented
Senge. The land was sold by VIII
liam Noller and he, also, had an at
torney. The commission was $500
and Noller was willing to place il
wherever Judge McDermott ordered
o. F. Haney, w. T. Weber and Lee
Smith were the other real estate
agents interested.