The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-23


Some battles will be won, /
In the case wnere Mr.. Gattling
Has married a Miss Gum.
Open evenings until Christmas. Harris
Goar Jewelry Co.-Adv.
Henry Sullivan who has been attending
a naval training school at the Great Lakes
is home on a furlo for the holidays.
Eat your Christmas dinner at the Central
Y. NJ. Z. A. Cafeteria-Topekas most popu-
lar eating place.-Ady.
The city commissioners voted this morn-
ing to buy 200 war savings stamps of 80
each from the sinking fund Of the city wa
ter department.
Robert Schwartz Of the Mail Printing
house was called to his home at st. Joseph.
No., Sunday by the death OF his mother,
Mrs Fred Schwartz.
All departments Of the Topeka Free
Public library are open today. The library
Der because of the influenza epidemic.
The Rev. Paul Mennoeneh. of Eureka,
will arrive in Topeka tomorrow to spend
McAfee, chairman of the board Of county
commissioners.
Company b, Ninth battalion, Kansas
TALON armory on Quincy street instead of
Tuesday; its usual drill night; .I THIS
night being Christmas eve.
Ike Gilberg has just received a telegram
from his son, Lamy Gilberg, stating that
he has ,, arrived IN port at New York 9Il;
May and went to France with the Seventy
fourth railway artillery regiment.
battalion, state guard, which was called for
has been postponed until Friday night. it
was announced today by Elisha Scott
judge advocate of the cofored troops.
The regular meeting of the Topeka Poul-
try Breeders association will be held to-
company, 514-16 Jackson street. Secretary
Owens, of the Kansas State Poultry
Breeders association, will be present at the
meeting.
Maybelle Bridges, colored. was arrested
Saturday afternoon by Sergeant Joe Won
derby and a squad Of policemen who raided
1a5-127 West Railroad street Seven
pint bottles CT whisky were found in
hole in the floor.
At 30 o'clock Sunday afternoon fire
companies were called to the residence of
+. Z. Lucas, sol Lincoln street, where
| there was a small blaze at the base of the
furnace chimney. Firemen said the fire
was due to spontaneous combustion. Very
little damage resulted.
| A chemical fire company was called this
| morning at 9:35 O'Clock to extinguish a
| blaze in the oven of stove at $40 Harrison
1t appeared that kindling had been placed
| in the stove to dry and broke out in
| flames. The fire company was called and
restored order with no resultant danger.
| The Square Circle club will meet tonight
L. Loveland will talk on 1.-THE Mossback in
Business" The usual Monday evening din
ner will be served. number of the
| ent who formerly were in military service.
| Up to 2 80 O'Clock today influenza condi-
) tons in the city. from a report Of six new
maintaining the low average that has been
| the case for several days. No deaths were
missioner Porter, conditions appear very
| satisfactory and 1t Is hoped that the
present status will continue.
| Heart failure was the cause of the death
| Ia, s,
DIR. o. F. Narcotic. who was called when
Early was found dead in his room over
morning. He was unmarried, but relatives
living at Harveyville were notified. He
painter and furniture finfsher by trade. g
: A full 80 per cent cut In the output of.
flour by Kansas mills is predicted in a
Of f the Kansas State Grain Dealers associa.
! ton: The reason assigned for the threat
ened curtailment of production is that
state supplied with the raw product and
that freight tariffs are prohibitive for i'm
portation OF wheat from northern states.
At the meeting of the city commissioners
| this morning it was recommended by Com
missioner w. l.. Porter that the city pass
ned ths t9 all
test of not over $1,000 bacteria to the
oi the city
terra over which limit it is unlawful to
60 The proposed ordinance would make
A purse containing $50 was snatched
from the hand of Mrs. Belle Nelson by
one of trio of white men whom she en-
Sixth street between Harrison and Topeka
avenues about $50 o'clock Saturday night.
Another woman. whose name is unknown.
reported to the police that an attempt had
been made to snatch her purse in that
vicinity short time later. Detectives have
vicinity short time later.
In addition to a dozen other achievements
in war work the Boy Scouts of Topeka
have added to themselves the title of
) the family of Edgar B. Goode Of Winches,
ter, Kan, desided to notify the soldier of
the death Of his father. Every means was
exhausted except the Boy Scouts. On De-
cember is the scout organization took up
the hunt and on december 10 young Goode
was located and his mother notified
The Gage Park washburn rural high
school problem was UP for hearing today
before the county commissioners in the
missioner FL n Mcafee who is
dent of Gage park, and whose sympathies
with that district well known. con-
!. sented not to sit at the hearing when D.
H. Brannnman. attorney for-the Washburn
, people. threatened to file written pro-
he Of ne T Poom e1t %
Rodgers.
Liberty bonds accepted for face value or
rny purchase at Harris-Goar Jewelry
The negro children of Topeka who are in
need will be remembered at Christmas time
Dy the women OF the Federation OF Col0red
Women's clubs. A Christmas tree will be
set. up at the club house. at Thirteenth
I and Quincy streets, Mt 10 o'clock Christmas
morning. The women in charge of the
project will be assisted in furnishing pleas
ure at Christmas to poor children. by the
0 Elks lodge. Mrs. W. H. Washington, presi
. dent Of the Federation, has arranged fol
0 such assistance as she will need, and shs
/ asks that all colored children in need vii
attend the affair and receive their gifts, a.
| there Will be enough for all of them.
Q Mrs. II. Q. Garvey. president of the Kan
d sas State Federation of women's Clubs
: has received letter from Gen. ]. J.. Perish
q ing head of the American military force
in France. acknowledging the courtesy O
a celebration Of his birthday anniversary
o arranged by Mrs. Garvey at the Kansa
Il Free State Fair last fall. womans day a
: the fair md the generals hirthSav ami