The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
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AT HOME NEWS

Il al HUME NEWS
Dance tonight-KeIlam HaIl.-Adv.
Members of Lincoln post are re-
quested to meet at the hall Sunday
at p. m. to attend the funeral of
w. L. Haynes.
A marriage license was issued from
the probate court today to George f.
Goodrich, 40, Topeka, and Mary L.
York, so, Topeka.
a building permit was issued this
morning by the city fire marshal to
the Capital City Oil company Ihe
East Tenth street. The cost of the
building will be about $4Oo.
The Rev. W. W. Burks of Walla
WaIla. Wash, arrived today to take
charge as pastor of the First Chris
tan church He will preach Sunday
at the First Christian church
Louise Spencer has been granted a
, divorce from Andrew Spencer IN
Judge George H Whitcomb's division
| of the district court. Mrs. Spencer's
maiden name, Louise Cox, was re-
i stored to her.
| "Religion as Personal Expert
| ence'' will be the subject of DR.. Ar
thur S. Henderson's lecture sunday
at 10 a, M to his Bible class at the
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| Seventh and Harrison streets.
A 3o-day jail sentence has been
passed upon W. G. Reeves, alias w.
| C. Reed who gave a worthless check
! for $3.50 to Tom Powell OF the
/ Scotch Wooden Mills. The man as
serted that he wanted to join the
| army but offered to serve his sentence
| first.
| Paving work in North Topeka will
be continued as soon as the weather
, permits according to w e. randy,
commissioner The work will be on
/ more blocks remain to be finished
The grading and gutter work mas al
ready been done.
Two boys living in the 400 block of
/ Larsh street, Francis Farther, IA years
old, and Rufus Beaver, Is. were ar
rested by Tim Donovan, detective, for
the theft of a bicycle, valued at $50.
The wheel was taken from a build
ing near the homes of the two boys
F.@F. Dawdy, county juvenile ofhcer,
| has the boys in custody.
A meeting of the Shawnee Cooper
alive Purchasing association will be
/ held tonight at Labor hall, for a dis
cussion of means Cor cutting down liv-
| ing expenses. I program Will be CIV
| en- and the members are asked TO
bring their families. The association
| has more than 800 members who buy
| their groceries collectively.
| Walter McClain was fined IS after
pleading guilty to a charge of dump
| ing trash where it should not be
dumped. When William c. kiely
iailer proceeded to collect the fine
McClain made vigorous objection, but
relented and paid it, after being
threatened with return to Jail He
is taking a few days time to decide
whether or not to appeal the case.
A book to be added to the collec-
ton of technical works in the bacter-
| biological department at the city hall
is Bovine tuberculosis" edited by D
NJ. Campbell, now of Evanston, Ill.
formerly of Topeka. Campbell was
the first milk inspector employed by
the city of Topeka. He is now pub
fishing the Journal Of Veterinary
Medicine. The book is written by j
+. DeVine of New York.
A A. Graham of the ticket audit
ing department at the Santa Fe of
fees has returned from Kansas City
where he attended a general council
of Scout masters at Convention hall
Plans were made by the Scout mas,
tiers for the continuance of the pas
work of the boys. The boys will pay
special attention to the families Of
soldiers who have gone to the war
aiding them in doing errands ant
small chores around the house.
Morris Lukens, president of the
Day Adventist churches, will head the
| Kansas delegation of Seventh Day
Adventists to the world convention
of that denomination in San Fran
cisco March 29-April IA. w. H
Clark of Topeka will be one of the
members of the Kansas delegation
! In the announcements of the convention
It is stated that the Adventists are
; now proclaiming the second coming
, | of Christ.
A service flag, bearing eight stars
, was dedicated Friday night at a meet
j ing of Excelsior Lodge No. $40. I. o
: o. F. The flag was presented by tn
Boy Scouts. S. l.. Lashbrook read tn
names of the honored members
: Walen F. Shaw, national secretary o
. ! the Sons and Daughters of Justice
; talked on War Saving Stamps an,
Lodges and Their Part in the War
Justice Silas Porter, of the state su
preme court, made a short address
| Patrick Mcbride sang some coui
songs, and the boy scouts also fur
, nished music.
Goldie F. Bright today sued William
Bright in the district court for di
vorce, alleging. in substance. that flu
ture matrimonial relations were no
bright. The couple was married i
1908 and has two children Doris, e
e and Raymond, IL. The plaintiff say
: the defendant left her in August, 1911
| and has only contributed SIS to tn