The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-11


There will be a meeting of the, Topeka
Of TOT uesday at
o'clock p. M at Guys hall, 40 Kansas
avenue j. b. Roundtree. secretary.
The W: II. G. No; 81 will have an all
chicken dinner will be served at noon:
For any further particulars call No. 3113
not later than Wednesday noon.
The preliminary hearing in the case of
Mrs. Flossie Spencer, who shot and seri-
ously wounded Roy Wharton at her home,
412lh East Fourth street about three
weeks ago, was continued until next Fiji
day. Mrs. Spencer is out on bond.
The regular meeting of the Womans For
eign Missionary society of the First Metho-
dist church will be held tomorrow after
noon at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. f.
L. Copeland, 1881 Taylor street. All ladies'
of fhe church and visiting ladies are in
yited.
Lieut. Col. Frank L. Travis, late com
mander of the 11Tth ammunition. train,
will be the principal speaker at the meet I
Herbert J. -Corwine, scheduled to speak to-
night. will appear on the program at a
future date.
representatives were entertained Mt lunch
today at the Chamber of Commerce.: j.
a. McDermott, H ". Shideler A. c. Graves,
man, Elmer f. Brown. Delbert Uhl, Fred
d. Caldwell, Miles H. Muiroy and James Il.
Plumb uni and nioa aa Of the senate
brought suit today in the district court
| against the Forbes Milling company to
| load of oats shipped from Seminole. Okla,
| to Della and thence to Topeka. The rail-
way. company claims there was mistake
| in figuring the freight, charges and that
/ the Forbes company has refused to pay the
| difference.
| Plans proposed by Franklin X. Lane
secretary of the department of the interior
| for giving discharged soldiers land now
available as result of irrigation on which
| their condition upon returning to civil life
| were received Monday by John E. Barrett
receiver of the United States land office
| The plans also call for additional irriga
| ton projects to open up more arid land.
! c. A McGuiGan was awarded a 1udg
ment of 81 524.S SO against Abe jacobson by
| jury this morning in the second division
of the district court. McGuigan sued the
| pawnbroker for $3,ess which he claimed
in the Gem theater under a contract t.
! lease the place for ten years When he
was forced to give the place up short
time later, he claimed jacobson kept tht
/ fixtures.
! Capital council No. of the Knights anf
| Ladies of Security will entertain member:
| of the Topeka councils, with reception
on Friday evening, February II. Accord
ing to ]. E. Wilson, superintendent of tbs
knights and Ladies home, there are nearl!
200 members of the order living here wh'
are affiliated with out-of- town councils
| The program at the reception will consis
| of music by the band. work by the drill
! team and n model initiation.
I William Moore and Denton Petree, thu
| two youths arrested n few days ago OF
the charge of forgery, were allowed t.
| plead guilty to misdemeanor this morn
ing and were sentenced by Judge Rad Lee
| to serve sixty days in jail. 1t is alleged
that the Moore boy wrote cheek for Sf2
signing the name of his father. Carl Moore
a loeef printer. The petree boy, 1t !:
| said. attempted to cash the check at thu
Bank of Topeka The Petree boy is sal,
by county authorities to have been ar
rested three times for stealing and thu
Moore bow hiss also .been in trouble OF
stn siS sail