The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-15
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Ladies are always admitted free Keilam
Hall dances. Real music.-Adv.
Paul Huycke is in Kansas City today at
tending a meeting of the directors of the
Dewey Portland Cement company
The West Side W. c. T. U. will meet for
Red Cross work at the Potwiu school at
2 80 O'Clock Thursday afternoon
DIR. II. B. Stewart. Office 91S Kansas
avenue Hours 10 to u a. M, 3 to p. IN.
Phone 541.-Adv.
The Dorcas society of Swedish Lutheran
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Henry YOungbloom, HOS College avenue,
Thursday afternoon.
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Merchants National bank Tues
day j. E; Jones; assistant cashier, was
Dillon. The other directors were re-
elected.
The Rotary club of Topeka will hold its
rooms. The luncheon will begin promptly
at 10 10. Hampton L. Shirer, Charles P.
Adams and Edwin f. Brookens will have
charge of the program.
A meeting of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
church will be held Thursday afternoon
Jasperson, 900 Lane street. All the mem
bers are asked to attend.
A New York paper, in a column devoted
to the seen about town nv, Items mas laIs
reads: Senator Arthur Capper and Gov
ernor Al Smith. sitting side by side, but
jestic foyer
The Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. observes Com
munity night" every Wednesday evening at
the Association building. A. A. Graham is
leader of the affairs, and provides games
and other forms of amusement for the
guests The party will be given tonight
/ at Z 80 O'Clock.
At the annual meeting of stockholders of
! the Central National bank last evening a
| board of eighteen directors was elected.
| The new members are George C.. Bowman,
/ of the Seymour Packing company, George
! =. McEntire, of McEntire Bros, and o. b.
! Cutler, of the Poehier Mercantile company.
! Roy Gertun. colored, who few days ago
pleaded guilty to charge of stealing
( money from the MortOn-W White company
where he was formerly employed. was sen
! fenced today to serve sixty days in the
county Jail. His sentence had been de,
| ferred on conditions with which he failed
| to comply, it was said.
! The first entry. of the January term
criminal docket of the second division. OF
! the district court was made Tuesday after
noon when Bertha Ravely, colored. plead
guilty to having Intoxicating liquor II
The jury criminal cases will be opened IN
the second division next Monday, accord
! ing to present plans.
An emergency was declared in the di
vorce cose of Mary E. Grant against ]. II
Grant Tuesday afternoon on the ground
! that Mrs. Grants health demanded al
/ immediate change of ornate. Mrs. Gram
| was given a. divorce and the ownership o.
the Household goods Jewe Fn
was also granted a divorce from Ervills
| Turnbeu.
The annual meeting of the Young Won
ems Christian association will be held Fri
day evening at 6 80 O'Clock at the associa
ton building. Governor Henry J. Alle1
will be the principal speaker, and an ad
dress on the opportunities of the associa
ton will be given by Miss Allena Grafton
Music will be furnished by Mrs. N. w
Benning. Mrs. W. w. Wikadal and Mis-
The promotion of r. f. Ferguson, cash
Ter Of the Standard Oil company offic'
of Topeka, to the position of manager. il
the most rapid advancement of a new
employee in recognition of good service, ii
the company's history, according to
Kansas City official of the company wht
was in Topeka this week. Ferguson ha
been with the office only eight months
! having been formerly employed in rail
road work. He is to succeed f.
AIigliarbo &hose death occurred recently
The two children of, Mr.. and Mrs. Ro,
Miller, 1892 East Fifth street., presumabl.
playing with matches. were responsible TO
a fire at the residence today shortly afte
1 O'Clock. according to the fire depart
ment. The Riddles are so young that the.
could not tell coherently just what the!
We're doing to cause the blaze, which start
ed in a curtain by n window Neighbors
seeing the smoke, went in and took tn
children out, as neither the father no
mother was in the house at the time of tn
fire Firemen promptly put out the blaze
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