The Topeka state journal., 1919-03-17

laws On the night of the seventeenth
Charles. Y Perry, and Newt Richardson
highly charged with Intoxicating liquid.
On the night of the sixteenth; half doz-
the police for the same sort Of excessive
enthusiasm They were J. v Ellis, +;
Smell Smell El0ya Et Hnrris j. bs Grnt9ers tms and
ford Eshe and Virginia Lee were arrested
for speeding.
Pau Paul Ritts age =, Of Poo Sai .rd BranneF a eF
127 Clay street, are now in the county
jail for taking n motor car belonging to
youthful motor enthusiasts drove the car
around for a time and finally abandoned
from the wheels and taking the coil from
''tthe magnetic, officers state. The youths
Dg y te Hf 6s 6se aed ae@ Tle
tion to go on a spree rather than steal
,malfciously.
Street cars were getting thru to the end
i.of the line on all branches i'll the city to-
day. About Il dozen cars are ont of COM
| mission on account of burned out and
water soaked motors Each of the Country
Fclub, Cemetery and West Fourth street
lines were short one car this morning
The lines were running on schedule this
afternoon. 1t will be a week before the
street railway company recovers from the
effects of the damage incurred by the
are about half full of water. These will
have to be taken apart and dried out be-
fore the cars can be placed in operation.
The first rehearsal of The White Ele
phant," the home talent musical comedy
to be given by the Elks club of Topeka
at the Grand April 2, 3 and 4. will be held
at the Elks club quarters Thursday night
j. \. Darnaby, the producer of the comedy,
will read the lines to the cast Thursday
the musical score, will sing the music. to
familiarize the performers with it before
starting in on the rehearsals. Lyle Ander-
son is chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee. and he desires that every person
connected with the production attend the
opening rehearsal
across Soldier creek Kansas avenue
was embodied in Il petition placed before
the city commissioners this morning. 1t
was recommended by Commissioners W L..
Porter and f. NJ Newland that the lights
be installed if the county commissioners
would provide the labor and material
necessary for the work the bridge. If
| the county commissioners agree to do this
the city Will run power line to the
| bridge and furnish power to run the lights
| and pay the expenses of upkeep. "A copy
| of the recommendation was mailed to the
| county commissioners this mofning.
! An honor has recently been bestowed
upon Capt. f. t: Montgomery, formerly
of Topeka. son of Mrs. Frank Montgom-
as reik eapan Of FIRST
| United States infantry, an organization
I. which has been in continuance service
Zachary Taylor and William Henry Har-
rison served as captains in this company,
i to it in the past were Zebulon Pike, Meri-
i wether Lewis, Phil Sheridan and Jeffer-
son Davis. Captain Montgomery is a
| Spanish war veteran, having been mem
| Der of Company A, Twentieth Kansas
volunteers. Before this appointment. he
was captain of Company f. 10Th infantry,
! national army, stationed at Camp Lewis.
! Washin gton-
The Ministers Wives association of
the Methodist conference held their busi-
ness meeting Saturday afternoon in the
! church parlors of the First Methodist
church. Mrs. o. L. Ortor. Baxter Springs,
| Atchison. vice president: Mrs. John Kirby,
Manhattan. secretary: Mrs. ]. B. Vernon,
Sabetha, treasurer: Mrs. W. B: Fisher. To-
| peka. spoke on Our Jubilee Year before
| the Woman's Missionary society, and Miss
| Eunice Britt, Kansas City. spoke on Amer
! lea for Christ" The devotionals were open
ed by Mrs. Il. r. Brown. Abilene and Mrs.
Thomas j. Scott Mrs. Wilbur n. Mason,
| Topeka. talked on Peace" Music was fur
] nished by Mrs George l.. Rose Mrs. 3. F.
| Olathe. Mrs. A. p. Jones and Miss Sylvia
| Silverthorne, Topeka.
The Golden Rule lodge A. F. & A NJ. will
meet this evening at the lodge rooms. 911
| North Kansas avenue. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged for the occasion.
and there will be special violin and vocal
solos and readings. from members of the
orchestra The ladies', quartet, composed
and Brownlee will sing and there will be
Indian club exercises by Joe Whitmere.
gram will be esthetic dancing by Miss
Gertrude Loudenback. physical director of
Ms Miss Hazel Graves and MISS e9ff Julia r Kei1er
Miss Loudenback will give a Chalif dance.
called The Pompadour." and an original
tune. Miss Horacek. Miss Graves and
/ Miss Keller will give Cha1if's Daisies and
Swallows dance in costume
Nearly -Four Inches Rain.
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