The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-19

day noon when he got drunk and be-
came involved in fight. Sunday
morning he was released under bond
of $40, but in less than four hours he
was back in Jail, more drunk than be-
fore. To obtain his release the second
bond he had to put up was for S25.
The eight prize winning baby beeves
exhibited at the Kansas Free Fair by
Atchison county boys and girls Baby
Beef club were purchased by the
Topeka. The beeves have been
slaughtered and will be on sale by
local dealers of the Wolff products this
week. The boys and girls got top
prices for these beeves, and the Wolff
company is encouraging the fostering
of home industry
The Round Table chapter, De Mo
lay, will formulate plans for a big
party which will be held in few
weeks, at the regular meeting Tues
day evening at the Masonic temple.
Ralph Glenn, master councillor, has
issued an invitation to all out-of-town
members of the De Molay, who are
visiting here, to attend the meeting.
Applications are received daily by the
De Molay from boys wishing TO enter
the next class. The class will be adj
mitted the latter part of October.
Johnnie Alderman, 200 Taylor
street. was knocked down and pain
he was riding was struck at the corner
of Ninth street and Topeka avenue by
a motor car driven by E. Swenson. OF
Leonardville. Alderman was taken to
st. Francis hospital, where his injuries
were found not to be serious, after
which he was removed to his home.
Three boys were riding the bicycle at
the time, according to report made
to the police, but only Alderman was
hurt.
Red Lightning, a chestnut mare,
owned by Fred Wells, Fredonia, Kan,
whose left leg was broken when ridden
by Jockey B. Mustard in the consola-
ton race late Thursday afternoon at
the Kansas Free Fair, was shot Satur-
day morning at the fair grounds to
end her misery. The mare made
misstep on the home stretch and was
injured. A veterinarian was called
and soon after placed the horses leg
in splints but as the bone failed to knit
it was necessary to shoot the animal.
Red Lightning was one of the best
horses in the Wells string.
THE book of Nehemiah should be
read by every theorist at least once
in six months was the statement of
the Rev. Clifton Merit Gray. at the
Unitarian church Sunday. How often
great projects end in conference,
said the Rev. Gray. when Nehemiah
purposed to rebuild the walls of Jeru-
salem after the 1IO1n l11C
Baby1onian captivity, the people were
few and feeble, and the task seemed
too great for them. But Nehemiah
was not a theorist. He was a practical
man. He did not write a book or
elaborate a theory. He did not call
mass meeting or consult the rulers
And even as Roosevelt said, Let US
dig and 10! the Panama canal became
reality, so Nehemiah said, Let us
each build a gate of the wall and loi
in fifty and two days it was finished"
Knights of Columbus ex-service
mems free night school will open for
the fall session October 8. The enroll
ment begins this week. The CONNER
cial classes will meet at Dougherty's
business college, the professional
classes at the Assumption high school.
the electric vocational classes at All
Jackson street, and the auto me
chanics and welding classes at 412
Jackson street. Ex-service men who
have completed one or more courses
win be permitted to enroll again this
year in other courses in the same line
of training. Enrolment can be made
any time during the day atDougherty's
business college or at Beckers weld
December 23. The second term will
commence January 2 and close March
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Some samll bones, found wrapped
in a newspaper and buried in the
ground in a field southeast of the
Kansas Industrial and Educational in
stitute last week, may be that of a
human being, but If so they are that
of a child of premature birth, accord
ing to DR.. H. L. Clark, county coroner,
who has been investigating the case.
The discovery was made last Friday
by Clarence Cheezem while running
moving machine in the field. One of
hi e$on {y,fa
cavation where the ground was very
soft. Investigating. Cheezem noticed
a newspaper and digging it out found
it to contain a badly decomposed
body. Doctor Clark says the body had
been buried SO long it is impossible
to tell whether it is that of negro or
white child, but is sure the child was
not normal Mrs. Jake Blakely, liv-
ing near the place where the body
was found, told Doctor Clark that she
saw a motor car stop at the spot
about a month ago, and after stopping
She said the car contained a man and
woman.
mass meeting under the auspices
of the Benjamin Franklin council of
the American Association for the
Recognition of the Irish Republic will
be held at the city auditorium, Sep
tember 81. Peter Golden, national
liver an address. He is a cousin of
the late Terence MacSwiney. lord
mayor of Cork, who died at Brixton
prison while on hunger strike The
purpose of the mass meeting will be
to urge the American government to
recognize the Irish republic and in
crease the membership in the associa-
ton here which was organized two
years ago. The next meeting will be
held at 8 o'clock Thursday evening at
the office of Frank S. Thomas. The
committee in charge of arrangements
for the mass meeting met Sunday.
Those present were: Frank S. Thomas,
A. D. Bauer. Daniel J. Garden, Mat
thew Brennan, James Lafferty, James
Law1or, ]. J. O'Brien, Thomas Norton,
w. Warren, Father Patrick McInerney
and Capt. P. H. Coney. Golden is tour
ing the United States and speaking on
behalf of the Irish republic. He
spoke in Wichita Sunday.
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