The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The clothing stores have been praying
| for some kind of a change in the WeatneI
and they got it this morning when II rain
/ ed. They Will sell few raincoats' ruD,
| bers and umbrellas and then they Will
pray again for change
The Street Railway company is relay
l ing and reconstructing its track on Hun
toon street between College avenue anu
| Garfield avenue When this is completed
/ the company will have spent more tnan
| 100000 in improvements and betterments
| in Topeka this year
when our new cars with tns rom ~
exits arrive I believe we viii be aple 70
work the near-croSSing stop pan Win
great success in Topeka said Albert N.
Patten, general superintendent OF the
| street railway this afternoon.
This is the last day of the chicken con-
vention at the auditorium. before NIL .
day, hundreds Of cackhng, c r. tl.ai,.
homes" where they can peck the 1eed
| from mother earth.
The bank clearings for this week k,, IN
| Topeka made a gain of a little more IMAM S
| one per cent over the clear1ngs OF the
same time last year. Business shouid PICK
up in good shape this week
The Street Railway company will estao-
| enth Eighth and Ninth streets on Kansas
avenue the week before Christmas 1h ts
| inspectors will furnish ln1ornaIloh " liz
! holiday shoppers
| The Karnival knights will give home
talent minstrel show some time in Feb
| ruary. AT a meeting next week the pre-
| be made
The students of Washburn college are
| loading up Christmas presents to take
| home with them for the holidays. I VIII
| have to take my trunk home and have
| box packed besides, said a pretty soforl-
| ty girl this afternoon
A fire that started in the laundry of the
state hospital for the insane was eX-
| tinguished quickly by the hospital IRE
| department before any damage was DONE
| The fire occurred Thursday morning
ing n
| answer the statements of Robert Norris
| on the liquor situation in Topeka I do
| not consider it worth the time and trouble
| to answer such unfair charges SAID the
| mayor.
MaIon Burget says he intends to run for
mayor on the Democratic ticket. II
| am elected I will open the saloons ana
dispose of the bootleggers,' said the mute
prognoSticatOr.
Today's rain rejecting the light on
Kansas avenue several photographs OF me
| Great White Way will be taken The
picture men have been waiting for a wet
| Saturday night.
c. w. Kouns, general manager OF the
| eastern lines of the Santa F'e, has return
| ed to his office in Topeka after a week >
trip over his district
Seventeen children have paid over 70
the Provident association 81 in pennies
and nickels This is in connection Win
the savings department that has recently
been established. I'VE are very Wei
pleased with the success OF the experl-
ment'' said Secretary Guy T. JustlS To-
dav. but we are expecting that more pen
MES viii come in after Christmas
MANY Topeka people have called up the
Prevalent association for the names OF
persons who would be benefited by being
provided with a good Christmas dinner
NJ c. Holman is preparing a finacial
report which he will submit at the next
meeting of the board of education The
report will show that the financial con-
dition of the board January 1 will be
better than on the same date a year pre-
viouS.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter will
speak at the Y w. G A SUNDAY AFTER ter
| noon on Sanitary Privileges There VII,
be special vocal music. The meeting VIII
begin at Ais o'clock
The annual meeting of the stockholders
! of the Kansas State Fair ASSOCIATION VIII
be held Tuesday evening at 7:So O'Clock IN
the Commercial club parlors
The social service committee of the y
w c A. listened to talk by Dr. D. NJ.
: risk this afternoon in his class room at
> | Washburn college
Y W. C A is planning to do con-
siderable extension work in the next year
: | Meetings of employed girls Will be helu-
The main object of the extension enter
Dyise will be to solve the amusement
problem for the girls.
: ..rl best thing that is happening is the
!, rain said Secretary J. " ii Kelley q
. own stock in the vicinity are having dit
2 ficulty in providing sufficient water Ioi
f their stock on account of the dry sum-
The BANQUET which was to have been
rendered FRIDAY night to the poultrymer
who have exhibits at the snow III I'M
: auditorium was called ON Ihefe "ets
L not enough of the poultrymen IN the
/. citv the majority of them having gone
: TO their respective homes
! The Official program of the Men ane
Religion eight-day campaign Whlcn VII
: start Sunday, is off the press II con Oh
S tains cuts of all of the eight experts VI ".
religion who win be here, and also cuts o.
v two of the local officers.
T A Topeka man in speaking of the an
t nouncenent that a plan IS on 1901 70 80, le
v move the wooden steeple from the rs
+ NJ p church was wondering if THIS IS OF
y account of the recent assertion made pS
q l)r F. L. Loveland that there IS ehousI
? money in the church steeples IN me ct ,
Il 10 save the city. When asked apoul ~
?, oIleoed plan some of the members OF tnt
k | building committee laughed at the ldet
h and insinuated that there is nothing 10 l.
s In connection with the trip which Sec
| retsrv 7 VIII Kelley of the commerce.
s club has been planning Tor some ele eio,,,
e has decided to visit Davenport ana 9lou'
o Citv Iowa; Joliet, H.; Lafayette, lha.
4 and Lincoln. Neb. He will coilect DAT
= on the manner in which encouragement
, y GIVEN manufacturers. When he return
= IL will map out a plan which Il caTIle'
i ont locally will help materially in bring
q ing factories here
Thousands of tickets are being passe'
: ont to men advertising the big Men an
e Religion meeting at the AUDITORIUM Gun
q day afternoon. .
d The Y W. c. A. and the Y. NJ G. A
n are making arrangements for JOINT he
j. ception to be held New Year $
gl A rooster growing contest viii pc
a feature of the Topeka Poultry snow IN
lie evening The birds will begin 70 SING !, :
;S order at 8 O'Clock and Will continue Hi I1
- 1ro6steI- will be entered from eaeh stat
/ ,-enresenfed in the show, and the DIT