The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
SNIP SHOTS
OF HOME NEWS.

The regular monthly meeting of the
board of education will be held this
evening
The Novelty minstrel band attracted
consld cradle attention on Kansas ave-
nue. at noon today
The Topeka Auto and Vulcanizing
works has started the manufacture of
auto tires right here in this city.
The annual meeting of the Provi-
dent association will take place at the
Commercial club Tuesday night.
Richard earle has evidently passed
the zenith as an entertainer. Just
about one more effort like Jumping
Jupiter" and he will disappear in the
horizon
Dr. William Douglas Mackenzie of
Hartford, Conn., notable and elo-
quent speaker. will be the guest of
President Frank X Sanders for three
days this week
The streets of Topeka were in a de-
cidedly dirty condition Saturday. The
rain OF Sunday, which came to ar end
early this morning, did a fairly good
job Of street cleaning.
Albert NJ. Patten, general superin-
tendent of the Topeka and Wichita
street railway lines, is in Topeka for
few days. He is in Wichita this month
making changes in the work in that
city
The regular monthly membership
dinner of the Central Y. NJ. G. A. VIII
be held at the Central Y. NJ. c. A this
evening. There will be music and
speaking for the entertainment of the
young men,
Property owners interested in hav-
ing their streets paved the coming
year can get some valuable infOrma-
ton by consulting Mr. Kingsly of the
KsW Paving Co, Room 609 New Eng
land building.
The question as to the advisability
of the establishment of a public mar
ket in Topeka Will be discussed by the
local real estate men tomorrow noon
at the Commercial club. Several papers
viii be read on What Can Do for To-
peka.''
The first meeting of the season Of
the Mothers club of the Provident As
ISOLATION viii be held tomorrow after
noon in the association rooms. The
church will entertain the club mem
bers.
Friday evening a club for the work
ing girls of the city will be organized |
at the Prcvident Association. Meetings |
OF the girls will be held on Tuesday !
and Friday nights. Occasional enter
tainments will be arranged for the |
girls.
The street railway company is keep |
ing sand car on its lines on account |
OF the leaves on the tracks. For |
about month every year we have a |
serious time combating with the slip /
Howard Patten this afternoon
The rummage room of the Provident /
association was open this afternoon.
In the future, until further notice, it
Will be open each Monday afternoon
as we'll as on Thursdays from in the
morning until $50 in the afternoon.
At the annual meeting of the To-
peI1a Pr ovident association, which will
he held at the Commercial club tomor-
row night. a new constitution will be
adopted which will materially increase
the number of members of the board
of directors.
Dr. F. L. Loveland will be the speak
er at the Tuesday noon meeting of the |
Topeka Ad club He, will doubtless
have something to say in regard to
printers ink as an advantage to the
church The Hawaiian orchestra from
the Majestic theater will furnish
music.
The fact that there is said now to
be a Mormon church in Oakland makes
the discussion of the Mormon move
ment especially interesting in Topeka.
Mrs. H. L. Shirer. will lead a discus
sion of this topic at a missionary meet
ing held by the ladies of the First
Congregational church Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The Wolff Packing company has
warned the city that unless som ething
be done at the south approach of the
Melan bridge, damages will be claim
eu- me street mas peen raised at this
point leaving the Wolff lots down in
q hollow. The Wolff people promise
to improve this property if the city will |
make certain changes
A three day missionary institute viii
begin at the First Baptist church late +
this afternoon. Some instructors of
nationwide reputation are here for the
series of sessions. The instructors in
clude the Rev. George H Trull of New
York, the Rev. John NJ. Moore of Bos-
ton, the Rev. George F. SoutherIand
of New York. Miss Frances 3. Patter-
son, formerly of China, and others.
We would like to have all the ner- |