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

There is very little sickness in the
city at this time say the doctors.
The addition to the tank car repair
shop of the Santa Fe is being COM
pleted.
Never too muddy or cold for the
Independent telephone to carry your
messages.
Mrs. L. D. Whittemore will give
lecture at the Y. W. c. A. this even
ing on Japanese art.
The annual business meeting of the
Central Congregational church will be
held Thursday evening, December 81.
In the last week the Kansas Chill
dren's Home society has placed five
children in HON es-three girls and two
boys.
The parks committee of the Com
mercial club is meeting frequently to
consider the proposed Topeka boulevard
system.
The Nidwinter exposition manage
ment has begun to book amusement
features for the show which will take
place IN January
A large representation of religious
enthusiasts arrived in the city today
from all portions of the northeast sec
ton of the state.
A home missions council will be held
at the First Christian church all day
Thursday in connection with the Men
and Religion campaign.
A meeting of the membership com
m1ttee of the Commercial club was held
this noon TO make plans for a campaign
for the first of the year.
Seven blocks in the southwest sec
ton are curbed and have had applied
a layer of concrete. They are now
ready for the asphaltic surface prep
aration.
Five men and teams are working in
Euclid park, between Fifteenth street
and Euclid avenue, 1eveling off the
ground preparatory to sowing grass
seed next spring.
There will be only women at the
Thursday evening prayer meeting of
the First Presbyterian church. All the
men are expected to attend the Men
and Religion meeting.
This Is a California day-you can
walk down the sunny side of the
street with your coat over your arm
and on the other side you have it
turned up around the collar.
Plans are being made for farmers
State Board of Agriculture, and the
Kansas Improved Live Stock associa-
ton will meet, aside from a number
of other organizations.
Burke's Uncle Toms Cabin tent
show has established winter quarters
on the fair grounds Many race horses
are being wintered on the grounds.
The horses are now returning from il,
the southern circuits.
DR.. F. De Obert has returned from
Florida. He had a ten-acre tract at
Stark, 40 miles south of Jacksonville, |
and bought ten acres more. He
brought with him some samples of
Florida grapefruit of fine quality.
The board of city commissioners
has turned down the request for
who fell in a manhole on Jackson
street and ruined a suit of clothes
to say nothing of a scratch on his
knees.
Several residents of the Central
Park district have requested Commits |
SiOner Stotts to drain the lakes down
to a two or three foot level that there
may be no more drowning there. The
city probably will not carry out the
plan.
A good roads day will probably be I
held sometime next spring when several I
hundred merchants of Topeka or them I
substitutes will go out and work on I
he roads in the vicinity of Topeka |
IN the meantime careful plans will be
made for road Improvement
1--WE are in love with Topeka said
Dr.. Clarence "A. Barbour, head of the
cam of Men and Religion experts.
We have been greatly impressed by
our broad streets and the general as
,ect of thrift and prosperity. We
ave been splendidly treated by the
members of the local committee of
CO.,
MANY of the stockholders have sent
n their proxies" said Secretary H. L.
,ook today but I would like to have
S many of them present as possible
t the meeting of stockholders at the I
club at 1880 o'clock this :
vening." Members of the board Of ;
irectors for the ensuing year will be
hosen. s
The annual Getting of stockholders
the Kansas State Fair association !
ill be held this evening at the Com
lercial club. Secretary H. L. Cook !
rges that as many of the stockh olderS !
5 possible turn out for the meeting so
lat they can learn the details of how E
he money has been spent and the
lans for the coming year. =
The following officers were elected f
,r the ensuing year at a meeting of +
lie Kansas branch of the American I
oultry association, which was one of 4
lie closing features of the Topeka >
oultry show: President, N. I. Nye, q
eavenworth; vice president, c. H. r
nodes. Topeka; secretary and treas O
rer, z. d. Martin, Newton. I
According to DR.. Charles NJ. Shell 1
on there have been calls from prac- f
caIly every state in the union for the s
of his religious novel, O
In His Steps, arrangements are
cling made" said he, 80 that the
lay can be put on very much as it =
as by the Christian Endeavor society
the Central Congregational church
st winter i
The Topeka Real Estate Dealers as
,ciation will listen to the reading of