The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

And then it showed.
The Al G. Field MINISTRIES played to &
capacity house at the Grand last night.
The streets of Topeka are now in the
worst condition of the season as regards
filth.
Capital lodge No. 8, A. o. L. w. a
the meeting last night subscribed IS
toward the fund to bury Fl. B. Dickinson
About SIS has been subscribed.
speaking of fire loss in Topeka-one
little fire in Kansas City recently caused
larger loss than the city of Topeka sus-
tanned in the entire twelve months OF
1911.
Many of the merchants whose places of
business were inspected by the committee
of the Kansas Fire Prevention assocla-
ton have already corrected defects that
were pointed out.
Judge ]. D. Wood will speak on Ed
son on Humanity" in GemmeH hall sun
day afternoon. The address Will be IN
the nature of a reply to the reject article
by Thomas A. Edison.
The city hall is deserted today The
mayor is away. Commissioner Stotts IS
with him. Other city officials are taking
advantage of the lull and have been at
tending to private business
The city in attempting to drain the slush
and water from the streets has employed
a gang of men to keep the cutters clear,
ed. Today much of the dirt was WaSheo
from the streets with fire hose
Ten thousand housewives in Topeka are
praying for a chance to clean house and
ten thousand husbands are planning ~
have urgent business out of the city when
the house cleaning convention convenes-
1.-The only place the wiring in the audi
forum is dangerous is around the foot
lights" said the city electrical inspector,
Q. J. Stewart. 1.-The other wires in the
building either are in good condition or
they are dead "
This evening the members of the First
Congregational church will listen to
report of the board of trustees which will
recommend that extensive improvements
be made in connection with the churcn
building. A free supper will be served
a o'clock.
1T is to be hoped" said a business man
today, that the Commercial club or some
other organization will take immediate
steps to procure a site for ballooninS.
The fact that the balloon flights are
splendid and cheap means of advertising
Topeka seems to have been overlooked
Reports have it that the tickets for the
series of motion picture shows in the |
Auditorium which will commence next |
Commercial club is sending out 10 tick |
cts to each of the 1,175 members, request |
ing them to be responsible for the sale |
thereof
Drive your business do not let it drive |
you," is an old one and the late E. H. |
Hartman once said, L am not a slave
to the telephone; it is slave to me-
YOU can enlarge your present restricted |
business transactions by using the en- |
larged and now universal toll service. |
Spread out.
Inc students OIL the clay SCAOol nave d I
''city commission" with mayor and COM |
1nissioners, and they are very enthusiastic |
over the organization. The commissioner |
of entertainment is a live one A fund |
has been started for the purchase of a /
piano. Entertainments are arranged for |
afternoons and freewill offerings are
taken.
TIE cut of a bicycle that appeared in
Wednesdays issue of the State Journal
relative to the ticket selling contest pre-
paratory to the holding of the series of
moving picture shows in the Auditorium,
brought numerous boys in a hurry to the
Commercial club. They wanted to get on
the Job Immediately for fear that some
one might get ahead of them.