The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-30
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWA

DR.. A. c. Sloan is ill at his home,
| T28 Kansas avenue.
The Shawnee Agency has started the
erection of a dwelling in the new addi-
ton, Shawnee Place.
The Royal bakery will hold formal
house warming N its new headquarters
this evening at 107-111 West Tenth
street
The majority of the Topeka minis
tiers have returned from their vaca-
tions and will occupy their pulpits
! Sunday
Never were such large egg plants
seen in Topeka as are being brought
in the vicinity of the city.
The hot weather has ripened the
watermelons in Shawnee county. The
| result is that there is a big supply OF
| good melons in the Topeka stores.
There seems to DE considerable mis-
understanding among the school chill
dren as to the opening date of the city
schools. 1t is September 10, and not
| September II.
The Christian Endeavor societies of
| the downtown churches will hold ser
vices in their respective churches Sun
day evening. The union services have
been discontinued.
A large assortment of Colorado veg
etables are on the market. The local
supply of vegetables is short with the
exception of a few varieties. Good
sweet corn sells at from 10 to Is cents
a dozen.
A meeting of the board of education
will be held tonight to let the con-
tracts for supplies for the coming year
and to discuss the heating plans FOR
the Potwin and Quinton Heights school
buildings.
Due to a dispute between the board
of trustees of the First M. E. church
and the contractors who installed tho
church heating plant, which it is claim
ed is defective, arbitration has become
necessary.
Hen fruit is now a scarce article.
The fowls absolutely refuse to lay with
regularity this hot weather. They pre-
fer seeking the shady spots. Conse-
quently eggs have gone up in price tc
25 cents a Dozen
The stores that handle ice cream and
soft drinks have been doing big bus
mess this week. One grocery store sold
As gallons of ice cream Thursday, and
could have handled considerably more
had the supply held out.
Secretary J. w. Kelley, of the Com
nercial club, is on duty today not
withstanding the fact that a Topeka
paper took occas sion in two places to
tell the public that he was ill Thurs
day night. Mr. Kelley is somewhat
annoyed by an attack of hay fever.
The Rev. J. H. Jones, pastor of the
Unitarian church, has returned from
his vacation in Wyoming However, Oh
account of an important out of town
enga cement he will not hold services in
the church Sunday. His plan is to be-
gin the services in the church Sunday,
September s.
The Ohio club will hold their annual |
picnic in Chesney park, Labor day,
September 2 Dinner ready at 1 o'clock |
All Ohio people in the city and county |
have a special invitation to be present |
There will be good music, good stories |
good speaking, and a good dinner. |
Bring baskets well filed.
The prices for peaches are going up. .
The best peaches of the season-El- I
bertas-are now on the market They |
are grown in Shawnee county, but the |
supply is limited and prices are in |
advance of those that have been OBJ |
tanning. The next peaches that will be |
on sale locally will be shipped in from |
Colorado points.
DR.. Edwin Locke, pastor of the |
Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal |
church, will speak Sunday evening on |
1.-The Dignity of Service" The service |
will be held on the church lawn, where |
are being made to seat |
a large crowd, especially of laboring |
men. There will be special music by |
the Euclid orchestra and a big choir
and male chorus. In the morning Dr.
Locke will speak on "a Good Church"