The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-19
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

coffee Will go still higher in price.
The wholesale price of sugar has taken
two upward jumps in the last week.
prescription given over an Independ-
ent telephone saved a life the other day.
The Rev. A. d. Phelps spoke to the
ladies of the Ingleside home Sunday
afternoon.
DR.. Arthur S. Henderson will speak TO
the students of the high school the morn
ing of Washington's birthday-Thursday
7. Arthur Rector. secretary of the Kan
SaS Retailers association and formerly a
newspaper man in Wichita. is in the city
today.
DR.. Arthur 5. Henderson will speak at
the First Congregational church Thurs
day night on Immigration, and Home
Missions"
visor to the emperor of Korea, spoke be-
fore the students of the high school this
morning.
The Provident association is still badly
in need Of bedding for the use of needy
poor who are suffering with tuberculosis
or other diseases.
Secretary j. Will Kelley now has his
hands full trying to catch up with the
work that accumulated while he was ah-
sent from the city.
The board of commissioners authorized
Commissioner Miller this morning to in
vestigate the public markets at Kansas
city and Atchison, Kan.
Fifteen or twenty-sometimes as many
as 2-babies are left at the Provident as
ISOLATION each day while the mothers Ia
Dor to support the youngsters.
Persons living on East Twentieth street
Just or from Kansas avenue have petit
toned the board of city commissioners TO
lay a cement sidewalk on the north side
Of this street.
The 'Resubmissionist,' a wet paper of
Leavenworths comes out in recent issue
and supports Earl Akers for state treas
urer. Does this mean that Akers is run
ming the wet ticket?
The executive committee of the Kar-
nival Knights klub viii meet this even
ing at the Elks club to discuss the min
strel show which will be given by the
knights in April.
will address the members of the Kansas
Association of Life Underwriters this
evening at the Commercial club. A $50
o'clock supper will be served.
The Commercial Club Bulletin will be
published in a few days 1t will contain
some information concerning the sugges-
tons CLEANED by Secretary J. WIN Kelley
on his recent trip to 16 cities.
There will probably be no more basket
ball games at the 7. W. c. A in the very
near future. A return game will prob
ably be played with the Lyndon high
school in two or three weeks
Preparations are being made by the
teachers of the city schools for the cele-
bration OF Washingtons birthday next
Thursday morning. In the afternoon of
that day the children will be free
Cracker, Kan, has written to Mayor
Billiard, complaining that he had been
swindled through one of the Capital ad-
vertisements. Mayor Billiard can not help
him.
The question of raising funds to keep
the pipe organ in Topeka has not been
agitated in the last few days to any great
extent. In the meantime the date when
the payment of 5000 is imperative, is
drawing closer.
In Wichita the asphalt pavement is
cracking because of the cold weather
They are figuring on reinforcing the paw
ing In the future Topeka has been &C
cused of everything-but her pavement
never has cracked.
Bibles at so much per, II the cash Is &C
companied by so many coupons, ana 50
forth. Wonder what Zercher, Hall and
other book stores are IN business ior!
Will groceries and meats be next?
A club Of the Y. w. c. A. composed OF
factory girls has invited the other girls
Of the factory to an entertainment al the
Y W. c. A. this evening The girls o.
the Social Service club of Washburn col
lege will assist in the entertaining
The children Of the city schools have
been used to having full holiday on
birthday. In speaking OF
tie plan for having just a half holiday
this year one of the teachers said; The |
children will begin to hate Washington.
A good many persons in Topeka apply
at the Provident association for middle |
aged women whom they expect to do !
for the privilege Of having |
home. The demand is greater than the |
supply of persons who are Wiling TO take |
Up this kind of a proposition
General Manager c. w. Kouns of the |
Santa Fe will reach Topeka about March |
10. In the meantime nothing can be done |
towards pushing the proposition or the |
extension Of the White Way to the state |
house grounds. Mr.. Kouns has been |
spending his vacation in Germany.
The Voice, the official organ of the AS
Advertising Clubs of America. |
considerable space relative to |
he meeting of the Southern division of
he organization which will meet this |
week in Leavenworth. The February is |
sue of the Voice was received in Topeka |
his morning.
A. Topeka paper. in speaking of the |
proposed longer session plan at the high |
school which would include a lunch room |
or cafe said that the idea was to estab-
ish small cafe" It would naturally |
strike one that a cafe that will feed LOCO |
persons at the noon hour would be de- |
,idedly large one.
There is decided contrast between the |
manner in which the ]. NJ G. A boys
and the girls of the Y. w. c. A. play
In a recent contest played |
n the gym of the Y; W; G A. 1t was
player apologized to the victim when |
'ouls were called. The girls clap the |
lands and scream with excitement
I'm several local churches the custom i
aides" said a Topeka man today, but
he women Of other churches, because
hey don't have to do so, prefer to leave
IN their millinery displays much to the
annoyance of those who would like to see
he minister as he breaches. These wom-
n should have moro consideration"
ne . persons who attended from To
lelxa the State Y. NJ c. A convention
which closed in Hutchinson Sunday night,
lave returned to the city. They report
hat the attendance was $50, the largest
n the history of association work in Kan
as Also the amount of money raised at
he meeting for state work broke all pre-
-ious records. The amount was S, 700.
Prof c. Alphonso Smith of the Univer-
dty of Virginia who is considered one of
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