The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-08
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AT HOME NEWS.

Ask tie Topeka state bank for a
postal scale.
Six electric fans have been placed
in the auditorium of the NJ. E. church.
The ork of appraising the East side
park property will be commenced
within Il few days.
The fans should give the Kaws a
hearty welcome when. they start the
series with Sioux City.
The city commissioners have au-
thorized the laying of SIS blocks of
pavement this season.
There are now 915 automobiles reg
istered in Topeka. A number of new
ones have been listed recently.
The Karnival Knights will hold the
first meeting in several weeks at the
Commercial club Monday evening.
A building permit has been issued
TO John Walvafen to erect a $1,000
dwelling at 1916 East Sixth avenue.
The Rev. Roy B. Guild will preach
his first sermon as pastor of the Cen
trail Congregational church n Sunday.
F. A. Pratt of Wakarusa. who is at
tending the county assessors meeting,
is a candidate for county commits
sioner.
A professional decorator from st.
Louis will be in the city next week to
draw plans for the decoration OF the
Majestic theater.
One solitary girl driving a big auto
truck filled with an assortment of
boys was an unusual sight on Topeka
avenue this morning.
The Rev. Charles A. Finch has re-
turned from Lincoln, Neb., where he
preached the commencement address
at Cottner university.
There were several light showers in
the course of the morning. The tenn
perature today had been coneideably
below normal frr' this time of year.
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Sunday evening at the First Baptist
church an rs Uncle Sam Christian"
The suggestion for the sermon topic
came from Lincoln post of the G. A. r.
A subcommittee of the promotion
committee of the Commercial club un-
der C. 6. Elliott met this noon for the
purpos1 of discussing the plan for
raising money to aid Topeka indus
tries.
The Willard w. C. t. U. will meet
Tuesday jim the Walnut Grove NJ. E.
church at 1870 O'Clock to make
bouquets for distribution among the
hospitals and jails and the sick peo-
pie of the, city.
Frank Willard. the photographer,
took an excellent picture of the COM
mission districts recently. The pic
ture was taken about O'Clock in the
morning and this is about the busiest
time in the day in that. district.
A supply of 5000 fans have arrived
at the office of the State Fair associa-
ton. These will be distributed on
and picnics over the state, as a means
of advertising the fair at Topeka.
The Rev. Robert Gordon will speak
at the City park Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock. The Second Regiment
band will give a concert prior to his
address The topic under discussion
will be t'The Kind of Man to Marry"
General Manager c. w. Kouns of
the santa Fe has returned from an
trip from Chicago to EN-
quet which was rendered Friday night
by the Commercial club of Emporia.
A meeting of the membership com
mittee OF the Commercial club met
regular of all the Commercial club
committees about meeting. A number
of the new committees have not met
at all thus far.
DIR. Charles NJ. Sheldon has left for
Estes Park. Colo where he Will at
tend the college Y. NJ. c. A. confer
ence. Later he will spend a few
weeks in the woods at Frankfort.
Mich. Next fall he will speak at 40
points on the west coast.
The Rev. Roy B. Guild, formerly |
national executive secretary of the
Men and Religion Movement and now
pastor of the Central Congregational
church, will speak Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 O. clock in Garfield park under |
the AUSPICES of the Men and Religion |
The president of the Bachelors |
club is Disguised. He says that there |
are now but two or three members of
the organization that have not been in !
fluenced at least to a slight degree by |
the darts of Cupid. He says that a |
final banquet may be given by the |
members next fall.
The board of education is thus far
using considerable dispatch in the d. |
rection of getting the plans ready for |
the addition to the Potwin school, |
and the new Quinton Heights build |
ing. A special meeting will be held !
next Wednesday evening to complete |
the details in connection with the |
plans.
The playground work under the d. |
rection of w. L. Driver has been a |
the past week. More children |
are expected to indulge in the super |
Vised play as the season advances. The |
children are allowed TO play ring
games for the most part. and the old |
ar children play organized games, in
Guiding baseball and basketball.
Sixty people in the shops district /
have signed a petition which has been /
lied with the city clerk. and which pro-
estS against the further eracffon of !