The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-16
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Trees are now showing leaves, q
month late.
There was no frost this morning
but there was frost in the air.
Only the more enterprising birds
| have shown a disposition to start theil
nests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar c. Browning
of 1854 High street, are the parents OF
a son born April Is.
Major A. NJ. Harvey went to Atch-
ison today to attend the Republican
First district convention.
This is Seeing Topeka First day.
Many of the business men of the city
have spent the day in visiting local
| factories.
Prof. Harvey Worrall has ordered
a gold ring to weigh 10 pennyweights.
1t will be the largest finger adorn-
ment known.
A. E. Sweet general manager of the
Rock Island Lines in Topeka, is in his
Office for a few days after an inspec-
| ton trip over part of his district.
| Richard Torrens, who at one time
was in the grocery business in Topeka,
| has purchased a stock of goods in
Meriden, Kansas, and expects to To-
| cate there.
/ Joe Bren of Kansas City said this
! afternoon that he was surprised at the
| immense amount of talent contributed
for the success of the Karnival Knight
minstrel show.
"Since reading about the accident to
| seeing Topeka first before I go sailing
| across the ocean, said a Topeka bust
ness man today.
| The gymnasium exhibition at the
Y. w. c. A. will be given at the build
ing of the association this evening in
stead of next Tuesday evening as was
previously reported.
A West side woman says that a
policeman who lives near her place
is so absent-minded that he frequent
~ attempts to enter the wrong house
when he goes home.
A number of Topekans are plan
ming to attend the meeting Of the
Associated Advertising Clubs of
America in Dallas, Tex. The conven-
ton will convene May 10.
Anglers of the bent pin type say
that fishing this spring is the best
since the ark f1oated over this country;
They base their claims on the size and
juiciness of the garden worms.
So popular is the series of Mutt
and Jeff cartoons in the State Journal
that local theater that is running
Mutt and Jeff pictures is crowded
each Monday and Tuesday night.
ST never sold so much garden seed
as this year, said seed man on Kan
sas avenue today. 'I believe that
everybody in town is spending their
evenings with a spade in the back
yard.
The two monster trees that w. G.
Tandy replanted in front of his home
in Elmhurst are alive. These trees are
taller than the average two story house
and are six inches in diameter. They
were transpianted last winter.
Almost all of the city schools have
a demonstration garden in connection
with the home garden contest among
the children The teachers instruct
the youngsters as to how to plant the
seed. They will be told later how to
cultivate the plants.
Latest reports to the general offices
of the Rock Island in Topeka state
that no one was seriously injured in
the wreck of the Rocky Mountain
running on the D. & r. G.. tracks at
the time of the accident at a broken
switch.
A Topeka paving firm that made
industry plea recently captured big
contract and in ten days relet the
contract to an out of town firm. The
out of town contractors will not hire
Topeka labor, according to reports at
the city hall.
dress. illustrated by diagrams, was
given by DR.. c. F. Menninger at the
monthly meeting of the Topeka W.
C. T. U. Monday afternoon, showing
the 6ff0cJS OF aICOIOf Oh living OISdIA-
isrns 1t is little to be wondered at
that most reputable physicians are so
largely discarding the use of alcohol
in medicine.
Certain members of the CONNER
cial club who were very anxious to see
the street railway company have their
own way in recent franchise fight,
are now pleading with the company
to build a line to Gage park said
Commissioner Tandy this afternoon.
eff the old city council had been left
alone the Cake park line would have
to have been built or there would have
been no easy franchise"
new set of tickets will be issued
for each event of the new moving pic
ture show series which will commence
night In other words, one ticket will
not be good for any entertainment in
the series. Sixty-five per cent of the
proceeds will go towards the pipe or
gan fund at believe that we ought to
be able to clean up 500 a week for
the organ fund by this means" said
w. w. Webb today.
The Inca club in which 1. Gtlberg
and a number of Socialists are inter
ested and which meets at 112 East
sixth avenue, is again holding meet
discontinue the sessions for several
days. A dance is held in the hall
every night with the exception of Fri
day and Sunday nights. On Friday |
night GiIberg talks to the members, |
who are working people, along prac- |
teal lines. Because no liquor is al |
lowed in the hall some of the local
bootleggers. according to Gilberg, cut |
the wiring in the building in the hopes
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