The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-13
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Here is an actual interview from a mar
| VINO sells coal: II wish that the weather
| would moderate. I wish that the Goa
! lard.
The city waterwori<s employs a man tc
cnop ice away from the river intake all
hlsnl and all day. In case of a bad fire
and the city finds it necessary to go to
the river for water, the water department
| intake.
Sheriff Norton says that hereafter III
an raids the empty beer kegs Will be cap
| tured along with the rest of the Joint
! equipment. Beer kegs make good fuel
I and the sheriff has TO keep his office
| warm.
It is so cold down at the city electric
nght plant, according to Commissioner
Miller that the employees are having a
! hard time trying to keep the oil on the
/ engines from freezing.
A comment from the average citizen
mat you meet on the street today: Get
ting warmer, isn't it? 1 noticed that 1t
was only 10 degrees below zero. believe
! this cold spell is over
| The sales on winter clothes and wear
ing apparel now in force in a majority or
the Topeka shops come as a blessing
This is Just the time that these sales
mean real saving to the purchaser
This is mighty healthy weather. com
mented a Topeka physician this after
noon Since have been in practice n
TINS city never have found so little to
vigor.''
Osborne Larimer is manager of the
Young Aviation company of Topeka of
which A. K. Longren is the leading
aviator. Larimer has made many en-
gagements for the spring and summer
Longren, the Topeka aviator, in his ma
chine Topeka l." has made good over
the country.
Il don't pay any attention to the freez-
ing OF the Taditor on my machine a
motor car driver said this morning. IF ii
freezes just start my engine at full blast
and 1t soon thaws OUT
The fire department has answered
tWenty-four calls this month. Two a day
has been a good average. Thawing out
water pipes and unguarded gas stoves
have contributed the majority of the
causes.
DR.. s. S. Estey will preach Sunday
morning on the subject THE Marks of
Loyal Church Member" and in the even
ing the topic of his sermon will be
Method of Mastery in Life
An example of enterprise and public
spirit Is exhibited by the people of
Wakarusa- Thirty-five men in that little
town pledged $40 each for a fund that
VIII be utilized in paying for the estah-
lshment of grades for a mile each direc-
ton on the road running north and south
through the town, and the oiling of the
road Several Topeka men made dona-
tons towards the fund.
J. NJ Brunt has been appointed denutv
supreme director of the Moose Lodge He
will install all officers in the local organ
ization.
Secretary F. D. Coburn is serving his
twentieth consecutive year as secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture He
has served more than that many years.
but not consecutively.
Dedicatory services will be held at the
First NJ. E. church tomorrow.
The opening address by Dr. A. c. Peck
of Denver in connection with the Men and
Religion movement Sunday afternoon
theater meetings, has been postponed IN
til week from tomorrow.
There will be a meeting in GemmelI han
Sunday afternoon at o'clock of those
interested in boys work. It will be in
the nature of conference and will be
in charge of H. L. HeinZman, high school
secretary of the state Y. NJ. c. A
The Men and Religion committee Will
have charge of the services at the Pot
morning and evening. George H. Hoyes
will speak in the morning and E. w
Rankin in the evening.
The bath and dressing rooms at the
Railroad Y. N. c. A. are being remodeIed
at a cost of 5000.
The Elks' show has been postponed
from January IL and IL to January Is
and &c.
Friday on account of inability to prop
erly heat the building, but it is expected
that all the school buildings in the city
will be in operation Monday A supply
and is being delivered rapidly as pos
sible.
Ray Hairs orchestra will play for Sun
day dinner at the National hotel
The Central Congregational church is
heated with coal and will be comfortable
Sunday" remarked one of the members
today.
Now that the swift Commercial club
membership campaign which added over
400 members. is over, the men are get
ting ready to work on new enterprises
Next week IA membership committees
have pledged themselves to bring in 10
each.
Farmer A. W. Smith, Arthur Capper
and the newspaper reporters have been /
made honorary members of the Fighting
Twenty membership team number of
prominent men were turned dOwn-just in
fun. They are Tom DOran, DR.. z. S. |
Pettyjoiln, S. J. Hodgins, DR.. F. L. Love-
land, f. NJ. Spencer and James Troutman.
Don't fear that the city will not be able |
to force water into your water pipes.
Commissioner Miller states that five cars |
of coal have been stored in case of short |
age.
Every noon Commissioner Stotts takes |
his tree trimming gang from their work
places in the soup line-the commissioner |
eating and joking with the rest.
More than 200 meters in Topeka have |
been frozen. according to the records at |
the city water department. A rush order |
for 200 more to replace the broken ones |
not repaired has been sent. 1t costs the |
water user a dollar every time his meter |
freezes
Sunday evening O'Clock dinner, |
Throop. Halls orchestra
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