The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-05
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AT HOME NEWS.

The small boys are now indulging in
thelr annual marble playing frenzy.
a man with a small salary has no fear
porter.
c. B. Merriam was slightly burned in
gas explosion at his home, Twelfth and
Fillmore streets, Saturday.
G. B. Hoffman and Chas. M. Sheldon
spoke 10 the Topeka socialists Sunday
evening at the hall, 112 East Sixth ave-
The globes on the great white way
lights are too weak to stand a high wind
several of them were broken in the wind
Saturday.
The city has declared an appropriation
of $16,S59 to cover the payroll and claims
against the city for the first half of jan
uary 1872
There is one good thing about the pres
ent board OF education 1t maintains its
dignity. 1t has been a long time since a
row has been started.
Almost every boy in town who can use
knife is spending the time he is not de-
voting to the playing of marbles whiting
models of flying machines.
A building permit was issued today to
Mrs Maud Graham for a two-story frame
dwelling at 1916 Euclid avenue. The
house will cost $1,000 and will be COM
pleted by April l.
Taxpayers on living Lawrence street
between Fourth and Fifth streets have
requested the city commissioners to have
the street filled that it will not be ar
fected by high water
The board of city commissioners ac-
cepted officially today the new city de-
tention hospital from the contractors
The hospital cost $4,000 and is ready for
occupancy.
The recent winds have blown a large
amount of dirt and trash on the side
walks on many of the side streets IN
some instances there are accommodations
six inches deep.
The Santa Fe shops are closed this
afternoon in respect to the memory of
the late W. F. Buck Superintendent Of
motive power, who was buried at San
Bernardino, Cal, at 2:30 o'clock.
The report Of the work of the city pub
nc library was submitted to the board of
city commissioners this morning. The
directors went through the year with
surplus Of more than $500 to their credit
General Manager Wells of the Coast
lines of the Santa Fe is in Topeka today
to attend the funeral of his brother
Clarence Wells. who was secretary Of the
Observation-Disclosures railroad with head
quarters in New York.
Little old Topeka has beaten the life
out of Wichita on this white way PROPOSE
ton. We started on it six months be-
fore Topeka did, but Topeka has her
white way finished and we haven't start
ed yet.-Wichita Beacon.
''Dementia Praecox'' is the title of the
address which DR. T. c. Biddle, at the
head of the state hospital for the insane,
viii give before the members of the
Shawnee Medical society this evening in
the rooms of the Commercial club.
The state labor commissioner and the
board Of city commissioners failed to get
together on the new wage scale on the
city charity work this morning. The
work viii go on at the present wage rate
until an agreement can be reached.
A number of the hotels in Topeka have
received reservations from prominent
Masons over the state who will be in To-
peka the middle of the month to the an
nual meeting of the Grand Lodge. This
is the largest Masonic blowout Of the
year.
methods in planting grown trees in front
of his new home in Elnhurst. Mr..
Tandy has set out two trees that are as
high as his house He says this is the
time of the year to transplant trees
when the sap is not running
Tom Anderson who has just died in To-
nent for half a century and was always
interesting. He was a great friend of the
old soldier and knew personally prac-
ticaJly every one in the state. He was D
great entertainer and his songs have
been sung at every encampment.-LaVg w
renee Journal-W orld-
The forward movement of the Meth
odist churches of the city will close Tues
day night Sunday night at the First NJ
E. church % conversions were recorded.
making total of something like 100 for
the series of revival meetings under DR.
]. w. Mahood of Sioux City. Iowa DR..
Mahood will speak this evening on the
ing on THE Second Coming of Christ
Dr. A S Henderson has plan where
by he expects to get a big attendance
out for the regular Thursday evening
prayer meeting service of the First Con- |
gregational church In the past 1t has |
been rather a difficult matter to interest !
the members of the congregation IN this !
service. The plan IS to have each organ
ization of the church hold their regular |
committee meetings on prayer meeting |
nights. The prayer meeting service viii |
be a short one so that there Will be