The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-12
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AT HOME NEWS

Sleighs have become a useful vehicle
| in Topeka.
And the 18th of March is the day to
plant potatoes.
Sweet peas should be planted in the
open ground in February. This year
they were not.
David D. Leahy, private secretary to
Governor Stubbs, is ill with rheuma-
tism and unable to be at the office
The Epworth League union will hold
its regular quarterly meeting at the
First Methodist church this evening.
The Street Car company had some
trouble this morning to keep it's cars
running, but the track was soon
cleared.
Justice ]. S. West, of the supreme
court, knew the late Eugene Ware when
he lived on a homestead in southern
Kansas.
The mayor asks again today that ali
persons clean the snow and slush from
their sidewalks and obey the city or
dinances.
The membership committee of the
Commercial club met at noon to plan
for bringing the membership of the
club up to 1,200.
j. B. Smiley, general superintendent
of the Rock Island Lines in Topeka,
has returned to his office in this city
after a trip to the southwest.
The official board of the First Meth
odist church has passed resolution
asking the conference to retain DR.. T..
L. Loveland in Topeka for another year.
Dr. Fred A. Rooster will be ''it'' in
connection with an evening of magic at
the Central Y. M. c. A, Wednesday
night. This will be the regular stunt
night.
Moses w. Porter, editor of the Hoyt
Sentinel, whose plant was destroyed in
the recent fire there, came to Topeka
looking for machinery to replace that
lost in the confiagration-
Mr.. w +. Hemphin is in Chicago
giving orders for the manufacture of
some of the equipment which it will he
necessary to install before both tele-
phone offices can be merged into one.
Have you noticed how the buds of
the trees are swelling? Despite the
tree tops. They are all ready to
Spring forth at the first chance given
by the weather man.
The city has been busy with the
street force today cleaning the croS5-
ings and cutters. The graders have
streets trying to give the melted snow
a chance to find the sewers.
All the evangelstic or personal
workers of the city in connection with
the Men and Religion movement viii
meet Wednesday evening at the Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A. Rev. J. H. Fazel is
at the head of this department.
All business will cease in Topeka or
ST. Patrick's day. The stores, factor |
les, public offices, and Santa Fee shops
and offices will close for the entire day.
The State Journal will not issue pa |
per on that day. 1t will be the first |
time in a good many years that the Ir-
ish will be given so marked attention |
Owing to their defeat at the hands Of |
the local association last year, the Y. |
NJ c. A. of Wichita, has challenged the |
Topeka organization to membership |
contest and the challenge has been ac-
cepted. The campaign will be in pro-
gress April STA. There are something |
like 1900 members in the Central assoc /
citation of Topeka.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of |
the Topeka local union of young peo-
Dles' societies will be held next Monday
evening at the First Congregational
church. A picnic supper will be en-
joyed at o'clock. The special feature |
Of the program will be an illustrated |
talk on Japan" by Miss Mary Sherrard
Kerr, secretary of the Y. w. G. A.
There will be numerous musical num-
bers and a short talk by a local min
ster.
RAHgN MATT AAF0 RhHRAT