The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-13
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AT HOME NEWS.

A new concrete floor is being laid to-
day in the pastors study of the First
Baptist church.
Work by the county on the Topeka ave-
nue. road south of the Shunganunga has
been completed.
Dr. F. L. Loveland will speak wednes-
day evening in Joplin, No, on ''Homer's
Tragedy Of Genius
Almost every other person one meets
nowadays has an attack of the grip and
I an accompanying Crouch
There is much excitement in the
hearts of the children today. Wednes-
day is st. Valentines day.
DIR. Fred A. Rooster gave an exhibition
in mag1s at the week social event at the
First Presbyterian church Monday night
Those who plan to attend the State z
NJ. c. A meeting at Hutchinson Thurs
day met at the Central Y NJ C. A. this
noon.
1t will not be long before the construc-
ton work in connection with the G. A. r.
Memorial building will reach the third
story.
Preparations are being made to install
the front in the old portion of the J. G.
Gordon block, corner of Kansas avenue
and Ninth street
Mascagni wrote Cavalleria Rusticana.
This is given for the benefit of Topeka
musical critics and not as information for
the musical people
Jesse Shaw of the city water depart
ment will give a practical talk on the
water problem at the Central Y. NJ. c.
Between 50 and go persons have ex-
pressed their intention of attending the
State Y. NJ. c. A convention at Hutch
inson this week from Topeka.
The tickets for the Ebert Hubbard lee
ture at the Auditorium Wednesday night
under the auspices of the Topeka Ad club
are said to be selling rapidly.
The Shawnee Medical society met at
day night. The club is extremely acti1e
this year, holding weekly Monday even
ing meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Stein of 1895 Lane
tend the funeral of Mrs. Stems brothei,
John Walruff of Kansas City, Mo-, form
erly of Lawrence.
Due to the fact that a copius supply of
fertilizing material has been spread over
the state house grounds an exceptionally
luxuriant crop of dandehons may be ex-
pected next spring.
Ebert Hubbard, who will lecture at the
Auditorium Wednesday evening, will be
in the city but a short time. He will ar
rive in Topeka about supper time, and
will leave early the next morning.
Secretary J. Will Kelley of the Com
mercial club wrote from Indianapolis
that he was well pleased with the re-
ports of the interest taken in the club by
the menb ers since he left the city.
With the snow flurries today it looked
more like real winter than in some time
st, but generally fair weather Is pre-
dicted for tonight and tomorrow with
The finishing touches are being put
in connection with the interior improve
ments at the Westminster Presbyterian
church. The total cost of the improve
ments at the church has been about $1,000
It is reported that the condition of
both Guendolyn and Mary Flora, the lit
tie daughters of S. D. Flora, the weather
man, who have been suffering with an
attack of spinal meningitis, is decidedly
improved.
The Good Government club is offering
prizes of 81, IS, and So respectively for
essays by pupils in the city schools on
the suffrage question Mrs. c. j. Evans
has been appointed to have charge of the
literary contest.
Topekans have received extremely neat
announcements of the meeting of the
Southw estern Division of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of America which will
be held next Tuesday, "Wednesday ana
Thursday in Leavenworth.
For some months the Shawnee Bar as
ISOLATION met at the Commercial club
every week, but it became more and moro
difficult to get the members together, so
-. q practice Of lunching regularly to-
gether was given up
There are a good many people coming
to Topeka of a desirable class" said r
D. Blaine, chairman of the immigration
committee of the Commercial club, today.
I'm the last two years many persons
have bought small tracts in the vicinity
and have engaged in truck gardening
pledge which was signed nearly a
month ago by 500 Commercial club mem
bers read: F-I am a booster. I pledge
nvself to bring in one new member to the
club within 80 days. About IS persons
have thus far lived up to their pledge
The membership of the club is now 1850.
F the first time since the shippers
forecasts have been received by the To-
cal weather department the warning is TO
protect 36 hour shipments in all direct
tons against the same temperature
enty-tvo degrees is the low mark that
the mercury is expected to reach Wednes-
day morning.
Walking jaunts seem to be all the rage
just now among certain Topekans- A
number of the fellows at the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. are taking several hikes a
week, and one newspaper man in Topeka
has announced that he will walk three
miles a day for the next 30 days IN tue
hopes of reducing flesh
The work on the A. Zahner business
bu..ding at 925 Kansas avenue Will start
when the weather noderates Sufficiently
to assure that the operations can be
pushed forward without interference
through frigid weather. There was no
foundation to the rumor that actual
operations had begun.
The February number of the CONNER
cial Club Bulletin will not be issued until
after the return of Secretary j. VIII
Kelley from his extended trip among
manufacturing cities. Mr.. Kelley is ex-
pected back the last of this week. Mr.
Kelley will undoubtedly have an tmpor- |
tant message for the club members to
give through the Bulletin
It has definitely decided that the min |
streI show that the Karnival Knights |
have been talking of for some time will |
be held April IS and 10. Joe Rren, who |
conducted theminstrels of the Elks club, |
will have charge of the arrangements. |
hundred persons will participate in |
the show. Col. J. W. F. Hughes has Of |
Tered his services as end man.
The lawsuit which will be held Saturday /
in Lawrence as a result of using !
books in the city schools that are not |
prescribed by law is of especial interest |
in TOpeka on account of the local cOndi- .
tons If the court IS hard on the parties 4