The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-11
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AT HOME NEWS.

The membership committee of the Com
mercial club will meet Tuesday noon.
Mrs Charles NJ Sheldon will give an
| Illustrated address on Norway at the Y.
| W. G. A. Tuesday evening at o'clock.
The annual banquet of the business
mems yolley ball teams will be held in
o'clock.
This evening. is the regular weekly
meeting time for the Shawnee Medical
association in the tlarIors of the Com
mercial club.
The Brotherhood class of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church is going to prepare a
supper for next Friday evening without
any assistance, from the ladies.
1t will be necessary to "llalf-tap" all
the underground wires in both telephone
systems before local service may be had
by the patrons of both systems with each
other
Street car traffic was not hindered by
the snow last night. The rails were Slip
perry and it was impossible for motor
men to make" the crossings every time,
but the cars were able to make time.
Principal A. J. Stout of the high school
VIII speak on Records of Individual Dir
terence at the ninth annual conference
or high schools and academies which will
be held at Lawrence beginning Friday.
Those who have Travelled over the Bur-
llngame road state that due to the fact
That path was cleared through the
snow by scrapers the roads have been in
better condition than in the city of To-
peka.
The colored department of the Y. NJ.
Z. A will give a minstrel show at the
Grand opera house March IS. There will
be 30 persons in the cast They are be-
ing trained by Emmett Page and DR.. r.
Russell.
Mayor Billiard requested today that the
citizens shovel the snow from the side
walks. IF this weather continues L will
have to have that request stereotyped and
run in the newspapers every day.,
the mayor explained.
c. w Kouns. general manager of the
Santa Fe in Topeka, will return from his
trip to Europe probably next Sunday. He
expects to land in New York Thursday.
Mr.. Kouns has been away from his Of
flee in Topeka about one month.
A course of lectures on parliamentary
law which will be open to members of
all debating societies in the city, will be
delivered by Major A M. Harvey begin
ming Wednesday evening. The lectures
will be delivered in the Washburn law
school.
"A marked scarcity exists in peas
says a local trade journal, with abnor1n-
ally high prices, which of course to some
extent affect demand from consumers.
But peas are so scarce that holders re-
main firm in their views, believing that
they will be able to get their prices for
the small lots left to Offer
The members of the First Congrega-
tional church will enjoy free box sup
per at O'Clock Thursday evening. After
the supper the trustees will submit a
port on needed improvements and it Is
possible that campaign will be started
to raise several thousand dollars to put
the building in perfect physical condi-
ton.
Next week it will probably be possible
to push the move in the direction of the
extension of the white Way on Ninth
street to the state house grounds. Cen
eral Manager c. w. Kouns of the Santa
Fe is expected to return from his trip to
Europe next Sunday, and it is expected
that he will sign the petition for the ex-
tension of the blaze of light.