The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-08
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AT HOME NEWS

nowadays Hundreds of TopekanS are
ordering their winters supply of coal
Miss Katherine Jacquemin is having
a dwelling built at Tenth and Mulvane
streets. J. w. Crane is the contractor
a meeting of the Topeka Real Es-
tate Dealers association was held at
noon today at the Commercial club
quarters
Wedding license was issued this
morning to Erwin B. Payer. aged %,
and Vinetta E Horning aged %, both
of Topeka
The finishing work on the Frank S.
Davis residence at 916 Polk street, is
now in progress. Mason & Sheldon are
the contractors.
Pearl Harris and J. Mcdowell. col
ored, have been arrested charged with
being meters of the riot at First and
Adams streets Tuesday morning.
At the communication of Sloan
lodge in Masonic temple Thursday aft
ernoon and evening several Fellow
crafts will be raised to the degree of
Master Mason.
G. B. Gallagher of Topeka, who
this merning that Tesreau is going to
be the star pitcher of the present
series in the east
T w Cartmill, accused of unmer-
cifully beating his 16-year-old daugh-
ter, Crete, will be brought for pre-
9 o'clock tomorrow morning
The enrolment at the high school
will soon reach the 1900 mark The
enrolment today was 1891 This is
more than one hundred in excess of
the enrolment this date a year ago.
The Deluxe Concert company will
render a musical program and dance
tonight at the Metropolitan hall. 404
Kansas avenue. The program consists
of several southern melodies and 9TH
er songs
The lecture by F. G. Gates, which
Sixth school house Tuesday night will
be given Friday night 1t will be an
illustrated lecture on the Indians Adj
mission free
The current issue of the Southern
Engineer contains an interesting article
5y W. c. Bullen on the Topeka Edison
plant. The article is profuseIy illus
trated. The cuts include one of the
white way.
1t is the intention of J. Will Kelley,
secretary of the Commercial club, to
arrange for series of club member
ship meetings for the next few months
and provide local speakers who will
discuss topics of civic interest.
School district No. IA has notified
the board of education that hereafter
it will not pay tuition of pupils of that
district attending the Quinton school
The pupils will either have to pay the
tuition themselves or attend the district
school.
Grant Reed. colored. pleaded gull
ty to maintaining a nuisance. The
case was heard Tuesday afternoon in
guilty until after the evidence of the
state, when he pleaded guilty to one
count.
The temporary retaining home of the
Kansas Children's Home society has
been found to be inadequate to meet
the needs Of city society Consequent
" the directors are trying to work out
a plan whereby larger quarters may
be procured.
According to the reports received
at the office of the weather bureau
Topeka received more rainfall than
any other station in the country for
the p hours ending at . O'Clock Tues
day with the exception of Wichita.
The rain at Wichita measures 30
inches: at Topeka 2.05.
All Commercial club membership
campaign workers are expected to re-
port at the club quarters Thursday
noon It is probable that a ''clsan
up" campaign will be held Thursday
afternoon That is about one hundred
men who were not seen Tuesday Will
be called upon by the committees.
As usual, at this time of the year,
most of the building is prospective. A
great many people who intended to
build, this fall, have postponed the
work until next spring. If all those
who say they will build in the spring.
actually do so. there will be plenty of
work for everybody.-The Construction
News.
Asking $4,000 damages for in
Juries to his great toe, Harley Har-
per, formerly employed by the Santa
Fe as a machinist, filed suit against
the railroad. Harper alleges that he
is a permanent cripple from injuries
received February f. when a cylinder
weighing 1000 pounds fell on his toe
and crushed it.
Mayor r. L. Cofran and Josiah
Ross, chief of police, have issued a
warning to autoists who have not driv-
ers licenses. Most of the cars have
state tags but only one out of four
have drivers permits The city au-
thorities are on the lookout and a few
fines in police court should send more
motorists to the city building.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hosmer of Ann
Arbor, Mich were in Topeka the first
of the week visiting DR.. and Mrs. II.
W. Putnam. They We're on their way
home from Salt Lake City. Utah. where
they visited their son. Dr. J. A Hos
mer. and Mrs. Hosner. DR.. Putnam
and Dr. HoSmer were college friends
in the Michigan university. Ann Arbor-
All classes at the Topeka Provfdent
association are in operation this week.
The first meeting of the Mothers club
for the season was held Tuesday after
noon The Topeka Boys club will
meet tonight. The membership of the
club last year was approximately SO
boys: it is hoped to increase that num-
Der this fall Roy Painter of WASH
burn college is in charge of the work
A large number of church commit
tee meetings are held nowadays in the
rooms of the Commercial club A meet
ing of Central Congregationalists was
held today. Among the Topeka minis
tiers who are active members of the
club are DR.. F. L Loveland, Dr. Roy