The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-04
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AT HOME NEWS.

The city schools Will reopen Mon
day.
w. F. Wilcox. national bank exam
liner, spent today in Topeka
The Shawnee Agency has recently
started the erection Of seven new
dwellings in Topeka.
The condition of GeorgeNW. Crane,
who was operated upon several weeks
ago, is gradually improving.
A Boy Scout organization will soon
be formed among the youngsters of
the First Methodist church.
fellowship lunch will be served at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. for young men
away from home Sunday evening.
The roads in the vicinity of Topeka
are extremely dusty. snow storm
tonight would eradicate that annoy
ance.
Because of a car shortage the mill
ers of Topeka and Kansas have been
having difficulty in moving grain re-
Gently.
The improvements at the CONNER
time for the opening of the cafe on
Monday.
G. Campbell has purchased a five
room dwelling in course of construc-
ton at 949 Brooks avenue by the Gar
linghouse Realty Co.
A movement is about to be started
by Kansas insurance companies to
have series of lectures on "Insur-
ance" given in the Topeka and other
leading high schools of the state.
NJ. c. King left Topeka today to
take a position with the M. K. & I
railway at Dallas, Tex. King has lived
at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. the greater
part of the time in the last few years.
The coal men have been doing big
business today. The drop in tempera-
ture and the prediction of colder
weather to come caused the orders to
h. IN 10 har
of fuel. 49,
The Clearinghouse Realty Co. has
begun the erection of one story
business building at the corner OF Fiji
which will be of brick material will
have a frontage of rs feet.
Letters are being sent out from the
headquarters of the Kansas State Au-
tomobile association to officers of auto
organizations in Kansas asking for
assistance in working UP enthusiasm
over the proposed new laws for bet
ter roads in Kansas.
"a Trip to the Garden Of Allah is
the title of a three reel production
in moving pictures of exceptional edu-
cationa1 value that will be given at
the Coy theater next Monday and
Tuesday. The picture was an expen-
sive one to produce.
Memorial services for the members
of Topeka post No. II, G. A. r., and
the Topeka Relief corps No. "a who
have died in the last year will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock in
the Topeka pest hall. PIG West Sixth
avenue Rev. J. K. Miller will deliver
the address.
Raymond Robbins, Fred B. Smith
and the International Y. M. @. A.
quartet will pass through Topeka
January on their way around the
world. The two former men were
prominent figures, it will be remem-
DAIi oin
paign. Their first stop will be at
Honolulu where preparations are be-
ing made for a series of conferences
and meetings.
The winter series of Sunday after
noon theater meetings will be opened
at the Novelty Sunday at 3:15 o'clock.
The speaker will be Dean A. G. Peck
of Denver. He will talk on Man
Traps" This address has been given
before large audiences in many parts
of the country. Dean Peck needs no
introduction in Topeka. The special
music will be furnished by the Knights
and Ladies of Security band. M. c.
Holman will lead the singing. DR.. e.
S. Pettyjohn, DIR. Roy B. Guild and
f. w. Stewart will participate in the
program.
Ten business men of Topeka will at
tend the annual meeting of the West
ern Fruit Jobbers' association in New
Orleans, beginning January 15- Among
those who will make the trip, leaving
Topeka at 1870 o'clock on the after
noon of January IL, are: A. l.. Stone,
Tom Whitteker George Whitteker. w.
o. Anderson, S. r. Davis, Charles w.
Horn, Sam Lux, E. Stain, w. c.
Stephenson and George Youngren-
Some of these men will take along
their families. They will boom Samuel
E. Lux for the next president of the
association.
The executive committee of the
Kansas State Teachers association
has decided that the next meeting of
the association will be held in Topeka
November 6 and z. 1t will be remem-
bered that fight for the meeting was
made by Wichita at the meeting in
November. The teachers turned the
Wichita proposition down by popular
vote. The final decision of the meet
ing is always left in the hands of the
executive committee. L. d. White
more, assistant state superintendent of
public instruction, has been asked to
serve as a corresponding secretary of
the association