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

Thursday night at 7 o'clock at the
Centeral Y. M. C. A. an association
glee club will be formed.
The majority of the Topeka stores
were closed all day. The grocery
stores were open this morning.
The Knights and Ladies of Security
band will furnish the music in con-
nection with the first Sunday after
noon reilg1ous theater meeting of the
season next Sunday at the Novelty.
Dean A. C. Peck of Denver will be the
speaker.
The Commercial club has decided
QeIihltely TO entertain both the State
Editorial association and the members
of the legislature at a BANQUET on the
evening of January %, probably in the
Masonic hall. This year the speakers
will be prominent Kansans
me normal training course which
was established at the high school
year ago last September has proven
popular. Last year there were thir-
teen students enrolled in the course
All thirteen were successful at the end
oIsthe year IN passing state examina-
tons. This year there are eighteen
students preparing to teach in conn
try and small schools
The Woodmen of the World, State
Camp No. rs, will give a benefit concert
January g. at their hall on the corner
of Sixth and Quincy. Proceeds from
the musicale go to the organization and
construction of a Woodmen's home for
old men ana women. The building of
this institution is a large and interest
ing proposition, and carries out the
charitable spirit that characterizes the
Woodmen of the World. The members
are expecting to erect the building
either at Parsons, Kan, or Lyons, Ia
Karl Lehman, international field
secretary of the Christian Endeavor
organization from Boston, Mass will
give an address before the young peo-
pie of Topeka at the First United
Brethren church Thursday evening at
1880 o'clock. Special musical NINA
bers will be rendered by Charles Ket-
tering and Miss Eleanor Barteu. A
prize banner will be awarded to the
senior or intermediate society having
the largest proportion of their mem
bership present. A dinner for the
Endeavorers will be served at GLE
o'closk.
The dining or banquet room of the
Commercial club will be a blaze of
light at night when special dinners are
served Nine new electric light fixtures
have been ordered. The central figure
which will hang above a large circuIaT
table that will seat twelve men will be
in the form of a dome. The club quar-
tiers already present a wonderfuIlv
been redecorated. and rug cleaned. The
redecorating of the office room is also
completed. According to present indi-
cations the entire club quarters will he
in readiness for use by next Monday.
An agreed Judgment in the case of
Pablo Padillo, Mexican Iaborer. was
paid by the Union Pacific yesterday in
the sum of $3.50 as damages for personal
injuries sustained by the Mexican.
Padillo was working for the railroad
company as section hand near Onaga.
Kan. While riding on the front of a
hand car he alleged that a motor car
coming from behind at a high rate of
speed bumped into the car on which he
was riding. throwing him off and seri-
ously injuring him. Damages in the
aggregate of 1000 We're asked A COM
promise of less than per cent was
agreed to and paid.