The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-21
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AT HOME NEWS.

Judge McCabe Moore is spending
I, today in town.
United States Marshal j. L. Har-
rison has returned from trip to Kan
saS City.
/ The orchestra of the Euclid Avenue
\ Methodist church viii give an enter
Il talnment a week from tonight.
Il The children of the city schools had
i great sport today throwing snowballs
on their way to their respective build
I 1ngs.
j The Choral society of the Euclid
: Avenue Methodist church is preparing
to give the cantata, THE First Easter
/ on Easter night
Construction work the Topeka
| Auto show booths at the Auditorium
/ VIII begin Saturday. The show will
open on Monday.
! Dr. L. V. Sans will deliver a lee
ture Saturday night at the Central
aid to the injured.
/ There was no scarcity of work in
Topeka today for those who were out
| of jobs. Scores of persons were en-
gagged clearing off sidewalks.
The new front that is being INSTALL
| ed at the building of the Crosby Broth
ers company, when completed will be
| one OF the finest in the state.
| Terry Stafford. of Kansas City, and
| formerly of Topeka, will be in the city
next week while the auto show is in
progress Terry makes cars himself.
What promises to be one of the
| best bask etb ball games of the season
will be pulled off at 8 p. m. Friday
| night College gymnasun-Was hburn
| college vs. Emporia. Admission 25
| cents.-Adv
The majority of the Topeka auto
dealers have been in Kansas City this
| week for the auto show. Next week
they VIII have a show of their own in
! the Auditorium
A number of Santa Fe shop men Will
! leave tonight for a trip to Chicago
They are: Amos Newcomer, Matt
Carrie, William Manning. NJ Roehr,
Jesse Dix and w. F. Jones.
Fred j. Phillips, who for II years has
been a department manager at the
store of the Warren NJ. Crosby & Co.,
has opened cash dry goods and wo-
mems furnishing store al Junction
City.
All the public schools in the city are
having special exercises today in honor
of the birthday, of the first president
of the United States. Feb. % comes
on Saturday and the schools had TO
celebrate today.
Auto show is hoping that the elements
Will quiet down by next week. They
anticipate large attendance, par
tlcularly from out of town. providing
the weather Is hne.
The letter carriers ball will be Civ
en- tomorrow evening at McRae'S hall. |
A large number of tickets has already
been sold. The postmen will doff |
their sober blue uniforms, and dance |
till the small hours of the morning.
The following births were reported j
this IN orning to city clerk, c. B. Burge |
TO MI and Mrs John Burge, 634
Buchanan, girl: to Mr.. and Mrs. |
Franklin Curtess. 800 Saywell street, !
boy; to Mr.. and Mrs John Leslie |
Hamilton, 1919 Topeka avenue, a girl. |
Street cars bound for the business
section 1.-THE eitsssaezthe rush hour this
morning in many instances were |
crowded to capacitys While the street |
railway company has been at a big |
expense to keep the tracks clear, the |
receipts have been much heavier than
usual. 49,
The Topeka postoffice will close to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock in OBJ |
servance of Washington's birthday. |
There is to be only one delivery OF |
mail throughout the city, but the gen |
eral delivery window at the office will !
be opened from five until six O'Clock /
in the afternoon.
Work was stopped yesterday after
noon under the lMelan arch bridge; |
the heavy snowfall made further ex- |
missioners meeting has been called /
tomorrow morning to pass an Or
d1nance approving the payroll In1S
week force was discharged on Thurs |
day, and a new gang has been en-
gagged for next week, the work to stop /
indefinitely weeb from Saturday.
In answer to a Telegram from the
Pocatello, Idaho chronicle as to
whether the commission form of gov
eminent has BEEN successful. Mayor
Billiard wired this morning as fol- I
lows: Commission form government
has proven very satisfactory. Work
of different department more eff
cient and economical. Has eliminated
politics from city elections. Every
thing entirely satisfactory No agita-
ton for return to old form.
An entertainment will be held to-
night at the Auditorium for the bene-
fit of the social survey fund The To-
peka Industrial council is backing it.
The following compose a committee
that is in charge of the program: w.
l.. O'Brien, Dan Craemer, F. FELTON,,
Earl Covey, William Porter. Clarence
Sharon DR.. A. c. Sloan. w. Z. Luce,
D. d. Mote, J. r. Woodruff, T. B. Gar
rett, Charles Foster, Lou Miller, Kiss
Gertrude Rayberg and Miss Gussie
Early.