The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-10
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Dancing school at McRaes tonight. So
| cial dancing Saturday night.-Adv.
| A meeting of the Central Y. NJ. c. y.
Boys Poultry club will be held late to-
day.
Prof. B. P. stou of Pasadena, Cal.
sang at a religious meeting held at the
Santa Fe shops at noon today
A meeting of the friendly visitors class
| OF the church. and club ladies was held N
the library rooms of the Provident ASST
citation late today.
A marriage license was issued this
morning to Claibourne H. Sautter, q
years old, and Elsie Ruth Byers, p years
old, both of Topeka3
Contract for extension of water main or
Fifteenth street from Madison to Richie
Park was presented to the commission
this morning for first reading.
It's now the big five at the city hall,
was the remark of one of the city com
missioners. He was speaking of the har-
mony among the commissioners
The parents and young wife of J. 7. kim
a Korean who died few days ago as
result of an accident at the Santa Fee
round house, are left destitute in Korea
The Gideons will be in session at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. Saturday evening
They will hold a banquet. George E.
Lerrigo of China will be one of the speak
ers.
A grievance committee will probably be
appointed at the Commercial club. Then
anyone who has kick to lodge VIII be
given the opportunity of going before the
committee
Postmaster A. K. Rodgers has another
prosperity story to tell. Postal re
for March, 1912, by S3,O71. In 1872 the de-
partment received $751; in 1913. $96. 217
Contributions are still arriving for the
relief of the flood sufferers in Dayton
Almost $500 has been sent to Ohio. The
amount received Wednesday was S2l3:
Six boxes of clothing will be expressed
today.
John Brown and his wife. both colored,
We're tried this morning for being delin-
quent parents 1t is charged that they
did not properly care for four children
Several neighbors testified to neglect on
the part of the parents.
Beginning next Sunday night and con-
tinuing for two weeks the Rev. Robert
Gordon will hold series of special meet
ings at the Auditorium. The vocalist VIII
be Prof. B. P. Stout. the noted baritone
singer from Pasadena, Cal.
There will be a big exhibit of engineer
ing supplies at the Auditorium in con-
nection with the meeting of the station
airy engineers of Kansas May 10 The
sessions of the meeting will be held in the
main room of the Commercial club.
The enforced absence of Judge A. w:
Dana from the court house necessitated
the continuance of all cases until $50
o'clock this afternoon. At that time the
hearings of LIQUOR cases was resumed.
Nothing was done in the court this morn
ing.
The Central Y. NJ. C. A has decided to
support John H. Dadisman, a former
Washburn college man, as missionary in
China. Dadisman and his wife went to
China about eighteen months ago, where
king.
subcommittee of the promotion COM
mittee of the Commercial club are out
soliciting subscriptions for the factory aid
plan. Two hundred thousand dollars is
the goal set. OF this amount only about
seventy thousand dollars remains to be
subscribed.
George H. Lerrigo, formerly secretary
OF the Central Y NJ. c. A, and who has
been IN China for three and one-half years,
will arrive in Topeka late today. He will
remain in this city week at this time
but will return later in the year for I
longer visit. He is due back in China the
first of next year.
Patrons of the Topeka Railway COM
pany are complaining because the tracks
on West Fourth between Topeka avenue
and Tyler street are out of alignment 1T
the Jerks and jars of a car ride over this
piece of track" a patron said over the
telephone this afternoon.
Resolution was passed in city commits
sion this morning approving the grading
and paving of the alley between Kansas
avelue. Jackson, Ninth and Tenth, and
and Eleventh streets Resolution was also
passed for the repaving of West Sixth
between Kansas avenue and Harrison
street Work will begin next month I'M
less a sufficient number of protests are
received.
The only matter to be adjudicated i'll
lHe case OF the county against X. u.
Thomas, in which certain fees are in dis
pute, is the matter of interest. which will |
be decided by Judge Whitcomb Saturday |
The court already has held that the law |
under which the county is making Its |
claim is constitutional and effective TIL US |
finding against Mr.. Thomas When the |
amount of interest is determined the |
court will hand down judgment.
At recent meeting of the membership |
committee of the Commercial club one |
prominent business man stated that it |
was his opinion that the best method of |
interest in the Commercial club |
and its work would be to spend some |
money in advertising in the State journal. |
Spend one hundred dollars in the State /
the people as to the value of a Commer--l