The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13

holland at $50 o'clock; team under H.
NJ. Starr VS.. team under S. G.. Thomp-
son at six o'clock.
Topeka lodge No. 81, T. F. B.,
gave Valentine party and dance at
Moose hall last night. The hall was
tastefully decorated by the lodge com
mittee consisting of Miss Coldren, Mrs.
Woods and MIR. Tomato. An enjoy
able time was had by the large num-
Der who participated.
The lecture THE Moral and Spiritual
Significance of Socialism which will
be given at the Cozy theater Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock by Ben F.
Wilson, the Socialist member of the
legislature, is being advertised widely
Cards announcing the event have been
placed in the store windows.
David r.. Porter, international Y. NJ.
c. A. high school secretary, spoke at
Washburn college at noon today. At
6:15 o'clock this evening he will meet
a number of the local high school boys
at the Central building. The result of
the meeting may be the organization
of high school boys club.
DR. Roy b. Guild of the Central Con-
gregatiOnaI conducted six Y. M G. A.
extension meetings today speaking in
each instance on Social Service in
Topeka These meetings We're held at
the Central fire station, the Mills build
Charles Wolff Packing house.
The price of eggs has been consid-
erab1y lower this winter than last.
Hen fruit is selling at many of the
grocery stores at rs cents a Dozen
One store had special sale of eggs
this week at % cents. The price of
butter has remained stationary for
some time. Creamery butter brings
81 and SO cents a pound retail.
The next meeting of the Topeka
Ministerial Union will be held next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock in the
First Presbyterian church. The Rev.
Ralph Ward of the Westminster Pres
byterian church will speak on Can
We Have an Absolute Religion ?" Dr.
M. F. TroXeI of the First English
Lutheran church will have charge or
the devotional service.
There is stiff competition in the Com
mercial club membership campaign be-
tween the teams representing the
Boosters and the Boosters. The
side that brings in the smallest amount
of coin in the campaign will tax the
winning side to the Novelty theater,
and the individual team that makes
the best record will sit in a decorated
box at theater.
Some of the members of the legisla-
ture and local business men have been
in regard to the crowded
condition of the street cars on the
POtWln and Asylum 1neS IN rush hours
particularly from $50 to $50 o'clock
at night. 1t is stated that anywhere
froi-. SO to 70 persons are crowded
into the small cars, and that at times
persons find it necessary to hang
from the steps. Extra cars in rush
hours should be run according to those
who have been complaining
Today the Provident association re-
ceived several orders for hard fire |
wood as a result of a snap shot in |
Wednesdays issue of the State Jour |
mai. There is still a good supply of
this wood left. The wood is sold to
help defray the expense of maintain !
ing the woodward. The yard. how
ever, does not pay out. In the last
few weeks heads of families out of
work have been given employment at
the yard. The first man who was Civ
en- work was a father of nine children.
No transients or persons without fam |
lilies have been employed at the wood
yard.
Large posters have been placed in |
places in Topeka advertis- |
ing the great series of moving picture /