The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Suit for divorce was filed by Mar
guerite Tanning today against Claude
c. Tanning.
1t is reported in Topeka that the
Interstate Fair and Live Stock show
at st. Joseph is drawing hundred OF
visitors from northeastern Kansas.
Hugh MacFarland, judge of the pro-
bate court, was back at his duties this
morning after a vacation of three
weeks, most of the time being spent in
eastern Canada
a meeting of the board of directors
of the Kansas State Fair association
will be held within a day or two to talk
over the affairs of the organization and
to plan for the 1914 fair.
The cabbage crop is short all over
the country this season and conse-
quently prices will range at least
three times higher than last year
when there was an over supply.
The annual fall reception for men
and women at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
will be held next Friday night. A
special program will be given and re-
freshments served in the course of the
evening.
Although with the exception of one
day the last ten days have been be-
low normal at Topeka the average
temperature for the month of Sep
TENDER thus far is two degrees above
normal for the period.
Eggs are a scarce article now. The
hens are moulting and are refusing
to lay with any degree of regularity.
The price of fresh eggs has gone up
to 80 cents at down town stores, al
though storage eggs sell for slightly
less.
]. Will Kelley, secretary of the
Commercial club, has left for Omaha
where he will attend a meeting of
western Commercial club secretaries.
The later part of the week he will at
tend a meeting of the national asso-
citation of commercial executives at
ST. Paul.
The Topeka local union will con-
duct a brisk ticket selling campaign
for the entertainment at the auditor
ium on Wednesday, October 1, by the
ization. The proceeds will go towards
the flower and hospital work of the
local union.
County Superintendent of Schools
Eby says there are more children in
school this year than ever before
while the corn crop is short, yet the
crop of school children is the heaviest
ever said Mr.. Eby. He also says that
he believes that he has the best force
of teachers the county ever had
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the Topeka Local Union will be held
this evening at the First Christian
church with the Rev. H. L. Nelson as
the main speaker. The meeting will
open with song service led by c. D.
Wellman at 7:45 o'clock. AT $50
O'Clock a number of special confer
ences will be held.
DR.. Milton S. Littlefield, author of
the international graded course of
Sunday school lessons, will deliver an
address in Topeka on October Z. The
Rev. J. E. Ingham, representing the
Congregational Sunday school and
Publishing company will have charge
of the arrangements for the lecture
which will be free, and which should
be of particular interest to Bible stu
dents.
Many people joke the Missouri Pa
cific. even if that road does get in the
back way and take a lot of business
from under the noses of the other
roads. But jokes about the Missouri
Pacific are common. Even Fred Nipps
its local agent, who is county commits
sioner. cracked one at the expense of
his road today. John Martin,
fourteen year old boy, left
his home near Eldorado Springs, Mo,
to go to Denver. At Dodge City his
money gave out and he decided to re-
turn home. He was helped from one
point to another by various counties.
He was before the board of county
commissioners today for a ticket to
take him home. The board granted the
transportation and then MIR. Nipps adj
vised the boy. THE next time you leave
home you take the Missouri Pacific
and you will not get so far from home
before you find it out that you want to
go back