The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-15
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The Officers Of the Topeka Motor
club expect to arrange for q fail MEM
bership campaign soon.
Several automobile parties are being
made up to go to Manhattan Saturday
for the Aggie-Nebraska football game.
The Topeka police have been notified
Of the theft OF Humobile from Hutch
inS0n and Buick from Parsons, stolen
this week.
Prof. #. d. Riggs of Santa, Neb..
and Mrs. r. p. Ensminger win speak
1t the Central Congregational church
tonight.
The Commercial club minstrel show
will be held December 1918. There
were no suitable dates available before
that time.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
United Brethren church will meet at
the home Of Mrs. A. L. Chamberlain, At
East Eighth.
There was a big rush today for
tickets for the concert ut the Audi
torium next Monday night by the
Hams Jubilee Singers.
Judge w. H. Kemper, commissioner Of
elections. will return late this evening
from Manhattan, where he has been at
tending the /. O. o. r. celebration.
It II expected that more wheat will be
planted in Shawnee county this year
than last Poor corn crops for the last
two years IL given by the farmers as
the cause.
Fred Robertson. United States district
attorney, and Francis NJ. Brady. his as
sistant. have returned to Topeka. after
attending a session Of the federal court
in Leavenworth.
e. J.. Smiley and A. H. Bennett of
Topeka have been chosen to represent
Kansas on the directorate and adj
visory board of the National Grain
Dealers association.
Special trains being run between To-
/. o. o. r. celebration are carrying
large crowds. The trains are operated
over the Union Pacific.
The secretary at the new Y. W. c. A.
building at St. Joe which was dedi-
Gated October L. is. Miss Daisy June
Trout, formerly the popular secretary
of the Topeka association.
w. B. Collinson, chief clerk to c. w.
Kouns. general manager of the Santa
Te, has returned from Leavenworth.
where he attended the term of the
United States district court.
The circus Wednesday brought what
Is jokingly termed ''circus weather" 1t
was cold and dismal, making it difficult
for the performers to do their acts and
the spectators to enjoy them.
The market for horses in Shawnee
county promises to be good this winter.
Practically every horse dealer in the
city is buying horses to be shipped to
Europe. High prices are being paid.
A number Of Topekans will attend
the Lutheran synod of Kansas at Eu-
reka Friday. DR.. NJ. F. Troxell and
Henry w. McAfee will represent the
First English Lutheran church Of this
| city.
Because Of the warm weather the
coal business in Topeka had been
slack until a few days ago when a
sudden change In temperature came.
business.
The Rev. I. E. Honeywell, evangelist
who is holding meetings in North To-
peka, will address the ministers Of the
city at the meeting Of the mAnAterial
union at the First Presbyterian church
at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
The grain dealers of the United
States who have been in session In
Kansas City this week gave up their
proposed trip through Kansas. They
were to have been the guests of the
Topeka Commercial club at q special
dinner.
Another meeting of the membership
committee Of the Commercial club un-
der Frank Curry was held at noon to-
day at the club quarters. Prepare
lions are being made for the big mem
bership campaign next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Owing to increasing business, 1sador
Scrinopskie, proprietor of the Central
loan office at 526h Kansas avenue, has
leased the building formerly occupied