The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-21
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AT HOME NEWS.

IL AT HOME NEWS.
Small school boys are earning holi-
day change shoveling snow today.
A number of roads near Topeka were
nearly blockaded today by the heavy
snow.
The Topeka W. c. T. U. met thi.
afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. A.
Gillette, III Fillmore street.
The annual meeting of the Topeka
Commercial club will be held the Sec
ond Friday night in January
Regular gymnasium classes at both
the Y. NJ. and Y. ". C. A. have been
closed for the Christmas holidays
The Brotherhood of the Third Pres
byterian church will hold a meeting
the second Monday night in January.
/ Few autos are seen on Kansas ave-
nue. on days like today. Those which
are being run are kept heavily blank
eted.
One hundred men with shovels were
set to work today by the city. They re-
ceive 81 for eight hours work shovel
ing snow.
The meeting of the Brotherhood or
ganization Of the Third Presbyterian
church will be held on the second Mon
day night in January.
New coin and paper money for pres
ents and free Christmas cards. new
style with pocket. The State Savings
Bank. Topeka. Kansas--Adv-
Hundreds who do not believe in work
on the Sabbath day. spent yesterday
morning out doors with shovel. They
had to clear a path to church.
From all present indications Saint
| Nick will be compelled to visit Topeka
with his sleigh and RENDERS this year
! The snow will be too deep for his auto.
| A meeting Of the Shawnee Golf club
will be held Tuesday noon at the Com
membership list will be closed at that
| time
| You'll have to hurry if you want to
be a charter member of the Shawnee
Golf club. After the meeting tomorrow
noon at the Commercial club the char
ter roster will be closed.
| More and more is Topeka deserving
the name OF Convention city" Be-
ginning the last Of December there will
be a convention of some kind in To-
| peka each week for long period
| Various methods have been employed
in clearing snow from the sidewalks in
| Topeka One Me1rose man improvised
a snow pillow or scraper which is pulled
by two or three men and which does
quick and effective work
George A Guild, cashier of the Cen
the members of the Current Topic club
of the Central Y. NJ. C. A this evening
on the federal reserve banks. Supper
will be served at 6:15 O'Clock.
1 The Rev. E. Irwin Gilmore, pastor Of
the Third Presbyterian church, read a
paper this morning before the mem
bers of the Topeka Ministerial union at
the First Presbyterian church The
subject: War and the Prince of
Peace
i Sunday night seventeen men and two
women were housed at the Provident
association. The greater part of these
persons were transients- The cold
weather is driving more and more of
them to apply for shelter at the Provi-
dent building.
Gee. eight nickels and only one
dime" gleefully exclaimed a street car
conductor today as a shower of nick
els was falling into the cash box The
lforcthought of the passengers had
saved him from exposing his bare fin
Il gers to the zero weather.
The only man in our block who did
not clean the snow from his walk is a
policeman" a man complained today.
The policeman is probably the only
man in the block who spends twelve
hours each day of the week in what
ever weather happens to come along.
A meeting will be held in Gemmell
hall of the Central Y. NJ. C. A. tonight
for the purpose OF organizing a local
branch of the International Peace and
Equity league. T. A. McNeal. and J.
B. Chapman of Atchison will be the
principal speakers. The league urges
the disarmament of nations.
Daily motor car service, both ways
on the LeavenwOrth and Topeka rail-
road has been ordered installed by the
Kansas public utilities commission The
railroad Is owned by the Santa Fe and
Union Pacific. The commissions order
allows the company thirty days in
which to esta blish the service.
For the purpose of obtaining ideas
which may be put to use on college pa
pers. a thorough investigation of To-
peka's newspaper plants will be made
by editors Of Kansas college papers
during their meeting which will be held
in this city from December - to jan
uary l. The meeting Of the editors will
be held at the same time as the inter
collegiate prohibition convention
III The Topeka Provident association car
make good use Of pieces Of carpets and
/ old rugs-furntture. too BY furnishing
/ rooms for the poor the association Il
1 able to give much needed relief. Heavy
| rentals are avoided. too. One women
with children was paying $1z a month
Il rent for a furnished room The Provf-
/ dent association furnished an empty
/ room. and the rent was reduced to $ a
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