The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-21
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The convention Of shoe retailers that
high school.
A new front IL being put In at 412
Kansas avenue.
A large number Of ont Of town
shoppers were in Topeka today.
DIR. r. l. Loveland will leave the
flrst of next week for Portland. Orc.
The Topeka Boys club win meet
this evening at the Proyident building.
A dozen transients were given lodg-
ing at the Provident association FRI
day night
The next regular meeting Of the
board of education will be held Mon
day evening. March 2.
Many Topeka people are now buying
grass seed which they intend to sow
as soon as the next snow arrives.
c. e. Seal of Rock Creek II build
ing q frame dwelling for A. E. Seal at
Quincy and Independence streets
J. F. Billings, who has been In at
tendance at the Kansas City auto show
this week has returned to Topeka
The dental dispensary was held at
the Provident association building
this afternoon instead Of this morn
ing.
DIR. s. g. Estey will speak Sunday
morning at the First Presbyterian
church on George Warrington and
His Country"
The address that DIR. f. J. Ernest
will give tonight at the Central Y. M.
c. A. on first aid to the injured is open
to all men OF the city.
j. B. Lautz, assistant to the general
manager OF the Santa Fe in Topeka.
has returned to his office after trip
over the lines in Texas.
Mrs. s. A. Chappell. Of Abilene.
state Sunday superintendent Of elemen-
tary work. will speak at the First Bap-
tist church at o'clock Sunday after
noon.
be something different in conventions.
It will be the biggest congregation of
shoe men ever held in Kansas. The
pure shoe law will be the main topic
for discussion.
Miss Maude Price. in charge Of the
missionary work of the Kansas State
Sunday School association, will speak
at the Redden Mission at o'clock
Sunday afternoon. A male quartette
will sing.
Several of the officials Of the Kan
sas State Sunday School association
have been in Shawnee county all of
this week holding conference with Of
ficers and workers in various Sunday
schools OF Topeka and the county.
They include J. H. Engle. state super
intendent. Mrs. s. A. Chappell. and
Miss Maude Price.
A full attendance Of the member
ship committee of the Commercial
club is desired at the meeting that
will be held Monday noon to map out
a plan for the campaign that will be
held the fore part Of March.
The Topeka Training School nDr
Sunday school workers will be held
ut ~ DvAc c1,x,fo iav, oh
day night instead of at tho First
Methodist church. DR.. Harry Coe
Culbertson, president Of the College
of Emporia, will deliver q lecture at
1880 o'clock.
The older juniors and the young
employed boys of the Central Y. M. c.
A. will indulge in basketball con-
test tonight at eight o'clock in the Y.
NJ. c. A. gymnasium.
A. ]. Stout, principal Of the high
school. spoke before one hundred and
fifty of the older girls OF the school
late Friday in the assembly room on
Educational Equipment and Specific
Preparation"
This was the day for the kiddies at
scores Of them in the gym this
morning. and they were all shouting
at the top of their voices.
The social which was to take place
tonight at the Walnut Grove MethO-
dist church under the auspices Of the
until next Wednesday night.
A new Deitz bulletin board has been
put in place at the First Congregation
al church. 1t was given by the class
Of men under DIR. Arthur s. Hender-
son. 1t is different from anything of
the kind yet seen in Topeka
Mrs. George H. Whitcomb will speak
on THE Living Temple" at the Y. w.
C. A. vesper services at AIS o'clock
Sunday afternoon. The value Of
gymnasium work will be emphasized.
The vawter evangelistic meetings at
well attended all the week. Friday
night seventy-five members Of the
Central Park Christian church attend
ed in a body.
The Commercial club campaign that
will be held the forepart of March and
which will have as its object the in
creasing OF the membership of the or
ganization to 1900. will probably be
continued over q period OF at least
ten days.
The Shawnee County Taxpayers
league will hold its regular monthly
ty clerks office. 1t il probable that
dog owners will endeavor to have the
league champion their opposition to
the new dog taxing law.
The Atchfson, Topeka and Santa Fe
railway has filed motion for new
trial in the Harley Harper case. giving
eleven reasons why the case, in its
opinion, should be heard again. By
a jury in the second division Harper
was yesterday awarded $4.383 for the
loss of q toe.
Jump williams. colored. fined
800 for vagrancy In police court. ap-
pealed his case. Judge Huron's fine
was sustained, Judge Dana adding so
day sentence. and chasing the case
as another appeal with no merit"
The county commissioners have
filed a demurrer against Tecumseh
township, alleging that the township