The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-13
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Sheriff l. L. Kiene is in Ro9sville to-.
day on county business.
The annual meeting of the Ingie-
side association was held today.
! All sewing and cooking classes of
the Provident association will meet
at the usual hours Saturday.
The South Side Improvement club
will meet at the Van Buren, school
building the evening Of March 20.
DR.. Carl McGrew will have charge
of the dental dispensary at the Prov
ident association at 1880 o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon.
DR.. J. L. Work will speak at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. at o'clock Satur-
day evening on what to do in case OF
, common accidents"
James Larimer. county auditor. acted
as judge pro tenn. of the court OF To-
peka this morning. Judge Robert
Carver Is in Kansas City.
There are still a large number of
transients in Topeka looking for work.
A dozen of them were housed at the
PrOvident association Thursday night.
An illustrated lecture on the Yellow
stone National park will be given to-
night at the Westminster Presbyterian
church by Mrs. Eleanor H. Wetz. a lee
turer Of note.
In the business mems volleyball
league of the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
teams 'Y' and m" will clash Satur-
day evening at Sis o'clock. Later
"C'' will confront "a"
$162 in the city court of his mother-in-
law. Malinda Haley. Washington de-
clares he did work for his wife's moth
err, and was never paid.
The following births were reported to
the city clerk today: Hiram A. De
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March II. boy; L. E. Kidney and wife,
1903 East Third street. March 10. girl
A team of Washburn college Y. M.
c. A. workers will assist Sunday eve
ming in the services at the Third Pres.
byterian church. c. S. Alexander will
have charge Of the congregation sing
ing.
A meeting of the Topeka Boys club
of the Provident association will be
held at 1890 O'Clock Saturday evening.
Thursday evening Roy Painter, who is
in charge of the club. took the young
sters off on a hike.
W. E. Woodland, formerly in charge
of the work for boys at the Central
Y. M. c. A., who was the guest OF
George H. Hoyes, secretary of the as
seciation, Thursday, has returned to
Mullinville, where he owns store.
Topeka's annual spring tin can clean
ing will begin next week. The city
begin then in North Topeka. 1t is the
intention to take the city by wards and
put everything spick and span con-
dition.
Hundreds of Topeka people have
the garden fever. They are preparing
hotbeds. and the seeds Of a few of the
more hardy varieties of vegetables
have been planted by some Of the
amateur farmers. It's good time to
Hplant sweet peas.
Apples are expensive at the local
stores. In fact oranges are cheaper
at the present. Eating apples are be-
ing sold at from Is cents to more
than a dollar a peck. Good oranges
have been selling this week at the
rate of Is and 20 cents a dozen.
H. b. Wilson, superintendent Of the
city schools, and e. H. Wilmington are
working out plans for the home gar
den contests among the school chill
dren. Superintendent Wilson will soon
the teachers relative to the home gar
den work. 81
A special musical. program will. be
given at the First Congregational
church Sunday evening. The choir
will render several special numbers.
Washburn Glee club. will take a solo
part. DIR. Arthur S. Henderson, pas
tor of the church, will preach.
A meeting of the boys who organ
lied a wireless telegraph club will be
held in GemmeH hall of the Central
Y. M. c. A. at 1880 O'Clock tonight.
Harry Ziesenis. operator at lawrence.
will give a talk. c. H. Wilmington.
who was instrumental in establishing
the station at the high school, will re-
ceive a government license soon.
A. E. Turner. Y. M. C. A. repre-
sentative in, Mexico, who has been in
Topeka for some days, will work the
next week among colleges in the in
terests of American students.
This week in Topeka he has been rails
ing money for the support of John A.
Dadisnan in China. Dadisman was
formerly a Washburn student in To-
peka.
There is now "a larger and better
assortment of vegetables on hand at
the local grocery stores than has been
the case In several months, but the
prices are beyond the reach of the
poor man. CucVmbers bring 20 cents
each, and Florida tomatoes 20 cents q
pound. Unusually fine head lettuce
is being shipped from Florida and is
selling at 10 cents a head. There are
on the market.
chorus of the First Congregational
church will be given Sunday evening,
March Is. They will sing the oldest
known Christian hymns. Greek and the
twelfth century hymns and some of the
more recent ones by Whittier, GLADDEN.
and Tennyson's Sunset and Evening
Star, closing by selections from Henry
Van Dyke. The chorus that sings these
hymns has been under the personal
direction of Miss Jennie Blinn, the past
two years. The soloists are Miss Helen
B. Shaver and Mrs. Howard Searle