The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-03
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At HOME NEWS.
Ezra Read has taken out a permit
70 erect a dwelling at 1873 Lane street.
Milton ". GaWthrop will build q
two-story dwelling at 1866 Mulvane
street.
J. w. Ticehurst will erect a $1,000
swelling at All Paramore street on the
North side.
The weekly shoot of the Topeka
Gun club is being held this afternoon
south of Highland park.
Mrs. Alfred Olsen has taken out a
permit to build an addition to her
house at Alb Taylor street.
There will be Lenten services at the
Assumption church Wednesday and
Friday evenings at 1880 O'Clock.
The Rev. J. H. Fazel spoke to
nearly seventy-ive men at the Charles
Wolf Packing plant at noon today.
A meeting of the Brotherhood Of the
central Congregational church was
held at the Commercial club quarters
today.
The evangelistic meeting conducted
at the First Presbyterian church by
DR.. G. g. Many of Philadelphia is
drawing large crowds.
- The work of raising funds for the
Kansas State Fair association will be
that big fair will be held in Topeka
next fall.
MISS Laura Neiswanger will give
tuberculosis talk at the Redden Mis-
sion at 1880 o'clock this evening. Lam
tern slides will be used. and the lecture
VIII be free to all who care to attend.
:. The first game Of the finals in the
high school inter-class basketball
series is being played this afternoon
between the seniors and the SUBJ
seniors. These same teams will play
three games.
Taxpayers living in the district west
OF Harrison. south OF Eighth and
concerning the county assessment by
Mrs. Hattie L. Williams, the only
woman deputy assessor employed this
year.
A meeting Of the Topeka Boy Scouts
will be held at the Central Y. M. c. A.
scout commissioner. has announced
that he will present a big American
flag to the troop showing the best pro-
gress in scout craft between now and
June IA.
Alleging that his wife leaves him for
weeks at a time without giving notice
or reason of her departure, Delbert
Newberry, through his attorneys, Hun
gate and Heinz, filed petition for di-
voce from his wife, Grace Newberry.
0ulC was llleQ IN the QlStT1CC court TO-
day. Newberry declares his wife
habitually curses him in the presence
CT company.
Ohio Battle, the one-legged man,
who spent most Of the last year in the
county jail, has been paroled. He ap-
peared before Judge Whitcomb yester-
day, and with tears in his eyes, prom
Used to be good. He signed typed
statment promising to forego the sale
of liquor. He had been convicted Of
violation of the state prohibitory law
several times.
who travel in one OF the six chapel
cars OF the Baptist Publication So
ciety of Philadelphia, will arrive in
Topeka March 10 for the purpose OF
conducting revival meetings at the
Seward Avenue Baptist church. In
cottage meetings will be held at the
homes Of several Of the church men,
bers.
George s. Badders, who was held
responsible by a jury in the district
court Cor the payment of $1,000
pron1issOry note with interest to the
German-American bank, has filed mo-
ton for a new trial. Badders was not
present at the hearing The court
took judgment against him by default.
His attorney, D. r. Hite. cites as one
reason for a new trial the alleged fact
tndI his CllcnI nd0 nO opportunity u
present his case, not being notified of
the time of trial.
1.-The Wedding Ceremony is the
subject upon which Evangelist Vaw-
ter will speak at the First Christian
church tonight. There will be baptis-
NAL service before the address. The
attendance at the meetings the last
week has been heavy. A total of
about one hundred and thirty con-
versions has been recorded. The
meetings will come to a close next
Sunday. A week from tonight the
Rev. Mr.. Vawter will give a lecture
on "A Trip Around the World
A. J. Mackey. manager of the Bell
Telephone company at Topeka, stated
today that the damage done by the re-
cent storm was even more severe than
was anticipated. The cost of making
repairs in the Topeka district, is ex-
pected to be at least $4,000. All long
distance lines are in working order
now, and thirty-One of the approx
mately forty rural lines in the district
are in operation. According to Mana
ger Mackey repairing the lines
amounts to about the same thing as
Installing new ones.
Roly-"Is yous a select neighborhood?"
Poly-"I should say it was. On one block
we've six Hmousines. four Pekinese pups,