The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-16
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Social dance tonight and Saturday
at Kellam hall.-Adv.
State journal newsboys were guests
at the Gem and Best theaters last
night
public meeting will be held tonight
at Redden chapel, Second and Monroe
streets.
w. A. WATSON, city auditor, who has
been ill for several days, was reported
worse today.
Fred Robertson, United States. dis
trict attorney. has been attending
| court at Beatrice, Neb.
Marshalrs band will give concert at
the Auditorium Sunday afternoon. No
| admission will be charged.
Sunflower camp, NJ. w. A., will give
it's annual entertainment for the chill
dren of the members next Tuesday
evening.
The ice is getting thicker daily, say
the small boys. If it lasts until Satur-
day the streams will be alive with
school kid skaters.
Several noted educators will be
brought to Topeka in the next few
months to speak before the teachers
of the city schools.
For volume and intensity the pres
ent winter has already furnished
ABOUT as muCn colo WeaIneT as there
was altogether last winter.
Joe Hockenberry was arrested by the
police last night and will face trial
before George A. Huron in police court
on the charge of selling liquor.
One birth was reported at the office
of the city clerk today. A daughter
was born to Percy Levil and wife, 926
Van Buren, street, December 9.
Snow which came with the cold
weather has Snni1e6 skating on. the
Central park ponds for all except the
small boys who are not exacting.
The Seymour Packing company is re-
enforcing with steel and concrete the
upper floors of the old building at the
corner of Crane and Kansas avenue.
The Topeka Commercial club min
strel show will be the attraction at the
Grand opera house Thursday and Fri
day nights. A packed house is ex-
pected on each occasion.
Although a pressure Of five pounds
of steam was kept up all day Tuesday
relative to the cold condition of the
Auditorium Tuesday evening.
I'VE are not selling many ice cream
s4ndaes this kind of weather" said a
soda fountain merchant this morning.
but we are making up for it--there is
a heavy demand for hot drinks"
Sixty persons were counted in line
ter at the court house Tuesday after
noon. The penalty for nonpayment
becomes effective after this week.
The school children Of Topeka are
looking actually cheerful They have
good reason to be happy. In a day or
! two they will be released from he}toils
Of the three RS" for a two weeks va
cation.
The Rev. w. NJ. Balch of the Low
man Memorial Methodist church will
return Friday from the southern part
of the state. where he is delivering
lectures in the interest Of the State
Sunday School association.
The thirtieth annual communica-
ton and reunion of past masters of
Sloan lodge No. 225, A. F. & A. NJ,
will be held Thursday night in Ma
sonic temple The largest attendance
pected.
The Kate Hoffman residence was
| raided by the police last night and
| three women and three men were ar
rested on the charge Of being inmates
of disorderly house. Mrs. Hoffman
was arrested On the charge of keeping
and maintaining" All furnished bonds
and were released from custody.
There is a steady rush of business
at my office these days. declared c.
n. Bacon. county poor commissioner,
today. There are considerable
the number who call for aid, but there
is big percentage of regulars who
come back every year and bring their
relatives"
Robert Stone, representative from
the Shawnee county country district
in the legislature, says that there is
| as yet practically nothing in. sight in
the way of special legislation for this
county SO far as he has been advised.
Stone has a bright prospect of being
speaker of the house this winter. He
has led the Republican forces in that
body for several sessions.
That Topeka is city of hearted
persons was shown last night and to-
day, following the publication in the
State Journal of an account of little
newsboy who did not expect to have
any Christmas at his home. and who
when conducted through the toy de-
partment of one of TOpeka's stores by
Miss Dorothy Horn, 904 Kansas avenue.
after being told by her that she would
buy for him and toy he might select,
requested that she give him the money
the toy might cost that he might take
it to his mother to buy things to eat"
Miss Horn has been kept busy answer
ing telephone calls from persons wish
ing to dispense Christmas cheer. With
that they are doing something for 9TH
ers is very near the surface AS a re-
suit the little newsboy and his mother
will have a Merry Christmas
w. L. Porter, city commissioner of
parks and public buildings had good
reasons for being in bad humor today.
although he wasn't Last night he
worked as janitor at the city hall
until O'Clock, trying to fire things
up SO that the Auditorium would be
warm for the Redpath entertainment.
He worked right through from the