The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-19
SNAP SHOTS

Kurtz Kellam has returned from q
business trip to Kansas City.
r. w. Blair. general attorney of the
Union Pacific, is in Omaha this week
on business.
The dental dispensary at the Provi-
dent association late Saturday was q
crowded place.
Topeka Temple No. 10 Pythian Sisters
will hold a meeting at the X. p. hall
Tuesday evening.
The board of trustees of Unity
church will hold an open meeting in
the church parlor Tuesday evening.
]. c. Beitel. evangelist, will con-
tinue to conduct services this week at
the Second United Presbyterian
church.
The Kansas Midwinter exposition
vile program for this week is an ex-
ceptionally strong one.
s. L. Rodecker pleaded guilty on one
count to selling liquor. His plea was
received by Judge A. w. Dana Sem
tence was not pronounced.
The Mothers club Of the Topeka
Provfdent association will be entertain
ed Tuesday afternoon by the ladies of
the First United Brethren church.
J. B. Cadenbach. assistant naval re-
cruiting manager In Topeka, has been
transferred to Wichita. C. L. Crow
is now in charge of the Topeka of
fee.
There seems to be a shortage of
liquor among Topeka jointkeepers.
Fewer drunks have been brought into
the police station this month than a
year ago.
The Topeka Provident association is
in need of several three-fourth size
mattresses for worthy poor persons
who are sick and under the care Of the
association.
The Midwinter exposition is attract
ing visitors to Topeka. On many local
trains large parties of Kansans ar
rived this morning to be present at
the opening.
c. D. Makepeacc Of the state treas
urer's Office slipped on the pavement
and received a bad fall while alight-
ing from street car at Huntoon and
Garfield streets Saturday.
Four high school girls representing
two divisions of the English VII class
under Miss Carmie Wolfe, will stage a
debate in the assembly hour Wednes-
day. The subject. THE Elective sys-
tenn"
The Commercial Club Bulletin for
January will be ready for distribution
this week. The issue will contain in
formation relative to the things accom-
plished by the club In 1913 and what the
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year.
The first all-steel passenger car or
der on the Santa Fe has been filled
and several of these cars are running
through Topeka at this time The
Santa Fe has orders in for all-steel
baggage. mail and 1ssenger equip
ment.
The ordinance providing for the
condemnation and pr rchase Of q tradt
OF land in Auburndale for the Au-
burndale city park. and creating a
board of appraisers to NIX the value
on the same. passed first reading by
the city commissioner today.
Hallock Hill, sanitary policeman in
charge Of the smallpox SQUAD. rides
about in what he calls a taxicarrfase.
1t IL closed and looks like a taxicab
attached to a horse. It's special pur-
pose is for the conveyance OF small
pox patients to the detention hospital.
II school for abnormal children
II established by the board of educa-
tion it probably will not be done
sooner than next fall. H. B. Wilson.
superintendent of city schools, be-
heves that such a school would be
advantageous. and the board IL in
| favor of the suggestion.
1t is announced from the offlce OF r
r. Koontx, general freight agent OF
the Santa Fe in Topeka today, that
the interstate commerce commission
hearing ON New Orleans and Calves
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