The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-24
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AT HOME NEWS.


Several Topeka stores are displaying
Halloween goods in an attractive man
ner.
An elaborate harvest home celebra-
ton will be held Sunday at the Third
Presbyterian church.
city licenses for drivers Of automo-
biles and motorcycles are now being
issued free of charge by City Clerk
Burge.
Major A. N. Harvey and Miss Dolly
Curtis left today for Burlingame where
they win speak before Republican
meeting tonight.
the Kansas State TeAchers' association
will hold a luncheon Friday. Nov. Is.
in the First Baptist church.
A directory Of the Topeka public
schools has been issued. 1t contains
twenty pages and gives the usual in
or less-members of the teaching staff.
One of the largest social service
study classes in the country was or
ganized at the First Methodist church
Friday night. The class will meet ev-
cry Friday evening for supper at $50
o'clock.
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
Hugh Wilson List and wife, COS Tyler
street, Oct. 8. girl. Alfred e. Lafferty
and wife. 1919 East Fourth street, Oct.
10. girl.
1t will be a great accommodation to
the city street force, IL the autumn
leaves will kindly do their falling all
at the same time. In this way they
can be more easily removed from the
cutters.
Meetings for the grade teachers will
be held at the high school building
December II. They will be conducted
by the supervisors in drawing and mu-
sic and H. B. Wilson, superintendent
of city schools.
An address will be made Sunday at
ternoon at the auditorium by A. J..
CLAM. state organizer OF the knights
of Luther lodge. Mr.. CLAIMS address
will be on twentieth Century Refor-
nation
w. E. Groves, superintendent of
schools at Sharon Springs, near the
Colorado line has written that his
teachers will attend the annual meet
ing of the state association at Topeka,
Nov. 1914.
Unless the Topeka Real Estate Deal
ers' association is revived soon 1t will
be dead and possibly forgotten or
ganization. The annual election should
have been held last spring. c. B. Win
gett is president.
The Rev. G. H. Hartman of the First
OAllcQ OIclHI0n was Call0Q 10
Parsons this week to attend the funeral
of Charles Koehne. one of the pioneers
Of Labette county and a member Of his
former pastOrate.
d. A. Ellsworth, secretary of the
Kansas State Teachers association.
has received word that the entire fac
ulty of the Parsons high school will
be here for the meeting of the ASSOC
| citation. Nov. 1914.
Friday many chickens in Topeka were
going around with their mouths open on
| account of the comparatively hot
weather. This morning they were tuck
ing their heads under their wings in
an effort to keep warm.
/ A mass meeting Of all interested will
be addressed by A. J. CAM, state or
ganizer for the Knights of Luther al
the Auditorium Sunday afternoon. The
subject of the address will be TWEEN
tieth Century Reformation
! E. L. Copeland, secretary and treas
urer OF tine Santa Fe. went to Kansas
City today to attend a banquet of the
Knife and Fork club there tonight
President E. p Ripley of the Santa Fe
will deliver an address at the banquet
! The rumor that girl attending
| Washburn this year was once a movie
actress with Jack London and is In
/ Washburn purposely to obtain loca
color for college picture play. Ii
arousing the curiosity of the students
! Mrs. James Devlin Of SIS Monro,
street. wife OF the chief engineer a
the federal building, who has beef
seriously i'll at their home, will be re
moved to a local hospital on accoun
of the serious nature Of her condition
The first Of series of social service
classes was held Friday night at the
First Methodist church. The class
meets every Friday evening at 6:3l
O'Clock. DR.. Benjamin Young, pastor
of the church. is instructing the class
Theodore Roosevelt. the biggest o.
the buffaloes at Gage park is now 9
well animal. A few weeks ago it wa!
discovered that 'screw worms hai
taken residence in a wound In Teddy'i
head.
Fire from burning SCOT caused the fir
department to be called to the home
of Mrs. lamar Daniels, 1888 Clay stree
at 7:15 o'clock this morning. The los.
is estimated at $500, which was covered
by insurance.
The peculiar disease which caused tn,
death of several Of the deer in Gag,
park has been eradicated, reports W
L. Porter, city commissioner of parks
The Introduction of new blood has re
suited in the production of healthy off
spring.
A meeting of the original Republi
can club was held at sos West B stree
Friday evening. Short talks were mad
by E. A. Campbell, John F. Eby. Hugl
T. Fisher, Douglas A. Graham and w
A. S. Bird. D. Roach is president o
the club.
Many Topeka persons have begu
to do their Christmas shopping al
ready. When they happen to see a
article that appeals to them as a goo
present they buy it. In this way the
will avoid the rush at the "elevent
hour"
DR.. Alex Sharp, Topeka's rremie
football fan, left on his regular earl.
Saturday morning train today to sc
a football game. DIR. Sharp spends tn