The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-07
SNAP SHOTS

J. d. Mcconnell Is having an addi-
ton to his dwelling at 1919 West FIJI
teenth street made.
v. r. Parkhurst has issued cards
requesting Republican support for the
ONCE of county surveyor.
Dr.. George Strayer of Columbia un-i
iverstty spoke before the teachers of
the city schools late today.
w. NJ. Stewart, formerly of this
city, has been appointed division claim
agent for Wells. Fargo 4 Co.. with
headquarters at Houston. Texas.
The members of the Swedish Luth-
eran church, Fourth and Tyler streets,
will observe the September Holy weeks
every Friday evening at o'clock.
A building permit has been issued
to ]. j. C0rbett for the erection Of q
nue.. In Melrose addition. to cost
1850.
The regular April meeting of the
board OF directors of the Topeka
Provtdent association will be held
Wednesday noon at the Commercial
club rooms.
Between fifty and sixty persons are
lunch that will be served at $50
o'clock tonight in Gemmell hall of
tho Central Y. N. c. A.
THE Federal Reserve" il the sub
ject upon which 8. NJ. Hawkes.. as
sistant attorney general. will speak
tonight at o'clock before the mem
bers of the Political Science club in
McVicar chapel.
A meeting of the membership COM
mittee of the Commercial club was
held at noon today. The Brother
hood of the Central Congregational
church also met in the club rooms at
the same time.
Tho to-
ernoon from until 4 o'clock In order
that county officers might attend the
funeral Of the bate Charles Spencer.
ono Of the best beloved members of
the Shawnee county bar.
The Cymcad club Of the Central Y.
their club room on the fourth floor of
the Central building Monday night.
The young men of the building have
furnished the room themselves.
The Topeka Boys club will hold no
more regular meetings in the club
room Of the Provident building this
season. The youngsters instead will
be taken out son numerous hikes into
the country by the leader. Roy
Painter.
The annual meeting of the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. for the purpose of elect
directors will be held Friday April "a,
at 1880 o'clock. Nominations will be
received by the secretary prior to
April Il.
The Provident association knows of
a woman who finds it necessary to
support herself and three children
by means of making and selling
French embroidery. Orders for this
embroidery may be left at the Provi-
dent building.
County Clerk Oscar Swayze has filed
his quarterly report with County
Treasurer Matt Weightman: MT.
Swayze collected $111.75 in fees for
the quarter ending March 80. The fees
include transfers. tax deeds, physi-
clans certificates, nurses certificates
and hunting licenses.
I. NJ Bite has filed in the district
court suit against the German-Ameri-
can bank. asking possession of two
ledgers, which he declares the bank
''wrongfully detained and withheld"
The value of the ledgers. containing
accounts of sales at the Bite shop,
625 Kansas avenue. is placed at 800.
The State Journal has installed
special telephone service for use In
giving out baseball scores this season
and the number is 284. Call that num-
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and business service OF the office.
The quarterly examination Of ap-
pffcants for city positions was held by
the civil service board in the city hall
and as a result Leslie w. Rowles. milk
Inspector: E. C. Garvey, $40 Quincy
street. inspector of sewers and paw
ing; Louis Poison, 227 Tyler street, |
foreman of streets in the water de-
partment; Roy L. Root, Taper In wa
ter department, were certified to the
city commission as having successfully |
passed the examinations.