The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-04
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John p. Desche has taken out a permit
street.
c. H. Matthews is having erected
modern dry cleaning building at Third
and Quincy streets.
The monthly meeting Of the physical
committee of the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
under C. E. Eldridge was held today.
The regular February meeting Of the
board of directors Of the Topeka Com
mercial club will be held Friday noon.
The diocesan examiners for parochiai
schools will be in Topeka February 10 to
inspect the St Joseph and the Assumption
schools.
The wrestling class that has been or
ganized at the Central Y. NJ c. A. has ten
night at O'Clock.
Dr. Walter w. Wedding will speak to
the members Of the first aid class of the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. Saturday night at
seven o'clock on first aid materials. etc
Frank Leech, night jailer at the city
forced to 60 to his home. Police OFFICER
Kennedy has taken his place temporarily.
The next games in the volleyball touTna-
played Saturday evening beginning at S1s
oeclock. Team can M will be pitted against
The annual meeting Of the Topeka Re-
bate association will be held Friday morn
ing at ten o'clock at the Commercial club
quarters. The annual report OF the secre-
tary will be read and officers elected.
Due at least partially to the fact that
season there has been the heaviest de-
mand for canned goods this season ex-
perienced by the local grocers IN years.
Dr. o. O. Moore, 412 Tyler street. re-
ported to the police this morning that
four automobile tires were stolen from
his garage last night: The police investi-
Ane enrolment of subfreshmen at the
high school for the midterm now aggre-
gates more than two hundred and twenty
five This Is by far the ni. heaviest t, e9r4n fha
year.
force Of men are at work repairing
tss 4
done some time ago. The roof has been
repaired and now the plastering is being
fixed.
Mark Williams. 20 years old, being
tried in the district court. charged with
murder and Frank Brown. IS, were ar.
rested last night in a dance hall and Will
be tried in police court on the charge OF
smoking.
Fresh eggs are selling at local stores to-
from 50 to 30 cents pound There are a
IS" IS esnfs s1Sses !aSe Tse he hens are layins with
been the case in several months.
The cold weather was of short duration.
There has been & decided moderation to-
normal for this date. There will be no
prolonged cold weather between now and
ST ring unless there is snow on the ground,
according to Sunny" Flora, the local OBJ
server.
T. A. Borman, president Of the Kansas
State Fair association and editor OF the
Kansas Farmer has gone to Muskogee
Oklahoma, where he will address the sec
ond annual convention OF the Oklahoma
Agricultural association. He will speak
on "Dairying."
Mrs Marian Wharton. who now calls
Topeka her home. and who gave series
of addresses at the First Methodist church
last week, has left for New York. On her
way east she will fill several lecture en-
gagements. She will return to Kansas in
March and will fill numerous engage
ments in this state.
H. D. Driscoll is preparing a report of
the work Of the Topeka Traffic associa-
ton covering the two years in which 1t
has been in operation. The report will be
ready for distribution some time before
the annual meeting which viii be held in
May. A number of firms have already
signif1ed their intention OF getting into
the annual meeting.
The fifth report Of a bicycle being
stolen this week was received at the police
station this morning. Ray Garvey, a
W Washburn student, had his bicycle stolen
from him last night. Last summer several
colored boys were held by the police for
stealing bicycles and for several months
there was little trouble in this respect.
OF late, however, bicycle owners have
been seriously annoyed by thefts.
A special program has been prepared
for the Sunday evening service at the
German Methodist Episcopal church, Feb