The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-19
SNAP SHOTS

The gas pressure was good this
morning!
Topeka real estate men say these
United States war scares are hurting
their business.
The high school orchestra il doing
good work under Carlton Wood. There
are twenty-five members.
The X. X. K. basketball team from
Highland Park defeated the Washburn
academy team last night by q score OF
Is to 1s-
A petition for the paving Of Van
Buren, street from Huntington avenue
to Euclid avenue was presented to the
city commission today.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the First
United Brethren church will meet
with Mrs. George Cain at her home at
1000 Topeka avenue, Friday afternoon
at 2:30.
The seniors of the high school will
day afternoon to consider the question
of the class play. Miss Aura Bradford
and Miss Edna Hopkins will direct
the play.
Just about time for a crack at L.
G. Treleaven, manager of the local
resulting low gas pressure always
brings down trouble on the head of
| the gas man.
The city commission today adopted
report from w. G. Tandy. city COM
missioner of streets, recommending
that the petition asking for paving of
College avenue from Sixth to Tenth
| avenues be granted.
An unoccupied farm barn belong
| ing to NJ. F. Cation. 1920 Kansas ave-
nue.. was completely destroyed by fire
before the fire department could
4, reach it at o'clock this morning. The
loss was less than 500.
The slate roof of the addition to the
high school building is expected to be
completed within a week. The walls
have been plastered, and indications
are that the improvement will be COM
pleted some time before the opening
of the second semester.
The high school glee club under
! Sheriff. Smith, one of the instructors
will give public concert later in the
season. There are more than twenty
members and the boys are said to be
doing excellent work. They have been
asked to give a concert in a small
Kansas town.
Word has been received in Topeka
Of the death Of Judge E. B. Pfost al
Seattle, Washington. Judge Pfos1
was we'll known over Kansas, having
been appointed Judge Of the Kansas
City court by Governor Leedy. He
was also greatly interested in fra
ternal organizations.
The West Side w. c. T. U. will holi
a regular meeting FRIDAY AFTERNOON
at 2:3O at the home of Mrs. Berns
Kettering, 259 Stevens street. An in
teresting program has been prepared
land plans will be laid for the Belgian
relief fund. All who are interested
are cordially invited.
i Riddles in the city are expressing {
lively interest in the arrangement.
made by the State Journal and tn,
management OF the Hip theater t.
admit children to the Hips Saturday
afternoon show for two potatoes. Thu
potatoes will be sent to Belgium tt
help the war sufferers.
Marriage licenses have been ISSUED
to Earl v. Gibson and Jessie M. Um
p1eby of Topeka; James X. Bradshaw
and Blanche Wyatt Of Maryville, Mo.
Willis L. Kirk and Carrie McFaddel
Of Topeka, and to Harry c. Simpson
and Jessie Mitchell of Topeka. TIL
last named couple were married Wed
nesday by Judge Hugh Mcfarland o
the probate court.
Francis and Hugh Kiene, sons O
the sheriff, were occupants of al
automobile which collided with
United States mail wagon at Fifth ant
Jackson streets last night, overturn
ing the wagon and bruising it's driver
Charles Pendleton of Seventh an(
Liberty streets. The auto was slight
ly damaged, more SO than was tn,
mail wagon. The Kiene boys wer,