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

Fine weather for the teachers.
Two weeks from tomorrow is .Tur-
key Day.
X. & L. of s.. dance Thursday eve
ming. Nov. II, Kellam hall.-Adv.
c. B. Burge, city clerk. is spending
his vacation at the Masonic Temple.
The printers bill for preparing the
ballots used in the precincts Of this
county at the general election
amounted to 1925.
A Mexican priest has recently been
assigned by the Catholic church to
hold regular services among his coun-
trymen in Topeka.
County clerks, commissioners and
treasurers of Kansas are meeting to-
day and tomorrow in their annual
conclave at Hutchinson
The Topeka Camp No. 14S; r. N. A..
will meet at Lincoln Post hall tonight
where refreshments will be served. A
reception will be given for Arthur Cap
per.
Rev. John Waldron, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Holton and
former pastor Of the Kansas Avenue
Methodist church in North Topeka. is
spending few days here.
II wish the state schools were To-
Gated in Topeka. where they belong,
volunteered a normal professor who is
here for the teachers convention to-
day. The feeling is mutual.
The meeting of the board of the
Crittentpn mission has been postponed
until Thursday, November l.. The
meeting will be held at the Y. w. C. A.
at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
Several of the macadam roads in
Shawnee county are badly in need of
repairs. mo money available is the
explanation of the county commission
ers for the condition Of the roads.
The Golden Rule club will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. r. E.
Walker, of 1872 Van Buren, street.
The meeting was called for Friday,
but will be held a day earlier on ac-
George 7. Mattingly, city license
collector. feels good whenever collec-
tons for the city for one month ex-
coed collections for the same month
of the previous year. He had occasion
to be joyful over last months report.
II spent ten minutes scrubbing my
ears this morning." said ten year old
boy to his mother this morning. The
latter, in a tone of great surprise.
asked the reason for this apparent
reformation. 1.-THE teachers are COM
ing. the youth replied
The following births were reported at
the office of the city clerk today: H. +.
Mitchell and wife. 1121 Western avenue,
Nov. 3, girl; Russell Seward Van Duzen
and wife. 9o1 AFTER avenue. Nov 9. boy:
Edward Everett Bellamy and wife. u2S
Garfield avenue, Nov. 10. girl.
John Miltonberger and Forest Rich
ardson were arrested Tuesday on the
charge OF grand larceny 1t is al
legged that they stole SIS worth OF
brass from the Rock Island. Detec-
tive Lyle and Marshal Frost of the
Court Of Topeka made the arrest
A box containing badger was re-
sioner Of parks. A note explained
that the animals name is bob" and
that he had been sent by Frank and
Irwin Earl. of Alton, Kan. Bob
has been placed in the Gage Park zoo.
Indications are that Topeka is get
ting into state OF mind similar TO
that of the small boy with q nickel
She is anxious to buy something. She
does not know what she wants to buy.
but she is going to spend some money.
Municipal telephones, municipal light
Ing plants, municipal theaters. moving
pictures for the schools, boulevards.
more parks and Fairgrounds are
| things now being considered.
Oscar Swayze, county clerk. mas
won his title to two distinctions: He
can get along with less sleep
| and can keep his good tenn
per under more trying conol-
tons than any person In the
acquaintance of those who have been
associated with him during the try
ing days of the last two weeks when
| the work attendant upon the general
! election has been in progress. Swayxe
went so hours straight without sleep
| ing and then only slept about four
before he did another days work
In his odd moments he wrote . poem
addressed tn the members OF the cleo
| ton boards.