The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-13
AT HOME NEWS.

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Usually a circus brings rain. Tomor-
row the show undoubtedly will invite
snow.
The cool weather today and Monday
mas stimulated the coal business in
Topeka.
The Mothers club Of the Topeka
Provident association will meet a week
from today.
A class in first aid to the injured
will be organized soon at the Central
Y. M C. A.
DIR. F. M. Troxell will have charge
OF Bible class for business men at
the Central Y. M. C. A. Thursday noon.
Beginning Nov. 1. Shawnee county
taxpayers can pay their taxes for the
coming year at the county treasurer's
office.
A meeting Of the Brotherhood of
the Central Congregational church was
held at the Commercial club charters
at noon today.
The gas pressure is falteringg. Kan
saS City is bowling about the DiscOm-
fort Twins. Low Gas Pressure" and
Gold Weather"
Paul Morgan was fined So in police
court Monday for riding a bicycle on
the sidewalk. He was arrested by
Special Officer Bartlett.
The stove and furnace men are busy.
They find it impossible to keep up with
the demand for repair work and the in
stallation of furnaces and stoves.
Only one birth was reported today
al the city clerks office in the city
hall. To Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Smarr of
1851 Tyler street, a girl, born October
II.
Steve Israel has been bound over for
trial in the district court under 5000
bond on a charge of assault with intent
to kill. He cut Joe Dwiggins with a
knife, Sept. Is.
Many Topeka housewives covered
their plants Monday night because OF
an expected frost. The clouds pre-
vented a frost although overcoat
weather prevailed.
r. Shakeshaft. chief clerk to Gen
eral Passenger Agent Connell Of the
Santa Fe, is in New York and Boston
this week. Mr.. Shakeshaft attended
the Observation-Disclosures world series
game at Boston Monday.
The Topeka high school football
team will play the Manhattan high
school team at Washburn field Satur-
day. Glass. who has been out of the
game for several games, may be able
to take his place at half for this game.
Many Of the high school students
prefer to eat at one of the down town
restaurants every noon instead Of the
cafeteria. A good per cent of the stu
dents who live within easy walking
distance OF the school go home for
lunch.
A Columbus day entertainment, was
given Monday night by the Knights of
Columbus. There were $50 persons
present. Father F. NJ. Hayden and
Father Patrick McInerney. the new
pastor of the Church of the Assump-
ton spoke.
The men of Topeka, who a few
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Beach suits and Panama hats, are now
walking up and down the street in
winter clothing. An abundance of
light and heavy overcOats and Macki-
naws can be seen.
Prof ]. w. Searson of the State
Agricultural college, who has been
chairman of the publicity committee
in connection with the meeting of the
Kansas State Teachers association for
several years, will again take charge
of the publicity work next November.
Meetings of the membership COM
mittee of the Commercial club and
members of the board of directors are
being held at noon each day this week
in preparation for the membership
campaign that will be held Tuesday
and Wednesday. October 20 and FL.
Jack S. jackson, charged by H. B.
Howard with the embezxlement of two
shotguns. was discharged in the
court of Topeka today. 1t developed
at the trial that Jackson had simply
failed to return the guns promptly
after having rented them for use two
days.
The school board at Usage City has
ordered the schools of that place
closed at the time of the meeting of
the Kansas State Teachers association,
Topeka. November 1914, to allow the
members of the teaching staff the OPP
portunity to attend the annual meeting
here.
The pure SHOE case recently de-
cided by Judge A. w. Dana, of the
first division Of the Shawnee county
district court, will be appealed to the
supreme court. The Payne Shoe COM
pany in test case representing prac-
tically all the shoe dealers Of the state,
has filed notice of appeal.
Judge A. s. Van valkenburgh of
Kansas City. will substitute for Judge
John S. Pollock when arguments are
made in federal court in Leavenworth
today by attorneys for George S. Bad
ders, retired Topeka merchant, to