The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-09
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row at the Second United Presbyterian
church.
A meeting Of the South Side Civic Inn
provement club was held Thursday
evening at the Van Buren, school house.
A children's party was held this aft
ernoon at o'clock at the Y, w. G. A.
Children's games were the order OF the
program.
DR.. Betty Nilsson, medical mission
airy to India, will speak at the Swed-
ish Lutheran church Monday evening
at o'clock on Missions"
The birth of a daughter to Herman
street. Jan. 8. has been reported at
the office of the city clerk.
The Auditorium will be turned over
to the carpenters, decorators, electrt-
clans and stage hands next Monday.
the work of building the Mfdwinter
Exposition will require q week.
DR.. Arthur s. Henderson of the First
Congregational church will give a series
Of five illustrated lectures beginning
Sunday evening. The first lecture will
be From Scrooby to New England" :
Teen-age boys not belonging to any
Sunday school and those belonging to
the Third Presbyterian school are
urged. hereby. to be present Sunday.
Jan. 10. A trip to Wichita is being
planned for you.
1t is impossible for the Topeka
Provident association to supply the
demand for underwear Of all kinds
and garments for children especially
shoes. Contributions of clothing
would be greatly appreciated.
Revival services tomorrow at II a.
m, and 1880 p. m. at Third Presbyter-
ian church.. The choir has been doing
great work for quite q while, and peO-
pie are .flocking" to the services now
who never attended before.
DR.. E. F. Pihlblad. president y of
Bethany college, Lindsborg. will
preach in Swedish at the Swedish
Lutheran church at IL o'clock Sum
day morning and in English at the
church in the evening at 1880 o'clock.
Shawnee county officers say that
at Manhattan Thursday for alleged for
geries in Topeka, has been identified
as Cornelius O'Rourke of Concordia
and a former inmate of the boys re-
form school here.
The January term Of the Shawnee
county district court begins Monday
and all old bonds filed for the past term
cases will be returned to custody un-
less bonds, under which they now en-
joy liberty, are renewed.
For the term of federal court which
begins in Kansas City Monday, Nor
ton Albaugh. clerk; Fred Robertson.
T. Wood, United States marshal, with
various of their assistants. will leave
Topeka Sunday afternoon.
New application blanks for permits
to sell milk in the city of Topeka are
ready for free distribution by DR.. Les
lie Rowles, city milk inspector. Per-
sons selling milk in Topeka must take
out new permits by Dec. 81 or be SUBJ
ject to arrest for violation of the city's
ordinance regulating the: sale of milk.
The dormitories Of the Provident
association are crOWdedr--crowdedi ito
OVERLOOKING some nights. One night
this week sthirty-four persons applied
for shelter. 1t was necessary to
house four of them in the city jail
Two-thirds Of these persons are trans
tents. according to Louis Floys. Sec
rotary. 40 $3.50
A delegation Of Topeka members OF
the Knights of Columbus went to EN-
poria today to participate In degree
work. big class will be initiated into
the order as candidates and visitors
are expected from Wichita, Florence,
Council Grove and Olpe. j. w. Glib
bons of this city assists State Deputy
Jochems in comforting the degrees.
J. E. Larimer, county auditor has
suggested the passage of a state law
empowering counties of more than co.
600 population to engage a special COL
on both personal taxes and court costs.
H has also recommended that liti-
giants SHOULD be required to bear the
expense of juries summoned in civil
cases.
There are many persons out of en-
ployment in Topeka, particularly
transients who have come here to
of numerous deserving local families
can find no employment. The Provi-
dent association takes care of a few
Of these in the wood yard and could
provide work for more of them II
it were possible to sell the wood on
hand in the yard more rapidly.
A fire which probably had been
covered in the building at 10 West
Sixth street this morning. The build
ing is occupied by A. A. Rodgers A
large timber which was completely in
cased by brick wall had caught fire
at one end in contact with flue had
feet long. The fire department was
called. The damage was slight.
Joseph Reisner. physical director
of the Central Y. NJ. e. A., stated to-
day that he expects to have two vol
ley ball tournaments In operation at
the ~ by next week. There will
be both Wednesday and Saturday
night contests-four teams in each.
Thirty-one persons have already ex-
pressed q desire to enter these con-
tests. and there are others yet to be
seen. The volley ball committee will
meet the first Of the week to arrange
the teams.
I'VE can not all grow WINGS" re-
marked Mayor Cofran. land even If
we could, there would still be COM
plants because some persons would
fly higher than others" The mayor