The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-08
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Great weather-for rabbits.
The jitneys are not active today ow-
ing to the bad condition of the city's
streets.
Mrs. C. F. Menninger announces
that she will meet her Bible classes
as usual Tuesday.
A meeting of the Parent-Teachers'
association of the Quincy school will
be held this evening at 1880 o'clock
The annual meeting of the Ingle-
side association will be held at ten
o'clock Friday morning at the Ingle-
side home.
A service was held Sunday night at
the Brown chapel corner of Twelfth
and Washington streets, by the gos-
pei team of the Colored Y. NJ. c.. \.
The number of mot at homes IS
exceptionally large in Topeka accord
part in the whirlwind census cam
paign.
The stage of the Kaw river was 81
feet today. Normal for March is IA
feet. A decided rise in the stage IS
anticipated soon as a general thaw
arrives.
There are a number of blocks OF
sidewalks in the city in dangerous
conditions for pedestrians owing to
the fact that the snow has not been
removed.
This is the sixth successive day on
which snow has fallen at Topeka, and
more of it scheduled for tonight or
Tuesday. There were light snow fur
ries today.
Several alleged bootlegging joints
We're raided by the Sheriff'S force in
the last few days. At some of the
places small amount of evidence"
was obtained.
DIR. S. ]. Crumbine gave an illus
trated address Sunday evening at the
Second Presbyterian church. He
gave the history of the city from the
point of public health.
Leroy Highlands. the blind repre-
sentative from Harper county. spoke
at a well attended meeting for men
at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday
afternoon on Immortality"
The city began prosecution of sew
eral jury criminal cases appealed
from the police court this morning in
the second division of the district
court before Judge Whitcomb.
A wooden beam under a crate in
the residence of w. S. McClintock,
1857 Topeka avenue, caught fire Sun
day. The damage done was slight.
This is the second fire in three months
in the McClintock home.
Senator ]. NJ. Davis will speak at
the Central Y. M. C. A. this evening
before the members of the Current
Topic club and the friends of the as
ISOLATION on Decentralization of Re
sponsibility in Government"
The Rev. w. NJ. Balch, pastor of the
Lowman Methodist church, spoke on
Personal Religion at the Washburn
college vesper service Sunday after
noon. The music was under the di-
rection of Dean Horace Whitehouse.
Several Topekans have received
punctures as a result of the lacks that
have evidently beeen scattered around
town to cause trouble for the jitney
cars. The lacks are large with enOr
nous heads; fortunately for the vic
Tins they are not rusty.
Decision has been made by the ply
steal committee of the Central Y. M.
c. A. under c. E. Eldridge to hold n
circus-the first in three years-the
steal director, will have general
charge of the entertainment. The
gymnasium classes have already be-
gun to train for the event
George A Heron of Topeka is be-
ing supported at Hutchinson today as
a candidate for grand recorder of the
A. O. u. w. by the local lodges and n
number of the lodges over the state.
The Kansas A. O.. U. w. grand lodge
is in session today Mr. Heron is
widely known in local fraternal cir
cles. He became a member of the A.
o. L. w. in 1891.
A volley ball five from Mcpherson
will play a picked team at the Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A. next Friday evening
at $50 o'clock. There will be no ad-
mission fee. Volley ball has been :n-
creasing so rapidly in popularity that
the management at the ''Y' has de-
cided to give the general public an
opportunity to see a fast and hard
fought game. The Topeka team will
81 to Mcpherson for a return game
later in the season.
The sons of the rich do not have a
fair chance, according to D. H. Bran
aman, who spoke at the Central Y. NJ.
c. A. Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock