The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The regular February meeting of the
board of education will be held next
Monday night.
War prices do not obtain in Topeka.
Groceries in Topeka are inclined to be
cheaper than last year.
Oranges are unusually plentiful this
season, and they are of good size and
quality. Grapefruit is plentiful and the
prices reasonable
Frank Leech, desk sergeant at the
police department, has returned from
Excelsior Springs. Mo. where he spent
his annual vacation
Herbert Booth. son of the late Gen
eral William Booth. will give series
of addresses at the First Baptist
church beginning February 4.
Large shipments of radishes from the
south are now being received in To-
peka. They are selling at local stores
at the rate of three punches for cents
A large crowd attended the special
jubilee services held at the local Sal
walton Army hall Sunday evening. Rev.
John Bright delivered an address at
o'clock.
A gospel team from the First Baptist
church was in charge of services at the
r. r. Y NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoon.
Nearly three hundred persons were
present.
meeting Of the members of the
Holy Name Catholic parish was held
Sunday and plans were discussed for
the new Catholic church to be erected
on the West side
A man by the named of Dan May
walked into the police station at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon and gave him.
self up as drunk This morning he was
fined So The incident was rare one.
seldom found in police annals.
The Burger Package company of SIS
Quincy street. was entered last night
and a gray suit OF Clothes and two
pairs of ladies' shoes were stolen The
stolen articles came from local cloth
ing store, 20 be delivered by the pack
age company.
The Y. W. c. A basketball schedule
fer February will show games as fol-
lows: Capper VS.. Santa Fe: Lucky
Five VS.. Christian church girls. Capper
vs. Lucky Five; Santa Fe VS.. Christian
church girls: Capper vs. Christian
| church; Santa F'e vs. Lucky Five
A change in the date of the next
meeting of the Topeka Rotary club has
been announced. The meeting will be
the L. c. T. hall. 1O7 East Eighth
avenue Samples of good things to eat
| from the Midwinter will be served The
club may decided to hold meetings reg
| ularly in the L. c. T. hall.
| Judge w C. Burns. prominent Chi
| cago attorney. will speak before the
| members of the Current Topic club at
Supper will be served to the members
and their friends at Sis. The speaker
will compare the English parliamentary
| system of government with the sys-
| tenn in vogue in this country.
| Following the testimony of Mrs
Frank Patton's 6-year-old son against
Frank Patton. in the court of Topeka
Saturday afternoon. Patton was sem
fenced TO Jail for thirty days for beat
| ing his wife. The Pattons live on Gen.
| trail avenue in North Topeka Mrs.
| Patton, who swore out the complaint
against her husband, is cripple
| An effort is being made to send a
delegation of 100 Topeka boys to the
State Conference for Older Boys that
| will be held in Wichita February 81.
At a meeting Of those who expect to
| go from this city held at the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. temporary organization
| was formed: The officers: President,
| William McCarter: secretary, William
Bracy, and yell leader. John Bennett.
Arrangements are being made to char
ter a special car for the local delega-
| ton
| A state wide peace convention has
been called to be held in Topeka Feb
ruary II with a view to formulating
plans looking towards world peace
! Arthur Capper, governor OF Kansas,
| has issued a proclamation calling for
this meeting This was done upon the
request of the World Peace associa-
| tions of Atchison, Topeka, Wichita,
Salina, and several other Kansas
cities State, city. county and school
officers are especially urged to at
tend.
The Eighth District Christian En-
deayor Union. which includes Shaw
nee and seven other counties. has
made arrangements for two addresses
| in Topeka-February and respect
! iveiy-by Karl Lehman of Boston.
Mass. The first of these will be at the
Second United Presbyterian church.
| corner Huntoon and Fillmore streets.
Saturday night The other address
will be delivered Sunday afternoon,
February :, before q mass meeting OF
young people in the First Presbyterian
church