The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-22
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AT HOME NEWS.


Ill AT HOME NEWS.
Margot Dillon, the little daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dillon, is i'll
with measles.
Negotiations are still under way for
site for new creamery in Topeka.
The plan is to establish branch of an
| Omaha creamery here.
Mr. and Mrs Ira Amos of Carbon
dale are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Amos, All Madison street
Senator and Mrs. w. P. Lambert
son, VINO have been in Topeka for the
session of the legislature, have gone
to their home in Fairview.
George H. Hoyes, secretary of the
central Y: M. c. A, gave an address
Sunday afternoon at the colored de-
partment on Kansas avenue.
The Fidelity club will be entertained
Wednesday afternoon, March "a, by
at the home of Mrs. White, 421 East
Eighth street.
The women of the Fourth division
OF the First M. E. church will have
tn1mnle party Tuesday, March Fl, at
the home of Mrs. George Hoyes, S35
Lincoln street.
Mrs 1. NJ. Mahin, who has been in
hospital the past few weeks recov-
erlng from an operation, has returned
to her home in Smith Center, with
Senator Mahin.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M Swope of 1911
Fillmore street announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Harriet, to
MT. Ralph G. Lewis. The wedding
VIII take place some time in April.
A meeting of the Central Park Kin
dergarten club will be held Thursday
afternoon at the Central Park school
house. Practical Spring Suggestions
will be made by Mrs. Noble Prentis.
The Central Park kindergarten club
will meet at $3.50 o'clock Thursday
afternoon at the Central Park school
building. Mrs. Noble L. Prentis will
talk on Practical Spring Suggestions
DR.. Clyde c. Cissell, pastor of the
First Methodist church at Chanute,
will speak before the Current Topic
evening at 6 o'clock on 1.-The Changed
Emphasis
Joseph Waidelich of No. 2 fire sta
ton was cut on the hand by a piece
of glass while fighting fire at the home
of B. j. Long, 1914 Fillmore street,
Sunday morning. The tendon of the
little finger of the right hand was sew
cred. He is temporarily off duty.
Thirty-one thousand ballots will be
printed for the city primary to be held
one week from today. The names of
the candidates for mayor and mem
pear in one column, and candidates
for the board of education in another.
Candidates names will appear in
alpha betical order.
There is joy in the office of J. A
Ramsey, city sanitary sergeant and
this joy has nothing to do with the
city cleanup. On Washingtons birth
day, Mr.. Ramsey purchased a pair of
canaries and named them George and
Martha. Mar -l1n woo -'-''r't~ llv cbirny
today and an investigation revealed
that she had lalu all egg.
at the Auditorium tonight under the
auspices of the Abdallah Shriners. The |
program will include a vocal solo, sew
eral instrumental solos, and selections
The proceeds of the concert will be
used to take the band to Seattle in
July with the Shriner special.
DR.. I. Garland Penn, secretary of |
the Freedman'S Aid board in Cincin-
natl, will speak Monday evening at 8
o'clock at the Topeka Industrial insti-
tute. His subject is, .'Grace. Grit and
Gumptfon, the Elements of Success
DR.. Garland addressed the Kansas
Methodist conference last week No
will be charged, and con-
veyances will meet the cemetery cars
at 1928 and 7:4S.
A written opinion by c. w Ralston,
city attorney, in which he held that
the city commission was neither com
PEELED. to nor had the right to return
to the petitioners the grave yard
petitions asking for the calling of an
election to, vote upon the retention or
of the commission plan of
city governm mt, was unanimously ap-
proved ana adopted by the city COM
today.
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today: |
j. A. Campbell. jr., and wife, 1179 4
Garfield avenue, March 16, girl; Il
George Bass, jr., and wife. Munson
and Frazeur avenues, March 1, boy; 4
Edward Morand and wife, 2427 Lin
coin street, March %, girl; ]. Jay Hem
derson and wife, 1924 Boswell avenue Il
March IS, girl; Elmer Roy SAINTS and l
wife, 631 Garfield avenue, March IA,
girl
B. J. Long, 1914 Fillmore street, was
choked by smoke at 4 o'clock Sunday
cover the rear of his house burning II
The fire had started in the cellar
stairway and the flames were coming
through the door of the room he oc-
cupied. Fire companies arrived in
time to save all the house except the
kitchen. The damage is estimated at
$3.50. Mr. Long is manager of the
electric light department of the To-
peka Edison company.
Fred Lucas ]. A. Bicknell and Will
lam Cawker have been selected by
he fifty-three officers and men of the
Topeka fire department a commit
-Ce " COHducC d cam pd1Sn IN FAVOR OF
he adoption of the double-platoon
system, whereby day and night shifts
Of firemen will be employed by the
city Under the present arrangement
firemen are on duty "a hours a day.
six days in the week. Most of the men
are married and have families which
hey see only once week. The
will be submitted to a
vote of the people at the city election
April 6.
Major Jeltz in his Times-Ledger: w.