The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-11
SNAP SHOTS
Topeka banks will be closed Fri
day-Lincoln's birthday
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day-Lincoln's birthday.
c. e. Olander has taken out a per-
nit to erect a 5000 dwelling at 1905
Quincy street.
The younger juniors of the Central
7. M. c. A. are planning a hike for q
week from Saturday.
A fellowship lunch at the Central Y.
M. C.. A. will follow the Booth mass
meeting Sunday afternoon
Because of the moderation in
weather exterior construction work in
Topeka has been resumed.
Bert Keele of the Keele Electrical
company, who was Operated upon at
Christ hospital Tuesday. Is reported
to be doing well.
A class in Bible study for business
men was held at noon today at the
Central Y. NJ. C. A. under the direction
of DR.. M. F. Troxell.
The new membership committee of
the Commercial club under E. L. Ov-
erton met at the club quarters today
to map out a plan of action
c. E. Olander will remodel the
dwelling at 1875 East Tenth avenue,
Transforming 1t into a three apartment
house. The cost will be nearly $1,000.
Judge F. L. Martin of Hutchinson
has consented to deliver his address
on the Trial of Jesus at the First
Christian church Sunday evening,
February IA. Mr.. Martin is a member
Of the present state legislature. His
son, a student at Kansas university,
will render special violin number.
Moving pictures Of the Topeka fire
department in action were taken for
foolish-like 1 Lad made a monkey of
myself for the benefit of a crowd"
exclaimed Joseph Hanlon, fire chief,
blushingly, after the posing was over.
Maybe the brave chief had stage
fright
Next Sunday afternoon at o'clock
the delegates who attended the con-
ference for older boys in Wichita re-
Gently will meet at the Central Y. NJ.
c. A. to discuss plans for work in To-
peka and the possibility Of forming
a permanent organization. All dele
gates from older boys classes and boy
leaders are invited to attend.
A five-foot alligator at the Gage
park zoo died suddenly Wednesday.
The cause of his ailment is q mystery.
"AlligatOrs are such sluggish animals
| that it is difficult to detect a sick one
Porter, city commissioner of parks.
I'VE did not know there was anything
wrong with the animal until a short
time before it died."
The gospel team of the Lowman Hill
Methodist Episcopal church will con-
uOCG tie CAOSluS ScIttCcS u Tic IILlu-
winter camp of The salvation Army at
the Army hall Sunday evening at 8
o'clock. The present series of gospel
meetings have been running eighteen
days. Many gospel teams and minis
tiers of the city have assisted and
many conversions hav resulted.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the First English Lutheran church
will hold it's second annual banquet
this evening in the church parlors.
Talks will be given by DR.. M. F.
Troxell, the Rev. A. NJ. Reitzel. DR..
Walter w. fWesson, John Christman
and Miss Irene TroxeH. The banquet
will be in honor of the new officers
of the organization. x So ss.e
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
Eugene McBroom and wife, 500 Chan
dler street, February 2, girl; Jacob
Herman and wife, 618 North Topeka
avenue, February 9, boy; I. Newton
Ice and wife. 251S Buchanan street.
February 8. boy; John Francis Case
and wife, 1919 Lane street, February
2, boy; John p. Richie and wife. 1926
Laurel street, February 9, girl; John
Dick and wife, 1920 Van Buren, street,
February 3. boy.
Word was received in Topeka today
that Richard Jones, one of the Oldest
locomotive engineers of the Santa Fe
system, had died in Fort Madison,
Iowa. The body will be brought to
Topeka for burial. The funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
Mr.. Jones had lived in Topeka a great
many years and has many acquaint-
| ances here. w. H. Jones. sos Madi-
son street; T. o. Jones, 312 East Sixth
street, and Charles Jones, SIT Monroe
street, are brothers.
Louis ]. Floyd, secretary of the To-
peka Provident association, will speak
before the members of the Current
Topic club of the Y. NJ. c. A. and
| friends of the Association, next Mon
day evening. Supper will be served
at o'clock at cost for those who at
tend. The subject of the address.
was with the public welfare board at
Kansas City for two and one-half
years and has had broad experience
in charity work. The meeting will adj
journ by 1880 o'clock.
! J. M. Brunt, secretary of the To-
peka Rotary club, has at his store,
corner of Fifth street and Kansas ave-
nue., 200 books which have been do
mated by club members and q few
| tuberculosis sanitarium at Norton.
The books will not be shipped for
several days, and there is still an OPP
portunity to add to the collection. The
general public is invited to contrib
ute either old or new books. The
cause is q good one. The contribu-
lions include set of the Encyclo-
paedia Britannica given by DIR. Roy
B. Guild.
The water heater at the Central Y.
NJ. C. A., which sprung a leak We'd
nesday morning smothering the fire
will not be in operation again for q
/ day or two at least. In the meantime