The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-14
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Topeka's midwinter exposition will
begin at the Auditorium Monday.
Several small robberies have been
pulled on in the city recently. Few ar
rests have been made.
The Patterson Book Exchange will
move into the new location at 800 Kan
sas avenue tomorrow.
The weather is ideal for Farmers
Week." and the other conventions be-
ing held in Topeka this week.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the First
United Brethren church will meet Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 at the home of
Mrs. B. H. Tobias. 1927 Quincy street
The Auditorium is a busy place with
carpenters. electricians. ETC.. preparing
for the Midwinter exposition which will
open next Monday and continue until
January 30. a..
william Newlin of Hutchinson. who
read a paper today before the members
formerly a Topeka boy. He was State
Journal carrier. vera Fg
The following births were reported at
the office Of the city clerk today: Oda
F. Haney and wife, 1911 West Sixth
street. Jan. s. boy; James o. Miller and
wife. 446 Ohio street. Jan. II. boy.
Members Of the legislature have been
given cards which entitle them to MEM
bership in the Topeka Commercial club
while they are in Topeka The at
tendance at the club has shown marked
signs of increase.
A general invitation 10 extended to
all persons interested to attend the ses-
sion of the meeting Of the state board
Of agriculture in Representative hall this
evening at 7:30 o'clock. The Washburn
Glee club will furnish music tonight.
There was q capacity crowd in at
tendance at noon today at the D. +.
Houston complimentary dinner given
b. the Commercial club. 1t II no small
honor for a Commercial club to enter
tain a member Of the presidents fam
ily.''
Topeka is certainly a good looking
place at night" said one Of the men,
bers OF the Kansas Boilers assocfa-
ton in attendance at the meeting OF
the organization which closed with q
smoker at the Fifth Avenue hotel We'd
nesday night. II like your broad Kan
sas avenue and your white way"
An ordinance regulating the sale of
all habit-forming drugs was given final
passage by the city commission today.
A record of all sales must be kept by
druggists and these records are to be
open to inspection by the city physician.
The ordinance will be printed in PAM
phlet form and q copy mailed to each
druggist, SO 1t will not be possible to
excuse a violation on the grounds of
ignorance of the city's requirements
The Social Service club OF the Young
People of the First Methodist Episcopal
church meets tomorrow evening at $50
sharp for chicken pie dinner to be
followed by the regular study. The
topic will be: Income and Property"
and the discussion will be led by the
pastor Of the church. DIR. Young. After
the study there will be a social hour
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date department Of the Sunday school.
Plenty of games and fun of various
kinds. All members of the club are
urged to be present at the final meeting.
The present legislature probably will
be asked to undo an act Of the legis-
lature of 1913 by the City Of -opeka
and other cities suffering embarrass-
ment on account Of an amendment at
tached to, the law permitting cities to.
make q levy for bridge purposes. The
City OF Topeka has levied the money
for the building Of two bridges over
Shunganunga creek. but an amend
ment of the 1918 legislature does not
so, 600 for bridges without a vote Of the
people. Unless the law is changed.
cities will have to hold a special cleo
ton every time q bridge Of substantial
design il built
A horse belonging to J. e. Wilson,
O@S EbunWOO0 StTeel, 6PSut lhSI night IN
a sewer ditch. but suffered no incon-
venience.z The alley at the rear of the
residence is closed for the laying of
pipe for the Auburndale sewer. Mr..
Wilson has some lots across the alley
from mis- barn. A son attempted to
lead the horse over the ditch to these
lots. but the animal slipped into the
opening, an excavation twelve feet
long and six feet wide and about eight
feet deep. Everyone seemed more con-
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horse, himself, who was fed and settled
down comfortably to spend the night
and await the arrival of workmen in
the morning. This morning an incline
was dug and he was led out without
diniculty and unchanged
Because the European war has cut
on trade with Germany, 1t il now more
easy for dairymen to water the milk
they sell ia Topeka and eAcape detec-
ton. An instrument known - . refkac-