The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

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Mrs. John E. Lord has presented
the Central Y. NJ. C. A. with six large
ornamental potted palms.
H. J. whitcomb. assistant claim
agent of the Rock Island, is i'll with
| pleurisy at his home in Potwin.
| St Valentines day. which comes on
Sunday, is being celebrated by thou
sands of Topeka children today.
DR.. Roy b. Guild will speak this
| evening at the Salvation Army hall.
400 Kansas avenue on Who's Your
Pal?"
/ In the last month more than three
! hundred poor families have been Civ
en- relief by the Topeka Provident as
ISOLATION.
| A fellowship lunch. at the Central
| Y M. c. A. presided over by E. L.
Copeland, viii follow the Booth meet
ing Sunday afternoon.
william Macferran, president of the
| State Savings bank. whose home was
recently destroyed by fire. expects to
build a bungalow in Potwin.
The regular Saturday evening vol
leyball tournament at the Central =.
| M. c. A. will start at $50 o'clock this
evening. There is no admission fee.
| A valentine party for little girls was
given at the Y. w. C. A. this afternoon
beginning at o'clock. Mrs. E. D.
Schoenberger told stories to the chill
dren.
Suit for judgment on a bill of goods
amounting to $14O.91 has been filed
in the court OF Topeka by the III. D.
Lee Mercantile company against S. b.
Jones.
j. J. Carnahan was found guilty OF
g. charge of assault on c. A. Lemas-
| ter by Judge Fisher in the court OF
| Topeka Friday afternoon and fined
| $40 and costs.
Peace Sunday will be observed at
the Central Congregational church
| Sunday morning. DR.. Roy B. Guild.
the pastor. will speak on I'm Time OF
War Prepare for Peace"
The water heater at the Central Y.
M. C. A.. which was out of commits
sion for several days and necessitated
frigid plunges by hundreds of men
and boys. has been repaired.
The Brotherhood of the Walnut
Grove Methodist church will hold a
mock senate Monday evening, Feb
ruary Is, at o'clock in the church
basement 1t will be an open meet
ing.
An Indian named "Kish Koo," who
gave his first name as Isaac, was
fined SO on drunk charge in police
court Friday. According to police Of
ficials, his name is interpreted to mean
in English, Beautiful DOLL
The Rev. J. A. Renwick, pastor of
the First United Presbyterian church.
will read a paper before the members
of the Topeka Ministerial union at 10
o'clock Monday morning in the First
PRESBYTERIAN church. The subject;
Sermon Building"
The Bible committee Of the Central
CONGREGATIONAL church Brotherhood
will have charge of the Sunday eve
ming service at the church. Prof E.
B. Schoenberger will give some Bible
readings; several of these will be from
the book of Esther.
A. NJ. Keene of Fort Scott will speak
at the First United Brethren church
Sunday evening on THE Divinity of
Christ" Mr.. Keene is chairman of
the ways and means committee of the
house; also of the judiciary committee.
and has a message well worth hearing.
The gospel team Of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church will conduct
| the meeting at the Colored Y. NJ. C.
| A., 4O6 Kansas avenue, tomorrow at
3 o'clock. At the close of the meet
ing a Y. NJ. C. A. gospel team will be
| organized. All men and boys are re-
Quested to come.
IF the manager of big moving
picture company ever sees The Million
| Dollar Heiress,'" said a Topeka man
this morning, Ibis eye will dwell
especially on the state house kidnap-
ing scene. 1 believe that he will yank
| one or two of. those actors out of
Washburn college and fire some of
| his veterans
The Grecian boot cleaning magnates
of Topeka failed to take advantage OF
Lincoln's birthday Friday. In all of
their emporiums a sign is displayed,
''All Saturday, Sunday and holiday
shines, one dime" But Froday the
Greeks were magnanimous enough
to only charge a nickel for shine.
Whether it was because of reverence
to the name of Lincoln or ignorance of
his birthday is not known.