The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-13
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The fourth series of grade teachers
meetings will be held this week at the
| high school.
new drug store was opened today
at ia West Fourth street by T. v. and
S. w. Campbell.
The board of embalmers received 35
petitions for embalming certificates
from over the state. They will be
passed on today and Wednesday.
| N. Guettel of Emporia, manager of
| the Palace store there, was in Topeka
| Monday to inspect the damage done
in the fire here Saturday morning.
| Placards in blue and white have
| been placed in the store windows.
They read: 100000 in ten days for
| Washburn everybody help"
| Cards advertising Bing1ing Broth
ers' circus, which will be held April
% and "a at the Central Y. M. c. A,
are now on display in store windows.
A. E. Wilson, a groceryman at Big
Springs, has turned his business over
to his son and will take his family to
California in an automobile to attend
the exposition.
Marriage licenses have been issued
in the probate court to Carl Chandler
and Dora R. Levitt of Topeka, and to
Otto Cummings of Salina and Bertha
Reeder, Topeka.
The Modoc club of Topeka present
ed their entertainment, "a Night in a
Cabaret" before a large and enthusi-
astic audience at Holton. In fact, they
made decided 'hit."
Short circuited wires called fire
companies to Tenth and Tyler streets
at 7:40 o'clock Monday night. The
electrical display was on a telegraph
pole. There was no damage.
The Central Y. NJ. c. A. tennis
courts at the corner of Tenth avenue
and Lane street are being put in con-
will he n
for use by the last of this week.
The merchants along Kansas ave-
nue. are asked to decorate their re-
spective places of business so that the
street will present a gala appearance
Saturday when the mammoth Wash
burn parade takes place.
A woman with a child or two is
wanted by a family living on a farm
near Herington, Kan, to do house
work. Here is a chance to secure
good home. Address H. c. Blume,
Rural Route No. 8, Herington, Kan.
The Topeka Automobile association
will meet at the Commercial club
rooms tonight to elect officers and
outline the work for the coming year.
The activities of the club will be i'm
portant this year on account of the
heavy coast to coast travel.
Ray Yarnell assistant telegraph ed
itor of the morning paper, has re-
signed to accept a position on the
Kansas City Post. He has been con-
nected with the Capital for two years,
is Washburn graduate and was edi-
tor of the Review in his last year in
college.
The Kansas City Tigers-soccer
football aggregation-havea asked Tom
Powell for game at Topeka Sunday.
but due to the interest in baseball just
now Powell wrote today to say that 1t
would be impossible to make the ar
for the game. This means
that the 1914-1915 soccer season has
closed.
The final preparations for the
college endowment cam |
paignf VIII be made Wednesday. The |
entire force of 400 workers will meet |
at the auditorium at $50 O'Clock |
Wednesday, where supper will be |
served. 1t will be enthusiasm af- |
fair. The campaign proper will start |
The German-American bank has
taken out a lease on the NJ. F. Rigby |
building at ABS Kansas avenue now |
occupied by, the Brunt Drug company
and will take possession early next |
fall. The Brunt company will move |
to 1923 Kansas avenue in the building |
owned by Dana MacVicar and occu-
pied by the Eagle Cigar store.
Miss Hazel Eden, a former Topeka |
girl, has been engaged to sing in the |
Chicago Grand Opera company, newly |
She was one of five Chi
cago girls selected to sing by the well |
known director, Clofonte Campanini. |
She is a niece of Miss E. v. Eden and |
Mrs. c. c. Huston and a granddaugh
ter of Mrs. Anna Eden, all of Topeka.
Indications are that Jay E. House.
mayor, will maintain more privacy in
his office than did his predecessor.
When R. L. Cofran, was mayor, his
desk was in the same room with that
Of his stenographer. One day in the
office of mayor, has caused Jay E.
House to seek a change in arrange
nents. He has decided to move his
desk into private room.
The fourth series of grade teachers
meetings are being held this week at
he high school building. This after
noon the teachers of the first and sec.
md grades meet. Wednesday those of
he third and fourth grades will get i
together for conference. Thursday the
fifth and sixth grade teachers will
meet, and Friday it will be those of
he seventh and eighth grades.
The pastors and elders of the Pres
byterian churches in Topeka went to
Kansas City this afternoon to at
Tend Presbyter. and will remain
until Thursday. The pastors attend
ing are Rev. J. P. Hicks, DR.. S. B. An
derson, Rev. S. A. Alt, DIR. S. S. Estey, L
Rev. Ralph Ward, Rev. Harry Nelson,
Rev. E. 1. Gilmore, Rev. J. w. Thomp-
son, and the Rev. j. w. GlendenninS.