The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The average attendance at the Com
mercial club quarters at the noon hour
is one hundred.
Topeka tennis enthusiasts are pre-
dieting that the game will be UNI
usually popular next season.
All Topeka fans are urged to at
tend the baseball meeting tonight at
8 o'clock in the main room Of the To-
peka Commercial club quarters.
There is a chance that at least
three pastors of prominent churches
| In Topeka will turn in their reslgna-
tons before the close of the year.
| Several Topeka churches are pre-
pairing to construct new edifices or
remodel present buildings and some
of the improvement work probably
will be started this year.
The recent Kansas Midwinter expo
sition gave the campaign for the pur-
chase Of home made goods boost.
Good things to eat made in Topeka"
were served to thousands Of visitors.
The Topeka Automobile club has
stirred up a lot of enthusiasm in good
roads. The chances are that there
ad work done in 1915 by Topeka
business men.
There is expected to be a large at
tendance at the annual meeting of the
retail show dealers in Topeka, Febru-
airy 1926. Schuyler Jones of Wichita
| 10 PxCSlOcHL anu Leu 3UO1 gan VI tiAC
same city. secretary.
/ Gilbert L. Morley who has been
with the Germania Life for the past
three years, has resigned his position
and accepted a district agency with
the New England Mutual He will
have charge of the city and surround
| ing territory with offices in the New
England building.
There will be some new features in
connection with the big state Sunday
school convention in Topeka in May
that should help swell the crowd. 1t
will be the jubilee convention and del
! egates will come here by the train
load. The attendance is expected to
be between 5000 and 10000.
Even IL the cold weather and snow
storms slackened building operations
and cast a mOmentary gloom among
there is no room for the fellow who
is complaining. These good snow
storms mean much to Kansas in the
future.-The Construction News.
c. T. Olander. contractor. is re-
modelling the two story building at the
street, transforming it into a two
apartment house. A modern porch
!. will be built around two sides of the
building. The exterior will be either
; of stucco or pebble dash and the in
terror finish will be of oak.
tract to build very attractive stone
entrance to the Topeka State Bank
building at the corner of Eighth and
Kansas avenues. 1t will be of orna.
mental cut stone furnished by the Sar-
gent Cut Stone Co., and plate glass
Architects Holland, Gamble & HOLLAND
designed the work.-The CONSTRUCTION
News.
A. P. Ahlstrom will build the $12,.
900 residence for DR.. o. F. Narcotic
at Woodlawn and Willow avenue. The
sub-contracts: Mason work to Barber
& Mills; mill work to the Central Sash
and Door Co.: plumbing to c. F. Gus
tafson & Co.; electric work to Rob
bins & Co.: lumber to the w. 1. Miller
Lumber Co., and tin work to Rinnel
Warren.
the office Of the Provident association
at all hours of the day in hopes o.
procuring employment. All persons
who have any work to be done art
asked to notify the Provident associa
ton to relieve the condition. Ever,
night between thirty and thirty-fiv'
persons are given lodging. There is {
good deal OF suffering at the presen
time among poor of the city who ar
out Of work.
The Rev. Herbert Booth. the young
est son of the late General Booth o
London, one of the organizers of thu
Salvation Army. will give the first o
a series of addresses at the First Bap
fist church tonight. His subject
Laws Of the Spiritual Life" He will
speak three times Sunday-at tn
regular morning and evening service
and at a mass meeting at o'clock II
the afternoon. The addresses will b.
continued next week.