The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-07
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

DR.. Eva Harding, office and resi-
dence, 618 West 10th.-AdV.
The Newark Stores company has
taken out a permit for a new front at
SOB Kansas avenue.
Thompson Brothers have taken out
a permit for a new front at 626 Kan
sas avenue to cost $500.
I. A. Lauer is booked at the police
station on a charge of speeding He
was arrested by Motorcops WEIGH and
Richards.
Judge A. w. Dana, of the First di-
vision of the district court, will leave
Monday TO spend vacation at Estes
Park, Colo.
A marriage license was issued this
morning to D. Earl Minton, % years
old. and Go1die Thurston, 81 years
old, both of Topeka.
There is much Improvement work
going on at present on Kansas avenue.
At least a dozen business houses are
being rebuilt or repaired.
Services will be held Sunday eve
ming at Highland Park Methodist
church. Rev. Mr.. Milan will preach.
Subject 1.-The Philippines
Those who applied for aid at the
Provident building this week includ-
ed a lawyer, a chemist, and a travelling
salesman. The former stated he was
worth $4,000 at one time.
The fund for the big Brother
camp that will be held near Maple Hill
the last of this month now amounts to
$21S. 1t is hoped to have $3.50 so THAT
it will be possible to give fifty boys an
outing.
DR.. Lydia DeVilbiss will deliver an
address at the Second United Presby-
terrain church, Huntoon and Fillmore
streets, Sunday morning beginning at
IL o'clock. Her ubject will be $50
cial Christianity
THE Authority of the Bible will
be the subject of DR.. Arthur S. Hen
dersons lecture to his Bible class
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the
First Congregational church, Seventh
and Harrison streets.
Lulu c. Wilson was given a divorce
from William Wilson, a Mutual
laundry employee, this morning in the
district court. Mrs. Wilson was
granted SIS month alimony and
custody of her two children.
The union services of the First
churches will be held at the First
Baptist church, Ninth and Jackson
streets, Sunday evening at o'clock
Rev. Benjamin Young of the First
Methodist church will preach the SER
mon.
The ladies of the G. A. r. will give
an ice cream social on the lawn of
the S. NJ Wood home, Tenth and Fill
more, on Wednesday evening, August
II. All are cordially invited PEG
pie out auto Will De SeTNed Will
cream in their autos.
A general merchandise store at
Maple Hill was burglarized Friday
evening or early this morning and sew
eral small pieces of jewelry stolen.
The Topeka police have been asked to
be on the watch for a boy z years
old who is suspected of the robbery.
Ruby E. Henry was granted a di-
vorce from Frank V. Henry this
morning in the district court. She
claimed that six months after their
marriage her husband deserted her
and has not been heard from since.
Mrs. Lucia o. Case was attorney for
Mrs. Henry.
Transients, down and OUT because
of sickness have reported at the Prov
ident building this week at the rate
of two or three day. The list in
cludes four 1T. b. victims, three sick
men, four or five cripples, one blind
man, and one who had a severe case
of rheumatism
At the orphans home. PA Fillmore
street, there is fine healthy baby boy
who wants a home. He is just one
ture of health and comes of a good
family. Mrs. Anthony, the superin-
tendent is very anxious to place him
in a good home.
E. c. Fashnacht has purchased the
lots at the corner of West Fourth and
the Provident association woodward
On the east end of the lots he will
erect a building which will be used as
a feed store. The building may be
transformed into a garage later.
Raymond French and two or three
others left Topeka at O'Clock this
morning on bicycles for the Y. NJ. C.
A camp near Maple Hill. They will
remain at the camp week. Two or
three other boys went out by train