The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Country roads near Topeka are re-
ported in a bad condition.
I Good news for dad-there was no
snow on the sidewalks this morning.
Miss Ceora Lanham will give a pro-
gram this evening at the Indianola
school house.
An address will De given at the
Swedish Baptist church Thursday
evening by the Rev. p. Ockerstr0m OF
Lindsborg.
The Y. NJ. C. A. religious services
at Topeka business houses this morn
ing were conducted by the Rev. Rob-
ert Gordon.
Other than throwing a scare into
cattlemen. the foot and mouth disease
has had no effect on the cattle indus
try in Shawnee.
The Topeka Association Of Life I'm
derwriters will hold dinner at the
Y. w. c. A. building next Monday
evening at o'clock.
Several liquor raids have been
made by the police and sheriffs force
recently. At only few of the places
raided was liquor found.
| The Central Park kindergarten
club will meet Thursday afternoon at
1880 o'clock. Mrs. w. p. Lambertson
OF Brown county will speak.
Mrs. w. p. Lamhertson will speak
before the Central Park Kindergarten
association at the kindergarten rooms
at $3.50 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
| Topeka's detention hospital is with
out patient today. The man taken
from the Provident association, suffer-
ing with smallpox, was released to-
| day.
| A marriage license was today issued
from the office of Hugh MacFarland,
probate judge, to George w. Peck. age
26. North Topeka, and Laura Epler,
age IS. Meriden.--
The case Of the state against Ray
Bussey. charged with assault on
James Foy with a revolver with intent
to kill, was this morning continued
until March by Judge Fisher in the
court of Topeka pig
Frank Newiand. city commissioner
| of water and lighting. says the ground
! has been sufficiently soaked to assure
water for Topeka for six months, and
drought Of extraordinary duration is
necessary to produce any worry about
the supply OF water.
The baccalaureate sermon for the
high school class OF January is will
be delivered at the Central Congre-
gational church next Sunday morning
by DIR. Roy B. Guild. The graduates
and the members of the faculty will
meet at the church at 1880 o'clock.
| A social dance for members OF To-
peka Aerie, So, order of Eagles, and
their friends will be given at the
/ club rooms at 615 Van Buren, street
Thursday night. The lodge will give
its third annual ball at Kellam hall
on the evening OF March II, st. Pat
rick'S day.
J. ]. Lannan, a grocer residing at
| 6S4 Western avenue, who has for sew
eral days been mentioned as q posi-
bic candidate for mayor. has definitely
announced himself for that office. Mr..
Lannan was at one time a member of
the city council. His entering the race
being Jay e. House and Charles l..
| Short
Frank Snow, African explorer, lee
turer, and reporter for the Topeka
State Journal. was the victim of
| clever demonstration in salesmanship.
A well-dressed peddlar OF collar but
tons, read of Shows recent delivery Of
a lecture on Africa ana breezed into
the State Journal building and began
| exchanging experiences in Africa
! with Snow. From African nose-rings
he switched to collar buttons and be-
| fore Snow realized what he was doing
he had bought and paid for enough
collar buttons to supply himself and
all his descendants for several gem
erations.
Two young Topeka men. ]. p. Du-
vail and Claude Duvall have inherited
$4,000 from their father. o. HI. Du-
vail. who died in Wichita February Is.
| There was some report of q contest
in the will made by brothers of o. H.
lace, attorney for the heirs, who has
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