The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-04
SNAP SHOTS
AT HONE NEWS.

The regular January meeting of the
board Of education will be held tonight.
The Shawnee Medical society will
meet this evening at the Commercial
club quarters.
The Fidelity club. will meet at the
home of Mrs. A G. James. 81 East
Tenth avenue, January Ii.
A meeting Of the Topeka Boys Wire
less club was held Saturday night at
the home OF Arthur Sayille. 400 East
Eighth avenue.
A meeting Of the Women's CONNER
cial club will be held at 7:3O O'Clock
this evening at the quarters of the To-
peka Commercial club.
The Ladies' auxiliary of the local let
ter carriers association will meet We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. J. w.
Swickard, HOO Washburn avenue.
The Salvation Army will be in new
taken a lease on the store building at
400 Kansas avenue. The lease il for one
year.
W. G. Hohser. Salvation Army ensign.
is making plans for winter camp
meetings" Trees used In Topeka
churches at Christmas time will be ut
ilized In the decorative plan at the hall.
This was the first day Of school after
the Christmas holidays. 1t was i'm
possible for most Of the pupils to get
down to real business today or come
back to earth, to use slang expression.
By Tuesday the work at the schools will
be progressing in normal style.
The following births were reported
at the office Of the city clerk today:
Topeka avenue. December. 81. girl:
BennO r. Schafer and wife. 230 North
Locust street, January I, boy; George
W. veale III, 1927 Topeka avenue, De-
cember 26, boy.
The Parent-Teachers' association of
the Quincy school Will meet tonight at
O'Clock. A talk illustrated by lantern
slides will be given by Mrs. d. J. Hath
away on her recent trip around the
world. The school orchestra and chorus
will also furnish entertainment.
A. T. Modlin. the well-known poultry
expert of Dallas, Texas. through the
promotion committee of the CONNER
cial club and the Shawnee Investment
company has been induced to come tc
Topeka with his entire poultry plant.
Mr.. Modlin has taken first prizes in
the big poultry shows Of the country.
He will live in Crescent Lawn addition.
The ducks and swans in Central
park seem to be willing to take q
chance Of being frozen into the ice
which surrounds the hole where they
spend their time these cold days.
They stick to their water hole despite
the fact that the ice around 1t is
strong enough for skating and people
who come to see them SILVER at con-
temptation of the probable tempera-
ture Of the water where they swim in
apparent contentment.
At the First German M. E. church
services are conducted this week by the
80 NJ,
field agent of that college. Rev. p. A.
Friedrichsen. of the German Baptist
church of this city, and Rev. A. J.
Russ, the pastor. Rev. MOeller will &C.
cupy the pulpit tonight and Friday. The
choir leaders, Beath and Jaedecke.
will have charge Of the song service at
7:2O d. m. and the special music. A
cordial invitation is extended to the
German speaking public OF the city.
A former Topeka boy has sent a let,
ter to the State Journal enclosing a
clipping-from a California newspaper.
The caption of the clipping Is Thou
sand Watches Soaked in Month";" and
to the reports of the police depart
ment Of Sacramento that many
watches were pawned in that city. The
letter says: II trust you will print
this and help stop the flood Of young
men that continues to come to Cali
fornia in hope of finding wealth, and
who in reality find poverty"
L. n. Penwell OF this city recovered
$69 of SITS which he lost by endors-
ing a bad check offered Irwin Groves.
a youth arrested in Kansas City last
week, when he went with Sheriff
Kiene to Kansas City Saturday to see
the prisoner. Groves. who also goes
by the name of Harry B. Kirkland,
paid a visit to Topeka and got rid of
the forged check before going to Kan
sas City, where he was arrested on q
complaint from California. He will
be taken back to San Francisco for
trial on similar charges.
Because he neglected an order of
the district court to pay $3.50 month
ly for the support of his two children
George -Aitchell Of Elmont was called
into the district court Saturday on
complaint of his former wife, now
Mrs. Maude Stambach of Reading.
Judge A. w. Dana, whose order he
had neglected. delivered an impress
sive lecture and q promise Of severe
discipline IL Mitchell was guilty Of
further neglect. Mitchell paid in sos
Of back alimony and promised to be
prompt with future remftteuces
The Central T. NJ c. A. has issued
Statements relative to, the association
gym work as road to good health
! by leading Topeka business men and
others. The statements are by the fol-
lowing individuals: DR.. 3. J. Crumbine
w. J. ". Deacon. DR.. C. H. Morrison,
Tr Paine n Cook