The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-18
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

/ last night. There was no bedding in
the house and very little to eat. The
Provident association wants some old
bedding of any description for the
+ family.
The Y. w. C. A calendars for 1915
have arrived at the Topeka association
and will be placed on sale shortly.
Twenty-one girls may not appear to
be great NUMBER but when they start
b TO getting Christmas presents, the
oack OF the carrier Is almost broken.
I me mysterious packages are begin
ming TO Pile up the L. w. c. A. Tor
the dormitory girls.
Miss hate Williams. physical direc-
] tor of the Y. w. G.. A, left today for
I'eoria, Ill, where she Will spend the
holidays.
J. L. Shaner, a farmer living near
Topeka on route s, was arrested Fri
day evening by Hugh Larlmer. shan
er, according TO ofIicIaIs, Is wanted III
Burlington where he Is alleged to
have purchased an auto tire ana CIV
I en- check IN payment. 1t IS claimed
that the check was given on the Bank
OF Iopeka ana was returned protested
A laboratory hour at the auditorium
where fowls from various sections OF
the country are being exhibited was
arranged riuay afternoon for mem
bers of the class in agriculture under
w T. Mcdonald at the high scnooI-
The. fine points of poultry Judging
were explained by George bueoy. presl-
oSLl O1 the fdASds 6OullFy IeOeFdtlOI
The Bible in the Public School
will be discussed at the Walnut Grove
Methodist Church Brotherhood meet
ing Monday night by Professor Ii. w.
Jones.
The Modoc club sang before a small
but appreciatIve audience Friday
night at the Court of Honor lodge |
hail in the Masonic Temple. Chorus
singing, solo work and sleight-or- |
hand performance by DR.. F. A. koes- |
tar he fea of ha
ance.
Emma Bomgardner, colored. charg- |
ed with the murder of her husband. |
Mart Bomgardner, white, was bound |
Hugh Fisher in the court OF Topeka |
this morning. The woman was |
placed under $4,000 bond.
School teaching is causing a slump |
in the number of graduates of the |
Topeka high school who attend col |
lege. OF the class of 1909, SIS per |
cent entered college: in 1910 there |
were SO per cent who went; in 1911. |
90 per cent went to a higher school; |
in 1912, the per cent tumbled to So; |
in 1913, tic 81 per cent. and in 1914 |
to IS per cent. The dropping in the |
per cent from so to 46 is an indica- |
ton. it is said that many graduates |
who have taken the normal training |
course teach two years before going |
TO college.
a w. (Farmer) Smith will deliver
an address at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. |
at $40 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on |
the subject of Prayer" The ad- |
dress will be followed by the Fellow |
ship lunch at 4:30 o'clock. There |
will be special music and other at
tractive features. |
Mrs. w H WATSON and Mrs. Mary |
F. Feemster, the latter of Fort Scott. |
went to Lansing this morning to visit |
G. H WATSON, who is employed at |
the state penitentiary. Mr.. WATSON |
is a brother of Mrs. Feemster AMI |
W. H. WATSON, city commission
Miss Blanche Bates, stenographer
to Mayor J. f. House, has been con-
fined to her home by the grip all |
week. She was reported to be i'm
proving today.
Unless there are some new devel- |
opments between now and Monday. it |
is probable that w. L. Porter, city
commissioner. will rescind the dog
muzZle order which was put into eff |
feet a week ago today
An election of officers took place
at the meeting of Orient lodge, No |
81. last night at the Masonic temple |
The new officers: John Wlyton, mas
ter; r. Blanchard. senior warden; E |
P. Sewall, Junior warden; s. r. Stew |
ems. treasurer Evan Davis, secretary; |
A F. Free. senior deacon; DR. c. E |
Joss, senior steward; Snowden D. |
Flora. Junior steward; S. c. Fuller, |
tyler, and E S. Strain, cha plain.
Ralph w Squires gave a dinner last |
night for the four retiring masters of /
the Topeka Masonic lodges
The subject for study and discus
sion in tho Mems Bible Glass of the
First Methodist church tomorrow
morning, will be: "Captivities of |
Israel" Those taking part are: H |
n Rhoades, w H Conry. Judge Hugh |
Fisher. Rev. J. w. johnson and S. l.
Lashbrook- snort Christmas exer-
else with special Christmas music will |
precede the study of the lesson.
Miss Winona Jones is i'll of la grippe
at Storraont hospital
In nearly every school room in the
city hangs n picture of the Angelus
and every teacher has to explain what
it means, telling of the custom in
France. Right here in Topeka the
Angelus peals out at 6 O'Clock in the
evening and morning and at IL o'clock |
noon.
The boys club met at the Railroad
Y NJ c. A this morning for the week
ly swim and exercises.
Rabbits have appeared on the holt
day market staple of diet, the |
demand being supplied by small boys
who explore culverts and bushy
hedges during out-of-school hours A
good rabbit Will bring fifteen cents
when he is dressed.
One hundred and eight years old,
so he said, an old negro hobbled up
TO the ProVldcnt association this
morning to ask for 4 Christmas bas-
ket. Abs too ole to wu'k, sah" he
told them. "Yo' wantah rernernhah i
the colah of ma houase, case the last
high watah washed the numbah offah |
hit" He lives down near the Kaw
river
A parcel post sale and entertain
ment will be given at Lincoln Post
hall under direction of the Ladies of
the G.. A r. Tuesday afternoon.
A big Sunday school mass meeting