The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS,

noon in Gemmen hall in the Y. M.
C. A
The condition of J. P. Griswold of
1921 Fillmore street is reported as
much improved.
A jitney license applied for by W.
F. Valentine of 321 Orchard was au-
thorized by the city commission to-
day.
The city payroll for the first half
of February was allowed by the city
commission this morning. 1t amount
ed to a total of $9.622.20.
Miss Frances Cross, city secretary
of the west central field of the Y w.
C. A, will arrive for the jubilee cele
bration Friday evening.
Division No. 2. Catholic Womens
guild, will hold a regular meeting
Friday, February IS, at 2:30 at
knights of Columbus hall.
The Topeka Radio club, a group of
high school boys interested in wire
less telegraphy and telephony. will
meet at 1880 Friday night at the home
of Charles Worth.
Vesper service at, the Y. w. C. A
next Sunday afternoon will be con-
Quoted by Miss Fues of Kansas City.
The services are especially for high
school members.
The T. II. BIS had a line party at
the Novelty Thursday evening. Those
present were: Misses Catherine Flynn
Bertha Lauderback, Irene McKiernan,
Isabel Cannon, Anna Flynn, Mary
Stephens, Gertrude Metty, Laura Nc
Givern. -
]. D. Legget of Des Moines, briga-
der general of the degree teams of
the Woodmen lodge of America will be
in Topeka tomorrow to confer with
M j. Saxon, major general, concern
ing the floor work required by the
new ritual.
Before the paving of the new streets
this summer the property along the
streets must be appraised by the city
and three appraisers were named by
the city commission this morning.
They are L. r. Lane, G. W. Adamson
and w. L. Osborne.
Thomas E. Prout of the r. r. Y
NJ. c. A. is in Chicago today attend
ing the banquet given by Dr. John
P. Mum of New York, who is enter
tanning a conference of representa-
tive r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. men from all
parts of the country.
Smoke floating through his open
office windows warned DR.. Hogeboom.
627 Kansas avenue, that there was a
fire in the building. The fire depart
ment was called and responded so
quickly that the blaze was put out by
two small extinguishers.
Raymond Mclaughlin of the Geo.
M. Noble & Co. is attending the an
nual convention and banquet of the
Kansas Casulayt and Surety company
at, the home office in Wichita Noble
& Co. rank among the first in the vol
ume of business done for the Kansas
company.
The girls mission circle of the First
Christian church will have Mothers
and Daughters " meeting Friday
evening at the home of the circle
mother Mrs. Cook, 1902 West Sixth
avenue. Miss May Roberts is in
charge of the program. The meeting
is called for o'clock.
Church services will be held at the,
Sunnyside schoolhouse next Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 to encourage inter
Special talks will be made by w. M.
Pulley, ]. H. Mills, c. NJ. Crews. Spe-
cIal music will be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. o. NJ. Showalter
Inc new city ordinances are ready
for distribution and there have been
numerous requests from people N
this and other Kansas cities for
copies of them. The city commission
lett 1t to the discretion of the city
clerk, Miss Eta Covell, as to whether
any charge should be made for them,
and if SO, what charge
Credlt Tor cleaning OUT No / 0
Park Place, an alleged tenderloin dive,
and the arrest of several habitues and
those who lived there, goes to the
police. 1t was stated in Wednesday
nights issue of the State Journal that
the arrests were made by the sheriff.
Six arrests were made by the police on
charges of selling liquor, statutory Of
lenses and forgery.
The members of the three Topeka
Woodmen lodges. Sunflower, Shaw
nee and North Topeka camps, will
hold joint initiation March 10 in the
Woodmen hall at Sixth and Jackson
streets. "a The officers and team of
Sunflower camp No. 536 will conduct
the initiation. The combined mem
bership of the three Topeka camps
amounts to almost two thousand
Warrant charging J. ]. Kruger with
stringing" Sam Baum of the August
Clothing company with a bad check
for $12.95, was issued this morning
from the county attorneys office Ac-
cording to officials Kruger passed an
other check at the same place for
$3.50. Officials say Kruger represent
ed that he had money in the Empor. .
National bank to cover the checks
At a meeting of the High School
Dramatic club, the following persons
were admitted to membership: Marion
NJ. Arthur. Marguerite Nichols, Rich
ard McClelland, Esther Calvin, Arthur
Saville, Lamy Gilberg, Charles Hoyt,
Rebecca Gentry, Grace Carlson, Mar
tin Pressgrove, Raymond Low Marie
Gibbon, Ronald McCord, Kenneth Nc
Candles, Barbara farrell. Florence