The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-08
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

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The banks of Topeka will be closed
Saturday on account of Lincoin's
/ birthday.
Circle 6 of the First Baptist church
will meet Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs Ralph Squires. 1890
/ College avenue.
Mrs. I. S. Galitzky spent two days in
Kansas City, where she attended a
Jewish play in which Mr.. Galitzky's
sister took part.
Helen Hagan. the female Blind
Boone. viii give a recital tomorrow
night at the Colored Industrial and
Educational Institute east of Topeka
A father and son banquet will be
neId at the Central Park Christian
church Friday night. Each father
will be seated at the banquet table
with a boy al his side for his guest.
Since the convention of the farmers
union last week the auditorium has
/ been cleaned from top tie bottom The
floors have been swept and scrubbed
and the chairs have been cleaned also.
NJ. West. district organizer for the
Fraternal Aid Union. is in Topeka and
viii visit Topeka lodge No. tonight.
Several candidates are to be initiated
and refreshments will be served after
/ the lodge meeting.
On i charge of stealing spoons from
his grandmother, Will Moore was ar
rested Monday evening by Patrolman
Frazier and booked at the police sta
| ton Later he was turned over to
the county
! The big pipe organ in the auditor
Ium was going constantly all morning.
Miss Hazelrigg, who will play the old
fashioned tunes at the community
/ sing tonight, was running over them
in order TO familiarize herself with
them.
! There was more second class mail
matter handled at the postoffice last
Thursday than ever before in the his
tory OF the local office. on that day
/ William H. McGreW. Weigher at the
postoffice. turned out more than 81
600 pounds of second class matter
| There was a small fire at o'clock
yesterday afternoon at 522 Buchanan
street. caused by burning SCOT in a
chimney. The house is a one-story
frame and is occupied by Z. P. Dan
/ lies The department extinguished the
! blaze without any material loss.
/ The new automobile. ordered for
/ Chief Joseph Hanlon of the fire de-
| partment, is expected in Topeka any
Ion says it will be a beauty, also a
! practical car. The local dealer has ex-
pected it every day for a week.
/ The Court of Honor will entertain
/ the members FriGay night with = line
party at the Orpheum- AT the bust
ness session preceding the theater
party plans will be laid for the en-
tertainment of f. C. Chouteau. state
manager for the order, who will be
] here on February 20
| Joseph Hanlon. chief of the fire de-
partment was back on the job this
morning after an enforced vacation of
more than two weeks. He suffered an
attack of the grip and barely escaped
I pneumonia. He is not yet well. His
/ back was causing considerable pain
today but he continued to work.
/ Mem bers of the Bible class of the
central Park Christian church have
"a better opportunity than usual this
year to study the history of the church
/ in the early days of its trial and
I achievements The Bible class les
eight chapters of Acts of the Apostles.
1 Edward ]. Marion of Chicago will
give an illustrated lecture tonight at
4 the National hotel on new standards
[ of traffic. The organization commit
tee of the American Commerce aSSO-
citation is in charge of the lecture and
il is possible that a local branch of
the association will be organized here.
Christian endeavor week is being
observed at the Potwin Presbyterian
church. Monday night the society en-
tertained with a social given at the
church Wednesday evening another
entertainment will be given. Rev. E.
II. Emmett of Los Angeles will speak.
Sunday new members will be taken
into the society.
Trouble has descended upon the
/ family of J. J. Carter, a local grocery
man Lucille, the small ia ughter of
the family, is in a hospital with
attack of pneumonia. Two days after
the little sufferer was removed TO the
/ hospital her sister, two years younger,
I Fall no L nd frao her
I collar bone. Both children are doing
nicely, although the one in the hos
pital is still in serious condition.
The new federal building at Garden
I City is completed and will be opened
4 the evening of February 10 with
I big public reception. Postmaster ".
/ O. Rigpy of Topeka received an in
vitation for himself and family this
: morning from r. E Stotts the. Garden
( City postmaster. r. e. Stotts is a
brother Of E &. Stotts, formerly City
commissioner of Topeka II is said
that the Garden City federal building
is the finest federal building in the
western half of the state.
L is possible that the Shawnee
County Teachers institute will be held
| week earlier than usual this year,
opening June l and closing four
weeks later. John F. Eby, county su-
perintendent submitted such pro-
posaI Saturday at the regular meeting
and no objections were offered. This
! viii enable those teachers who desire
Z to go to New York to attend the Ma
tionaI Educational Council, which
opens JULY s. to do so without inter
fering with their taking the institute
course.
4 two days search by the police
for the man who hurled a paving
stone through the window of the Har-
ris-Goar jeweIry store about . o'clock
I Monday morning has not resulted in
arrests The robber made a clean get
away and so far the local cops have
been I'D against a stone WALL in
I their effort to get q start on the case.
T The ma1 who threw the brick escaped
with about $3.50 in watches and other
. fewelry The theft was not discovered