The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-01
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The High School Dramatic club
meets tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock.
Washburn and Central Y. NJ. c. A.
second basketball teams will play next
Saturday evening.
c. H Morrison. 1918 Garfield ave-
nue., has completely recovered from
severe attack of the grip.
The members of Mrs O. L. Cooks
Bible class will entertain the members
of DIR. o. L. Cooks class at the church
tonight.
The committee on girls work of the
Y. W. C. A will meet this afternoon to
draw up a constitution for the Rain
bow club.
The Baraca and Philathea Bible
classes of the First Methodist church
held a banquet at the church parlors
last night.
Senior Cerdio of Mexico City will be
the guest of the Spanish club at its
regular weekly meeting at the Y. M.
c. A. tonight.
| The Women's Auxiliary of Grace
cathedral will meet with Mrs. ]. c.
McChntock at 1913 Fillmore street on
Friday afternoon
The Ladies' Aid of the First Ger
man NJ. f. church will meet with Mrs.
William Vesper. 1909 Tyler street,
Thursday, March 2.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Christian church held an all day meet
ing at the church today. Lunch was
| served at the church at noon.
DR.. A. s. Henderson, pastor of the
First Congregational church, and the
Rev. Robert d. Bussey went to Dover
today to make a church visitation.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
| the First Christian church will meet
Friday afternoon, March 8, with Mrs.
| n T
DR.. and Mrs. O. L. Cook will enter
tain the young boys of the First Chris
tan church at their home at 1902
West Sixth avenue Friday evening
Funeral Sermons" will be the
unique topic upon which Dr. o. l..
| Cook pastor of the First Christian
church, will speak next Sunday even
ing, March 5.
Topeka lodge No. ., Fraternal Aid
Union, gave a leap year ball last eve
ming at Security hall, which was at
tended by about one hundred member
and their friends.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Euclid Avenue Metho-
dist church will meet at the home of
| Mrs. George Dougherty, 1925 Western
avenue, Friday afternoon.
The members of the Women's Mis-
sionary society of the First Lutheran
! church will be entertained at the
home of Mrs. James Keller at 304
Hancock street this afternoon.
/ G. H. Binger is today suing d. F.
| Wickman in the second division of the
district court. The case is the out
growth of a real estate trade wherein
Binger wants a contract annulled.
The financial campaign conducted
by the Y. W. c. A last week and halt
ed on account of the illness of several
| of the workers will recommence Fri
day, March 10, when it will be con-
tinued for two days. .,,,..F
\ verdict against G. D. Skinner in
favor of S. C. Caldwell for $4,000 was
returned by a jury in the second divf-
| sion of the district court Tuesday aft
| ernoon. Caldwell sued for goods de-
stroyed by fire in the Skinner ware
house fire several years ago.
The case of Charles E. Drennen
! against the J. w. Howey Land COM
pa1y and Foltz and Mcguire, agents
for Howey, is being heard today in the
first division of the district court
Drennen is suing for a commission on
I land deal which he claims is due
him.
Certain houses on Crane street are
under suspicion. This morning a case
of eggs was stolen from a wagon be-
longing to the W. o. Anderson Whole
sale company by thieves of unknown
identity. The wagon was standing on
East Crane street. The police are in
The Shawnee County Horticultural
society will meet in the rooms of the
state society in the capitol building
Thursday afternoon. paper on
/ Pruning and Spraying will be read
by Professor Merrill, and F. p Rude
will discuss Gardening" Raising po-
tatees in the Kaw valley also will be
discussed.
The first report of the city food in
spectiona department under the juris-
diction of Dr. l. w. Rowles will be
issued late this afternoon. Beginning
about the first of February the food
and meat inspection in Topeka was
consolidated with the milk inspection
and placed under DIR. Rowles, up to
that time city milk inspector.
A. B. Stuckey. who for the last year
has been manager of the Topeka
Wooden Mill, leaves today for Lincoln
Neb. Mr.. Stuckey has announced no
plans for the future but it is generally
believed that he will engage in the
wooden business at Lincoln. Mr..
Stuckcy's resignation. which was sub
mitted to the board of directors Of the
Topeka Wooden Mill some time ago,
became effective this morning
DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon, pastor of
the Central Congregational church,
will give a lecture Friday night on
The Value of a Human Being" The
proceeds from the lecture will go to-
ward the building fund of the Swedish
Bethel church in which DIR. Sheldon
has taken a great interest Construc-
I ton the church building was re-
| Gently started at the site on Sixth ave-
nue. and Harrison street
Evangelist Byron ]. Clark, who is
holding a weeks series of revival
meetings at the First U. B. church.
corner of Twelfth and Quincy, will
make a talk tonight on the Greatest
Business in the World" Last night
his address was on the tonic of MA k