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

A. Sreinberg is recovering from an
operation Monday at Stormont hospi-
tai.
The membership committee of the
r. r. Y. NJ. c. will meet Tuesday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock.
The Fifth division of the Ladies' Aid
meets tonight at the home of Mrs. F.
E. Forbes, 235 Elmwood avenue.
The ladies' organization of the
Moose lodge, the Women's Loyal Cir
Gle, met at the club rooms this after
noon tor election of officers.
The Social Service club of the First
NJ. E. church meets tonight at the
church parlors. Mrs. S. S. Beggs will
speak on the subject. Our Indians"
Suit for divorce has been filed in the
district court by Lelon Woolfork, col
ored, against Ethel Woolfork. Fraud
in contract of marriage is alleged.
w. H. WATSON. city commissioner of
finance, will discuss "Our Citys
Finances before the Current Topic
club of the Y. NJ. c. A. Monday night
In reference to the letting of paw
ing contracts it was stated that Richie
Bros. is Kansas City concern. Mem
bers of the firm said today that it is
a Topeka firm.
Tim Donovan and Spencer Abbott
plain clothes men, were not on duty at
the police station today on account of
illness. Donovan is suffering from
rheumatism and Abbott has grip.
The Saturday Night club will hold
it's regular monthly meeting Satur-
day evening, March 4. The speaker
of the evening will be J. S. Dean, who
will discuss the Significance of the
Great World Crisis
In the basketball game last night
between the Dougherty Girls and the
cd "a n FOO of fEao h "a
former piled UP an array of fouls that
probably lost the game for them. The
Red Caps won by q score of 81 to IT.
The Topeka Society of Psychic Re
search will meet Sunday afternoon at
Luken's Opera house in North Topeka
at $3.50 p. m. The address will be Civ
en- by I. Gilberg on .Sub-Conscious-
ness-the Power Within"
The pupils of the Industrial and
Educational Institute will give a con-
cert at the institute auditorium this
afternoon. The program will consist
of solos, quartette numbers and sew
eral songs by the GIee club.
Members of the Robert Small camp
No. IL Sons of Veterans, will meet at
the Kansas Avenue Y. NJ. c. A at
1880 o'clock Saturday night to form
mander Elias Montfort of the G. A.
R.
DR.. H. L. Clark, new city physician
was at his desk in the city building
this morning familiarizing himself
with the details connected with his
job. DR.. H. A. Alexander was still on
the job. DIR. Clark will go to work
regularly Monday.
The boys of the Y. NJ. C. A. de-
partment will hike to Calhoun Bluffs
Saturday morning accompanied by
Roland Seibert, boys secretary of the
| association. The boys have a hike OF
an educational visit through one OF
Topeka's big institutions every Satur-
day.
Following complete remodeling,
the Boston Shoe store, STA Kansas
avenue, is open for business again
The building has been overhauIed
both inside and out and the floor and
shelving space, has been more than
doubled. Morris Affron is proprietor
of the store.
Members of Old Abe Camp, No. 16
of the Sons of Veterans will meet at
Lincoln Post hall at 1880 Saturday
evening to form in line to march from
the National hotel to Memorial hall
in honor. of the visit of Elias Mont
fort, commander of the 6. A. r. who
will speak that evening
Hugh MacFarland, probate judge,
today reported to the county commits
$S95.35 in court fees during the month
of February. OF this amount, $270.05
was turned back for witness and APP
praiser's fees in the court. This left
S625.3O to be turned over to the coun-
ty treasurer.
"Barnacles'' is the title of a lecture
to be given Sunday afternoon at 2:45
at the First United Brethren church
by Evangelist Byron J. Clark. This
is the first of a series to be given
Sunday afternoons during the evange-
lfstic campaign being conducted by
the church. There will be special
chorus and orchestra music.
The city commission held its regu-
lar Friday meeting this morning but
transacted no business of importance
other than allowing the regular
monthly bills. Some time was spent
in an informal discussion of the action
brought against it in the Shawnee
county district court by the Cleveland
Trinidad Paving company but no Of
fetal action was taken.
Another argument that the clerk
and Judge of the court of Topeka
should have the offices across the hall
from their present location was sub
mitted to the county commissioners
today by Judge Hugh Fisher. The
246 civil cases and As criminal cases
pending for hearing in the county
court.
The report of the city water depart
ment filed with the city commission
today shows that during the month of
February the department collected a
total of $7,836.74 from meter rates.
1t sold S497.27 worth of merchandise,
and there were s613.90 worth of mis-
cellaneous sales. The department in
vested $4,000 in bonds during the
month bringing it's total bond hold
ings up to $163,249.57.
The residence of DIR. A. A. Sharp
at 1851 Western avenue, caught fire
from a chimney between eight and
nine o'clock this morning and was
badly damaged before the department
could get the fire under control The
roof and attic were almost completely
destroyed and the lower floors were
water soaked. Chief Joseph Hanlon
Il, ralanad q Qstirr t.