The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-06
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Mrs. Patrick Walsh has been grant
ed permission to make a $1,000 addi-
ton to her dwelling at 507 Polk street,
by the fire marshal.
Revival services will be held at the
Third Baptist church The pastor, W.
w. Ewing, is being assisted by the Rev
c. p. Morrow of Emporia.
One hundred and fifty-seven alarms
have been received by the fire depart
ment this year. This is 46 more than
were received to date, last year
A telephone call from 1919 Polk
street called the fire department to the
barn owned by John McBee in the rear
of his premises. Rubbish had caused
a small blaze which resulted in loss
of $50.
The New Testament Church Was
Uninterested in Social Reforms, VIII
be the subject of DIR. Arthur S. Hen
dersons lecture to his Bible class sun
day at 10 o'clock at the First Congre-
gational church
The Rev. C. H Kruger, pastor of
the German Evangelical St. PauPs
church, will speak Sunday afternoon
at the annual Mission Day festival SER
vices at Eudora, Kan. No services
will be held at st. PauI's church to-
morrow.
Jesse Shaw, superintendent of the
waterworks, will leave Topeka for
Waco, Texas, TO attend the annual con-
vention of the Southwestern water
Works association, representing the
city of Topeka, tonight He will be
in Waco about one week
The cleanup campaign to date re-
veaIs the fact that LIS loads of trash
have been collected by Commissioner
Porters squads and there is still one
weeks work ahead. They have col
lected as many loads to date as We're
collected during the entire year, last
season, it is stated.
"The Life of General Custer" will be
the subject of an address to be given
Tuesday night at the auditorium py
Ben Mcintosh, Curley the Crow, sole
survivor of Clusters massacre The
lecture will be given under the aus
nices of the Dedgree of Pocahontas
lodge. Nc. SO.
An amendment was offered by the
city attorney at the meeting OF the
city commissioners this morning TO
the ordinance governing SHOWS anu
amusementS, such as clrcuses anu
travelling attractions, which places a
license tax of $1,000 on all such shows
that attempt to show in Topeka on
Labor Day or during the state Iair
week. 1t further stipulates that the
license tax must be PAID DeIoIe the
show unloads-
Many Topeka bankers will go to Sa-
lima next week to attend the twenty
ninth annual convention OF the Kan
sas Bankers association on May II
and ~. 1t is hoped that the conVen-
ton can be brought here next year
w. F. Benson, state bank commission
err, and C. S. Elliott of Topeka are
scheduled to make addresses. Pro-
grams containing pictures of numer-
Gus state bankers have been sent to
members of the association this week
Mrs Ruby NJ. Bradley advised the
city commissioners this morning that
she had sustained injuries, by slipping
on the ice in front of the building oc-
cupied by the Provident association,
December 27, last, and as a result she
had been to considerable expense. and
asked that they settle her claim with
out litigation AS her claim was pre-
scented after four months had expired,
it is stated, she has no claim against
the city The matter was referred to
the city attorney and Commissioner
TaHdy.