The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-19
IN NORTH topeka.
Fire Department Called to 1I17
Central Avenue.
Prof. ID. ii. Wallace VIII Have
'POSSum for Dinner.
REDUCED TO THE MINIMUM
Enrolment at Industrial School
Smallest in 10 Years
After Seven Inmates Are Dis
charged Next Monday.
REDUCED TO THE MINIMUM

The fire department was called this
morning at 10 o'clock to extinguish
blaze in the roof of house occupied
by James c. Poster. 1117 Centarl
avenue. The fire was confined to
small part of the roof. and was caused
by defective flue. Damage of about
$40 resulted. No insurance.
Postum for Dinner.
Friday afternoon while returning
from the Lyman school house north Of
the city. the principal d. II. Wallace,
was walking along deeply thinking OF
the days when he was a boy in the
woods of northern Wisconsin and Of
the sunday dinners which were served
with a nice roasted 'possum. Sudden
~ as If by magic a nice fat possum
crossed the road directly in front of
him. Mr. Wallace who is an expert
at catching these animals. grabbed it
by the tail. and Immediately it fell
asleep. Tomorrow roasted postum
will be served at the Wallace home.
Down to a Minimum.
The number of boys enrolled at the
Boys Industrial school will be reduced
next Monday when seven boys Will
leave the school. There will be 232
boys in the school, which is the mimi
mum for the last ten years. Since
establishing the school in the year
1881. 4,O12 boys have passed through
the school. DR.. Charles, the present
superintendent, has been at the head
of the school for fifteen years. The
largest number ever enrolled in the
school at one time was 277. At present
there are 400 boys on parole from the
school.
At Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. W. NJ. WOOdfin, secretary
of the board of temperance of the
general board, was a visitor at the
Presbyterian church today. Mr.
Woodfin's headquarters are in st.
Louis Sunday morning during the
Sunday school hour he will deliver an
address. W. NJ. Irwin, secretary of
the Home Mission, for he state of
Kansas was another guest of the
church Friday. Both men pronounced
the display at the church, during the
Efficiency Campaign the best that
they have ever seen. Tomorrow Will
be Vocation day at the church, the
morning sermon will be "A Call to the
Ministry by the pastor, J. p. Hicks.
In the evening Governor Capper will
address teachers of the city schools
and the old soldiers, who nave been
invited, on Choosing Vocation
Notes and Personal.
Mrs. Clarence Gabriel is ill at her
home 933 North Quincy street.
The Tsuneo Taxa HASH Embroid-
cry club will hold the regular meet
ing next week with Miss Ann Myers,
3OS West Thirteenth street.
Frank Gillece left this morning for
a business trip to Kansas City.
A. NJ. Petro druggist.-Adv.
Miss Grace Wood, of Emmet. is in
North Topeka spending the weekend
with friends.
Members of the Good Shepherd
church will take part in the cor
porate communion which will be at
the Grace cathedral Sunday morning
at 1880.
A course of Parliamentary Law is
being taught by 1. II. Beckholt. pastor
of the Genital Avenue Christian
church At present there are about
fifty members taking part in the work
which is given every evening after the
mid-weck service. Anyone interested
in parliamentary law is invited tc
Join in the study.