The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Excelsior lodge No. $40. I. o. .. F..
will stage an old fashioned riddle con-
test this evening.
The name Billiard is painted in large
letters on the lower side of the lower
wing of the new aeroplane built by A.
K. Longren.
A slight quantity of gas has been
found in the oil well being drilled on
the Flickinger farm near Topeka. The
well is now 900 feet in depth.
The shoemakers of Topeka are per-
fecting an organizat ton for the purpose
of protecting themselves, financially,
as result of the increased cost of
materials.
The ordinance establishing license
tax of 500 for all peddlerS in Topeka
was placed on its second reading and
passed this morning by the city COM
missioners.
Because the paving being laid on
East Fourth street blocks the tracks,
the Santa F'e cars are returning to the
Avenue by way of Fifth instead of
Fourth street
Miss Mamie Hassebrook, a graduate
of the domestic science school at Man
haitian, will take charge of the dining
room service at the Topeka CONNER
cial club. September 1.
The Baraca class of the First Meth
odist Sunday school will have charge
of the Epworth League service Sun
day, August 81, at GAS p. m. Subject
How Associations Affect Character >"
E. G. Stahl, superintendent of the
city electric light plant, was granted
permission to attend meeting of sta
ticnery engineers at Minneapolis. Per-
mission was granted at a meeting of
the city commissioners.
Jack Truitt was in Topeka for a
short time Tuesday. Truitt was for
merly manager of the Hip theater
here. He now operates a theater at
Sedalia, Mo-, and is part owner of the
States Booking Exchange at St. Louis.
The twenty-five Shawnee county
teachers who made a tour of Colorado
| with County superintendent John Eby
and wife have returned home. They
travelled in a private car and visited all
or the points of interest in Colorado.
The tennis players of the First M
E. church will meet Saturday evening
in the church to make plans Fer TIE
tournament. beginning next week.
Players will be handicapped at that
time and the six trophy cups will be on
| display.
There was a small fire in the brass
foundry at the Santa Fe shops soon
after 9 o'clock Thursday night. The
repeated blasts of the shop whistle led
many people to believe that the matter
had some connection with the threat
|
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hanlon and
Mr.. and Mrs. l. D. Lewis have gone to
Providence, r. l., to attend a national
convention of fire chiefs. Mr.. Hanlon
is chief of the Topeka department and
Mr.. Lewis is first assistant in the office
of the state fire marshal.
j. c. Kimes, captain of the degree
team of Topeka council No. 2, knights
and Ladies of Security, was given an
agreeable surprise party last night by
members of his drill team He was
presented with a large leather rocker
in consideration of his services rs drill
master.
A Topeka mother with two daugh-
tiers married and two on the eligible
list says one of the eligibles is near
| the altar. She bases this on the fact
| that after the fellow leaves at night
| and walks home, a distance of three
blocks, he calls up on the telephone
to report his safe arrival.
Sixty of those who have been at
tending the Wednesday evening Bible
| study class conducted by o. J. Bow
man at the First Methodist church at
tended picnic at Central Park We'd
nesday evening. Another series of
and social gatherings of young people
will start next Wednesday evening at
the church.
James A. Pringle was awarded a
| contract to construct a storm sewer on
Lake street from Seward avenue to the
| Santa Fe riSht-Of-way. at a meeting of
the city commissioners this morning.
Under the contract the city will pay
for the work done and the Santa Fe
for the material. Pringle entered a
bid for $1.1S6.20. John S. Harrington
hid s1,269.50.
Murdoch Sails for Japan.
Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 25.-Former