The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Dancing tonight. Glass (s p. ND,
social e p. m.), Kellam hall.-Adv.
Fred Here, tailor, 522 Kansas Ave.
ADV.
The Central Park Parent-Teachers'
association will meet at O'Clock this
evening at the school building There
will be music and stereoptiCon VIEWS
also an election of officers.
''Jesus's Work in Galilee' will be
the subject of DIR. Arthur Henderson's
lecture to his Bible class Sunday at
10 O'Clock at the First Congregational
son streets. All men are welcome.
The Rev. Frank E Mallory, at one
time pastor of the Third Christian
church of Topeka, has accepted a call
to the First Christian church of
Washington. He and his family are
visiting friends here and Sunday morn
ing he will preach in his old pulpit.
The state fish car a railroad car
equipped with tanks for the traaspor-
tation OF live fish from the state
hatchery at Pratt to streams and
ponds which are stocked from the
state supply, was in Topeka today.
The car came in from one of its pc
riodical distributing trips, and will go
back to the hatchery tomorrow.
The Varnama Marknad, the '-Swed-
ish Fair, which was to have been
staged by the Norden ASSOCIATION on
Monday of next week, has been post
poned indefinitely. The recent fire at
the Ideal bakery severely damaged
their hall at the corner of Jackson
street and Sixth avenue, and pending
repairs the fair has been set for a
later date.
| A team of we'll kept horses hitched
! to wagon belonging to the Topeka
Transfer company grew exuberant
! this morning, and waltzed, foX-trotted.
one-stepped and otherwise proceeded
up Jackson street from the Rock Is
land yards, nearly to Fourth street.
! They were captured there, however,
the owner having pursued them in a
| borrowed Ford. There was no dam
age.
Attorneys are making their argu-
ments to the jury this afternoon in
the damage case of Alfred Schwalm
against the Union Pacific Railway
company. Judge George H. Whit
combs instructions were given to the
| jury just before noon. Schwalm is
suing the Union Pacific for $4,000
for injuries alleged to have been sus-
tanned while he was working in Union
Pacific shops at Cheyenne, Wyo.
That the Hook decision on the
Adamson law will be used as the ba-
sis for a test case in the supreme
/ court. and that the features of all the
other cases which have been filed
against the Adamson law by the rail-
roads of the country will be incorpo-
rated therein, is the opinion of w. r.
Smith of the legal department of the
Santa Fe. Judge Smith returned last
night from Kansas City, where he has
been attending the hearing of the APP
plication for an injunction in Judge
! Hooks court.
Miss Eva Corning returned today
from st. Joseph, Mo-, where she gave
an address at the bi-weekly noon
luncheon of social workers at the ST.
Francis hotel on the work of police
women. Miss Corning went to the
city under the auspices of the social
! workers, who are attempting to Sc
cure a policewoman for st. Joseph.
/ The luncheon was attended by the
| chief of police, police commissioners
and about forty of the workers. While
in the city she was entertained at the
home of Mrs. w. H. Rupard, presi-
! dent of the North ST. Joseph Study
club.
Governor Capper was today urged
to appoint E. E. Brewster of Leaven-
worth member of the state board OF
control. A delegation headed by Con-
gresham D. r. Anthony, Jr., and j
NJ. Gilman of Leavenworth presented
| Brewster's name to the governor. Gil
man is a member of the legislature
| from Leavenworth county and a can
| didate for speaker of the house
Stance Myers of Leavenworth is now
a member of the board. But Myers is
a Democrat. His term expires in July
| 1917. The governor did not indicate
what action might be taken regarding
the appointment.
Big dance with extra music tonight
at Kellam hall-Adv.