The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Albert T. Reid gave an art lecture
at the high school this afternoon.
The high school Y. w. c. A. met this
afternoon. The meeting was under the
direction of the high school faculty
who led the discussion on Vacations"
]. c. Holland and sons have finished
the plans for a $4,000 bank building
at Scranton. Bids will be received
soon for the construction of the
building
James Mcfarland of the Tully-Mc-
Farland Drug company has returned
from Arkansas. where he attended
the funeral of his mother. Mrs. Nc
Farland and little daughter, accom-
panied Mr.. Mcfarland.
A new sort of package was found
by a postman when he opened a letter
box Monday. 1t was a newsie's cap
and the boy was standing there wait
ing for it. Another newsie had push
ed it in the box, the boy explained.
Nominations for queen of the gar
den party to be given by the high
school girls for their mothers the af-
ternoon of May IL, have been made
now at high school. The election will
take place the latter part of the week.
Hugh Larimer. undersheriff, has
whooping cough, and while he whoops
the work of his department is piling
up mountain high against his return.
warrants has made it necessary to Sc
cure the temporary services of Frank
Bowen.
Contract will be let soon for a new
$50. 900 town hall for Lyons, Kan. An
auditorium with a seating capacity of
1,500 will be included in the building
as we'll as all the city offices, the city
Jail, and the new motor fire truck,
Charles D. Cuthbert of Topeka is the
architect.
]. C. MohIer. secretary of the state
board of agriculture talked to the
boys of the Corn club at the high
school. He gave special advice as to
the care and cultivation of an acre of
corn for the corn contest. The IL
members of the club all expect to en-
ter the contest.
Twenty women patients from the
Topeka State hospital have been trans
ferred to the Larned State hospital
and there are now twenty extra beds
at the Topeka institution. Recently
like transfer was made from the Win
field institution to Larned and the new
building at Larned is now filled.
Eugene Lodge No. 10 1. o. o. F. will
celebrate the 9th anniversary of the
founding of the order in America on
Wednesday evening at their hall A
special program has been prepared.
Rev w. l. Cole and j. j. Schenck Will
be the speakers of the evening. All
odd Fellows and their friends are in
vited to be present.
The Topeka Jitney Owners and
Drivers union will be organized Sun
day. At 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon
the titney men and drivers will meet
at AIS Kansas avenue. The Topeka
Hold Carriers union will meet at 4O4
Kansas avenue Saturday night. The
broom makers are considering the
formation of a union.
Recently W. r. Smith, state print
err, has been in receipt of numerous
letters from politicians in Louisiana,
Georgia, Virginia and Illinois asking
relative to text books publication and
methods of public printing adopted by
Kansas. All express hope that their
states will adopt plan similar to that
in vogue in Kansas.
r. c. O'Brecht, who lives near Sea-
brook teIephoned to the sheriff's Of
flee this morning that five horses and
two mules belonging to him had been
stolen during the night Charles H1X-
on, deputy sheriff. drove out to sea
brook and traced the animals through
an alfalfa field to the road and con-
Guided they had strayed away. While
he was following the tracks tele-
nhone message was received at the
house to the effect that the two mules
had been found in a pasture five miles
west of Seabrook. Apparently none OF
the animals was stolen.
Three carloads of furniture ar
rived in Topeka today for the remodel
ed Throop hotel. Already the lobby
has been remodeled, new lights have
been installed and the old Throop
from the inside could hardly be recog-
nized. Round tables are to be used
exclusively, increasing the capacity to
1925. In addition, there will be two
adjoining banquet rooms, seating
sixty and forty, and a front banquet
room large enough for eighty. F. E.
Crandan of Rushville, ILL.,, is the new
manager, and C. w. Lowrey of Kansas
City will be the new proprietor. For
the last two years Mr.. Crandall has
been IN business in Oklahoma City,
although his home is in Rushvllle.