The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-17
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AT HOME NEWS

All HUME NEWS
The Why's of Life.
Why is it? when you're weary,
Or the day is wet aud dreary.
Or you're loaded down with things tnat
weigh like lead;
Z You know you have to fear It,
For you're always sure to hear 1t.
Please all step out and take the car
-Nels Yingle.
Topeka Center. w. &C. T. U, will
meet Monday afternoon at O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. Dewitt c. Neills,
at 314 West Fifth street.
The Topeka Ministerial Union will
meet Monday at the First Presby-
terrain church at 10 o'clock. The paper
of the morning will be read by Rev
G.. F. NICK Miller on the "Hypnost1c
Union"
The whereabo of James Hutson,
who disappeared from his home last
Sunday. has finally been learned. 1t
was thought that he had suffered
relapse until he was found working in
North Topeka
DIR. T. C. Biddle, of the state hos
pitaI, will talk before the Current
Topic club Monday night at their reg
ular meeting. His subject is The
Insane Problem" Lee Smith will
sing tenor solo.
A ST. Patricks day party was given
at Thomas gymnasium of Washburn
last night by the members of the
freshman class. Games were the chief
entertainment, kid games and big
games. Refreshments were served
The Central Trust company, execu-
tors of the estate OF c. E. Jewell.
filed an appeal from the judgment of
the probate court awarding Mrs Maria
Jewell, s1,O75 of the estate. She is
the widow of Fred Jewell, brother OF
c. Z. Jewell.
Topeka Shriners will celebrate
Wednesday in honor of AL G. Fields,
who will be in Topeka then with his
minstrel show. The local members
have reserved 200 seats for the show.
After the theater, a dinner will be
served at the Masonic hall. j. E.
Doncyson is in charge of the arrange
ments.
Frank Ruby, Mexican, was fined
$50 Friday by Judge Yates, for beat
ing his wife, Alpha Omega Ruby. Ruby
had beaten his wife with his fists She
came into police court with her clothes
half torn from her body and bleeding
from cuts inflicted on her forehead.
Ruby was arrested Wednesday and
was committed to the Jail in default
of the fine.
A mass meeting will be held at the
CoZy theater at $3.50 Sunday after
noon. The program has been ar
ranged on Municipal Ownership. The
speakers of the meeting are Ed Room
ey, J. H. Jenson, DR.. Harding and Ike
Gilberg. A musical program has also
been planned Miss Rose Gilberg will
sing a solo, accompanied at the piano
by Miss Ruth Ravens.
The sales and office forces of the
Terry Motor company were enter
tanned Thursday evening by w. H.
Terry in Pelletier's tea room. The
shop force had an entertainment
Tuesday at the Throop hotel These
company parties are the first of a
series of get-together meetings of the
managers and employees. Various
problems of the different departments
were discussed.
The organization of Topeka bird
clubs soon will be perfected. it is an
nounced by Dean James p. Deb. Kaye,
temporary president of the clubs. They
are awaiting the arrival of some bird
literature from Ernest Harold Baynes,
who lectured here some time ago. Mr..
Baynes will also send particulars on
organizing the clubs but until such
matter reaches here the president and
other officers do not feel that they
should go ahead with the association
work. Mrs. A. A. Robinson and Mrs.
Bennett R. Wheeler, representatives
of the forestry department of the
Women's clubs will assist Dean Kaye
in the establishing of the clubs.
Circus wagons will have to find
new ROAD to the show grounds this
year. according to Commissioner
Tandy. The new surface pavement
that is to be laid on Topeka avenue
VIII not stand up under such heavy
traffic any better than the present
brick. The resurfacing material to
be used is too expensive to be ruined
with useless heavy traffic. Topeka
avenue, when it is finished will be
one of the finest in town. The avenue
is to be resurfaced from Third to
Fourteenth street, with a two-inch
layer of asphaltic concrete. The brick
will be rolled and the pavement even
ed up before the material is laid. A
whiteway for Topeka avenue has also
been proposed by some of the resi-
dents, but no one has taken the mat
ter up with Commissioner Newland of
the water and light department