The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-15
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS
The Why's of Life.
Why is it, that the very things
l let my children do,
Are terribly annoying.
If the KID belongs to you.
Dyeing daily, Topeka Laundry Co.

Dyeing daily, Topeka Laundry Co
I. The ladies' .ofsthe Blue Relief Corps
No. 5 met attheir hall this afternoon.
The Topeka Central w c. T. L.
meeting scheduled for this evening has
been postponed indefinitely.
The Fleur-de-Lis Art club will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs C. A. Maus, 14O6 East Sixth.
DR.. J. H. McCassey, formerly super
intendent of the state hospital left
Saturday for his home in Dayton, o.
s. D. Flora, local meteorOlogist, of
the weather bureau office, left, today
on an inspection trip thru the south
east portion of the state.
Topeka temple No. 10, Pythian Sis
tiers, will hold it's regular meeting in
the X of 2. hall tonight. A musical
program has been arranged.
j. VIII Kelley secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, left this noon
for Emporia, where he will talk to ting
Commercial club this evening
Commissioner w. H. WATSON left
this morning for Wichita, where he
will attend the annual convention OF
the League of Kansas municipalities
The Women's Home Missionary So
cietv of the First Methodist church
will meet Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock at the home of Mrs P. w.
Allen, S14 Douthitt avenue.
Topeka Temple No. 10, Pythian Sis
ters. viii hold the regular meeting in
the X. of P hall, Sixth and Quincy
streets, tonight. A musical program
viii be rendered following the bust
ness meeting.
The Topeka home guards will as
semble at o'clock Tuesday evening
instead of at 1880 o'clock. the usual
time. After a short drill the company
will attend the Loveland meeting al
the auditorium in a body.
Frances Willard branch of the w.
C. T. U. will hold a regular meeting
Tuesday night at the home of Mrs.
Alice Kirgman, 1922 Mulvane street.
The club will prepare a missionary
box to be sent to Pittsburg, Kan
Herbert Jamison, C. w. Hamilton,
jr. and Wilbur Stonestreet, all three
colored men of Topeka, have received
commissions from the negro training
camp at Des Monies. Jamison and
Hamilton both received commissions
as first lieutenants.
Fred Rigby, son of w. o. Rigby,
postmaster, has published a small ad-
vertising book called The Ad-Allnis-
ter" for use among the Lawrence
merchants from whom he is soliciting
advertising for the Daily Kansan of
the Kansas university.
A defective flue in the residence at
BIS East First street has been given
as the~cause for four fires in the build
ing since last summer. The last fire
in the house occurred Sunday. The
house is owned by A. A. Schmidt and
occupied by John C. Turner, a negro.
A state poultry show will be held in
Topeka during December, according
to an announcement made today by
the Topeka Fanciers' association.
Nearly 500 entries will be made. the
fanciers claim. A meeting of the as
sociat1oin viii be held tonight at the
Chamber of Commerce to complete
plans for the show.
DIT and Mrs H.. O. Hardesty. of
Jennings, are spending a few days m
topeka visiting their sons, Jesse and
John Hardesty, who are attending the
Strlckler Business college. Doctor
Hardesty reports his section of Deca--
tur county in good shape. Early sown
wheat Is in fine condition, and a big
acreage Is being put into the ground
A motor car, driven by Ben O.
Wolfe, 229 Elmwood street. was par
tally wrecked near Rossville Sunday.
when reckless taxi driver attempted
to pass between his car and another.
Wolfe was driving east. Another car
was passing going west. The taxi was
also going west and tried to whip in