The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-04
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AT HOME NEWS

DIR. C. C. Lull. GA Kansas ave.
Phone 1140.-Adv.
Mrs. N Coover, ITO West Fifteenth
street. wife of the city auditor, is seri-
ously i'll at her home.
The Rev. w. NJ. Jackson of the Sec
ond United Presbyterian church is as
sisting the Rev. r. NJ. Kerr of Kansas
City, Mo, for ten days in special meet
ings, and the two pastors will exchange
pulpits next Sabbath.
The West Side w. c. T. U. will hold
it's meeting Friday afternoon at 2:3O
at the home of Mrs. E. H. Roudebush,
14O Hill street. The program will be
mothers meeting in charge of Mrs.
Alice Wright.
Charles C. Nee. legislative represen-
tative of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers for the state of Kan
sas, is in Topeka in connection with
the opening of the legislature. Mr..
Mee's home is in Excelsior Springs,
Mo.
The Topeka State bank reelected
day. They are: c. w. Snyder, presi-
dent; H. E. Gavitt, vice president;
George w. Snyder, cashier; A. F. Mil
Ter. assistant cashier, and J. T. Gray,
auditor.
Leo Won Langen was appointed a
mission today to fill the place vacated
by T. B. Garrett, who is now at the
head of the city crematory. Mayor
House asked for confirmation of Won
Langen's appointment.
Lincoln Post No. i, G. A. r., and
Lincoln Circle will hold installation
ceremonies Saturday night at Lincoln
Post hall. r. NJ. Painter, department
commander will act as installing Off
Ger for the post and an officer of Ed
die Green Circle No. 1875, Holton, will
install circle officers.
| Two men, cutting down a large cot
tonwood tree at 1921 Monroe street
/ Wednesday. captured a large, fat pos
sum, which had apparently retired
+ from active country life and come to
the city to settle down. His settling
down plans were materially fastened
| by the men who found him.
horse pulling a wagon belonging
! to the Gem grocery, suddenly decided
to climb into or over passing motor
! car, and nearly wrecked the wagon
/ in doing So The automobile, going
south on Tyler street, belonged to E. l.
| Carrier. Despite the earnest attempts
of the horse to become passenger
the other passengers were not injured
I All officers and directors of the Pho
neer Mortgage company were re-
elected Wednesday afternoon. The
|
dent; NJ. B. Van Petten, vice presi-
dent; Arch NJ. Catlin. secretary and
treasurer, and J. E. Rosebrough, cash
Ter. The directors whose terms had
expired and who were reelected are:
A. f. Van Petten, Arch NJ. Catlin and
L. c. Swift.
/ A public meeting at the auditorium
to discuss the city manager plan viii
be called some time in the next weeI
by the Town Meeting club. H T
Chase and Prof. Homer Talbot of the
state university will be invited t.
make the principal addresses. The
| Town Meeting club will request ths
assistance of the Chamber of Com
merce, the Rotary club and the Co
operative club in staging the meeting
w. E. Howe, son of Samuel T. Howe
of the state tax commission. was APP.
pointed assistant city engineer TO-DAY
at a meeting of the city commission
ers- The salary of assistant city engi
neer is SIPS a month. Howe has beer
in the employ of the city intermittent
ly for a considerable time. He quit a
one time to engage in farming but re
turned to the city and since then ha.
been an instrument man in the cit,
engineers department
The city commissioners have for
mally decided to go into the advertis
ing business. Following a regular
meeting Mayor House asked for tn,