The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-13

-Nels Yingle.
W. \. Dyal has purchased the Cor
don property on Greenwood in Pot
win and will build two dwellings there
this spring.
a building permit for the erection
of a business building at As Sumner
avenue has been issued by Fire Chief
Joseph Hanlon to l.. c. Hall. The
building will cost 5000.
Plans for entertaining the Kansas
State Sunday school convention in To-
peka. May I. > and 3. We're discussed
by the General Topeka Committee at
their meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A. Mon
day noon.
Sparks from the chimney caused
The fire reported was at the residence
of Sam Martin. at 1923 Van Buren,
street The damage was only slight
A. r. Young. former city engineer
of Topeka, returned Monday for a
short visit. While visiting here ne
will make tests of paving materials
which will be used this year on the
streets.
c. T. Boone. son of George o. Boone
of Topeka. has accepted a position
with the Sheppard Loose-Leaf Ledger
Manufacturing compar-;, of New York.
Boone will go to New York from Port
Hickey. Arkansas.
brate its first anniversary Monday
night, March 26. at G. A. r. hall.
Sixth and Quincy streets. A musical
program will be given and a number
of talks are scheduled.
Leo Dewey Hersh, 10, enlisted in the
navy Monday as an apprentice sea-
man. Hersh is student at the Hol-
ton high school and was among the
schools best athletes. He left this
morning for the Great Lakes training
school
Ministers of the Christian churches
of Topeka will attend the meeting of
the Kansas Christian Ministerial in
stitute to be held in Hutchinson,
March 20, 81 and %. DR.. I. n. Nc
Gosh, of Enid, Okla, will be the prin-
cipal speaker and instructor at the
meetings
D. H. Redinger. who was special
government agent in the Alaska Cum
morning before the geology class at
Washburn. Mr.. Redingers present
home is in Los Angeles. Cal. where
he is construction engineer for the
Pacific Light & Power company.
Members of the Topeka Chamber of
Commerce and other business men of
the city We're entertained Monday
night at supper given by the High
School Boys club at the high school,
The male high school quartet gave a
selection. After the supper the men
were taken to the high school as
sembly where they were entertained
by two-act comedy, "A Box of Mon
keys. given by the Dramatic club.
From the time a man or boy be-
comes prospective" naval recruit
until he is ready to go into service
ne costs the government $3.50. That
is the estimate gathered from naval
statistics by the local recruiting sta
ton. 1t includes booklets and other
literature sent to him. the salary of
the recruiting officer up to the time
of the enlistment, diveded among one
or more recruits. suit of clothing
worth $50 and various other expenses
incident to the making of bluejacket
And when his enlistment is finished
ne receives four cents a mile for rail-
road fare back to the point from
which he enlisted
An invitation to the annual Y NJ. c.
a summer encamprnent at Estes Park
Colo, and a description of the asso-
cation grounds and work there fur
nlshed the material for the address
given by NJ. n. Dillon. of Estes Park
petore the Current Topic club in its
dlnner last night. Dillon is secretary
or the Estes Park conference. Dillon
told at length the history of the Estes
Park conference which has become
one OF the most important fixtures Of
the association year. From the camp
OF a Few association men eleven years
ago. Dillon said. the conference has
grown until every year hundreds OF
men attend We have a hotel now