The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22

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A. d. Folke- will be the chief
speaker at the ParentTeachers' as
ISOLATION meeting to be held Monday
Gratt school. The program prom
Uses to be a most Interesting one, and
the address by MIR. Folker will be
along the same line as MIR. o. F.
Whitneys talk last month, which was
on Spring Gardening" Mr.. Folker's
talk will be on insects in the Garden
and How 10 Destroy Them" Repre-
sentatives of the Pet Stock Fanciers
viii be present and talk on the rails
ing Of pct stock, Belgian hares, rab-
bits. etc, fo' practical purposes
Several members of the y. M. c.
A will be on the program with
song and dance act. and the school
will also furnish several musical
UmberS.
Fred Voiland will make an address
tonight at the Parent-Teachers' assoc
citation at the Shorey school The
hoys' working reserve organization
will be represented by several speak
ers. Special music will be feature.
The Rude farm F. p. Rude. pro-
prietol: the county farm, and River
side farm Updegraff & Son, are the
three farms on the North side which
will be visited on Saturday, March
County Teachers association and the
farmers bureau. At each farm visit
ed a talk will be made by the pro-
prietor along the line of his specially.
The Dibble Grocery company have
completed the erection of additional
shelving and the placing of new show
cases, which gives an increased
amount of floor space, and shows the
stock to much better advantage. The
hn nd
.VeEeta bles are fitted with bins below,
and as they are open at the rear the
contents can be reached without COM
ing around to the front, as was neces-
sa " when the display was in boxes
and baskets. These are made after
an original design of Maynard DID
bes as were also the show cases for
The ca ndies and dried fruits. The
glass in these cases is French plate,
and the divisions separating the diff
ferent varieties of fruits and candies
20 also of the plate glass. The slid
ing loors at the back are placed at
p n irc1ine which makes for conven-
fence ir opening. \ new ice box of
:reater capacity has been installed
and the room at the rear of the
Shawnee State bank is to be used for
n additional store room. These i'm
provements. with freshly decorated
walls and woodwork. will be seen to
advantage at the opening which the
store will give some time in April.
Notes and Personals.
T y. Mcclure who has been
spending the winter at the Soldiers
home at Leavenworth, has returned
to North Topeka.
j. c. Cooper and family of Lyon
county have moved to North Topeka
and will occupy the property at 1920
Quincy street.
IT. 3. George of eastern Colorado is
the guest of his father. w S. George,
of Quincy street.
Mrs. J. l.. PFObasco. who has been
seriously sick at her home, 931 Van
Buren, street. for the past week, is
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Mrs. F. L. Basye and little daugh-
ter. Leila, have gone to st. Louis. Mo
where they will visit Mrs. Basye's
son. Elmer l.. Basye. who is stationed
at Jefferson Barracks. They are ac-
companied by Mrs. Basye's brother
and mother, Mr.. Greene and Mrs
Greene.
Mrs. J. T. Anderson of Dodge City
who has been in the city attending
the convention of Men and Million;