The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-23
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Dance Thanksgiving afternoon and
-Steinberg' s.-Adv.
The Norden Benefit association will
give an entertainment this evening at
their hall, 619 Kansas avenue.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co.. 534 Kansas avenue.-Adv.
c. ]. Carlson was granted permit
from the city today to build a garage
at his residence, 100 Topeka avenue.
Barber shops will be open until 10
o'clock Wednesday evening; closed all
day Thursday. Thanksgiving Day
Adv.
Miss Miriam Daugherty, city bacter-
iologist, will leave Wednesday for her
home in Monmouth. Ill, to spend
Thanksgiving. and next week.
Only smoke was found at the resi-
dence of F. A. Mccoy. 210 Knox ave
nue., when the fire department was
called there Monday to put out a fire.
A meeting of a Rotary club COM
mittee for the consideration of legisla-
ton which the club will ask for work
among the boys, was held at the
Chamber of Commerce. today.
Trains from Kansas City were again
late in passing thru Topeka today, on
account of the fog which hangs over
the Kansas City Union station and
yards. Every foggy day down the
Kaw is reflected in shot schedules.
A meeting of the nominating, pro-
gram and resolutions committee of the
Boy Scout council of Topeka, was held
at the Chamber of Commerce today,
to frame plans for the next regular
meeting of the executive committee
of the Boy Scout work, December 1.
After baseball and tennis hibernated
the city does not forget that the sports
will revive. The baseball diamond at
I ~
various city parks have been resur-
faced with clay, according to Superin-
tendant Reinisch of the park depart-
ment.
Extra equipment service for the
Thanksgiving season will commence
tomorrow on the Union Pacific. Extra
coaches will be run on November "a,
rs and for the returning of homegoers
on November % and %. Steam trains
will be substituted for the gasoline
motor cars on the Lawrence-LeaYen
worth branch on those dates.
If there is going to be a special train
loaded with Kansas Aggies in Topeka
for the Aggie- Washburn Turkey day
game, local railway officials haven't
been advised of it yet. Reports filter
| ing down the Kaw from Manhattan
that there was to be special over the
Rock Island, found no base in the Of
| fetal communications to the passenger
The gasoline motor manufactured by
the Piersen company. of Topeka, has
found one of it's warmeSt welcomes in
the rice fields of California. The mo-
tor is particularly well adapted to
service under the difficult conditions
met in the rice fields. Harry Shank
assistant designing engineer for the
company, has just returned from a
| trip to the California rice fields where
| he has been installing a number of the
1engines.
| A J. Kull, manager of the local
branch of Dun & Co, and Louis Hall,
manager of the Barker bakeries. were
the speakers at the Square Circle club
dinner and meeting Monday night, eX-
planning for the benefit of the other
members of the club their own lines
of business. Judge Clyde NJ. Reed,
guest of the club. held the lucky num-
Der in the turkey rattle which was
staged after the dinner, and won the
Thanksgiving bird.
! A special Thanksgiving service will
be held at the Wesleyan Methodist
church, corner. Third and Jefferson
streets, Thursday morning and eve
ming. At 1890 O'Clock in the morning
| Evangelist Walker of the Nazarene
church will preach and at 1880 in the
evening the Rev. Mr.. Bess of the Free
Methodist church will give the SER
mon. The Wesleyan church is also
holding revival meetings every night.
and every one is welcome to the re-
vival and special meetings.