The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-02
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AT HOME NEWS

At Warnick's our floor manager will
see that you enjoy yourself.-Adv
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! Co.. 534 Kansas avenue.-AdV.
D Burleigh is back at his post as
station master at the Rock Island
after a couple of weeks illness.
! The history course committee of the
| city schools met at 4:30 o'clock this
afternoon at the high school cafeteria
Fred Sabotta, district freight agent
| of the Pennsylvania Lines, was in To-
peka today comforting with local rail-
road officials.
The directors of the Kiwanis club
met in regular session at the Cham
| Der of Commerce at noon today. Only
routine business was transacted.
The annual Christmas vacation in
the city schools will be eleven and
one-half days this year. The recess
will start at noon Wednesday. Decem-
Der FL, and will close January 2.
r. c. Pifer, of Denver, Colo, re-
gional supervisor of the Y. NJ. c. A.
schools, was in Topeka today, holding
a conference with the state officers.
He will return to Denver Saturday.
Anothar White Eagle filling and
service station is to be opened in To-
peka about January 1. The new plant
| is being constructed at the northeast
corner of Fourth and Quincy streets.
One case of diphtheria was reported
to the city health department Thurs
day, and two had been reported at
noon today. There has been no fur
| Their reporting of smallpox or influ-
enza cases.
An entertainment consisting of sew
eraI vaudeville acts and an old fid-
dlers contest will be given at o'clock
this evening at the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
Clarence Messick will be in charge of
the program.
H. D. Phillips of the state 7. NJ.
c. A, left today for Manhattan where
he will hold a conference with Walter
Burr, of the Kansas State Agricultural
college, in regard to the state work of
the Y NJ. c. A.
Approximately fifteen young men
attended the first meeting of the
young Mems Community Bible class,
which was held Thursday evening at
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. N. w. Ben
ming led the discussion.
The Roose grocery store at 1900
West Euclid avenue and the residence
property adjoining, has been sold by
l. D. Roose to Joseph Cam, of Hol-
ton, who has already taken possession.
Cam will shortly move mis- family to
Topeka. He paid $500 for the store
and residence.
DR.. J. C. Shaw addressed the Wash
burn college chemistry club in Rice
hall Thursday evening on the use OF
vaccines and serums. The seventy
five persons present We're entertaIned
at the close of the talk with short
magic.an's stunt by Ray Harshbarger
and Gerald Tasker.
There are exactly 1900 students en-
rolled in Topeka high school at pres
ent as compared with 1,1S4 at the
same period last year. This is an in
crease of nearly 10 per cent. The
only reason known for this, IS because
of the unemployment, according to r.
+. Cook, principal.
Prof. Frank J. Kolbaba, of Wash
burn college, has been secured as vio-
lin instructor for Polk and Quincy
schools. He will meet with those who
wish to take lessons a certain number
of afternoons each week after
o'clock. A minimum price Will De
charged for the lessons.
There was a doughnut luncheon in
the secretary of states office when u.
O. McCray, assistant secretary, re-
ceived box of doughnuts from glfIs
of the Topeka Industrial and Educa-
tional institute. The doughnuts were
sent in appreciation of interest Nc
Cray has taken in the school.
The Central Y. NJ. C. A. is holding
a bowling tournament during the
month of December The winner Will
receive a gold medal. Anyone VINO
thirty games during the month VIII
liam Mowrer scored an average or
1S1 points in a game Thursday.
Members of the state water commits
sion are in session today in the req
eral building where they VIII CONFER
with Roger c. Rice, former heao OF
the government geological survey III
Kansas. Flood gauging and drainage
problems in several southern Kansas
counties will be discussed during the
conference.
The Rev. Richard w. Hogue, OF
Philadelphia, secretary of the Church
League for Industrial Democracy, wall
not be able to speak at the IL O'CLOCK
service Sunday morning at Grace
Satbedra1 or at the peoples forum at
the Unitarian church Sunday evening
due to previous engagements at Man
haitian.
The team captained by R. B. Jencks,
in the Business Mems Noon VolIeyball
league at the Central Y. M. Z. A. con-
tinues to lead the league, having won
six. games and lost one. The standing
of the other teams is as follows: c.
Z. EIdridge. won four and lost three
c. A Marker, won three and lost four
and L. A. Corlis, won one ana lost SIX
Frank G. Richards, of the Kansas
Sunday School association, delivered
the closing address at the annual con-
School association, which was IN SEES
sion Thursday. at Vassar, Kan He
will speak at the Coffey county con
vention at Burlington today. MISS
Bonita Ferguson, of the state offlce is
also attending the convention.
Mrs. Isaac Sewell. of the Kansas
Sunday school association, returned to
Topeka Thursday from Vassar. Kan-'
where she attended the annual con-
vention of the Usage County Sunday
school association. Mrs. Seweu re-
ncrts that it was one OF the most sue
cesstul conventions in the history of
the association. Every district n the
county was represented and 100 dele
gates attended.
Reductions in the number Of ped
dlers and hucksters operating IN TO
peka, and also N the number of life
insurance companies, are responsible
for the drop in the amount of fees col
lected by George T. Mattingly, city
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