The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-08
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AT HOME NEWS.

The free public library will be closed
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons on
account of the state fair
Wedding license was issued this
morning to Maurice Lamy. aged so. To-
peka. and Cordelia Casavant, aged so,
Topeka.
placed an extra car on the Highland
Park line for fair week, giving 20 min
ute service.
The case of Mckinley Snodgra IS.
charged with setting fire to Berryton
barn, was dismissed this morning for
lack of evidence in the city court
The federal court meets in Wichita
Sept. %. Attorney Fred Robertson, AS
sistant Brady. Marshal ]. L. Harrison
and Morton Albaugh, clerk, will attend.
\ 10-year-oId boy caused complaint
to be filed in police court aaginst Will
liam Holbu1 &, charging him with hit
ting him over the back with a runJer
hose.
Arguments of the attorneys in the
billboard case will be heard by Judge
A. w Dana at $50 tomorrow morning
in the first division of the district
court
The early morning trains into To-
peka We're we'll filled with out-of-town
people coming to the state fair. Mon
day is usually a poor day for the state
wide attendance.
State fair advice from Secretary
Cook; IF you want TO know anything
about the state fair, ask a guard.
Their duties are to take care of the Wis
itors to the grounds
Just aIter the light sprinkle this
morning, two horses hauling a heavy
coal wagon. slipped and fell when at
tempting to pull the wagon on the city
scales to be weighed. The horses were
not used to the unusual occurrence.
Topeka has been shipping ice to KAN
sas City to relieve the shortage there.
This week. however, all of the ice COM
panies will be working overtime to sup
ply the demand here on account of the
state fair week calling for an increased
consumption.
Secretary Howe of the state board of
control says that the recent hot weath
er has not caused the asylum records
to overflow with registra tions of per-
sons crazy with the heat. Certainly
the ia1-Secretary is a defender
of the drouth-
The Topeka Railway company has
imported thirty conductors and motor
men from Wichita to take care of the
additional service and state fair crowds
in Topeka. All extra men in Topeka
will be used this week The railway
officials promise one minute service to
the park.
J. W. F. Hughes, chief of police, said
this morning the rumor that there
was to be a general shakeup on the
police force was unfounded. The chief
said that he had released all undesir-
ables from the force when he went into
office and that nothing of the kind has
been contemplated.
The Hawaiian quintet of the Bird of
Paradise, which is playing at the Grand
this week, will sing at the Commercial
club Tuesday noon. The quintet sings
at the invitation of E. F. Maxwell.
large club mem bership is expected out
TO hear the we'll known singers.
Governor George = H. Hodges and
Bank Commissioner Charles N Sawyer
have each ordered new six cylinder
Haynes car. which will probably be de-
Iivered this month. Orders for bot
cars were wired by the Kansas gov
ernor while he was attending the re
cent bankers convention in Colorado
Springs.
Pete Limbrum drew $50 fine in
police court this morning on a charge
of beink drunk. disturbing the peace
and assault The charges were brought
by his sister. who claimed that Pete
had annoyed his family and once at
tackled his father in a drunken mood
John Limbrum. defendant in the same
case, was acquitted by Judge Huron.
a meeting of property owners and
those interested has been called for the
Arlington Heights school house to-
night TO discuss ways and means OF
securing the extension of a water main
on West Eighth street to Gage park
following the line of the new street car
lire. 1t is proposed that property own
ers may decide to chip in on the ex-
pense of Installing the line if built
from the city west instead of directly
from the waterworks to the park Lack
Of funds with which to build the line
is given as the principal reason Tor
planning it directly south from the Wa
terworks.