The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-25
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AT HOME NEWS.

The Cowdry Auto Co., is now relo-
Gated at their building at 514-516 Jack
son street.
H. C. Lang is wearing his arm in a
sling as a result of q. broken arm in
attempting to crank his auto
One of Sheriff Kiene's. proudest pos
sessions at present is trottin' boss
! in embryo. It's a pretty good looking
colt too.
Mrs. Sallie Scott, stenographer in the
United States district attorneys Of
flee is spending two weeks in Denver
and Cheyenne.
Andy Wallace, who was shot by Will
liam Morris a couple of weeks ago, and
taken to Stormont hospital, is able to
be about again.
w. W. Mills gave the practical talk
at Daugherty's Business college la>e
week His subject was THE Organiza-
ton of a Business
Said a man who has been travelling
around a bit of late: Topeka is, in
deed a spotless town when compared
with most of the cities in the coun-
try
Quincy school won a doublelleader
from the East Side Stars at the city
park. taking the first 10 to and the
second to 2. The feature of the second
game was the pitching of MCGEE who
allowed one hit.
Although this is the good old sum-
mer time when living is easier than at
any other period of the year, there are
many calls daily on Poor Commits
sioner Bacon by those who need assist
ance to keep body and soul together.
mo matter how the squabble be-
tween the city and the street railway
company turns out, remarked one OF
Topeka's observing citizens today, Its
a cinch that we, the common people.
will have to hoof it out to Cages park
this summer
A Topeka jobber wanted a picture of
his building to use in a booklet for
distribution on the trade trip. A photo
graph revealed only a small section of
the structure hidden behind ugly sign
boards of other buildings. He found it
necessary to employ artist to draw
the building and leave out the sign
boards
Any number of people straggle into
the courthouse these days on the mis-
sion of paying their taxes, notwith-
standing the fact that June 20 was
the last day for the payment of taxes
without penalty, and that the county
treasurers Office is closed until July
1, except to those who desire to pay
their automobile license tax.
The ball players who entered the
Santa Fe-State House game last
Saturday have planned to bring before
the supreme court all officials of the
state and railroad who were asked to
appear on the diamond and failed to
show up. These negligents will be fined
one dollar each-the proceeds to go to
the orphans home.
Allen Hastings. who was brought
here yesterday from the Lone Star
state by KEENAN, S. Fisher, chief de-
putty of Texas, has been transferred
from the Grayson county Jail, Texas, to
the Shawnee county Jail. Hastings was
convicted of forgery and will be retain
ed until the September term of the fed
eral court which meets at Wichita.
Judge A. w. Dana announced today
that motions will be called in the first
division of the district court on Fri
Saturday, June IS. which would or
dinarily be the regular motion day.
This change is made so the members
of the Topeka bar can frolic at their
annual picnic which is scheduled for
Saturday at WakaruSa-
G. A Allen a railroad contra actor of
Cienfuegos, Cuba left today for his
home in the West Indies after three
weeks visit here with his family and
friends. Mr.. Allen formerly lived here
but left fifteen years ago and has lived
in Cuba since that time His family
lives here, preferring Kansas to the
semi-tropics. Mr.. Allen says that Cuba
has the most productive soil on earth
raising 2, 800. 900 tons of sugar last year.
According to Gene Stotts, former city
commissioner, many dead fish are to
be found floating in the Kaw these
days. And although Stotts can qualify
as an expert naturalist, he is at loss
to know what is causing the death of
these fish. Maybe the river is being
dynamited, thinks Stotts by those who
won't bother to catch fish on a line,
or maybe the fish are being poisoned
by a pollution of the water from some
source or another.
The injunction suit which the city
attorney was instructed to file against
the tuberculosis association probably
never will be filed. 1t will not be
worth while to file it if the society
abandons its camp at North Topeka,
which was the subject of contention.
IT am waiting to see what will bel
done,' City Attorney w. G.. Ralston
said. 'If the camp is abandoned it i