The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-07
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Sheriff L. L. Kiene has Just purchased
a Little SIX automobile.
Every day persons apply at the state
| fair office for jobs during fair week, Sep
| TENDER S-12.
! F. F. Moore. los East Fifteenth street.
! has returned from a fishing trip on the
/ Kaw, where he caught a 20-pound cat
| fish
Very few building permits have been
| issued in the last few days-the weather
has been too hot to think about building
| operations.
| The police have been enforcing the ped
teamsters and peddlers have been forced
| to buy license or go to Jail.
| Mrs. John Harries of North Topeka, and
| her sister. Mrs. Emma Good. of Los An
geles. Cal, will be guests Friday of Miss
Carrie Robertson of Highland Park
c. H. Wilmington, supervisor of the
| home gardens fors school children, is In
the city, after having spent several weeks
| in study at the State Agricultural college
! The bondsmen of P P; Moore. charged
j with running a disorderly house turned
MIN into the city Jail this morning. They
claimed that Moore was preparing to
/ leave the city.
I An ordinance fixing the tax levies
against property abutting the new White
Way extensions, was presented to the
/ commission this morning for the frrst
/ reading.
Sanitary Sergeant J; a, Ramsey, this e1,I;
! morning furnished big punch bowl fun
visitors. The drink was much enjoyed,
and a vote of thanks was rendered the
sergeant.
| A. H Pearsan was arrested on the
/ Charge of riding bicycle on the sidewalk
and fined SO in police court this morning
. William Scott has been arrested on the
charge of keeping and maintaining
nuisance
| The CITY commission declined to he re-
sponsible for the cutting of a tree at 5l9
Clay street, which it is claimed damaged
the property there. The tree was cut by
; the city over year ago Miss X j.
Smith owner. declares the loss of the tree
damaged the property
The Topeka Industrial Council will have
charge of the sale of refreshments at
~lesney park Saturday evening when
Marshall's band will give a free band con-
cert The eats will be served by the
members of the Garment Workers union
and the money will go towards the social
survey fund
lice court on the charge of running joint
at her home. and sentenced to 50 days in
the city Jail. Mrs. Schlagel lives in a
erman community and several of her
neighbors testified against her Her ar
TO- and a quantity of liquor was taken il
the raid The case has been appealed to
the district court
A. =. GODDARD this morning appeared be
fore the city commission to urge levy
for the benefit of the Topeka Provident
association. Kilmaurs W. King. of the
Foster Humane society. also was present
and asked that the society be not for
gotten # the city is gong to AID any nc, OF
decided however not to appropriate any
money this year toward any of the char
tiles.
The boys camp on the old Stone Bridge
camp south of Berryton is a thing of the
past. This afternoon the boys came in on
a Missouri Pacific train They are brown
and show that the outing has been
great thing for them. Credit for the plan
for maintaining a free camp is due the
general secretary. George H. Hoyes. The
boys had a stunt night as a closing
feature OF the camp on Wednesday night
A large number of visitors were present
from Topeka.
Fire Chief George o. Wilmartn has
found that the fire at $50 Kansas avenue
early yesterday morning started from de-
fectins electric wiring in the attic. The
fire burned slowly through the ceiling
and joists. and probably was burning half
an hour or more before. working slowly
through the ceiling, it caught the wood
work in the rooms on the third story and
showed itself at the windows No blame
is laid to anyone for its existence in the
first instance.
There is talk of sending .deputation
from the Topeka Commercial club TO
Kansas City for the purpose of prevail
ing upon the commercial organization of
Kansas City to stir up interest in the
state fair at Topeka and the horse races
that are expected to be the best ever held
in Kansas. Topeka does large amount
of business in Kansas City and it Is felt
that It is only due the capital city that an
effort be made to arrange for a big fair
crowd from that place