The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-02
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AT HOME NEWS.

Calr Golf plain clothes man at the
police station. is away on his annual
vacation.
A number of the Boy Scouts of To-
peka will serve as messengers and
guides on the grounds each day of the
state fair.
There will be meeting of the official
board of the Oakland Christian church
tonight at S O'Clock Every member is
requested to attend.
There is not only shortage of wa
ter in Topeka now City Detective
Charles Lyle said this morning, but
for some reason liquor is scarce. We
have not heard of joint in operation
for several weeks.
According to the financial report sub
mitted at the meeting of the board of
education Monday night by NJ c. Fio:-
man, clerk of the board the outstand-
ing warrants on Sept. 1 amounted to
$4,000 in round numbers.
Topekans are beginning to return
from the resorts where they have been
spending their vacations. By the mid
die of September practically all of
those who have been enjoying change
of climate will have returned.
The board of education will provide
equipment for the new kindergarten
that Will be established at the Central
park school The purchase Of equip
the school board Monday night.
The September term=of the district
court of Shawnee county began this
morning in both divisions. The heavy
part of the docket falls to Judge Whit
comb. of the second division, as this
year the criminal cases are assigned to
his court. He has bout three hundred
cases, one-half of which are criminal
Tie Kaw Paving company of Topeka
hos
of about 40 blocks of paving. Several
young Topekans have been employed
by this company at Denver this sum
mer. Wayne Cook. the son of H. L.
Cook, secretary of the state fair. and
Ralph Kingsley have been among the
number
Willow park. which is usually an at
tractive place. is now brown and dusty.
Every time an auto passes along the
West Sixth avenue road a great cloud
of dust sweeps through the park, COW
ering the shrubbery with white coat
inS- The blue grass has every appear
ance of being dead, and the Towering
plants look sick.
The first annual picnic of the Frater-
nal Order of Eagles will be given at
Garfield park. Thursday afternoon and
evening Sept. 4. There will be athletic
sports of various kinds. with cash
prizes to winners: a ball game between
the Eagles ana the Kansas Farmers
and a balloon ascension in the after
noon: a concert by MarshalTs band and
dancing in the evening
After spending exactly sixty seconds
in the city jail. Byron Harris was re-
leased this morning from the charge of
petty larceny. Harris was arrested in
North Topeka at 10 O'Clock through the
efforts of his brother. who said that
Byron had stolen a pair of shoes and
some trousers. After being placed in
jail the officers found that they had no
legal right to confine him there without
a warrant and released the 17-year-old
boy.
With thirteen more days to serve
Frank Brown, held at the city Jail for
selling liquor, was paroled by Judge
Huron. Brown is a young man and
was convicted last month on a liquor
charge. fined 500 and sentenced TO a
month in Jail. This smorning the fine
was paid and Brown was re1ea sed on
good behavior. Brown is young man
who at one time studied for the bar.
He is a nephew of former Senator
Charles Curtis. During his Jail sen
tence he has been a model prisoner and
has consented to quit the Topeka liquor
business.