The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The heating plant at the Clay school
is being enlarged in order that all the
rooms may be evenly heated next
winter.
There is a man in Topeka who be
came so seasick on a recent lake
trip that he hasn't been able to ca
watermelon since his return home
Governor George H. Hodges will be
one of the speakers at the annual
meeting of the Kansas Automobile as
sociation in Hutchinson october Z
and s.
VIM. Shaver has returned from Cas-
cade. Colo. where he has been spend
ing his vacation. f. H. Anderson and
family have also returned from the
same place
Marshal's band has only two moro
open air free concerts to play TINS
summer One will be given at Garfield
park Labor day. The date for the
other has not been settled
.'Hooray," is the morning greeting
of old Dad" Kline. the veteran
Washburn street car conductor
school will open soon and I'll have
the students with me again.
The next regular meeting of the
board of education will be held Mon
day evening. Sept 1. At that time the
final arrangement for the opening of
the schools, Sept. 16. win be made.
The Rev. Robert Gordon. whose post
office address at the present time IS
Detroit Harbor. Wis, will return to
Topeka about Sept. 3. He will preach
at the First Baptist church on Sunday,
Sept IL.
There will be no issue of the Com
mercial Club Bulletin this month on
account of the fact that this is the duh
season of the year Many of the MEM
bers are out of town enjoying their va
cations
The large number of leaves that fill
the cutters threaten to assume the
proportions of fall choke in the city's
sewers. Overcoming. the leaf troubles
twice Il year is a heavy burden on the
street forces.
The volley ball enthusiasts in the
southwestern part of the city now
have two courts-one near Huntoon
and College avenue and another in
Elmhurst. The game is attracting un-
usual interest.
Marriage licenses were issued to-
day to James F. Jewell. and Marie
Rupin. both of Topeka, and both Civ
ing their ages as over 21; and to
Frank Griffith. %. and Varna Mont,
Is, both of Belvue.
You can't tell me this hot weather
doesn't affect a mans disposition"
said life insurance man today. Il
have worked for three weeks trying to
write a policy. Then came cool day
and L wrote $4,000 without an effort"
The initial Zigomar picture that was
shown in Topeka was the first of tia
great detective movies that have
been booked for the town. The third
picture of the Zigomar series is being
shown in four reels at the Best the
ater.
According to officials of the Rock
Island and Santa Fe, passenger trav-
el to the west and to the cooler eli
&c fn n
from Colorado on both lines are
crowded with tired and moneyless
tourists.
Teddy Roosevelt went through To-
peka last evening on the Santa Fe and
not 4 Bull MooSer in town knew that
he was in our midst. In Kansas City
he told a wonderful batch of Arizona
stories but refrained from mentioning
politics.
The overlooking of a tar kettle in
the Santa Fe yards in the shop district
last evening called out the company
apparatus. No damage. The Santa
FC is relaying the floors in the ma
chine shops with creoSote blocks COW
cred with tar.
Physicians in Topeka say that an
epidemic of sickness among babies this
summer has been the most serious in
years. Cholera infantum has been
especially dangerous in Nhe hot
weather. Cool weather is the only re-
lief that can be looked for.
One of the attractions al the Western
league ball park Sunday afternoon was
a trained Arabian bull owned by Tony
Faust. 1t was hitChed to a Philippine
cart and driven by Mr. Faust's 14-year-
old son. The bull has been taught a
large number of tricks.
Already the football bugs in Topeka
are gathering at the noon and even
ing hours discussing the prospects in
the WaShburn camp. With Kansas
university in comparatively weak
condition this year the Blue hopes to
romp away with another game
The eastern newspapers that have
been printing weird tales of the Kan