The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-16
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AT HOME NEWS.

Lola NJ. Andrews was today granted
a divorce from J. H. Andrews.
Riddles, did you take your hay few
cred teacher a batch of golden-rOd to-
day?
Don't miss the opening dance to-
morrow night at Steinberg's Music
haII--AdV.
Floyd McRae's Dancing academy
will open Wednesday night with social
dance.-Adv.
The board of directors of the Cen
trail Y NJ c. A will meet this evening
at $40 O'Clock to map out the pro-
gram for fall work.
John Martin, who says he is in the
employ of the state Temperance
union, has been fined $40 in police
court for disorderly conduct
School supplies are being featured
in Il number of Topeka store windows.
The school supply people are doing the
biggest business of the year this week
VIII the person who took the UNI
brella from the Merchants National
bank stand yesterday by mistake
please return it TO Mr.. Bonebrake at
the bank?
John H. Fazel. Boy Scout commits
sioner for Topeka, is in attendance at
the meeting of the presbytery of
the Northwest Kansas Presbyterian
churches at Edgerton. Kan.
There are several bicycles and parts
of bicycles that have been stolen,
stored in the police station. The BIZ
cycles are taking up needed space and
the owners can have them by Identify
ing them.
Chief of Police J. w. F. Hughes has
begun plans for the winter to keep
warm prisoners of the city jail. The
gas supply may prove insufficient for
the building and several stoves have
been ordered.
The Rev. Ralph Ward. pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian church. ami
C D. skinner of the Second Presby-
terrain church, are in attendance at
of Northwest Kansas Presbyterian
churches at Edgerton, Kan
There is a woman in Topeka who is
impersonating Miss Barr. poIicewom-
an. and the police officers today are
angry about it The woman, it is
claimed, says she is Miss Barr and
thus violates a city ordinance and is
liable TO receive heavy fine. The
only difference between the imposter
and Miss Barr is that the stranger
does not wear a star.
Bids for supplying the county with
coal were opened and contracts award
ed by the county commissioners Mon
day afternoon. The prices range from
s2.7S for slack and $40 for Usage City
lump, or Frontenac nut. depending
upon the places of delivery. The con-
tracts provided for supplies for the
poor farm, court house, county jail
and Crittenden home.
Educational classes viii be opened
at the Central Y NJ. c. 4. the first
week in October. The courses given
viii! be determined by the demand of
the students making application 1t
is anticipated that there will be a large
class fer Jewish boys. and it is hoped
that it will be possible to organize a
special class for Greeks.
The North Brothers Stock company
will issue paper called THE North
star every week. The paper is given
will contain stories and gossip about
the mem berS of the company. Rob NJ.
Campbell, formerly in newspaper
work in Topeka is editor. Neal
Topeka Daily Herald, when Oscar
Swayze was city editor, is associate
editor
The city tennis tournament will be
played tomorrow on the courts of the
Cathedral Boys club, weather permit
ting. There have been many entries
turned in to Robert Shoemaker referee
of the tourney The courts Will be in
able prizes having been donated by
Fullerton Brothers to the winners of
the events. The winner of the singles
will play Shoemaker for the cham
pionship of Topeka.
a fire. which the owner of the de-
stroyed property believes was from in
cendiary origin. burned garage anu
barn at 1915 Adams street and with IL
a Ford automobile and two sets of
harness early this morning The prop
erty belonged TO T W. Thompson
The loss is estimated at about $500 on
which there was only 5000 of insur
ance. The fire started in the hay at
the end of the barn farthest from the
garage. 1t spread rapidly and it was
only with great difficulty that Mr..
Thompson succeeded in saving his
horses.