The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-29

SoFST any change excepting gradual
weakness which, has been continuous ever
| since he was striker a few weeks ago
George W Martin. secretary of the
gradually and it is hoped that he will be
tuny recovered in a short time Mr.. Mar
on the porch and take an occasional auto
MOBILE ride in a motor car.
Harry c. Snyder desires to call vot1r at
tention to the appearance of Walter John
son the great baseball pitcher, in a Royal
tailored suit on page one of this week :
Saturday Evening Post-Adv.
New crossings at Sixth and Kansas ave
nQeS Tor the street railway tracks which
viii be cast in one big piece of steel will
pc mere in the next So to be placed
neIshborhood of $4,000, according to
Manager A NJ Patten. When completed
the city and cars going over them will
make almost no noise, and will not bump
Patten says The work will put the Sixth
avenue intersections In fine shape for a
good many years to come. a wye to be
installed at the corner of Tenth and Nor
RS avenues Is expected in the near future,
and also a wye for the turn at Sew
enteenth street and College avenue Both
W be installed this fall. similar
switch will be placed at the intersection
the new Gage mark line will branch - off
from the West Sixth line. In the near
future also the work of completing new
crossings at First and Kansas avenues
and this will be finished this fall.
During the week that lacks a day yet Ct
completion. a total of 81 electric wiring
permits have been issued by E J. stew
art, city electrical inspector. This breaks
all former records The average number
OF permits for a monthhave been about 100
Some months have exceeded this number
The present week however, has been an
spector, and proves he says that lots of
work IS going on in Topeka, both in the
matter of new buildings. and in the re-
modelling of old buildings for the use OF
electricity
As soon as the Topeka Railway COM
pany completes its paving work for the
present year, which Will not be long now
work in laying rails on the new Gage
park extension will begin, according to
Manager A NJ Patten. The company ex-
poets to lay its track and put it in opera
ton from where it branches off the
West Sixth line at West street to Eighth
and summit avenues this fall. The extern
sion will be used for regular traffic all
winter. Next spring. soon as the
weather will permit, the work of grading
and laying rails west on Eighth street
to the park will be pushed. the compauv's
contract with the city calls for the com
pletion Of the line by June 1 next Pat
ten says there is doubt but the line
will be completed and in working order
on schedule time
After being married and living with
VI
Laport has instituted divorce proceedin gs
against Frank Laport, living at 1422 Van
Buren, street The couple were married in
Waterloo. Ia, in May. 1872, and moved
to Topeka in 1873 and have resided here
since that time Mrs. Laport charges
drunkenness Us the grounds for securing
a divorce and division of the property
consisting of the residence and a farm.
In her complaint she alleges that at all
times since their marriage her husband
has been addicted to drink
Rose Williams is seeking divorce from
OrxaI Williams She charges habituaf
drunkenness. The couple were married
in HoIton, Kan, in August, 1910.
ponoId Williams. coIored, Il years old
was brought before the juvenile court
about a week ago charge of ASA uit
and colored, was the victim of his wrath
He was liberated parole and ran away
to Kansas City. He returned this morn
ing and in a very short time was picked
up by Probation Officer Rooney He Will
be placed in the reform school
We will ship car of household goods
to Chicago about September 18th. For
particulars call Booher Moving & Stora ge
Co Phone 695--Adv-
/ Thomas Lumber Co has a quantity
IF off grade lumber that is offered in
lots OF five hundred feet or more at the
Two Years for Shooting Wife.
Kansas City, Aug z9.-Gustav \.
Schneider. who shot his wife and him
self on a downtown street July %,
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