The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-14
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Flour. ADV.
Canon IL. A. c. Pitcaithly of Kansas
City, formerly of Topeka, came to To-
peka today on motorcycle.
The superintendent of city schools
and the truant officers are co-operat-
ing in the handling of cases.
p. E. Joseph will not build a public
garage at Sixth and Van Buren, as he
had planned. All bids were refused
Construction News.
The brick work in connection with
the residence of B. F. Akers at 1913
Fillmore street, has been started. The
contractor is C. E. Easter.
A Topeka grocer said today: 1--WE
have never had better fall pastures
and there is no excuse for the ad-
vancement in the price of milk
Mayor r. L. Cofran, who has been
quite ill, is recovering. 1t was thought
this morning that he would be able to
get to his office in the city hall this
afternoon.
Miss Mary r. Vose, secretary of the
Provident association, will give an. ad-
dress on Social Service" before the
Y. w. c. A. girls at Baker university,
Baldwin, next Thursday.
1t is not generally known that pris-
oners from the city Jail when released
are in many cases sent to the Provi-
dent Association where they are fitted
out with necessary clothing.
Guy T. Justis, formerly secretary OF
the Topeka Provident association, is
now investigating the question of re-
tardation in the public schools for the
Mems City club of Chicago.
The local police officers received
large shipment of winter overcoats
from a Chicago firm. The coats came
today and a large part of the force
are newly equipped for the winter.
r. D. Sheldon, who has conducted
in
past ten years, has recently accepted
a position as district manager for the
Missouri State Life Insurance COM
pany.
Dean Whitehouse of the fine arts de-
partment of Washburn college has
nearly completed the collection of sew
eral thousand dollars necessary for the
purchase of pipe organ for the
school.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Wal
nut Grove Methodist Episcopal church
will meet Wednesday in the church
parlors Refreshments will be served
and all members are urged to be
present.
Chief of Police Josiah Ross, former
Chief ]. w. F. Hughes, Police Officer
Eva Corning and several other officers
will return to Topeka today after testi-
flying in federal court at Leavenworth
in the Marcels case.
Ed Bryce, dining car waiter, this
morning pleaded guilty to wife deser-
ton in the district court. He gave
bond and was instructed to pay $3.50
to his wife, Jessie, and two children,
until further order of the court.
The recent rains have brought on q
late crop of turnips, radishes and
green onions in Shawnee county, and
the local grocery stores are we'll sup
piled with these vegetables. Hubbard
squashes are now on the market and
pie pumpkins.
The cause of the English tea drink
ers has been upheld at last. w. B.
Collinson, who won the city tennis
championship, is a Britisher and an
athlete of local renown. He has shat
tered the theory that tea-sippers can
not develop muscular power.
The motorcyclists are beginning to
ride Kansas avenue again with the
mufflers of their machines wide open
and travelling at the rate of 20 to 40
miles an hour. They were suppressed
for a little while by being made to pay
a little attention to the city ordi-
nances.
Jacob Blumenstock, 212 West Eighth
street. was arrested by a deputy Sher-
if this morning for disturbing the
peace of his divorced wife, Mrs. Rose
Taylor, 313 West Sixth avenue. Mrs.
Taylor alleges that Blumenstock has
made threats against her and her
friends.
The crop of grape fruit in Florida is
said to be unusually heavy this sea-
son. The fruit is now being received
in Topeka. The price is a little high
but should drop soon. The oranges on
sale at local grocery stores are of poor
quality. The new crop will be in by
December.
Several blocks of asphaltic concrete
pavement included in the 1913 con-
tracts have not been completed in To-
oft will ha
contractors in order to finish this work
before cold weather Recent rains
have interfered with the grading and
spreading Of concrete.
The Strollers' Quartette will not APP
near at the high school on Wednesday
night as advertised. The engagement
has been cancelled by the Redpath
Luceum bureau. There will be an
equally good number to replace this en-
tertainment in the course arranged by
the Topeka Grade Teachers club.
The Topeka Commercial club should
draw up a city ordinance prohibiting
photographers from taking poor views
of Topeka and placing them on post
cards for sale and distribution. A
number of scenes, taken apparently
from the back door of a building fac
ing an alley, have been distributed
lately.
Howard Patten, superintendent of
the Topeka Railway company, stated
today that the $4,000 reconstruction
task at Sixth and Kansas avenue
would be completed in a few days and
all service would be resumed on old
schedules. The undertaking of stub
street car service on all city lines has
been a severe strain on street railway
service.
A class in cooking will be started at
the Provident association Immediately
cd hat fXIra I've ri JVi
signify their intention of taking the
course of twelve lessons. There is Suf-
ficient equipment at the association
building for just an even dozen girls.