The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-22
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AT HOME NEWS.

AT HOME NEWS.
Irving Snattinger has returned from a
few days visit at Excelsior Springs.
A meeting of the membership committee
of the Commercial club under Harry e.
Snyder was held today.
The forms are being laid for pouring the
| concrete for the first floor of the addition
| to the New England building.
James Tandy of Wichita spent today
with his brother. w. G. Tandy, commits
sioner of streets and public improvements.
| The city commission this morning ap-
proved plans and specifications for paw
, ing presented by A. R. Young, city en-
gineer.
The river started to go down Wednes-
day night. The stage this morning was
90 feet. This is a drop of half a foot since
Wednesday.
The work of excavating for the. addition
to ST. Francis hospital has begun. The
contract calls for the completion of the
work by November l.
County Superintendent John F. Eby will
go to Rossville tonight to take part in the
commencement exercises marking the
closing of the schools there.
The work of paving Jackson street be-
tween the Rock Island tracks and Fourth
street is progressing with rapidity. A
large force of men is employed on the job.
The case of DR.. J. A. Armstrong against
the Topeka railway in which damages in
the sum of S15,3o0 are asked for personal
injuries probably will be finished late this
afternoon.
Clerk Charles w. Bower of the district
court believes his office is the dullest place
in the world just now. Suits for filing
have been few and far between for the
last few days.
The following births were reported this
morning at the office of the city clerk:
To Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. White 167 Norton,
boy; to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Richardson,
a boy; to Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Mosher,
GA Branner, girl.
Cupid is a strike, according to Pro-
bate Judge Hugh MacFarland, who de-
clares not marriage license has been
issued for the last four or five days. Such
a situation is somewhat unusual.
A farewell supper will be given at
o'clock by the officers Of the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. and their wives for Mr.. and Mrs.
E. c. BrowneH and Miss Brownell, who
will leave on Santa Fe train No. tonight
for ChTistchurch, New Zealand.
]. M. Brandon, adjutant of the Topeka
chapter of the G. A. R.. requested from
the city commission this morning the
usual appropriation of 800 for Memorial
Day. Request was referred to the com
missioner of finance.
A meeting of all Memorial Day G. A. R.
committees will be held at Lincoln Post
hall tonight al o'clock to make arrange
ments for Decoration Day services. 1t is
bic that the children of the city
schools will be asked to participate in a
parade.
" ednesday evening at the Central Y NJ.
=. A. were unusually elaborate. More
tnan three hundred peonies were used.
Mrs George H. Hoyes wife of the new
secretary of the association, had charge
OF the work of arranging the decorations.
Excayator's bond for 5000, signed by
Leeper & Smith as principal and the Ma
tlonal Fidelity and Casualty company as
surety was approved this morning by the
city commission. tunnel will be ex-
cavated under the paving on West Tenth
from the state heating plant to the
Memorial building
News of fine promotion for w $
Tasker. brother of Register of Deeds
BOD Tasker has reached Topeka and is
good deal of pleasure. Tasker went to
ROCK Island. Ill.,, about is months ago as
master mechanic of the shops there He
has now been promoted to the post of
master mechanic of the entire Rock Isian6
IH.ss T~-sg=s = = =
= A,iarge number of persons who are not
dependent upon charity, but who cannot
aHord to BUY expensive articles of cloth
ing, attended the rummage sale of the
Provldent association, purchasing gar
taken In by the association will be used
IN the work of the organization Pro-
VISIONS Will be provided for those in dis
tress, and the services of a nurse for the
sick who are poverty stricken
The last sidewalk petitions that will be
Considered this season were presented to
me NE commission p. and referred to Commits
sioner randy this morning They were
received on May 20 and held over until the |
meetlng today. Requests were made for
; h1 on the following streets: On |
tween Willow and Ashland: north side of
1tWtelnty,first street from Kansas avenue J
70 the A: T. & S. F. r. r.; east side of |
tlrst; south side of Twelfth from aiisv
west OF College avenue to Boswell
MISS Heron will be prince Cha
at nigh school auditorium Fridav
evening. auspices of the D. A. R-Adv. |