The Topeka state journal., 1913-09-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOMIE NEWS.

SklECS.
Every housewife is saying to her
grocer, Banquet F1our.'-Adv-
Roy Crawford of Kansas City is
spending today in Topeka
The Topeka officials of the federal
court are expected from Wichita on
Saturday
The season sale for the Parkhurst
Concert Series will open tomorrow al
Guilds music store.
A new flag for the city hall prob
ably will be purchased in a short time
the old one having passed its best
days, and being badly frayed at the
edges.
The Y. w. c. A. swimming pool has
not the large crowds that it did a
month ago, but is still popular al
though there has been a drop in tenn
perature.
G. A Gardner. assistant superin-
tendent of the railway mail service, is
making a western trip and spent yes
terday in Topeka with Postmaster A.
K. Rodgers.
L. S. Harvey, who has charge of the
district attorneys Office during the
absence of Fred Robertson, is busy
issuing subpoenas for the next term
of court, which convenes at Leaven-
worth October 13.
A store room adjoining the district
attorneys office in the federal build
ing is being converted into one of the
most fully equipped legal libraries in
town. The volumes are the property
of the government and the federal
attorneys.
The sale of tickets for the concert
at the auditorium on October 1, by
Bryon's Troubadours is in progress at
the ]. c. Wolcott store. Several hun
dred tickets have already been sold.
The proceeds of the concert will go
towards the hospital and flower work
of the Topeka Local Union.
There is one less jointist in Topeka
with the involuntary removal of Emo
Jordan from Topeka to Oskaloosa.
times in Topeka for selling liquor and
today was taken to Jefferson county
by Sheriff Mccain of Oskaloosa to
face a charge of selling liquor in that
county.
H. B. Wilson, superintendent of
city schools, will have visited half of
the Topeka schools by the end of this
week. superintendent Wilson ex
poets to visit every class room several
times in the course of the school
year. In that way he will be able to
get an insight into the quality of work
that is being done.
Revival meetings conducted by the
Rev. l. H. Fuller, pastor of the
will begin Wednesday even
ing, October l, at the Oakland Chris
-ian church. The meetings will con-
tinue for ten days. The first sermon
will be preached by the Rev. George
E. Lyons, state corresponding secre-
-ary. All citizens of Oakland and VIC
nifty are invited to attend the meet
ngs.
Nettles defeated j. Smith in the
second round of the city tennis tour
1ament, placing Nettles in the semi
inals with a chance to play in the
ina1s. Nettles is champion of the
high school and is picked by high
school students to win the tourna-
ment. The winner of the tournament
will play Robert Shoemaker, city
for the championship of
Topeka.
The privileges of the Central Y. NJ.
9. a. will be free for the boys of the
city in the period from September 29
to October 4. The boys will be enter
ed in the regular gymnasium and
swimming classes and no charge will
be made for the instruction. Those
who take advantage of the free week
IL. The boys will be given certifi-
Gates which will be worth dollar to
them provided they decide to join the
association at the close of the week.
1t is a mistake that the city is stung
because some of the curbing is break
sioner w. G. Tandy. The city is not
holding the sack. The contractors will
lave to make good on the work. I'VE
nave a maintenance bond on that |
work. Tandy says, which compels the |
contractors to keep the work in re-
pair. They are getting ready to do
hat now, and will replace the broken |
work in the near future. 1t will not |
'ost the city or the property owners
| cent to have the work DONE
To close the swimming season at |
he Central Y; NJ. c: A: swimming |
sfae-f -,1s
Lfternoon and evening and Saturday |
The different classes in |
will show their skill. |
Medals will be awarded to individ |
lals who do the best work. There |
will be water races fancy strokes and |
est will be for the older boys and |
Will be held at 4:30 o'clock Friday /
Ifternoon. At $50 o'clock the en-
)loyed boys will have their turn. The |
eniors and young mems classes will |
how their ability beginning at |
o'clock in the evening. The juniors
will hold their contests at 10 o'clock ,
saturday morning.
Mayor Cofran took exception this
morning to an anonymous communica-
ion encl> siug a clipping from a paper
harging Kansas mayors with spend
ng a good deal of time ''in an effort
lot to know what is going on in their |
owns" The mayor says he knows not
My what is going on in Topeka but
What is not going on and adds he will
'e glad to give the person who sent
he clipping any information along that
inc he may wish if he will make him
elf known. IF this man has manhood
nough to call on the mayor and ask
or information he can get it, the
mayor said. We not only can tell him
ut We can show him if he so desires
don't like that kind of a thing, and
fn /
nunieation. 1t is cowardly to do any
hing like that, covering it up by mail
ng an envelope"
A small lighting unit purchased for
he city waterworks plant last winter,
Thich has been idle ever since it was