The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-01
grown spinach is retailing at IS cents

grown spinach is retailing at IS cents
peck.
| Tomatoes are now scarce on the To-
| cal market and are selling at % cents
| and 20 cents each. Green peppers
| from Florida sell for Accents dozen.
New peas and beans bring 20 and 80
| cents a pound.
| The management of the Provident
| association again wish to remind the
| housewives of Topeka that when they
| clean their places of abode to remem-
| Der the association. Old clothes.
magazines and newspapers can be used
| to advantage.
Temperatures in Kansas in the last
"a hours have been of the June va
riety. No rain has been reported
from the government stations. The
stage of the river at Topeka today is
So feet. an unusually low mark for
this time of year.
hard at work training for the annual
inter-school field meet that will be
held at Washburn field, Friday after
noon May 16. s. H. Howard, princi-
dent of the athletic association of the
Topeka schools which is putting on
the meet.
William s. Pickens. principal of the
Western State Normal school at Hays,
is a candidate for the Superintendency
of the city schools of Topeka. 1t will
be recoIlected that Principal Pickens
used his influence last fall to get the
state teachers meeting away from
Topeka. The members of the board
of education expect that there will be
scores of applications for the position
which will be vacant when tSe reSlg-
nation of c. c. Starr becomes effective,
August 1.
From now on appeals from decisions
of the district court in civil cases will
have to be made within six months
from the date of the judgment instead
of a year, as has heretofore been the
rule. The new law upon that matter
was one of those that became effec-
tive upon the publication of the stat
ute book. The law will simplify the
matter of appeals to the extent that
appellants will be compelled to act
sooner than has been necessary be-
fore.
Some one has again been defacing
store windows in Topeka. Several
months ago an instance was given pub
licity in the local papers This time
the window of Isador Scrinopskie at
52612 Kansas avenue was badly
scratched after 9 o'clock Monday night.
A large figure five was executed in the
glass with a diamond or some other
hard substance. The next night the
store at 532 Kansas avenue was
scratched.
Robert F. Tasker, register of deeds,
found that he has new job in at
tempting to compare documents filed
in his office with former records to
see that descriptions are correct. A
deed filed this morning occupied the
register the entire forenoon in search
ing for a former conveyance, and he
had not found it at noon The law
provides he must compare the docu-
ment offered with the records of pre-
vious conveyance to be sure that the
descriptions are the same.
The Junior Dramatic. club of the
Topeka High school will present the
face comedy. 1.-The Dumb Belle" at
the high school auditorium Friday
night. The proceeds from the one act
playlet will go towards purchasing
records for a talking machine that was
graduating class. The members of the
cast are Ruth Rooster, Mabel Lang
hart. Edythe TroXell. Homer Fowler,
Abe Gordon and Charles Lyon. Miss
Loveland and Mr.. Dana Parkhurst will
sing.
This is the Socialists Labor day a
celebration is in progress this after |
noon at the City park. The principal |
speaker is DR.. Arthur 5. Henderson. |
HIS subject is The Man l Work For |
alph Roberts will speak on THE La
bors New world The procession was
formed early this afternoon at the |
corner of Tenth and Kansas avenue |
by the Socialists. 1t was headed by |
the Second Regiment Band and in |
Guided a number of floats. MarshalTs |
band Will play at the park tonight |
from to 10 o'clock