The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-24
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

| Imperial valley cantaloupes from
California are now selling at a more
reasonable rate in the Topeka stores
two. for % cents.
The dry weather is keeping the
price for new potatoes stationary
The spuds are selling at 25 cents
peck-old ones at SO cents bushel-
Truck gardeners around Topeka,
| VINO have blackberry and RASPBERRY
! patches, were among those who gave
a hearty welcome to the rain of today
| The city will have damages to pay
| before long if the bridges in Willow
park are not repaired soon. A NUM-
/ / or of persons have already caught
their feet in the large cracks in the
flooring.
+ The L and 1 club and the Orphans
home realized a little more than S4OO
! from the benefit comedy-b pail
game between the Santa Fe offlclals
and the state officials last Saturday
afternoon.
! All the members of Topeka camp
| No. 148, r. n. of A, are requested
to be present at the regular meeting
Wednesday night at Lincoln POST han.
Mrs Welch, the district deputy, has
business of Importance to bring be-
fore the camp.
Topeka Lodge No. 311, Fraternal
Brotherhood, will serve refreshments
and have a class initiation Wednesday
night at their hail. 112 East Seventh
street Friday, June p, social dance
! will be given at Garfield park for the
members and their friends.
They are still singing praises to the
! old Smith automobile made in Topeka
for several years. E. B. Kellam re-
Gently motored to Omaha in smith,
| vintage of 1906, and he made the 2OO
miles in 10 hours running time AT
several places it was necessary to use
| mud chains.
| Marriage licenses were issued today
| in the probate court as follows: 7. L.
| Haines, 81 years old, of Uniontown.
| Kan, and NJ. E. Hacker, 25 years Old
| of Cherryvale, Kan; Hillard n. Price,
% years old. of Nortonville, Kan, ana
Ruth E. Anderson, 81 years old, of
Nortonville, Kan.
| The pretty Topeka department
| storekeeper was unpacking and assort-
| ing some new goods when her best
young man entered. She stopped be-
with face flushed. I'm glad to see
| you're stocking up he said. There's
an unaccountable GOODNESS between
| them now.
Anna Minter, the girl who made
| serious charges against former ChleI
| of Police Jenkins and others, has been
| taken to Missouri by her father, where
| he will find a home for her. The
| Minter girl has been in the county jail
| for more than a month, held under a
| charge of having been found in dis
| orderly house. This charge was dis
missed so that her father might take
| her away with him.
| Ringing Brothers are booked for a
| circus performance on the Topeka fair
| grounds July "a. Topeka didn't have
| circus last summer. Local railroad
| officials have been notified of the ex-
pected arrival of the elephants, the
| fat lady, the cyclists and other attrac-
! tions. The billboard men will arrive
| 10 Of IN
nee county with posters.
i A big mass meeting of the clerks
and deliverymen of the city-women
lincluded-will be held Wednesday
night at the Knights and Ladies of
Security hall At that time those de-
string to do will connect them
selves with the local organization of
the International Retail Clerks asso-
citation. The question of Saturday
night closing of all Topeka stores VIII
again be discussed.
| The May report of w. H. Gilfllan as
| food inspector and also as inspector of
| weights and measures was filed with
! the city auditor this morning. 1t
| showed an increase in receipts in both
| departments over the April report. The
| collections as food inspector amounted
to S2150S against $197 for April. The
collections for inspections of weights
| and measures amounted to 1925
| against $40 for April.
| About so members of Orient lodge
| No. 81 A. F. & A. M, from Topeka,
| including the lodge degree team, went
to Dover last night to confer the sec
and and third degrees. Those who went
| declared they enjoyed the trip i'm
mensely. There was one candidate in
each of the degrees. Following the
degree work supper was spread for
the visitors which was participated IN
by the local Masons. The Topeka
! party returned about midnight.
| Steps have been taken by the man
| agement of the concessions at Garfield
park to put an Immediate stop to any
| disorders that may occur there in the
future. P. Lowe, one of the husky
| mally sworn in as a deputy sheriff by
| Sheriff Kiene and County Clerk
| Swayze. He has full powers to make
arrests, and any who may be disposed
| to act improperly at the park from
| now on, will get the treatment they
deserve. And it will come their way
promptly
Home grown raspberries are now
more plentiful on the local market
They are retailing at an average rate
of S2.-5 q crate. If there is good
soaking rair! within the next week the
price WI probably be lowered; other
wise the tendency will be the other
} way. The berries now may be pur-
chased at the rate of two quart boxes
for % cents. Red raspberries are
comparatively scarce. They sell at %
cents a box. Dewberries bring 3
cents a quart and California logan
| berries / 3 cents per pint box.