The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-08
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l. NJ. PenweH has gone to Des
Moines where he will remain several
days on business.
The regular July meeting of the
board OF directors OF the Topeka
Provident association was held today.
From the state fair office-Topeka
ESQ lists of the entries in the early
closing purses were sent to race horse
men today.
The infants mask for the CITY pull
motor was received this morning at
the fire station. The extra tanks of
oxygen are on the way
The membership committee of the
Central Y. M. c. A. will have open
house" for new members and their
friends Wednesday, July 49,
/ Floyd L Conway of Kansas City and
Miss Sarah J. Ccniey of Topeka have
been granted a license to marry by
Probate Judge Mcfarland.
Cy Leland is visiting his daughter,
Mrs. George Hayden of Topeka Mr.
Leland has recently recovered from an
illness at his home in Troy.
Old ladies from Ingleside were taken
to the registration bureau Tuesday
night in an automobile. Seven regis
tered, all over 20 years of age.
Few OF the 21-year-old young ladies
/
the opportunity to register, according
to Election Commissioner Kemper.
| Mrs C. b. Eurge. wife of the city
clerk, is ill at st. Francis hospital Mrs
Burgess operation was successful and
she is in improved condition today.
A meeting OF the Rotary club, an
organization composed of business
men repr -senting different interests
was held at the Commercial club to-
day.
| A special meeting of the city COM
missioners will be held at $3.50 Mon
day morning, July Is, to consider the
appraisers report of sewer district
No. 80.
A meeting of the conference club of
the Y. w. C. A. was held this after
noon to discuss the Estes Park, Colo
RADIO, conferenc to which local dele
| gates will be elected.
| The volleyball enthusiasts on the
west side will meet with J. w. Crane
| 1895 Mulvane street, tonight to form
what will be known as The West Side
Volleyball League
4 The STATE Historical society is being
moved into its new quarters in the
Memorial hall from the state house.
The employees of the society will be
unable to assist anyone in reference
work until August S.
From Hutchinson comes word that
but 123 entries were received by the
HUTCHINSON state
fair in connection with the early clos
ing purses. The total number of en-
tries for the state fair, Topeka, races
is 225.
4 Homes for three children are want
ed by the Kansas Children's Home So
ciety. One Of the children ID a blue
eyed baby Two months old. Another
is bright little boy nine years of age
and the third is an attractive girl 3
years old.
July IL will be the last Sunday in
Topeka for the Rev. and Mrs E. l. Gil
more. Mr.. Gilmore will preach from
his pulpit, Third Presbyterian church.
on next Sunday morning at the 1 :
O'Clock services No evening services
in the church.
Harry Collier died at the stormont
hospital MOI night. His death was
the result of injuries received when he
was thrown from Rock Island train
near HeringtOn Monday afternoon. The
man was % years OF age. His home is
in Wadsworth o.
A suspended sentence Of 80 days in
jail and an assessment of the costs of
the prosecution was handed to J. T.
Lindsey, farmer living south Of town,
after he had pleaded guilty to charge
Of assault upon his wife. Lindsey gets
his liberty on good behavior
II By the courtesy of Judge w. H.
Kemper, commissioner of elections. six
80 were able to register Monday after
noon. The women were from the Ingle-
side home and were brought to Judge
Kemper's office in his auto.
| The Spanish war veterans
Frank C. Armstrong, camp No. 3, will
meet tomorrow evening at the offices
OF I. c. Martin, adjutant general, in
the state house. Further details of or
ganization will be arranged. New men,
bers will be taken into the camp.
The annual outing and picnic Of the
First English Lutheran church and
Sunday school will be held Thursday
afternoon and evening. July 3. at Ches-
ney park. south of the city, from 3
to o'clock. Supper will be served at
$3.50. All members and friends are in
vited.
Because the property which he rep
resented as his own proved to belong to
his children by former marriage
Laura Chelson, who was welded to
Swan Chelson in 1913. has sued for di-
vorce in the district court. Mrs. Chel-
son alleges that when her present hus-
band came to WOO he passed himself as
a wealthy farmer.
Word has been received in Topeka
that good rains have fallen in Rocks
county recently. Owing to the failure
of the government observer in that
county to make his report for the
month Of June to the Topeka weather
bureau, the rainfall for Rocks was not
indicated in the map published in last
Saturdays issue of the State Journal.
Loehr Rigby, son Of G. E. Rigby.
narrowly escaped being seriously in
jured Tuesday evening when he ran a
small coaster wagon in front of an
auto driven by Bert woodward of the
Santa Fe Watch company. The boy
was barely missed by the car. When
the car struck the coaster wagon the
casing on one of the front wheels of
the arpfo WAS haf31V DANA Red.
Farmers In the northern part OF
Shawnee county do not believe in Sec
rotary Mohler's statement that wheat
should be stacked. However, In west
ern Kansas the most of the wheat will
be stacked this year as it is every year.