The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-19
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AT HOME NUws.

MeRaefe dancipg school "opens Mon
day night. Seventh and Quincy.-Adv.
The, Pythiau Sisters. Topeka Temple
No. 10. will hold a meeting TONIGHT at
the Knights Of Pythias hall.
The Kansas City papers today cay
that Washbvrn Is tho most feared OF
all Kansas colleges In football this sea-
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A building permit was issued today to
F. Magunson for the erection. OF . one
story dwelling at 1s14 East Eighth
avenue.
L. L. Holt. an electrical expert Of tho
WICHITA Street Railway company, waa
IN charge OF lighting tho hootha at the
stats fair this year.
A wagon belonging to tho Topeka
Tent and AWNING company vas badly
damaged in a runaway near Eighth and
Jackson st. Gets Friday.
Political item: w. L. Porter. city
commissioner Of parks. and the kid
Of the city hall. will be thirty years old
the last day Of this month.
A MARI are license was issued in the
county clerk'a office at Colorado
sIrinse to Claude Leon Shaw. age Is.
OF Reoding Colo. and Alice Marie True.
age q. of Topeka
Action TO, divorce has been filed in
tho district court at Colorado Springs
by Nell Blandin against Burdette
Blandin. The BlAndins were married in
Topeka during the month Of July. 1914
The closing date for the 7. NJ. c. A.
tennis tournament has been postponed
was to close September Is but was
postponed on account OF bad weather.
Several games were played today.
A lecture will be given at the First
Congregational church.. Seventh and
Harrison streets. Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock by DR.. Arthur 8. Henderson.
DR.. Henderson's subject will be The
Real Nature and Purpose Of the Old
Testament"
On October 3 a civil service examina-
ton will be held by Topeka's civil serv-
ice board for applicants for the position
Of clerk for George A. Huron. police
judge. It 10 not yet decided whether
stenography will be an essential re-
quirement.
The stores in Topeka selling football
goods say that business in that line is
lege. about two dozen grade school and
a score Of kid" football teams, q
quantity Of football equipment win
probably be sold before tho month IN
over.
Two automobile loads Of people from
Hoaton motored to Topeka last night to
attend the horse show. w. d. Kuhn.
owner Of q string Of grain elevators
over Kansas, came down here with his
family in his new Mitchell six. Ken
dali Haas motored to Topeka at the
Same time in his Studebaker.
One young Topeka mother IL grieved
at the state fair baby show. Her baby
was thrown out OF the race because the
doctors said she had adenoids. She
took her baby down town to q special
list Immediately and no Adenofds could
be detected. The specialist could find
nothing the matter with the child.
Fire from an unknown cause called
the fire department to 13z5 Van Burer
street last night at O'Clock, where a
frame dwelling owned by A. T. Groves
and occupied by Lucille Smith, was
burning. An estimate on the damage
done has not been made by Fire Chief
Joseph Hanlon. The contents Of the
house were insured for $1,000. Tho dam
age to the building was slight.
The following births were reported at
the ONCE Of the city clerk today: Har-
rison Harmon and wife. sos North To-
peka avenue. Sept. IA, girl: Bert A.
Frome and wife, 100 Jefferson street.
Sept 10. boy; Charles L. Fox and wife.
1907 Arch street. Sept. II. boy: Fred d.
Woodell and wife. 1904 East Sixth street.
Sept. II. boy; Simon p. Nichaels and
wife, 1918 North Harrison street. boy:
George Jensen and wife. Soldier town
ship, Sept. 16, girl.