The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-23

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Sterling. Kan.
c. b. Arthur. motorcycle policeman. !
who suffered q broken leg recently
when the motorcycle he was riding
collided with an auto, Is reported 10 !
be steadily improving at the st. Fran /
els hospital.
C. T. Parker was not mixed up In
the holding up of Frank Curry, the !
cigar dealer, a few nights ago. Par |
ker has lived in this city for "a years !
and was not in that part Of the city /
at the time the attempted holdup oc-
CURED.
Major A. M. Harvey will be the !
speaker at a Republican meeting at
1O8 East Norris street in North To-
peka at o'clock tonight while county
nominees will hold q second meeting
at sos Railroad street at the same
hour tonight.
The addition to the high school 10
now up to the third and last floor IN
construction. The steel girders Tor the
room will be put in place the fore par
of next week. Lundgren and Carlson
the contractors, expect to have all WORK
completed in time for the second SEM
| ester Of school. If not before
The volleyball game between the To-
peka team and that of Leavenwortn
which was to have been held Saturday
night will be held tonight because OF
! the fact that some of the Leavenworth
players could not get away from their
work Saturday. Stewart Thompson is
captain of the Topeka team.
| Rules and regulations of the board
of education recently approved by the
board are being printed. They will
not only apply to the board but to the
| teaching force of the city schools and
! the janitors. In cases where the state
| statutes are involved these statutes !
are quoted.
| As there has been no provision made
| by the city for carrying the water OF
| of Underwood avenue near West
Eighth avenue, the cement sidewalk
has disappeared under heavy layer
of mud. The people of the neighbor-
hood have lodged a complain, but ac-
ton has been postponed for some rea-
son other.
| The Topeka Commercial club Is MAX
| ing arrangements for complimentary
dinner forO. F. Houston, secretary OF
the United States board Of agriculture.
who will be in Topeka January 1915 to
speak before the Kansas state board of
| agriculture. Secretary Houston has
written that he will be pleased to ut
tend the dinner.
| One hundred and nine men and 222
women registered yesterday. The reg
istration books close tonight at 10
O'Clock. Today 4,442 men and 1858
| women had registered. When the books
closed for the last primary election, 49,
| III men and 8,512 women had registered.
For the general election in 1912, 1900
| men had registered and over 10000
voted.
Special course of instruction in the
seat arrangement of the Auditorium
! is recommended for the ushers who
. were on the job last night. In one
case an usher disappeared with a cou-
i pie Of seat checks and arrived at the
proper location in the balcony about
| ten minutes after the seat holders,
who knew the way alone, had taken
their places.
Considerable comment was pro-
voked in the gathering at the Audi
! torium last night by the devoted in
terest of a well known Topeka bach
elor attorney who attended the con-
| cert armed with a pair Of Won Kluck
/, field glasses. From his well placed
balcony seat it was believed that he
| could get an occasional glimpse OF
| the diva's vocal chords.
4 Although George T. Mattingly. city
license collector, is taking q vacation,
he is not able to remain away from To-
peka many days at time. he mas
visited in Kansas City and st. Joseph.
Mo-, but returned today. He will leave
tomorrow to work out the rest of his
vacation which terminates October %.
He seems to find his vacation hanging
heavily on him and calls up his office
frequently.
The small garter snake captured by
a cat belonging to a Topeka newspaper
man, and presented to Mrs. b. b.
Smythe, director Of the museum.
Thursday, could not be seen today in
the snake cage in the state house.
There was a bulge in the body of the
blowing viper, sometimes known az
hung a tail.-A snakes tail! Mrs.
J, Smythe will gladly receive snake con-
|, tributions at any time.
, The current issue of the Country
Gentleman contains an illustrated ar
ticle on the apple orchard of o. %.
Hotchkiss Of Silver Lake by H. w.
. Doyle, special correspondent for the
paper. and employed in the office OF the
state board of agriculture. The article
is readable one, and tells OF the up
to-date methods employed by Mr..
Hotchlkiss. Mr.. Doyle gives Topeka
, much good publicity by writing articles
concerning farmers near here.
, Suit to clear title to two lots on
, Taylor street in Stringham's addition
} has been filed In the district court by
Mrs. Ruella v. Curtis. who names AL
: bert B. Curtis, a grandson, as defend
ant. Her petition sets forth that
: through her own unfamiliarity with
: the law she made a warranty deed of
: the property when she merely in
: tended to devise it by will to the
{ grandson. ]. ]. King is mentioned
as having drawn the papers.
9 The semi-annual meetings of the
z Swedish Ministerial association Of the
{ state began Thursday night with a
!, meetings at the First Swedish Baptist
| church, corner Of Fourth and Fill
more streets. The sermon was
preached by Rev. T. Ockerstrom of
| Lindsborg and a brief address was
/! given by Rev. L. M. Blackland of
z Usage City. Another meeting was