The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-28
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AT HOME NEWS.

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Topeka clothing houses are getting
the fall styles IN hats in their windows
today.
marriage license was issued yes
terday to Elmer Hewitt and Mary S.
Overstreet of Elwood. Ind.
The cafeteria lunch room will be
ready for operation by the opening
day of school-September H.
G. r.. Miller. pass clerk of the gem
eral managers Office OF the Santa Fe,
is spending his vacation in Portland,
Ore.
The city commission this morning
$50 in Il league Of Kansas Munich
palities.
The minimum Temperature at 1880
o'clock this morning-59.6 degrees
was the lowest minimum at Topeka
since June II.
George G. Hamaker. Of the oflice of
C. w. Kouns, general manager of the
Santa Fe. is on his vacation. visiting
points in Kansas.
The entries in the Better Babies de-
partment of the Topeka fair closes
tries will be received.
The dairymen who supply Topeka
families with milk will make a display
at the Topeka fair under the direction
Of DR.. Rowles. city milk inspector.
A meeting of the physical depart
ment committee of the Central Y. NJ.
arrangements for the fail term Of
work.
Last nights rain will do wonders
for the race track at the fair grounds"
said r. T. kriepe, superintendent Of
the speed department of the Topeka
fair. 1T was IN need Of q good soak
ing and it got it."
school, does not look Tor a large in
crease in the enrolment Of students
the next schOclhyear. The subfresh-
men class from, the grades is said to
be smaller than last year.
r. L. Cofrar. mayor. is having q
photograph OF ex-Mayor Billiard made
to be hung on the wall OF the mayors
office. With the exception Of ex-
Mayor Billiard the city has pictures
of all her former mayors.
An organization to be known as the
Young Mems Republican club has
Crossley, president; Jay Jensen, vice
president, and Walter CLANCY, secre-
tary. @4
The rain Thursday night will prove
of great benefit to the truck gardens
around Topeka. Tomatoes were be-
| coming scarce and of inferior quality
before the rain. The moisture will
| cause the plants to- take on a new
lease of life.
cases on the September docket of the
district court are for violations of the
state prohibitory laws. Most of the
Is cases appealed from police court
are Of the same nature. Civil cases to
the number of 293 are set for hearing
in the September term.
Carr Taylor of Hutchinson will be
the main speaker at the Labor day
celebration at Garfield park, Septem-
Der Z. The concluding feature of the
program will be concert by Mar
shall's band in the evening. There
will be sports in the afternoon to in
terest both young and old, and a baby
show will be one. Of, the attractions.
There may be a baseball game also.
Fred Robertson, United States dis
trict attorney. is preparing his answer
to the habeas corpus proceedings in
stituted by Walter Brandt, who seeks
at LeavenwOrth, where he is serving
an eight. ear sentence for robbery OF
an Ohio postoffice. His sentence Is
for four years for burglary and four
more years for theft of $170 Of gov
| eminent funds. He is fighting for
liberty on the ground of a double SEN
tence for a single offense.
Prisoners from the city Jail are re.
ported to be working very satisfac-
torily in cleaning up the city's proper
ty at the foot of Harrison street
where the old pumping plant was To-
Gated. One of the four wells there
| none of WHICH are now being used
! has become polluted from refuse and
from fish whic.-- have died. This wei
will be filled up. The commissioner:
today expressed the opinion that the
property there will in time make q
| very beautiful addition to the City
park.
! A. ]. Stout. principal of the high
school. will be ready to see prospective
students in regard to their studies a!
soon as he has an office. His office
| is torn up by the contractors who arr
! remodeling the building. Mr.. Stout Il
busy arranging the courses of stud,
! for the fall semester. He returned THU
week from Columbia university wher'
| he has been taking a summer cours'
/ in school administration. There wert
/ fifty-seven members of the class ant
they hailed from twenty states, as wei
! as Canada and the Philippine Islands
/ BIRTHS REPORTED.