The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-12
SNAP SHOTS


The Topeka Motorcycle club will meet
tonight in the Commercial club quar-
tiers.
close Saturday evenings at O'Clock
from now until September 1.
The Topeka streets are the cleanest
in several months due to the fact that
the rains have washed the pavements.
Arthur Capper returned to Topeka to-
day from Idana, Clay county, where he
spoke Thursday at a harvest home pic
mic.
The infant population Of Topeka is
The birth notices reported to the city
clerk are unusually frequent.
Miss Martha Chambers, one Of the
deputies in the office of Robert F. Tas-
ker, register of deeds, is spending a va
cation in Texas and New Mexico.
More than 5000 copies of the public
utilities commissions recent bulletin on
the Kansas car shortage have been
mailed to grain dealers and shippers by
w. p. FEEDER. secretary of the commas
sion.
home gardens in the contests among
the school children, will start in next
week on the no small task Of inspect
ing the hundreds of gardens made by
the Topeka youngsters.
Under orders received by Adjutant
General Charles I. Martin from the
war department, the officers school for
members Of the Kansas national guard
will be held this year at Fort Leaven-
worth. The dates are June % to Is, in
elusive.
Indecent conduct is made a misde-
meanor in an ordinance passed for
first reading by the city board today.
The motion was made by Commits
sioner Tandy, and provides a fine OF
$500 and six months in Jail for VIOLA
ton OF ordinance.
Jesse Shaw, superintendent Of the
water department, will represent the
city at a convention to be held June
1913 in Tulsa, Okla The gathering
is composed Of representatives from
city water departments in various
middle western states.
Charles M. Sawyer, state bank COM
missioner. returned to Topeka today
after attending the meeting OF railway
officials, grain dealers and bankers in
Wichita. The question Of handling
the new wheat crop was discussed by
the men in attendance.
Fifty of the high school Y. NJ. =. A.
boys who have collected from over
the state to camp at Maple Hill rode
to Topeka this morning. They were
guests at the OOH1IucTCldl CluO d.
luncheon and had an auto drive over
the city in the afternoon.
The larceny charge brought against
Charles Fitzpatrick, who was arrested
in Omaha and brought back by Sheriff
Z. L. Kiene to answer for the alleged
theft Of a stickpin valued at $75 from
the apartments Of M. w. Maberry in
the Commerce building. has been dis
missed. Fitzpatrick has been discharged
from custody.
A reception is to be rendered Hon.
Herbert s. Bigelow at the Commercial
club rooms tomorrow noon. Mr.. Bige-
low will be met by a committee con-
sisting Of George Hughes. Clarence
Skinner, o. M Locke and p. II. Forbes
when he arrives from Omaha He
speaks at the Novelty Saturday night
on Taxation
In a letter to Attorney General John
s. Dawson, attorneys for the Southern
Express company have asked as to the
procedure for entering the Kansas field.
While the letter does not state that the
Southern expects to open office in KAN
sas, it is presumed that they are now
pls ming on contesting for express pat
ronage in this state and may file APP
plication for admission at an early
date.
Gilbert H. Firth has filed an answer
In the quo warranfo proceedings in the
supreme court to remove him from the
ofice Of city attorney Of Emporia.
Firth was appointed to succeed Edwin
g. Waterbury,. Quo warranto proceed
ings were then filed by Waterbury to
remove Firth on tho grounds that Wa
terburry. being an old soldier. should
have been retained in office under pro-
visions Of the state statutes
Two tourist cars, carryin. recruits
OF the United States army, passed
through Topeka last night The spe-
cial cars were carried on Santa Ee
train No. ., known as the California
Fast Nail They were ON their way
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