The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-13
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The probate court has issued a
marriage license to Rudolf Petereck
| and Hattie Bartlett Of Topeka.
A living sunset sauntered down
Kansas avenue today-purple suit.
orange waist and touch of red In the
hat.
One of the Topeka Boy Scouts is
planning to take a summer outing
with a Kansas City COMPATIBILITY TO
the Ozarks.
The mayors office is the coolies.
place in the city-and his honor says
that all the compliments in town are
aware of 1t.
The annual Shawnee county nor
NAL institute picnic will be held IN
Garfield park nc Thursday at five
o'clock in the evening.
Tomorrow is Flag Day-137 years
ago Betsey Ross designed the first
stars and stripes. Topeka celebra-
tons will be held on Monday, when
every citizen is asked to decorate his
house.
The members Of the Sunday school
of the First English Lutheran church,
Fifth and Harrison streets. will rem
der the Children's day service entitled
Workers With God" Sunday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock. The service Will
include the baptism Of children.
A readjustment Of interurban rates
was ordered Friday by the pubic
utilities commission which found.
while investigating a complaint from
patrons, that the scale of fares was
disproportionate to the various hauis
A gospel team from the Walnut
Grove church will meet with the
members of the Tecumseh church
Sunday Meetings will be held in the
forenoon and afternoon. Lunch will
be served at noon in the basement.
E. w. Allen is pastor OF the Tecum-
sch church.
Pop stand season IS here again.
Half the small boys in town have
purchased boxes and bottles. One OF
the most elaborate stands Is at the
corner Of Eleventh and Tyler. The
call rings out to all pedestrians and
motorists, "Ice-cold sody pop0a
nickel. half a dime!"
The Business Mems Bible class of
the First Methodist church. corner
Sixth and Harrison, will celebrate
special program has been prepared.
The Sons of Veterans drum corps
Of Old Abe Camp No. 16 will be pres
ent, directed by E. G. Moore. leader.
A couple Of Kansas City ice deal
ers have been fined in ne of the To-
cal courts there for passing out short
weight humps of ice. the prosecution
following an investigation by agents
OF the state board of health. Inspect
ors acting under A. L. CongdOn, chisf
food and drug inspector for the
board, are watching ice men all over
the state.
The ToSeka Traffic association has
filed a complaint with the public util-
tiles commission on behalf of the Da-
Wis Mercantile company of this city
alleging discriminatory charges by
the Missouri Pacific railroad on car
loads of syrup from Fort Scott. "A
syrup manufacturing point. The
complaint asks that a rate on such
shipments be fixed by the commission.
Unusually warm weather in north
west Kansas counties has advanced
the beginning of the wheat harvest Il
number of days and agents OF the
hustling for men to fill the sudden de-
mand that has resulted. Rush orders
for men for immediate service came
yesterday from Osborne and Decatur
counties, where harvest will start
Monday.
The sane Fourth vaccination has
taken with at least $50 towns IN
Kansas, says Harrison Parkman,
state fire marshal, and in the place Of
the old time celebration many Of the
cities are organizing public displays
Of fireworks and entertainments CAL
culated to keep alive the patriotic
spark. The ane Fourth idea elimi-
mated most OF the usual fire losses
and unquestionably saved many lives
in Kansas last year when but one ia
tai accident was reported in the whole
state.
Settlement of final details for be-
ginning work on the Kansas building
at the Panama exposition grounds in