The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-30
SNAP SHOTS

At HOME NEWS
The Washburn. football team win an
pear in action at q local theater this
week.
The regular December meeting Of the
board of education will be held the
evening OF December Z.
C. E. Burge. city clerk. was not at his
desk in the city hall today on account
Of illness. Mr.. Burge b confined to his
home. 1884 Topeka avenue.
Four sewer rights OF way through
property owned by private citizens were
approved by the mayor and commits
sioners at the commission meeting to-
day.
According to the monthly report OF
o. A. Heck. city weighmaster, the
amount OF $3.50 was collected by tho
weighmasters ONCE during the month
of November.
Chickens running at large in the city
are causing more trouble. Recently
several complaints from those who are
bothered by their neighbors' poultry
have been received by the police.
Captain George Nettels. of the To-
peka high school football team, was
given a place as tackle for the Kansas
all-hfgh school team, as selected by the
sporting editor OF the Wichita Beacon.
More than hundred applications for
Abundance to the state tubercular hos
pital which will be opened December is.
have been received by those in charge
of the Institution.
A small blaze Of mysterious origin, ON
the East Sixth street bridge over the
Shunganunga creek. caused an alarm
to be turned in at the IRE stations early
Sunday morning. The damage was
slight.
Contracts for remodeling the heating
and plumbing system at the city deten-
ton hospital were awarded to johnson
4 Beck at the city commission meet
Ing today. The cost Of the work will
be approximately 1887.
Farmers of Oak district will hold
their +wenty-ninth annual institute at
Oak grange hall Wednesday and
Thursday Of this week. Speakers of
state and county prominence will be
included on the program.
Resolutions to pave College avenue
between Sixth and Tenth streets were
passed at the city commission meeting
today. Van Buren, street between
Huntington avenue and Euclid avenue
VIII also be paved. Asphalt paving will
be used on both streets.
Thomas Alonxo, secretary of the
Mexican Brotherhood. recently organ
lied. was arrested Saturday night by
! Special Officer Alba and is charged
with disturbing the peace. AlOnzo has
come to the front lately in the dag
Mexican consul trouble
Now that the football season is over,
sport fans over the country will turn
their attention to basketball There will
also be several important indoor track
meets this winter. one inferschOOl event
at Kansas City in a few weeks to be
participated in by Topeka high school
students. ain
About a week ago some one started
la rumOr that Frank Simms, county
commissioner from the north district,
would be one Of the candidatesa for
mayor at the next city election. When
asked whether or not he would be a
candidate he did not aaffirm or deny
the rumor. r..
Following is the. LII Of Births report.
Ted at the office 81 tkascitNs clerk today:
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. G.. Rans0m OF 1900 LIN
coin street. boy. born November 2s;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Beach Of Rural
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Reynolds Of 721
Branner street. boy. born Novem-
Der 90
A children's home. established by the
MOoseheart governors Of the Moose
lodge, has been opened at Moosehart,
Ill The institution started with 15o
boys and girls and 1t is expected that
thousand in a year from this time.
Arthur Capper. governor-elect Of Kan
sas. is one of the Mooseheart governors.
The forty-eighth annual meeting OF
| the Kansas State Horticultural So
| ciety will be held In representative hall
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday OF
this week. The program Wednesday
afternoon will be Of particular interest
| to women. Various phases Of fruit
| canning will be discussed by experts.
All women interested are invited to at
tend.
The amount of SIS was refunded to
r. X. Hinkson at the city commission
meeting this morning, following a de-
cision Of the mayor and commissioners
that the money had been unjuetly col
lected from Hinlkson for license fees al
a bill poster. The fees were collected
recently on the grounds that Hinkson
was engaged in the work Of posting
bills Later 1t was proven that Hinks0n
was not engaged in this work but was
q sign painter. an occupation on which
! there il no city license.
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