The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-07

hold it's regular meeting tonight In
I. c. T. hah. 107 East Eighth street.
All members are requested to be pres
ent. as important matters are to Ne
considered.
Green beans and peas of excellent
quality are being sold at local stores
today. The beans sell at 25 cents q
pound and the peas at 20 cents. New
potatoes are dropping in price. One
store Is selling them at the rate Of five
cents pound.
Eggs are inclined to be scarce on
the local market, and they are a little
more expensive than was the case sew
20 and 20 cents a dozen at most OF the
stores Two dozen could be had for
3s-cents recently.
F. B. Croker, proprietor of Crock
er's Dairy. has a clean record with
the state health- department.. and fifty
healthy cows Not one wa2 con-
demned as tubercular during the ex-
animation by DR.. Kneisley Of the state
board Of health. Mr.. Croker has a
large farm one mile south of town ON
Kansas avenue.
The sheriff was today called on to
investigate the disappearance of a
Shetland pony which disappeared last
night from the barn at the home Of
Earl McCaslin of 1121 Garfield ave-
nue.. The pony. which was recently
won by its owner in a contest conduct
! ed by a local business firm. IL believed
| by the McCaslin family to have been
| stolen.
| d. A. Ellsworth, secretary Of the
! State Teachers association, and
| George Hughes will speak at the To-
peka Industrial council, AS Kansas
avenue, Friday evening at eight
O'Clock. Mr.. Ellsworth will discuss
the school book question from tire
teachers standpoint and Mr.. Hughes
will make an address on labor and
economies. This is an open meeting
and those interested are invited.
| The board of education has APP
pointed Philip s. Hasty to direct the
manual training work in the city
schools, and to plan for \ broader
scope of industrial work. Mr.. Hasty.
| who IS thfrty-three years of age, has
been studying for the last two years
| In Columbia university. He has hsd
| experience In industrial work in the
| schools of New Orleans. Oakland.
l Cal. and Indianapolis A. H. Winter
! will continue to have charge OF the
manual training work In the high
\ school. ~7'ss'.
i Four trustees of the Kansas Chill
/ dren's Home society, whose terms had
expired, were reelected late Wednes-
day at the closing session Of the an
nual meeting of the organization.
They were: S. s. OFT, w. II. Forbes
and Jesse Shaw Of Topeka and w. G.
Gum of Fort Scott. Mr.. and Mrs E.
w. Mcdowell presented the society
with portrait Of the Rev. o. s Nor
rev, former superintendent of the or
sanitation. John Marriage Of Mullin-
vile was elected to fill the vacancy
on the board OF trustees caused by the
death of the Rev. Mr.. Morrow.
II For lack Of evidence to substantiate
bigamy charge Elmer Nelson was to-
day set at liberty by the court OF To-
peka on motion of the county attOr-
ney. Mary Thompson, the Is year old
8lri whom Thompson married at Troy,
April 10. has been ordered committed
to the Beloit Reform school by Judge
Hugh Mcfarland Of the Juvenile
court Ed Rooney. probation officer
OF that court. has been unable to To-
cate Nelson's first wife, although he
believes she il living in Kansas City.
He denies Nelson's claim that she was
divorced and has since died. The
county authorities are frankly disap-
pointed at their inability 10 prosecute
Nelson since the man, who il "a year,
of age. Is a former jail convict and
known to be physically unfit for mar
rage.
The jury which tried the suit OF
Mary E. Ruppright against C. A. Gus
tafson for $1,000 damages for injuries
received in a gas explosion in heE
home at 217 East Fifth street two
years ago. brought in a verdict in IA
vor of GustAfson yesterday afternoon
At previous trial the jury failed to
reach verdict on account of differ
ences of opinion az to the responsible
ny OF the defendant In connection with
the explosion The question at issue
was whether the gas was ignited b.
an electric spark from q light virs
broken by Miss Ruppright while ad
1usting q chandelier in which wers
both gas and electric connections. o.
whether 1t started from mattel
| struck by Gustafson while examfninl
the gas ffxturez- Both parties wers
more or les injured.