The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-05
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AZ AO48 NEW9.
Everything at City park for rent oil
sAe. Bargain. 113-E. Sixth.-Adv.
Ten fires in Kansas in the month
OF May, says State Fire Marshal Har-
Fiaon Parkman. resulted from light.
ming which struck buildings unpro.
eected by lightning rods
The K. & L. of S., Topeka Council
No. 2 will have a basket picnic or
Wednesday. June 10th. at the home OF
MI and Mrs c. d. Wray, at the Mid
oaugh place in Shorey. The lodge or
chestra will probably furnish the music
Not for months has the district
court room been so crowded as it has
been this week during the trial of the
est-Hodges damage suit 1t is the
most Interesting thing in the way OF
court house vaudeville offered this
season.
j. e. Brewer of Abilene, candidate
Tor Republican nomination for ieuten-
ant governor, who accompanied the
Topekans on their trade trip large
Aerlngton, and took another train for
his home.
Nominating petitions for places on
the nonpartisan primary election pal
lot have been filed with the secretary
of state by Judge e. E. Sapp Of Chero-
ty and Carl Van Ripper of Dodge City,
all candidates for election to the or
flee Of district judge.
Ex-senator Alexander Caldwell, of
Leayenworth. was visitor at the
statehouse Thursday. calling on state
Bank Commissioner Charles NJ Saw
yer. Mr.. Caldwell, who is nov ~ years
of age, is still active and alert al
though it has been many years since
he withdrew from active politics
The fourth annual summer school
for physicians and health Officers,
which is organized under the direction
Of the medical department OF the state
health, opens Monday, June 8, at
Rosedale. 1t Is free to registered
physicians and students Of medicine
and sanitation.
Miss Helen Shaver will sing Satur-
day evening at the First Congregation
al church. This will be her last pup
lie appearance before leaving Tor
her vacation trip abroad. The choir
of the church will give its annual pro.
gram The Great white Ministries.
Ripley. Searle and Post, VIII enter
tain. The general public is invited to
attend. The concert Will Degln at
O'Clock.
Have you paid your last half OF the.
1919 taxes Unless you intend to be
leisurely about it and stand the PEN
atty which goes on after June 70, you
are very likely to have to stand in
line at the county treasurer's ONCE IN
order to get your money down on time
People have been putting off their tax
payments, says Treasurer Mat weight
man, until there is sure to be rush
in the last few days.
The sale of the Orient railroad prop
erty, now in the hands of receivers ap-
pointed by the federal court, will be
held at Wichita on July s, according
to an order by Judge John c. Pollock
Just filed in the United States district
court here. Bernard Kelley OF EN-
poria is named special master to con-
road have made arrangements to buy
it in for about 100000.
Dean William r. Arthur OF the
Washburn lew. school has left for
MexicaIli. Cal. While away he Will look
around with a view to finding open
ings for Washburn law graduates. 1t
is stated that there are several good
openings along the CalifOrnia-MexicO
line in a rapidly growing country. This
is his first vacation taken in the five
wears that he has been connected with
the Washburn law school. Before
leaving he said that the prospects are
bright for q successful summer ses-
sion of the law school. He will return
in time for the opening.
The Redpath Lyceum bureau will hold
20 entertainments IN Topeka tIliS COui-
ing winter. The lyceum course will be
in charge Of the local churches, and
tickets will be sold Immediately for the
season at one dollar each. The course
will start the first Tuesday in October
and continue on nearly every Tuesday
ali winter. Miss Sturgeon of Kansas
City is in charge of the lyceum course
in Topeka, and was here this week to
make arrangements. The full an
nouncements of the numbers to be pre-
scented will be made in a few days.
That the unloved small potato may
no longer be source of grief to grower.
commission man and housewife. a COM
pany known as the Potato Products
Company. with a capital of $1,000. has
been formed by Topeka men. Their
charter, Just granted by the state. au-
thorizes them to produce handle. and
deal in potatoes and any and all by
products thereof. So Topeka may have
a factory whence the festive potato
chip will depart hand in hand with the
celluIose collar button and the other
German inventions based on the sub
stance of the tuber. L. L. Bailey, presi-
dent and manager. r. H. Kerr. s. S.
OFT, c. S. Elliott and r. o. Butler. are