The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-08
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finance. is spending several days at
Boise City, idaho.
Some of the wheat in the vicinity
of Topeka is beginning to turn color
harvest time is near.
Charles Wolff, the Topeka packer.
took an automobile trip in jackson
and jefferson counties Sunday.
n. b. Lautz, assistant to General
Manager C. W.-Kouns cot the Santa Fe,
left today for q business trip to Texas.
E. e. Babcock. assistant fire chief
who has been. serionaays ill for some
day. ,:s5.4 y
A marriage license Was granted to-
day to Paul T. McANiiff of Kansas
City. Mo-. and Eta M Meade Of this
city. ca y
/ Local grocers state that vegetables
grown in and around Topeka are be-
ginning to suffer as a result Of lack Of
moisture.
There were three men arrested Sun
day on the charge Of drunkenness.
They were John Harris, Joe Fix and
George Baker.
Maggie Brown and George Smith
were arrested at o'clock this morn
ing by Sergeant Walker and several
Of his men on the charge OF disorder
ly conduct.
The members of. the Mothers club
Of the Provident association will meet
with the Mothers congress Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. r. F.
DeArmond, 523 Harrison street.
New potatoes locally grown will be
on the local market in a day or two.
Persons who have private gardens.
and who planted their potatoes early,
are already eating new "spuds."
The closing meeting for the year Of
the Topeka Local union will be held
this evening at the Washburn chapel.
A picnic supper will be enjoyed at $3.50
o'clock out on the campus. Officers
will be elected.
The Lowman Hill w. C. T. U. will
observe Flower Mission day by send
ing flowers to the sick. The members
will meet Tuesday. June 8, in the
afternoon, at the home Of Mrs. U. L.
Irwin, 913 Morris avenue.
The state Y NJ C. A. camp is being
held at Maple Hill. 1t will close Fri
day of this week. There are approx
mately one hundred boys present in
Guiding several Topekans. They are
for the most part high school boys
i No more jury cases are set for trial
ct this term Of the flFst division Of the
Shawnee county district court. The
regular panel of 1nrymen was dis
charged from service today and the
docket is being made up of court
cases.
A Topeka man who was in Lawrence
Sunday says that the lawns in that
town have a midsummer appearance.
Lawrence has been even more slight
ed than Topeka in the. distribution of
rainfall. There are huge cracks in the
ground on the yniveFsity caHnpus.r4,ry
The west wall Of the high school
building Is now being taken out pre-
paratory to erecting the new addition
the work will be finished by fall. Most
of the fixtures will be taken from the
west wall Of the building this week.
More than fifty Topeka Boy Scouts
went out to the scout camp-Pawpaw
Bend-on the John Carter farm. IL
miles south of Topeka, this morning.
They will enjoy camp life for ten days.
Several Topekans have been engaged
to give campfire talks to the young,
|eters.
The annual memorial services for
the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges
were held Sunday afternoon at the
First Christian church. Rev. c. A
Finch delivered. the memorial address.
A large number of members of the
lodge paid tribute to those who died
in the last year.
Summer classes opened this morn
ing at the Clay. Lafayette, Polk.
Quincy and Harrison schools with
good attendances. The classes at the
schools with the exception of those at
the Harrison. school will run for six
weeks, at the t1ATIISOu SCHOOL WnOTe
advance work will be taken the ses-
sions will continue for eight weeks.
The Bethany College Glee club will
hold a concert at the Swedish Luther
an church. Fourth and Tyler streets,
Wednesday. June 10, at 8 o'clock in
the evening The giee club is on q
from Kansas to Wisconsin and Illinois.
Among the soloists accompanying the
party are Avid Wal1fn, U1y Woodside
and J. Feastrom.
AS a result Of falling fifty feet in
his Curtiss military biplane Sunday.
William Kopseker has a few minor in
juries and the planes and gear of his
machine were damaged. The accident
occurred one mile west Of Washburn
college while Kopseker was flying for
the benefit Of a few friends. A treach-
fall. Kopseker lives at 800 Clay
street.
It was the intention Of the COM
mittee in charge to permanently close
the social survey exhibit in the Sc
curity building last Saturday night,
there are still many persons who want
to take q look at the panels. Saturday
night the store room in which the ex-
hibit is being held was well filled. The
Is, 900 mark in attendance is expected
to be reached late today.
Fred Robertson, United States district
attorney, today fled q complaint
against the Missouri Pacific Railway
company for a violation OF the fed
eral safety appliance acts. The ale
cations have reference to the running
Of q train ON the line of that road be-
tween Nevada, Mo-, and Coneyyille,
Kan, without air brake equipment.
One count is entered, the penalty
claimed being 500 fine.
The Bank Of Topeka has Transferred
tracts OF Topeka real estate consisting
OF lots scattered all over the residen-
tiaI parts Of town. The exchange was