The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-16
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Bort A. West, shawnee county. April
u.
r. l. Perine was awarded . contract
by the city commission today to build
$50 park seats for tho city.
The board Of directors of the Shaw
nee Motor League will meet Friday
night for the purpose of electing off,
GERS.
An interesting and entertaining pro-
gram win be given by the K x K.'s
at the Highland Park school house
Friday evening.
The High School Walking club win
hold meeting at the Central T. n. G.
A. Officers win be elected and plans
for spring hikes discussed
Excavation Is in progress Immediate
~ north OF the e. q. Kinley garage on
Jackson street preparatory to the
erection of a two story brick and stone
building by DIR. c. E. Messtck and his
son. Clarence.
David Page and several of the men
Of the Melrose addition are turning out
at six O'Clock each morning to work for
an hour on tennis court on the Page
property. A tennis club will be formed
by those who are INDUCING in early
morning exercise.
The West Side w. c. T. U. viii hold
scientific temperance instruction
meeting. Friday afternoon at 2:3o
O'Clock, at the home Of Mrs. Elmer
Ebey. 439 Elmwood street. The teach
ers Of Potwin school will be guests and
the meeting is open to friends Of the
association.
| For the opening game tomorrow.
baseball tickets will be on sale at the
business office Of the State Journal
Buy your tickets here and save getting
into line at the ball park. The general
u AvrN30 q =
ditfona1 for the grand stand. Make 1t
a record breaking crowd.
II. o. Cook, patrolman, whom Mrs.
Sadie Baker charged had insulted her,
has written to the State Journal deny
ing that he ever spoke to the woman.
he has ever seen her. He says the pub
fishing Of the charges made by the
| woman has placed him in q false posi-
ton, which he desires to have cor
rected.
J. s. Weir. custodian at the city hall,
received q telegram yesterday saying
| that his brother, DR.. f. A. Weir. OF
Pasadena. California" had died. He
was Is years old. being four years
younger than Mr.. Weir. The two
served in Company A, fNinety-Sixth
Illinois Infantry. during tho Civil war.
The deceased was a first lieutenant.
while his older brother was q private.
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Taylor will
celebrate their golden wedding tomor-
| row between the hours of and 10
O'Clock at their country home on the
Burlingame road. A conveyance will
be furnished the members of Lincoln
Post and Lincoln circle who wish to
attend. The conveyance will be at the
end OF the Country club car line be-
tween and ESQ O'Clock in the after
noon.
About 8 o'clock this morning fire was
discovered in the basement Of the Mat
theWs Shoe and Hat Shop, 1874 Kan
sas avenue. A large stock of hats, caps
and shoes were on shelves in the room
and 1t will not be possible to determine
the amount OF damage to them before
and invoice Is taken. The damage to
the building was about $500. Joseph
HanIon. fire chief. believes that de-
fective electric wiring was the cause
of the blaze.
Someone has swindled the city out Of
r When the city decided to refund
the 81 deposits to patrons Of the water
department. q refund check was made
out for III. Facklam. Someone called
at the office of the city clerk, got that
check and had it cashed at the Wool
worth store. Now Mr.. Facklam re-
ports that the signature on the check
Is a forgery and that he never received
Apparently the city will have to stand
the loss.
H. H. Pugh. of the Beatrice Cream
cry continental company put on 6
silo exhibit at Ottawa Wednesday II
connection with silo field day helt
by the Ottawa Retail Merchants asso
citation, Commercial club and Farmers
institute. A program was arranged fol
the afternoon. The main speakers
were T. A. Borman Of Topek.-, presi-
dent Of the Kansas State Fair associa.
ton. and editor Of the Kansas Farmer
and A. 8. Neale of the Kansas State
Agricultural college There were foul
or five hundred persons present.