The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-12

ditions are favorable the addition will
be completed by the first OF the year
The Topeka soccer players will hold
a practice Sunday morning at the
Western league park. The park was
in use last SunCay morning SO it was
impossible to hold the first practice at
that time.
l. Two overcoats, one of them a very
fine one, are at the sheriff's Office
waiting to be claimed by their own
ers. They were picked up in q road
and probably were lost out of a buggy
or automobile.
DR.. Henry C. Culbertson. president of
Emporia college, will give the first of
a series of addresses before the Topeka
training school for Sunday school work
ers at 1880 o'clock this evening in the
First Presbyterian church.
Collections of the city water depart
ment for October Z amounted to ST.
1865. This is the largest amount col
lected by the water department on one
day since the beginning of the COM
| mission form OF government in the city.
Kendall Haas of Holton. was In To-
peka to attend the Baker
game Saturday. Haas plays fu1lback
for the Holton high school football
team, which defeated Atchison at rhe
| latter city by a score of to 0 Friday.
Compile desolation marks the build
| Cathedral Boys club used to hold
sway. All is silent where formerly
large crowds of bright high school
| students were in the habit of assem-
bling.
| Overcoat time is here. Owing to the
sudden drop in temperature. a num-
her of topcoats were in evidence in
!; the city this morning. One heavy
chinchilla was seen moving majestic
ally down Kansas avenue about 8
O'Clock.
| The Topeka Provident association is
In need of clothing for men-particu-
larly shoes. Shoes for children are
also much in demand, and the assOcia-
ton will have to begin to purchase
shoes for the needy children unless
! supply comes in soon.
The boys OF the Provident associa-
! ton will hold their first meeting Of
| the season Saturday evening at 1880
o'clock to organize for the winter
The Topeka Boys club has been an
important factor in the work of the
PrOvident association.
Several motions filed by attorneys
| Of George S. Badders 20 Quash the
| federal indictments against him
charging misuse of the mails, are set
for argument before Judge John S.
Pollock in the federal court in session
in LeavenwOrth today.
| A bill to the amount of $500 for
paving on Second street between Kan
sas avenue and Quincy street was re-
cetved by the city commissioners this
morning from the Topeka railway COM
pany., The bill was referred to the
! commissioner Of streets and city attor-
ney.
| The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the Shawnee county pro-
bate court: Carlton Baldwin, n, Doug
las, Ariz., and Harriet M. McCaslin, q.
Topeka: John Thompson, 81, Rossville,
and Ida White, So, Topeka; Alfred
| Noel Laret, "a, st. Louis, and Hattie
Alice Jones, %, Topeka.
! Several Y. w. c. A. classes will open
this evening. Miss Louise Raster will
organize cooking class at seven
o'clock. A business course for young
business women will begin at $50
o'clock. A sewing class under Miss
Maude opens at seven o'clock. There
VIII also be a casS in English under Miss
Stricken.
Numerous requests have been re-
ceived recently by DIR. Rowles, city
milk inspector, from local dairymen for
copies of the new milk ordinance. Cop
les OF this ordinance have been recently
received by the milk inspector and can
be obtained by milk dealers at the in
spector's office.
A sight that aroused the indignation
of some of the residents of the 500
DlOck on Tyler street late Sunday was
that Of two husky policemen more
than six feet tall leading a group of
small boys to the police station for the
terrible crime OF playing football in
the street.
For the first time in over two years
Shunganungua creek is flowing like a
real stream. There was a time when
the stream was responsive to every
| little freq It. but the conversion of
practically all The sod Of its water
shed into plowed fields has resulted in
conserving the water which in former
times was lost.
No. the Germans are not lombard
ing Topeka. The crashing sounds
coming from the vicinity of Eighth
and Harrison streets between the
hours Of 11:4O q. m. and 2 p. m. are
not martial but scholastic. Trays OF
dishes are being moved about in the
high school cafeteria, SO students may
be fed with little loss of time from
studies.
Several letters received by q To-
pekan recently from farmers. living
in western and northwestern Kansas
state that more land il being plant
cd In wheat In those sections this year
than for a number of years. The in
crease in wheat acreage Is probably
} due to the fact that for the last two
years the corn crop has been damaged
by dry weather.
! Now that women are on an equal