The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-27
Governor George H. Hodges at Hutch

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Governor George H Hodges at Hutch
inson.
The gymnasium classes at the Cen
trail r. NJ. C. A. will open for the fall
term the week after the big fair. Vol
ley ball is expected to be unusually
has been taken in the game this
summer.
Copies Of the J.. B. Billiard platform
printed on a two-page folder are be-
ing scattered over town. The Billiard
campaign headquarters have been
opened at SIS Kansas avenue, and are
in charge of Preston Souther, formerly
chairman of the Democratic county
central committee.
Clyde Partridge, assistant physical
director of the Central Y M. c. A..
who took the place of Robert HOl-
comb, has returned from the big
Brother" camp near Maple Hill, and
nament that will be held at the assO-
citation building SOON
Marriage licenses were obtained in
the probate court yesterday by J. Ell
lery Evermonde of Oklahoma City,
Okla, and Miss Una v. Smith of To-
peka: Arthur H. McCord Of Topeka,
and Miss Elsie B. Ricketts, Of Topeka;
and by Francis M. Lynn and Miss
Edna NJ. Kist1er. both Of Topeka.
Sheriff L. L. Kiene is expected home
from his vacation in Colorado this
week. His pleasuring was interrupted
by the accident in which Undersherin
Hugh Larimer was dangerously hurt
when his automobile turned over upon
him. Now Larimer is again in the
hospital after an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
A west side economical housewife
began doubling the weights of the ice
chunks carried in to her refrigerator
recently. She purchased a small set
of scales and kept tab on the ice man.
In one week she tOta1ed a shortage OF
an average of seven pounds day.
Here's a chance to cut down the high
cost of living.
The assessors say that Topeka has
fallen off about 5000 in population in
the last year. If the county advertised
for persons not included in the assess
or's reports, the court yard would be
filled with volunteers. Several county
officials were not counted. Topeka
will receive a black eye through this
inaccurate count.
The following appeared in the I'm
Society," column of a local newspaper
today: THAT Topeka will have home
for the youthful lawbreakers is assur-
ed Mr.. Ed Rooney, probation officer.
Presumably this paper considers the
news of interest to the youthful law
breakers. ''in society," Are youthful!
cigarette smokers to be 'detentioned"
and administered a cure for the
habit?
Word was received by the passenger
department Of the Rock Island in To-
peka today of the death of w. w.
Wood of Colorado Springs. Wood was
for many years city passenger agent
of the Rock Island at Colorado Springs
and well known over the entire system:
wear and a half ago Wool resigned
to become general passenger agent or
the Manitou and Pixies Peak railway,
the cog road to the summit OF Pike
Peak.
The death of General Powell Clay
ton is a matter of interest to many
Americans who lived in Mexico dur
ing his residence there as American
ambassador, an office which he filled
with dignity and general SATISFACTORY
Paul Hudson, a former Topeka man.
who publishes the Mexican HeraIo,
now owns the handsome building
which General Clayton occupied as
ambassador, and publishes his paper
there.
The city Commission today adopted
a resolution instructing the city CLERK
to strike from the tax rolls all CITY
property before certifying same to the
~
property has been turned over to the
county officials, but it failed to cause
such property to be excluded from
taxation and the city has had to pay
the cost of publishing descriptions OF
this property in the delinquent tax
lists. when it should not have appear
ed in such lists.
In compliance with requirement OF
the United States government tests OF
the purity of the ice used by the Mis-
Dot ma n
interstate passengers are being made
today by Milk Inspector RoWles. Dr.
ROwles recently made similar tests or
the water from the Santa Fe's local
pumping plant The water was found
to be of excellent quality. The labora-
torial equipment of the city's milk in
spection department is sufficient for
the best of work.
The third annual picnic of the Con
cordia colony in Topeka" was held at
Gage park Wednesday evening at
o'clock. A basket dinner was served
at o'clock. w. w. Bowman. presi-
dent of the association, acted as mas
ter of ceremonies. During the even
ing short talks were made by w. w.
Bowman, w. NJ. Peck of Concordia,
DR.. o. A. Moore of Concordia and Ben
jamin Hopkins. About one hundred
persons attended the picnic.
Galen Nichols, formerly county at
tOrney Tor shawnee county, mas Deen
nominated for district attorney for
Imperial county, California. AS there
was but one other person in the race
this means his election according to
the California laws. Otis Hungate re-
ceived this telegram from Nichols to-
day: Named for district attorney, Inn
perial county, California. Carried op-
ponenr's town; also all precincts except
one. Carried own town 412 to 81.
Won by nice majority
Temporary restraining orders have
been issued by Judge George H. Whit
comb in the district court of this
county holding up the orders of the
public utilities commission directing
the Santa Fee and Union Pacific rail-
roads to build a switching connection
at Solomon. The railroads are fight