The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
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soon De reached NJ tho social survey
exhibit in the Security building.
A meeting Of the board Of directors
! OF the Provident association was held
at the Commercial club quarters to-
day.
State Auditor w. Z. Davis returned
today from Marion, where he attended
meeting of Marion county Repub-
licans.
Governor Hodges has announced
speak July 4th In Alma, Wabaunsee
county.
N. w. Rich of Weeping Water. Neb.,
will speak at the city mission. 4O2
Quincy street. Thursday evening at 8
o'clock.
man returned Tuesday from a bust
ness trip to Morris. Lyon and Usage
counties.
The advance sale Of tickets for the
motorcycle races that will be held at
the fair grounds. June 20. will start
Saturday.
There was = large attendance at the
day school picnic in Lakewood Park
late Tuesday.
A. ]. Stout. principal of the high
school, will leave for New York City
June % to attend the summer session
at Columbia university.
William Montgomery. an assistant
In the attorney generals office. will
fill Fourth Of July speaking date
in Soldier, Jackson county.
Luther Cortlyeau. wife and son.
were In Topeka today on short
business trip. Cortlyeau il a banker
in Muscotah. Atchison county.
On complaint of Commissioner Por-
ter, J. c. Henzler. q resident of South
Kansas avenue, has been arrested for
leaving dead animals in his yard.
Before the rain came Tuesday night
the pea crop in Shawnee county was
beginning to fail due to a lack Of
moisture. AS a result Of the rain the
season will be prolonged.
Complaints have been made to the
city sanitary department Of garbage
collectors driving through town with
uncovered cans. This is q nuisance in
violation Of city ordinance.
S. N. Brewster, assistant attorney
general and Republican candidate for
attorney general, is this week filling
a number of high school commence
ment dates in western Kansas.
George Clearinghouse of the Gar
linghouse Realty company, who has
put an addition on the market in
Leavenworth and Is building houses
for purchasers. was in Topeka today.
Chairman w. E. Brooks and Secre-
tary Stance Myers Of the state board
days at the state hospital in Osawat-
omie. They will, return to Topeka
Wednesday.
Arch FARRELL, a member of this
years high school graduating class.
will leave tonight for Pixies Peak.
Col. where he will spend the summer.
He will be manager OF the tower on
the Summit house.
r. H. Bower of Norton. il in To-
peka today on matters of business. He
is a well known merchant in Norton
and his candidacy for the legislature
on the Progressive ticket has been
urged by his friends.
Charles NJ. Sawyer, state bank COM
missioner, will leave tonight for Wich-
ita, where he will attend the meeting
OF Kansas bankers and railroad Off
Gals who will discuss plans for han
ding the 1914 wheat crop.
Senator J. w. Howe, secretary to
day night for Wellington and points
in southern Kansas. where he will
spend several days inspecting private
hospitals receiving state aid. He will
return to Topeka Friday.
Parks are for picnics. please tell
the people So" requests Commissioner
Porter. The park commissioner ;s be-
sieged by requests for permission to
give family picnics in Central. Lake
wood or Willow park. The parks
were made for picnicking places.
w. r. Kercher, former Topeka cor
respondent for the Kansas City Jour-
nal, is spending a couple of days in
Topeka. Since leaving Topeka sew
eral weeks ago. Kercher has been in
the employ of the Bell Telephone Co.,
as publicity agent at Kansas City.
A bigamy charge was filed in the
court of Topeka yesterday by Carrie
Taylor and Bertha Taylor. both claim
ing marriage to George w. Taylor of
$40 East Fourth street. The confu-
sion in the Taylor family will be in
vestigated by Judge Robert Carver.
Marriage licenses have been issued
by the probate court to Glenn H.
Ross and Jennie Palmer. both Of
Topeka: Jacob Roy Reedy and LEILA
Marguerite Smith. both of Topeka.
and to Godfrey Rezac, Emmett, Ok,
and Rosie Shoemann, Wanott, Ok.
Oscar Swayze, county clerk. is
working nights and Sundays on the
business Of the equalization of county
assessments which must be cleared up
in time for the spreading Of property
on the 1914 tax rolls. This is the
painful duty each year OF the county
clerk and becomes heavier one from
year to year as county. valuations
grow.
Judge Robert Carver sentenced
Sarah Rupert to thirty days in the
county Jail for making q clean up of
the city prison where she was taken
under arrest Monday. Mrs. Rupert
dismantled the office quarters Of Po-
licewomAn Elizabeth Barr Arthur.
and kicked q patrolman on the shins.
Her present sentence il on q charge
of destroying public property.
Lee Calvert, county attorney of
Sherman county. il here from Good
land today to look after the dispo-
sition of $4,000 worth OF municipal
waterworks bonds for Goodland. Cal
vert il one Of the most prominent
Democrats in Sherman county and
was q member of the committee which
entertained Governor Hodges and
party on their recent trip through
northwestern Kansas