The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-13
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Mayor Coffan b suffering from . 80
we're cold. and remained in his home
today.
Owing to the inauspacsous date OF the
month NO wedding licenses were issued
from the Office Of the probate Judge
this morning.
/; Desk Sergeant Frank PARCELS OF the
police department II in Seneca on his
annual vacation. Police OFFICER Bryant
ID substituting for him At the station.
The new street car line to Mel-
rose was opened this morning. The
famous old "Potwin" Line has been
nuo cars are now known az 'Melroee.
II wish this holdup scare would
blow over" q Topeka travelling salss-
man said today my wife has re-
fused to allow me q trip ON the road
since the epidemic Of robberies and
holdupa."
william E. stickel. chief clerk to
Fred Robertson. United States district
Topeka last night ON business. Stick
81 - attending federal court In ses-
sion 1t Kansas City.
Recent uprisings In Topeka that have
blown over: Removal Of transfer sta
ton: persons in debt with the city
water department: smallpox discovery
annihtAtion Of Q bulldog.
Carol Harris, colored. Of 1916 Quincy.
street. charged with bein q delinquent
parent, has been released from the
county jail. and given q position. His
fnSs :. Sh tss according To- report sr
gry and cold owing to his refusal to
work.
(, Memorial services for the late J. C.
Root, former head Of the Woodmen OF
the World. viii be held from the X.
z. hall Sunday afternoon. January Is.
cipal speaker. The public has been in
vited to the services, which begin at 3
O'Clock.
| Four representatives Of the English
VII class Of the high school will en-
gage in q debate ON the question Of
q faculty-student cooperative council
at the assembly hour Wednesday morn
ing. The judges win be n. b. Wilson,
superintendent Of schools: H. T. Jet.
and E c. Hickey.
A mild eyed COW was shot this morn
ing by Sheriff L. L. Kiene, who Off
cially represented the state live stock
commissioner at the death Of a tuber-
cular animal owned by o. p. Updegraff.
The law states that q tubercular cow
must be appraised by the live stock of
ficer, and q member OF the board Of
absence OF Mr.. GrAybil, Mr.. Kiene at
tended the ceremony.
None Of the jury who served on the
first case in the criminal court yester-
day had served before, with the excep-
ton OF n. b. Wright. who was appoint
with larceny in q railway train, a PEN
itentiary offense. was convicted. He
has served two terms at Lansing, and
good naturedly told the court he'd go
back to his old job of gatekeeper. His
sentence has not been pronounced.
II the sandy soil Of Garfield park,
whore the baseball grounds are lo-
Gated, will hold water long enough for
it to freeze. there will be skating IN
Carried park under conditions assur-
Ing absolutely mo possibility Of DROWN
: ing ConAiNioner Porter has de-
cided to flood the grounds. using a
pump to take water from Soldier
a success there will be much Joy for
the skaters. and at little expense to
the city.
Representatives Of the Order Of
Railway Conductors and the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen are in To-
peka today consulting with general Of
ficers OF the Atchison., Topeka & Santa
Fee railway relative to new working
conditions for the year. It IL the GUS
tomary annual conference between the
of1cials Of the road and the train
men. Twenty-Five delegates from the
conductors ana brakemen OF the
Santa Fee are in attendance at the
meeting.
! A meeting OF the Socialist local will
be held next Sunday at 41S Kansas ave-
nue.. There will be special program.
The organization meets every Sunday.
Cars were operated on the Melrose-
West Eighth avenue division Of the
street railway system a little ahead OF
schedule time. Announcement was
made early Monday that they would
start Tuesday morning. However, as
construction work on the Melrose ex-
tension was finished before that time.
the first cars were run late Monday
afternoon. A fifteen minute schedule
l. being maintained.
Artificial Digestion.
Paris, Jan. 1&-Professor Daniel
Bertholet claims to have reproduced
artihcfally the processes Of digestion
by the action Of the ultra violet rays
from a mercury vaper lamp. on food