The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-07
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II ArHoa1E NEWS
!. This Is what $hss. 4pose- bone wealth
er prophet refers to as falling
weather. - -
Bert Green. grocer, is resting COM
fortabIy to-day after an operation for
throat trouble Sunday.
The basketball teams OF the Walnut
road z. N. z a. win clash tonigh at
o'clock.
White opossums are scarce, but DIR.
L. w. Rowles, city milk inspector. re-
Gently captured one which is pure white
in color. It has been placed in the Gage
Park zoo.
Today was audit day with the county
and county expenses for the month of
November occupied the entire morning
session OF the commissioners S
Slide. Kelly. slide,'' has been the line
Of action for Topeka street cars for the
two days in which the atmosphere has
been semi-aQueous. Mashed leaves and
moisture make the rails slippery.
"A steady stream of taxpayers filed
past the tax collectors window at the
urer. today. December 10. is the last
date which taxes can be paid without
five per cent penalty.
Rabbi Louis Bernstein, of st. Joseph,
Mo-, delivered a lecture before the
Bnia Birth, last evening, at their hall,
116 East Skier street. An attentive
crowd listened to his brilliant address
on the accomplishments of the Bnia
Birth.
Lincoln street between the Shunga-
nunga bridge and the Country club is
| much in need Of scarifying. Several
months ago 1t was plowed and given a
dressing OF crude oil. 1t is now hard
and free Of mud, but is mostly ruts and
ridges.
Ned WOodman, booked under the
auspices of the Redpath lyceum series.
proved q popular number at the Audi
tOrium Saturday night before q good
sized audience. Woodman is a car
tonist and a good talker. His sketches
were excellent.
Four revolvers and 800 cartridges
| were found by Jack Rollins deputy
game warden in grove west of the
Rock Island railroad bridge near To-
peka this morning. The firearms were
concealed under a pile of leaves, ac-
cording to Rollins.
Frank Harris, a colored boy, has been
lodged in the county Jail on a charge
of burglary. He was captured early
Sunday morning in the act of burglar
| izing a lower Kansas avenue store
which he had entered by breaking the
glass of the front door.
Team No. in the Y. NJ. C. A. volley
ball contest has taken a long lead for
| second division honors by winning four
successive games. Team has won
| nine games and lost three. Team has
won five games and lost seven and
! team has won four and lost eight.
Word has been received in Topeka
that John H. White. one of the or
phans shipped to Kansas from New
York City in 1884, has been elected rep
resentatiSe in the Colorado legislature.
He is atspresent manager of the Victor
Daily News. a Colorado newspaper.
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
Earl George Lowe and wife. 1006 East
Sixth street, Nov. q, girl; Floyd Alex
ander Hplhouse and wife, Ills Western
layenue.,Dec. 4. boy; Lewis F. CARING
house and wife. 209 Elmwood avenue.
Dec. 4. boy.
| The area Of the ground at the inter-
section of Eighth and Tenth streets
! which some residents.of the east part
of the city desire to have the city pur-
chase and convert to park is one
and one-seventh acres. There are six
VI SCNCA- uOuScS OI tic 1dHO Lc laIO
is assessed at $3,430 and the improves
ments at $3.50.
Memorial services for departed mem
bers of Topeka lodge. No. 204, B. p
o. E. were held Sunday afternoon al
the Elks building, Seventh and Jackson
street. Ten Of the members for whom
services were held died in the last year
L. NJ. Penwell delivered the eulogy and
DR.. A. S. Embree delivered the address
of the afternoon
The Gideons will hold a gospel team
service at the Second United Presby
terrain church tonight. John K. Wylie
secretary of the local Gideon camp
will be in charge of the services
which are open to the public. Thu
maid, B. E. Cookingham. ]. E
Spaulding and J. A. Nichols.
=! The annual meeting of the Sun
flower Agricultural association will b,
held Wednesday and Thursday of thi
week at the Topeka Industrial insti
program selected. william r. Carte
Is president Of the association; Arthur
Emery, secretary, and Miss Ida NJ
Groves, director of women's work.
A letter asking that he locate Jane.
Isiac DeCou in this city and persuade
the young man, who is 10 years of age
to return to his home in Bennington
Oklahoma, was received by L. L. Kiene
sheriff of Shawnee county this morn
ing from Clara Bennett, sister of thu
boy. The letter also contains an ap
petal from the boys mother to conn
home.
While beating the underbrush nea
the banks of the Kaw river looking
for Jose Delgardo, escaped Mexican
police officers discovered the abode o
hermit. Charlie Epperson, 40 year
old and colored, has an open air shacl
in the tall thickets east of Kansa
avenue, where he remains most Of tn
year. In such weather as Topeka /
having today. a canvas sheet is all tn
shelter the negro uses.