The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-25

drying plant at the rear Of the building
! at 800 Kansas avenue. The building
will be 13x17 feet in size.
/ w. H. WATSON, city auditor, was to-
day using a stylus pen which he pur-
chased in Leavenworth q years ago for
81. and which has neven been out Of
| order in % years of use.
! A contest to determine what boys
! are the best gymnasts Of the Central
Y. NJ. c. A. will be held the fore part
| of April. The winners In each class
will be given monographs.
| The price of eggs at downtown stores
has dropped to two dozen for IS cents
today. The hens in and around Topeka
are laying well on account of the ia
| vorable weather conditions.
| The federal building has not been
| entirely free from dust since Decemb. r
| 1, 1913. Since the improvements have
| been started, all of the floors are SO
dusty that it is difficult to breathe at
| times.
i c. M. Hill, the wall paper merchant
has purchased the w. H. Hemphill
home 81 Lincoln street. Mr.. Hill and
| his family will move from their pres
/ ent location. 1884 Harrison street,
! April I. 5,t
! The shower that came last night was
appreciated by the farmers and garden
| ers around Topeka. The lawns IN To-
I pekas have taken on q brighter shade
/ of Green. Ten hundredths of an inch
of water fell.
| A reception will be rendered the state
executive OF the Kansas Woman's
! Christian Temperance Union by eight
| local w. c. T. u. organisations a the
fcnle of DE-. and Mrs. E. 8. Pettyjohn
/ friday evening.
Il H. b. Wilson, superintendent of the
/ c3tv achnn1o wi a.
on THE Distinctive Work of Normal
Schools With Reference to Public
Education" at the Pittsburg normal
school Thursday morning.
II Complaint comes to the State Jour-
d nal office today that in many of the
|, newly paved alleys in Topeka the
+ sewer drains are set SO high that 1t is
|! impossible for the water to enter I'M
less under flood conditions.
|. E. T. Cartilage, general tax commits
sioner Of the Atchison. Topeka 4
Santa Fe railway in Topeka, in con-
nection with the state tax commits
sion, will make an annual inspection
I Of the terminals at Wyandotte.
| Residents in the vicinity Of Seventh
and Eighth streets and Topeka avenue
have established a squirrel colony.
Boxes have been built in the trees and
a dozen members of the nut family
are making this locality their home.
= The Kansas State Agricultural col
i lege will furnish display for the
! State fair at Topeka next fall. Only
two exhibits will be sent out by the
college. The display will occupy one
hundred and twenty-five feet of
space.
The Santa Fe railway reports that
the shower of last night visited all of
Kansas as far west as Great Bend. At
no point did the shower develop into a
rain. General ideal spring atmos-
pheric conditions exist over the state
today.
I B. L. -Eitelman. manager of the new
s. 8. Kresge company's store which
will open up in Topeka soon, has ar
rived in the city. Eitelman comes from
Detroit and he and his family, who are
iexpected soon. will make their home in
,Toreka.
i The first add class of the Central
Y. M. c. A. will have a review of the
4 work covered this term under DR..
( w. w. Yates next Saturday evening
lat O'Clock. An examination in the
work will be given those in the class
lApril 3.
About 200 children met at the First
Christian church last Sunday fo- the
Junior Christian Endeavor. rally A
short talk was given by Mrs. j. NJ.
Gurley. The children were given IS
dozen cut flowers which were distrib-
uted among the sick.
i Washburn has a professor of as
4 tronomy. who does not confine .shia
thoughts to the heavenly. bodies.
\ Professor Woods, ladies and gentle
men. owns q big farm in Arkansas
and ID making his annual sotourn to
look after his prospective crops.
! Word has been received in Topeka
! Of the death of G. w. Marshall of Well
4 house. O. Mr.. Marshalrs daughter,
y Mrs. John Worstell, lives at Ga West
4 Sixth street. Mr.. and Mrs. woretelI
left today for Wellhouse,- where they
i will attend the funeral of Mrs. wors-
tells father.
i A man claiming the whole United
States a. his home applied for . wed
ding license today. John A. Roben-
son. an officer in the army, gave his
address a. United States of America q
The probate Judge issued the licensa
to John A. ROBINSON. 20, u g. A., and
May Smith. p, Topeka.
/ Crossed wires at the corner of Elev-
/ tenth and Morris avenue last Night burn
/ ed OF the top Of a telephone<pole. caus-
ing the arc hight on the corner to fall
and tying up the street cars for hall