The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-27
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AT HOME NEWS.

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Francis NJ. Brady, U. s. district at
torney, is in Wichita this week on
business.
Mrs. J. F. Callen of Pittsburg. Kan..
wife Of the editor Of the Kansan, is in |
Topeka today.
Wedding license was issued this [
morning to Thomas L. Smith, over 81, |
of Topeka, and Pearl Hopper, over |
IS, of Lawrence.
A bill from the Russell Sage Founda- |
ton for Topeka's social survey was re- |
ceived by the city commission and al |
lowed today 1t was for $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Goodman, former !
Topekans. who presented a musical act |
at the Midwinter last week, are visit |
ing for few days with friends.
l i, r. Harrison, United States mar |
shall. is in Grand Rapids, Mich, to |
arrest John Adams. an escaped con-
vict from the federal penitentiary. He |
will return in a few days.
L. L. Kiene left this morning for
Hutchinson. taking Oscar Felkner,
convicted of robbery from person, to
the state reformatOry. Felkner re-
ceived sentence of from one to four
years.
The special meetings conducted at
the Second United Presbyterian church
for the past two weeks. resulted in IS
additions to the membership OF the
church.
The city commission today failed to
agree with w. p. Wilcox in his con-
tention that he is stin a sanitary po-
liceman. His demand for re-instate-
ment and pay from the time he was
discharged last August was placed on
file.
Clarence Reveley and George
Thomson, charged with larceny from
a freight car. and Ed Davis, charged
with being an accessory. were ar
and pleaded not guilty. Davis is out
on bond.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Irwin, Of 1160
Duane street. entertained the Eighth
A class of Lowman Hill school Friday
night. --iss Lola Graham. principal
Of the school. also was their guest.
Their son. Leonard Irwin, is president
Of the class.
The Women's Commercial club at q
meeting held in the main room of the
Topeka Commercial club quarters
Monday night decided to remain out Of
politics. A committee was appointed
for the purpose Of looking into the
playground question In Topeka. !.
Plats Of the house at 1875 NJ Monroe
street, where it is alleged Robert
Bryant murdered James Roach. have
been filed with the sheriff by County
Engineer w. ]. Arnold. and will be
produced at Bryant's trial for MUIR
der next month in the district court.
Rev. ]. B. Jackson. D. D., and wife
Of Ireton, Ia, are visiting at the home
| of their son, Rev. X. M. Jackson.
Mrs. John c. jackson and son OF Sco-
bey, Mont, and Mrs. w. H. Wither-
spoon of Beaver, Pa, are also visitors
| in the same home.
The annual election of officers will
take place at a meeting Of the local
council Of Boy Scouts at the Central
Y. M. c. A. at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
All persons interested in the Scout work
are invited to attend the meeting. Re-
ports of the work Of the last year will
be submitted.
Bids for the construction of the
Skene park sewer were ordered adver-
tised for by the city commission to-
| day, following approval Of the plans
received before $3.50 o'clock. February
8. The estimated cost Of the work is
about $780,
Glass day exercises which will be
held at the high school auditorium
Wednesday morning. will have the
usual trouble in keeping fire escapes
clear from designing freshmen. Many
students did not receive tickets to the
exercises and want to get in. They
enter by means Of the fire escapes.
A motion was carried by the city
commission this morning instructing
the city attorney to notify the Con-
sumers' Light, Heat and Power COM
pany that its stop boxes,' where
located in a sidewalk. must be lowered
SO that the tops are even with the
walks. The action is to guard against
accidents to pedestrians.
A big lion calmly walking toward
Eighth street by the alley at the side
Of the Orpheum theater startled q
few people Monday. The lion belong
ed to Madame Evelyn. a trainer who
is performing at the theater this week.
, 1t had broken loose from the cage and
I entered the alley The stage hands
ran away, but the woman trainer
walked up to the lion and slapped its
face with small stick. The lion was
then taken back to the cage.
At the meeting Of the Shawnee
County Taxpayers league last night
the feasibility of publishing a monthly
bulletin. devoted to the affairs Of the
league, similar to the official organ of
the Atchison Taxpayers league, was
. discussed, and at the February meet
ing will be definitely decided upon.
Another subject that received some at
l tention was the failure Of the city to
realize any revenue from the street
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