The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-27
SNAP SHOTS

There II still q chance to contribute
towards the Red Cross fund.
The stcrk is loafing. Only three
births have been reported in two days
In Topeka.
s. J. Baker of Spokane. WASH. il
spending q short time in this city Wis
iting friends.
There was big load Of yellow
pumpkins on Kansas avenue today.
Halloween Is near.
There will be few leaves on the
trees in another week. The heavy
frost today started the leaves to fall
ing at q rapid pace.
A chimney fire developed at SIS
Park avenue this morning, in the
house occupied by N. I. Byrd. The
fire department was called. No dam
age was done.
A gas stove which became too hot
caused a fire in the home Of r. M.
Spivey, HOO Topeka avenue. last
night. The fire was extinguished with
slight damage.
Miss Dolly Curtis will present the
subject Of Republicanism from a wo-
mans standpoint at a Republican
rally at Bellevue school house Thurs
day night, October 20.
Republican speakers will address q
gathering at Wakarusa on Wednesday
uI&ut n18 10 " OC OAC VI l1A0 AGA .
est meetings in the southern part of
the county and both state and ma
tional issues will come up for discus
sion.
Marriage licenses were issued Mon
day to Walter G. Shipe, Kansas City,
Mo-, and Corinne Coston. Topeka:
Charles +. Diehl, Emporia, and Flor
ence Felker, Hoyt, and to Edward D.
Montgomery and Mrs. Mary E. Moore.
both of CarbOndal0.
Among the noval advertisements
that have been printed in Topeka pa
pers recently, an interesting life in
surance advertisement printed in Ger
man, appears in today's issue of the
State journal. The ad was inserted
by H. A. Jungk. local insurance
agent.
A verdict for the defendant was re-
turned by the jury in the case Of
Mrs. Dora Johnson against J. Good
| win, who sued for $4,000 damages for
an alleged attempt at assault about q
year ago, at the end OF the trial in
the district court Monday. After a
very brief time In elaboration the
| jury gave a decision for Goodwin.
On account Of track repairs being
| made by the Topeka Street Railway
company on Kansas avenue. north
| bound Kansas avenue cars are being
! detoured over Quincy street. An en-
| terprising Quincy street business man
| is advertising that the cars are carry
| ing passengers by his place free Of
charge SO they may have a view Of
his new building.
| Within q short time the board of
county commissioners will make off,
cia1 designation Of what are to be
| considered county roads for mainte-
nance purposes. A number Of miles
of roads are to be taken over by the
county as soon as the townships
where they are situated have complet-
| ed certain permanent improvements
| necessary before their delivery.
The following births were reported
at the Office of tho, city clerk today:
August Wahl and vsife, $40 Buchanan
street. October 1874 girl. James M.
Longstan and wife, 1905 East Eighth
street. October 9. girl. Alvin II. Frey
and wife, 1915 Quincy street. October
20, boy. E. H. Adams and wife, 421
Folk street. October t26, boy. Beamer
M. Nelson and wife, 1908 Harrison
street. October II. boy.
| Since the European war began
| there has been a general shifting OF
geographical lines. A list of automo-
biles "owned in Shawnee county, .
| with postoffice addresses of the own
ers. has been given the city clerk OF
| Topeka. 1t was compiled by Curtis
1 Myers Of the state automobile license
department. Hutchinson, Wichita
Bucklin, Emporia and Atchison ap-
pear on the list as being cities situated
in Shawnee county.
! A petition to the city commission
signed by 100 residents Of East Crane
street asks that something be done
to do away with the mud-holes in
that thoroughfare. The problem Is a
difficult one on account OF the hatness
of the vicinity. If the street Is raised
to afford drainage, the water will
flow over nearby property. Paving
and storm sewers would solve the
difficulty, but as yet a majority OF
the people have not expressed them
selves as ready to go to that expense
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