The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-31
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Miss Eva Corning, police woman, is
enjoying a vacation at Fond du Las.
Wis.
c. A. physical department will start
September 81.
DIR. Chas. Hammond has moved his
Office from 713 Kansas avenue to S29
Kansas avenue.-Adv.
A marriage license was issued Sat-
urday to Marion Ostraman and Ellen
Skinner, both of Topeka.
]. S. Wear, custodian at the city hall.
was today granted a two weeks vaca-
ton beginning September IA.
c. N. Bacon, poor commissioner. has
gone to Detroit to attend the national
encampment Of the G. A. r.
David A.. Lawton of Elmont was
awarded a decree of divorce in the
district court Saturday against Ber-
tina T. Lawton.
Because of the holdups Sunday night
many Topeka men declare today they
will carry revolvers at night hereafter
A petition for the extension of the
city water mains on East Eighth street
from Lawrence to Lake streets was
presented to the city commission today.
The seventy-six acres devoted by the
county to the uses Of the state fair are
appraised by the county assessor at
s15o.OOO.' while the buildings are figured
at $3.50
A marriage license was issued this
morning to Roscoe J. Spear of Kansas
City. Mo-, and Nellie B. Rutger of Den
yer. by Mrs. Mary Chaplin. acting pro-
bate judge.
finance. will leave tomorrow night for
Payette Lake. Idaho. where he will be
the guest of the Payette Lake Hunting
and Fishing club.
This is the season of the golden rod
whose yellow glory now blazes along
Kansas roadsides. reminding the liter
airy of their Van Dyke essays and the
asthmatic of their hay fever.
A meeting of boys will be held Thurs
day evening at 1870 at the home Of
Joseph F. Reisner, 117S College avenue.
for the purpose of forming the corps
leaders for the Central Y. M. c. A.
gymnasium work this fall.
Topekas postoffice building, valued
at S405, 900. occupies a corner property
worth $42. 900, says s. H. Haynes in his
official report as county assessor to the
state tax commission. The equipment
of the building is entered at $4,000.
Shawnee county has $500 invested In
its road building machinery and the
automobile used by the commissioners
for inspection of public work. accord
ing to the report returned to the state
tax commission showing untaxed prop
erty in this county.
The following births were reported at
the office of the city clerk today:
Frank NJ. Hamilton and wife. 1870 Lin
coin street. August %. boy; 1rell L.
Longaker and wife. 2020 Strong avenue,
August 23. girl; William Edward But
Ter and wife, AS Jefferson street,
August u. girl.
The series of unday evening union
services for the down town churches
came to a close Sunday evening. The
former pastor of the First Baptist
church of Topeka. preached. The ser
vices were held in the First Congre-
gational church.
W. c. Kerle, 1411 West Tenth street !:
r. NJ Magaw. 919 West Thirteenth
street, have been selected by w. l..
Porter, city commissioner of parks. to
act as board of appraisers in the pur-
chase of some land by the city to be
made part of Children's park.
The workmen who are remodeling
the high school building will have to
put on speed il they complete their
work by September IA. There Is still
much to be done at the Grant school
before the remodeled building will be
ready for occupancy. A change in the
plans for heating has caused consid-
cradle delay.
Topeka has $129.S5S invested in fire
fighting equipment. including the build
ings and land occupied by fire stations.
In contrast to this figure. given in the
report of S. H. Haynes, county assessor.
the city has but 1898 in tangible prop
erty devoted to policing purposes, And