The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-27
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Klesath. Of
Highland Park. are the parents OF q
girl. born June rs.
Report of the birth of a girl. June Is.
to Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Foster. z30o
Fillmore street has been filed with the
city clerk.
The district court Friday afternoon
granted a divorce to Anna Sparkman.
who sued Stephen Sparkman on
grounds of cruelty and nom support
Fishing in Gage park. recently per-
tracing several disciples of Isaac
Walton. No fishing tomorrow-it's
Sunday.
Fire companies were called out at 8
o'clock this morning by report of
conflagratfon at 1875 Tyler street A
damaged flue caused the trouble. No
loss was sustained.
The concrete gang is laying the curb
ing for the new pavement along the
north side of Washburn campus be-
tween College and BOlles avenues on
Seventeenth street.
Station postoffice at Washburn COL
lege is to move into new quarters on
July l. The new building, situated just
across the alley from the old, is nearly
| ready for occupancy.
William Core, the colored city dog
catcher. is busy doing away with dogs
leading an illegal life. Many pets who
weren't sporting tin tag have disap-
peared at the foot of Harrison street.
People who cross the sunny state
house grounds in the morning on their
way to work aren't in sympathy with
landscape architects and believe that
the walks should be bordered by trees.
For the next sixty days or go the
newspapers will contain frequent ref
l. IT, ~-BR
around the 100 mark. Towering is a
good old word but somebody ought to
invent a new expression.
Don't go after your auto license for
the coming year without taking your
engine number along, or you'll have to
go back for it. County Treasurer Matt
Weighrman is busy with the tagSoIS
who are rushing in to get favorite
numbers.
Because of the interest taken in the
lecture given last week before the
Washburn class in physiology and
psychology, Professor Kleighde invited
the specialist to prepare and deliver
another paper dealing with the OPTICS
DR.. Paine's talk this morning closed
the work of the class in the study of
the eye.
new kind of grass has appeared
In Topeka yards and is driving out
bluegrass in some Of them. 1t is Of a
bright green iwth a considerably finer
leaf that the bluegrass, and while it
grows thickly where well started it
does not make such a sod as does the
heritage which ingalls, made famous in
his Essay on Bluegrass" Botanists
will please come forward with an ex-
PLANTATION of the new invasion. Some
say it is Buffalo grass.
The next meeting Of the State Pro-
bate Judges association will be held
in Topeka, thanks to the efforts OF
Judge Hugh MacFarland, who did
some effective log rolling at the meet
ing at Abilene this week One effective
argument on his behalf was the fact
that the legislature would be in session
and the judges in attendance would have
an opportunity of looking after their
own recommendations to that body.
One new idea which they want enacted
into law calls for the publicat ton of ap-
plications for marriage licenses two
weeks before granting. Such a regula-
ton would have headed off a recent sue
cessful action of a young society man
of Topeka who procured a license to
| marry a girl who didn't agree to the
DrOpOSition