The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-30
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" r. Wilson, superintendent of city
| .chools. delivered an address at the
state University. Lawrence, today.
\ Ernest jain and Miss Olive Wise,
Noth of Topeka, obtained a license to
i marry through the. probate court Mon
cay
l. w. Elmore has taken out a permit
f.1or the erection of a two-story dwell
ing at 729 Underwood avenue in Mel
rose addition.
II. d, Wolf, manager Of the Topeka
clearing House association, announces
,hst the banks Of the city will be closed
Saturday, July 4.
The s. u. of A., No. 1874. will give a
home social at the residence Of Mrs.
Carrie Peterson at 614 Monroe street
Wednesday evening, July 1.
big box of flowers from his friends
nj the city building went to Daddy
Weir custodian of the city hall VINO
is celebrating his eightieth birthday to-
day.
In commenting on the condition OF
corn in Kansas today. Sunny" Flora.
the loca, weather man said: Corn the
state over never looked better at this
time of year."
The blinking little owls presented to
Commissioner Porter at the city hall
have been transferred to Gage park and
are attracting much attention. They
] And let them sleep.
The proceedings of the sixth annual
meeting of the Kansas Engineering So
tiety, held at Lawrence last January,
have been received by C. A. Forter, Of
ice engineer in the office Of A. r
Young, city engineer. Mr.. Porter Is
secretary of the society.
Five wagons at the municipal market
bday Fresh rom the rain the veg
xoblaS uera Snread femnting1V out
ne counters. After the shower the
pace in front of the city building was
C-owded with customers. Two of the
/ wagons this morning were in charge OF
women.
George E. Clark. secretary Of the
ene to Dayton, Ohio, to testify in
government case. On his return he
will stop in Ohio, Iowa and Illinois,
Nth view to interesting exhibitors
p display at the State fair. Topeka
ext September.
II. ], Holman, deputy sheriff, the
nan who was largely instrumental in
ffecting the recent capture Of Samp-
on Porter, the negro wanted for the
murder of Frank Bayless, has return
d from Il ten days vacation. Deputy
Sheriff Carver will now have leave
# absence of equal length.
Applications are being received at
he Central Y. M. c. A. by boys from
4 to Is years of age, who desire to
njoy camp life near Maple Hill at
he association camp that will be held
rom July 80 to August II. It is like.
Y that there will be big Brother"
lamp Cor boys later in the season.
July first is the final date for the
Payment Of 1913 income taxes to the
ederal collectors Of internal revenue.
large number Of suits have been
repaired by the United States district
torney, Fred Robertson. to recover
lck taxes due for the preceding year
= Id now n new crop will commence
eparation.
Probate judges Of the state have
en discussing q movement to have
u cir own elections conducted on a
bipartisan basis and to establish the
,quremcnt of admission to the bar
candidates. There are today few
tdges who are not lawyers. The dis
lssion will be resumed at the meeting
ERE in January.
The human skull that was found on
sand bar near Oakland last Sunday
nd believed to be the skull of Edward
rafstrom, the 1913 flood hero, has not
cen identified. The officers still be-
EVE that it is Grafstrom's skull or that
a man named Meadows, who was
rowned near the City park three years
}go. Sheriff Kiene has the skull in his
ffice.
The gasoline tanks at fire stations
Gasoline at a cost of only 10 cents a gall
on. The three tanks have a total ca
bacity of 800 gallons. The city was able
% fill the tanks at a low cost because
pr the price war between the oil trust
Ind indeI endent refineries.
The Topeka police, led by Assistant
City Attorney D. D. Mote. made two
raids Monday night F1fty-one quarts
~ beer were found by the officers at
IA jackson street. At 217 jackson
street the haul consisted Of thirty-two
i quarts of beer. Chief Josiah Ross. Ser
/ yeant E L. Walker. Detective Charles
Lytle and a number Of patrolmen took
y BART in the raids.
\ A letter has been sent to the Kansas
representative of the pulmotor COM
oany from Chief Hanlon, asking the
rice of nine more oxygen tubes for the
ropeka pulmotor. According to the
hief. the extra tanks probably will be
purchased. There was possibility that
he life of the baby boy who died last
geek from drowning in a tub of water
Might have been saved If the pumotors
Dupply Of oxygen had not been ex-
,lausted.
The state has suffered another hard
financial jolt by the loss OF the main
uilding ut the Pittsburg Normal. 1t
as been against the theory of public
d government in Kansas to insure state
Property. Consequently instead Of re-,
overing something with which to
commence the rebuilding of the burn
school house at Pittsburg, the state
rill get along without it until a leg
Stature can appropriate enough money
make the start. Past experience
indicates this will be anywhere from
wo to five years.
Governor George H. Hodges has APP
| ointed DIR. r. J. Faulkner, surgeon at
he state penitentiary at Lansing. toI
ead the Kansas delegation Of physi-
lens to the third snpuai convention of
ne Alienists and Neurologists to be
eld at Chicago. July IA to 49, Other
Kansas physicians who will attend the
onvention: DR.. T. c. Biddle Of To-