The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
AT HOME NEWS.

OF advertising matter.
Mrs. S. E. Smith has succeeded Miss
Elizabeth Smith as head CT the day
nursery department of the Topeka
Provident association. Mrs. Smith
came here from Nebraska.
George e. Clark. secretary of the
Kansas State Fair association, will
attend the Iowa state fair at Des
Moines to call upon exhibitors who are
coming to the Topeka fair.
There probably will be few commit
tee meetings at the Commercial club
until the middle of September. or I'M
til the business men who are away on
vacations return to the city.
The Edgar Rlack mentioned in the
the man who pays in Marshalls band.
The musician wishes this plainly I'M
derstood-he deserves the alibi.
The next regular meeting of the
board of education will be held Sep
TENDER Z. The final arrangements for
the opening of the city schools, Sep
TENDER IA. will be made at that time.
c. N. wray. agent for the National
Cash Register company in Topeka. has
purchased Kissel car, two passenger
roadster, equipped with wire wheels.
Wray formerly owned Cadillac road
ster.
The following births were reported
to the office of the city clerk today:
Walter Blaine and wife, Rural Route
No. 1, August "a, girl; Frank Raynor
and wife, 413 West Curtis street, Au-
gust "a, girl.
Will collinson. chief clerk to G. w.
KOuns, general manager of the Santa
Fe, has returned from a trip to Colo
RADIO resorts. During his absence, C.
F. Krammes, transportation clerk,
took his place.
George E. Clark, secretary of the
Kansas State Fair association, who 10
a prominent farmer and StOckman him
self, has spent most of his time re-
Gently in this and other states talking
with prospective exhibitors.
The annual migration of green bugs
going south for the winter reached To-
peka last night about 10 o'clock.
Wherever light appeared the bugs
vate illumination for the balance of the
night.
The Topeka Traffic association is
not rushed with work just now. The
interstate commerce commission is not
transacting business now and will not
| meet before September. SO this is a
dull time with the freight rate ad-
justers.
Poor children of the city are apply
| ing at the Provident association for
clothing to wear to school. The sup
ply of shoes for children is exhausted
and the management Of the associa-
ton would be glad to have donations
of clothing of all kinds for the kid
dies.
with the Kansas City Cricket club on
Labor Day, local baseball fans will
have an opportunity of comparing the
great sport of England with that of
the United States. In accord with the
British custom. the game begins
promptly at noon.
| No plans have yet been made for
the city tennis tournament. which is
| usually held the first week in Septem-
| Der. 1t is probable that the matches
courts. The tournament last year was
played on the Cathedral club courts
and about 80 players entered.
N. H. Wolff. a Topeka tailor. has
relatives in Germany and has not
heard from them since the war broke
of them have been called to the front
and are probably now seeing active
service in Belgium, on the French
frontier, or on the Russian frontier.
| Suit for divorce on the grounds :. f
extreme cruelty has been filed In the
district court by Cora Smith against
Henry L. Smith q Santa Fe shopman.
Judge G. H. Whitcomb issued a re-
straining order to prevent his molesta-
ton of her. She asks alimOny and GUS
tody Of four children by a former mar
riage.
| Hugh Larimer, undersheriff, is re-
ported to have rallied from the ap-
pendicitics operation which he under
went Tuesday. Complications that
, were feared might result from this
, difficulty and the recent injuries he
sustained when his automobile turned
turtle near the Country club, have not
yet developed.
Kansas is one of the first six states
in the percentage Of automobiles own
ed. In the cities there is an automo-
/ bile to each IS or 40 persons: in the
country districts in the eastern part
/, Of the state. the percentage il in
! creased about one-third. while in the
western and central parts of the
state, there are many communities
where every farmer rides to town in
a machine.
Most Of the 1915 model automobile.
have arrived in Topeka The Oakland
the Chalmers. Overland, Ford. Stude-
baker and many other models have
arrived. The Stafford model is ex.
pected soon. The two new Cadillac
models will be in about September L
The Cadillac will put out light foul
cylinder car. and an eight cylinder cal
If lighter weight than the 1914 foul
cylinder model.
will hold its third annual picnic Al
Cages park this evening at 5 o'clock
The organisation consists Of about 10(
members. A basket dinner will b.
Peck. president Of the Cloud County
Bank OF Concordia. will make an ad
II dress. Officers Of the organization
are: w. w. Bowman. president, and
E. ". King, secretary.
II A street railway freight car. loaded
with crushed rock for the city paving
at Second and jackson streets. went Oh
the track at Eighth and Kansas avenue
at . O'Clock this morning. The load was
being pulled by q work car. The front
wheels OF the car followed the work
car, going due west at the intersection
but the rear wheels rebelled and turner
Incrth at the switch. The heavy car
| however, did not extend over the MAR