The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

There are an unusually large num-
Der OF mosquitoes In many sections Of
Topeka at the present time.
Roy Crawford has gone to st. Louis
buriesque show under Crawford man
agement.
Through Carl w. Nellis, L. G. Tre-
leAven. newly appointed receiver Of
the gas company. has taken out &c.
600 receivers bond with the National
Surety company.
One of the Topeka motion picture
theaters has gone dry: The Iris an
nounced yesterday: sJohn Barleycorn
today and tonight, for the last time
Kansas City Star.
The eighth annual Pentacostal camp
meeting is being held in Jones's grove.
east OF the Santa Fe shops. Four SER
mons arc being delivered daily. c. e.
Foster ID the pastor in charge.
Several Topekans will go to the big
Brother" camp near Maple Hill in
autos Sunday. Frank L. Snow Of the
state Journal staff will give the boys
q talk on life IN S0uth-Central Africa.
The government reports for the -
hours ending ut o'clock this morning
show that there was but little rainfall
in the state. Fort Scott got .02 Of an
inch; Horton a trace. and Kansas
City. SO.
Since July 1 the rainfall 1t Topeka
has been but Els inches. Last year
in the corresponding period the pre-
cipttatton was 3.13 inches. Tho re-
deeming feature this year was tho
heavy rain in June.
The temperature at Topeka thus tar
this month has averaged ~ degrees
above normal. At that the average
temperature has been 7 degrees below
that Of August, 1918. the hottest cor
responding month on record.
The shower Of early Friday morning
was 9 help in Shawnee county. It
stimulated the growth of vegetation
temporarily. By the first Of the week
the ground will be as dry as ever. Two
or three inches Of rain are needed.
Northeast Kansas including Shaw
nee county has been left out Of the
tent in tho last ten days. In the greater
part Of Kansas there is now enough
moisture to meet present needs.
Tho Clearinghouse Realty company is
excavattng preparatory to erecting q
two story dwelling at 721 Brooks ave-
also IL completing a bungalow at 719
Brooks avenue in the Melrose addition.
The highest temperature for the
summer in the last 20 years at Topeka
has occurred only once after August
%. The maximum for the 1912 season
1905 the highest summer temperature
was on August IS.
Tho summer drawing class for
teachers In drawing, conducted 1t the
manual training building by Miss Mary
Bunker, supervisor in drawing for the
There was an interesting display Of the
work done this summer.
Two carloads Of park seats, loaned
by tho Topeka Street Railway COM
pany for the occasion, have been taken
to Gage park for the use Of persons
n ~ AA 80
shalls band tomorrow afternoon and
evening. The seats have been in stor-
age at vinewood since that park was
abandoned.
A steam arm on the engine at the
city lighting plant broke last night
shortly after = O'Clock and put the
city's entire street lighting system out
Of business for the remainder OF tho
night. Marshail's band, giving q con-
cert at Eighth and Lake streets, was
stopped by the darkness. Tho plant
will be In working order tonight.
H. w. Bomeardner has called .
meeting OF Shawnee county Sunday
school superintendent and teachers
the First Baptist church to make ar
rangements for the Sunday school ex-
hibit at the big fair, Topeka, Septem-
Der 14-S. Mr.. Bomgardner il super
tendent Of the County Sunday School
Henry Bennett Of Topeka has the
contract for the Santa Fe's new thirty
six stall concrete roundhouse at Albu-
1uerque, said to be the last word In
roundhouse construction. Tho Santa
ut Albuquerque. including the remod-
cling Of tho shops, and calling for an
expenditure OF moro than q million
dollars. Next to those in Topeka the
Albuaneraue shops viii be the most
Eight Kansas colleges have ar
ranged for space in the art section of
the big fair. IT addition there will be
. handicraft exhibit by the Haskell
Indian institute Of Lawrence. The
partments will be crowded with ex-
hfbfts made by Kansas women. Among
those who viii exhibit in tho needle
work section are Mrs. Lydia Fuller Of
Clyde. Kansas: Miss Carrie Hall of
Waterville. Kansas. and Miss Margaret
Weiss of Topeka.
The following births have been re-
ported At the office of the city clerk
today: George Marion Rider and wife,
1853 Garfield avenue. August Il. boy:
Carl Richard Pierce and wife, 519
Lime street. August Is. boy: Raymond
H. BARLEY and wife. 1925 Harrison
street. August IL, girl; Ralph K. Ball
and wife. 1919 Quincy street. August
10 lawrence street. August IS. girl;
John b. Crane and wife, 1904 Har-
rison street, August IL, girl
A number Of Kansas banks have al
ready begun to anticipate IL not to
realize the fact that their cash-in-
bank reserves will be considerably in
creased all through the coming season,
and accordingly have taken the proper
precaution to increase their burglary
protection. The burglar reads the pa
watches bank statements with an
eagles eye. Tho very publicity which
the law requires operates az . sort Of
. sign board to Mr.. Burglar man. and
he keeps straight on the Golden Belt
line. Have you enough burglary in
Surance ?-KAnsas Banker
An innovation at the state fair will
h a demonstration hY Sunday schools