The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-20

going to be married in October" said
Cook to Bell the other day. That's
red before that A good natured
wager was made. Today Bell. who is
60 years old the Rock Island station
clerks say, went to Horton to be mar
ried.
c. w. Parker, the man who made a
fortune in new amusement devices:
will bring to the Topeka fair some of
| his latest inventions. One of them. he
! says. is an entirely new idea and will
be first shown at Topeka
w. H. Kemper. judge of the small
debtors court of Topeka and commits
sioner Of elections. has returned home
after a two weeks vacation trip to
| points in western Kansas, including
Council Grove and Garden City.
| The two big silos at the state hospital
are being filled. The thirty-five acre
field Of corn that gave promise Of maxi
ing great crop is now being cut and
the stalks used as ensilage. The ears
failed to develop on account of the
drought.
Today was pay day for the city Of
roll amounted to $1O.2S5.12 for the
| month of July. An ordinance was in
trOduced at the city commissioners
meeting this morning appropriating
this amount out of the city's general
| fund.
| The Kansas State Fair association
has a large supply Of convenient and
attractive fair advertising matter that
can be taken out over the state by
people making trips by auto or train.
Scores Of people have secured a sup
ply before making a trip and have
greatly helped to advertise the fair.
In speaking of the Big Fair, Topeka.
| September 14-18, George E. Clark, sec
rotary. said: "SOme of the most noted
live stock breeders of Kansas, Missouri.
Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Oklahoma
| Mississippi and other states are coming
to Topeka. The prospects are for the
best live stock and agricult---~' show
we have ever had"
VIII Hutton, for many years a
member of the Topeka police force
AMI now switchman for the Rock
Island railway at Herington, was Sc
ri,lsly injured in the Harrington yards
this morning while making a coupling
between cars. torpedo on the track
Hutton received section of the ex-
rlosive in his right limb.
/ Does anyone want to adopt three.
year-Old twin boys? The Kansas Chill
dren's Home society received two at
tractive boys with blue eyes and flaxer
to Topeka by Mrs. Eva Spencer Smith
superintendent of the Fort Scott dis
trict. The parents of the children are
both dead. The management of the
association desires to place the twins
in good home. They will not be
separated.
Reports that liquor selling had beer
resumed at the Smoke Williams place
east OF the city, although Williams ano
his wife are in the county Jail in lieu o.
giving bond Of $500 each, caused w. f
Atchison. county attorney, and Deputy
Sheriffs Carver and Holman to visit the
place Wednesday afternoon. The Of
ficers had warrants for David William:
and John Doe. The officers found NJ
one at home, but discovered six COLI
bottles of beer.
The Kansas Children's Home societ,
has placed several children in home
this week. Sunday a baby two year
OF age was given a home; Tuesday
little tot year old was placed.
baby eight nj onths of age. that ha
been in the hands of the association
for several months, will be sent GU
Friday. An 11-year-old boy was sen
to the country today. The Rev. F. E
sherman. superintendent of the Con
cordia district. brought in a baby tina
is afflicted with a complication O
troubles and has a high fever. TIL,
infant is in the hands of an efficien
nurse and under the care of a leadin
Topeka physician.