The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-29
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The Topeka Rotary club met at
noon today on the seventh floor of
the Mills building.
One Of the local transfer companies
has added auto trucks to its equip
ment. The hor-- is gradually being
replaced in Topeka.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Ray Starnes and Martha Shutes. both
Of Topeka, and to Bennett Hornsby and
Jessie Curtis Of Topeka.
DR.. o. L. Cook, new pastor Of the
First Christian church, left today for
Lady Smith, Wis, where he will died.
icate a new Christian church.
A Halloween party will be given
Friday evening by the Epworth
church at 233 Buchanan street.
The weather today is normal ac-
cording to weather bureau standards.
1t seems that as frequently as once a
year the weather is normal in Kansas.
A few weeks backQ one day passed In
which no weather records were broken
Parents Of Washburn students need
not worry over their sons gambling on
the football team this season. There
are two kinds Of football critics-those
who watch practice on the field and
those who gather their information at
the cigar stores-and one set Is usually
as nearly right as the other. The cigar
for three defeats in a row. Wait and
see!
The mayor, members of the city COM
mission and the city engineer, made an
inspection Of the Sixth street viaduct
Wednesday afternoon in search OF
reason explaining why the structure
still stands. None was found. Had
that viaduct been built according to
specifications" declared r. L. Cofran.
mayor. lit would be sound today" Hav-
ing thus ratified the bones of one of To-
peka's skeleton. he shut the closet
conversation.
At the close of a business meeting
OF the Swedish Baptist church
Wednesday night the pastor, the Rev.
c. A. Alden, was presented With
purse filled with money. Fred East
spoke in behalf Of the entire church;
Ernest --undgren spoke for the Young
Peoples society: Mrs. Gust Lader-
borg spoke for the Ladies' society; ].
A. Lundgren spoke for the Sunday
school. The presentation was made
by John Oslund.
Another auto accident occurred on the
Topeka avenue road two miles south
Of Topeka yesterday. This time the
high crown Of the road was not to
blame. J. Stabell, of Hoyt. was driving
south going fifteen miles an hour, when
the steering gear Of his machine broke,
and the car overturned IN a ditch. Sta
bell was not injured. Hugh Larimer,
under-sheriff. who was seriously injured
near the same place several months
ago, was close behind Stabell with
Deputy Sheriff Ed Carver. Stabell's
machine was slightly damaged. He was
driving from Hoyt to Lyndon.
Suit by DIR. w. S. Lindsay against
Mrs. Alfred p. Hylt for medical fees
amounting to about $195 for services to
her deceased husband WAS decided in
the widows favor by jury in the sec
ond division of the district Court We'd
nesday afternoon. The litigation grew
out of a misunderstanding over the
doctors compensation for care of the
sick man covering q period of three
that $500 paid by Mrs. Hit was turned
over to local hospital and that he
received but a preliminary fee Of $50
for a first examination. He claimed
fees of SIS week for subsequent at
tendance. =
The Halloween party given on tho
fourth floor of the Central Y. M. C. A.
building Wednesday was attended by
two hundred persons and was adj
judged a success in every particular.
The decorations were pretentious.
Each person upon entering the door
was given a Ounce cap. The pro-
gram: Piano duet, Thomas Crawford
and Asa Crawford: reading, Miss
Nanon Heron: violin solo, Lyman
Carl Harmon; saxaphOne solo, Leo
Gilmore with piano accompaniment
by Richard Gilmore: piano sketch,
Miss Esther Payne; reading. Miss
Violet Matthew'S; origin Halloween,
John Cleveland: reading. Miss Esther
Freeman; and fortune telling, Mrs. w.
E. Atchison.