The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Ten years ago today 2.39 inches of
rain fell at Topeka.
A marriage license has been granted
to Earl Leonard and Eta Smell, both
of this city.
Paul Orloff has taken out a permit
to erect a $4,000 dwelling at 1O2 West
ern avenue.
Ballots of the city primary election
are being distributed at the voting
places today.
Several permits have been taken out
in the last two or three days Tor adol-
tions to dwellings,
F. c.. Bowman has taken out per
NIT to construct a $500 sleeping porch
at 702 Lincoln street.
The supply of fruit at local stores
is unusually large, and the prices are
lower than has been the case in years.
local market-if one cares to pay the
price They are selling at 65 cents a
box.
Clara H. Hazelrigg will go to At
Gibson today, where she will attend
services at one of the churches last
ing until Easter.
s.BiIly the Kid" the baby monkey at
the Gage park Zoo is one year old to-
day. He is one of the few monkeys
born in captivity.
1t will not be long before the new
Kansas Children's home building at
91S-92O Kansas avenue is completed
at the rate the work is now progress
ing.
A representative attendance Of the
fans of the CITY is expected at the
..get-acquainted'' meeting at the Com
mercial club quarters next Monday
night.
Bishop and Mrs. Frank R. Mills
paugh have returned from Augusta
weeks on account of the bishops
health.
The United Spanish war veterans
(coIored) of the Twenty-third Reg1-
ment band will give concert at the
auditorium April for the benefit of
Jackson'S band.
The legislature has not taken all
privileges away from the voters They
still have right to ride street car
or jitney to the polls-proVlded they
pay their own fares.
The city primary campaign Whlch
closes today has been distinguished
from others in that few persons nave
become excited. What will the next
ten days bring forth?
There will be two sets of ballots
used at Topeka's primary election
Monday. One will bear the names or
persons running for mayor and places
on the city commission.
The teachers of the Topeka high
school went to Lawrence Friday to at
tend the high school instructors con-
ference The sturents had a vacation
while the teachers were away
Miss Marguerite Dice, general secre-
tarv of the Y w. c. A, and Miss Susie
Sweet will represent the Topeka asso-
citation at the Fifth National conven-
ton at Los Angeles from May to l.
| The Kaw river has risen nearly a
| foot in the last "a hours although
there has been no precipitation. Inc
sta ge today was an even seven feet, or
a fraction of a foot below normal for
March.
J. Will Kelley. secretary of the To-
peka Commercial club, told the mem
bers of the Topeka Industrial council
| Friday night of the plan of the Com
mercial club for making an Industrial
survey.
The Topeka Musical Art society
chorus will meet tonight for rehearsal
| in the Auditorium at 1880 o'clock The
! chorus will sing Sunday afternoon at
the Auditorium, and not Sunday night
as first announced.
Workmen lowering the city water
| mains in Melrose have been taking
! fence posts from private property for
use in building fires. The authorities
| at the city building said today chat
this would be stopped Immediately.
THE Poetry of the Old Testament
will be the subject of DIR. Arthur s.
/ Henderson's lecture to his Bible class