The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-09
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The ways and means committee of
the Topeka Commercial club met at
noon today.
George T. Mattingly, city license
collector, will take a vacation of two
weeks beginning Aug. II.
The regular August meeting nf the
board of directors of the Commercial
club will be held Tuesday noon.
H B. Lautz, assistant general man
ager of the Santa Fe, left today for
Texas, whre he will remain for a few
days on business.
The Topeka Rebate association rec
ords show that Saturday was by far
the biggest day of Suburban Week"
in point of volume of trade.
a marriage license was issued this
morning to Alfred E. Waetzig, 81
years old, and Emma J. Purdy, Is
years old, both of Carbonate, Kan.
On a charge of drunkenness follow
ing citations that he was a chronic of
fender, Will Harkins was fined $50 by
Judge Yates in police court this morn
ing.
Charles w. Bower, clerk of the dis
trict court, who has been i'll at his
home since Friday, has improved and
will leave soon for Palmer Lake, Colo,
where he will join his wife.
Bids for the construction of three
small sewers Nos "A, As and At, will
be opened by the city commission
Monday, July 16. Bids must be ac-
companied by certified checks for $40,
$500 and $45 respectively.
The Baraca and Philathae classes
of the First Methodist Sunday school
will give an ice cream social on the
church lawn Tuesday evening. Ice
cream, cake and lemonade will be
served. The proceeds will go in a
fund for the purchase of a piano.
Plans for a sewer one block long in
a md a.
streets from Twentieth to Hampton
streets, were approved by the city
commission today and J. w. Clarke,
George W. Anderson and w. 5. Hamp-
ton were appointed appraisers
The Central Y. M. c. A. is looking
for an colder boy or young man to
serve as a leader at the camp at Buff
falo Mound near Maple Hill. This
leader will have railroad fare only to
pay; the association will stand the
camp expense. Several more boys
could be accommodated at the camp
if a suitable leader could be found.
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
street and Indiana avenue, Aug. 5,
boy; Chester H. Ream and wife, 421
Grant street, July 8, boy; F. Clarence
Gallagher and wife, 1911 North West
and wife, 513 Morse street, July 81,
girl
With tents, blankets and other
camp equipment piled in the tonneau
of a Ford, William Stickel, secretary
in the United States district attor-
neys office, and Randall Harvey, son
of Major A. NJ. Harvey, started this
morning to western Kansas and east
ern Colorado. The two will camp in
the open for about three weeks or
month.
The East Side Taxpayers associa-
ton will meet tonight at the Metho-
dist church, corner Seventh and Lime
streets. The meeting has been called
to consider a. communication from the
drainage board that is of importance
to all taxpayers, according to r. l.
Jones, chairman. An effort is being
made to get out a large attendance at
the meeting.
Concessions at tire free state fair
at Topeka, September 3 to II, will
he sold to local people, it was an
nounced this morning by Samuel E.
LUX, general manager of the fair. I'VE
have been offered $500 more for the
concessions by outside people" said
Mr.. Lux, this morning, but decided
to let local people have the privileges
beca we would rather deal with
them
The ladies of the C. A. r. will give
an ice cream social Wednesday eve
ming at the home of S. NJ Wood. cor
ner of Tenth avenue and Fillmore
street. There will be music by
mandolin club, and other entertain