The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
SNAP SHOTS
At HOME NEWS

There was fog at Topeka early to-
day.
The dew was unusually heavy this
morning
picnic at Gage park Friday morning.
Ohio Woods United States marshal
| has gone to Wichita on official bust
ness.
The Topeka Rifle club will meet at
the Commercial club quarters at s
O'Clock tonight.
Marshalrs band will play at Ches-
ney park Thursday night. The play
ground fete will be held that night.
Mitch Bundy, jailer at the county
| Jail, has gone on d ten days vacation.
C. w. Hixon has charge of the jail
in his absence.
1t has been at least three years since
there were as many improvements be-
ing made along Kansas avenue as is
| the case at present
The Cleveland Knitting mills, of
| Cleveland, Ohio, flied d suit against
Eli Ulamperl in the district court
this morning to recover $4S2.19 due
them on account.
The Rev. w. H. Clark Will speak in
the tent at Swiss and Seward avenues
tonight on THE Battle of Arranged
| dom The meetings will continue
each evening throughout the week.
J, Will Kelley. secretary of the Com
| of the Women's Commercial club in
making good roads dayS-Aug. Is and
ia success. 1t is expected that the
women will provide the meals.
j. NJ. Brown, maintenance en-
gineer of the Rock Island railroad,
second district, has been granted in
definite leave of absence owing to
illness. He is now in New Mexico
for his health. J. G. Bloom will be
| acting engineer of maintenance of
way with offices in Topeka.
A Topeka business man suggested
that the skunk and reptile farm talk
among city officials be cut out and
something practical done. His sug-
gestiOn is to establish a "hOggery." He
would have the commissioners go into
the swine business-Just establish a
farm for the ''porkers'' somewhere
outside the city limits and feed the city
garbage to the rooters.
W.. Morton, station supervisor of
the Rock Island railroad, second dis
trict, has resigned his position, to ac-
cept another as city freight solicitor
of Kansas City, Mo-. for the same
road. AS station supervisor he will
be succeeded by E. H. Heath, chief
clerk to the superintendent at Herring
ton. Mr.. Heath's offices will be in
Topeka. Mr.. Morton will have offices
in Kansas City.
The Norden Benefit association will
hold big picnic later in the season.
The following are the committee
chairman that will have the event in
charge: Richard G. Ahlstrom, chair
man of sports committee; C. E. Malm-
berg and Q. L. Johnson, chairmen of
the program committee; Frank Tulein,
chairmen of the grounds committee
and Mr.. Bowman, chairman of the re-
freshments committee.
Miss Title Elizabeth Johnson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. John
son, 1917 Lincoln street, and Matthew
Bergkvist of lola, Kan, were married
Tuesday evening, Aug. 10. at the home
of the brides parents. Only Immediate
members of the family attended the
wedding. Miss Edith johnson played
the wedding march. Rev. j. A. Liljen-
gren, pastor of the Swedish Bethel
church, officiated. Mr.. and Mrs
Bergkvist will make their home in
lola, Kan.
Tomorrow morning fifty boys under
the direction of the central Y. NJ. c. A
will go to Gage park for an all-day
picnic. The affair is given under the
auspices of the Boys Character Build
ing club. The boys will play games
refreshments will be served and w. E.
Spencer is on the program for an ad-
dress at noon. The picnic will start at
about 9 O'Clock in the morning and
will last until in the evening. Eff
forts are being made to get a special
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