The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

J. T. johnson has taken out per-
| NIT to add to his dwelling at 1912
Lincoln street.
Mrs Burton, state grange lecturer,
VIII speak at the Sunnyside grange
Friday evening.
Topeka was the only stop in Kan
ksas scheduled for the editors who
We're the guests of the city today.
There is fruit on the local market
| in unusual variety at present There
is an especially large assortment of
| berries.
DR.. S. ]. Hunter of Lawrence will
address the county horticultural So
ciety July 1 at the all day picnic at
| Gage park.
v. J. Dunton acted as judge pro tenn
in the court of Topeka during the civil
cases today. Judge Hugh Fisher was
| disqualified.
There is no chance now, when
rain falls to say that it mil
lion dollar" downpour or that the
crops were saved"
| The Home Builders association will
construct $4,000 two story dwelling
at 1852 Mulvane street, and a $1,S00
dwelling at 1888 Boswell avenue.
Petition for parole was filed today
| in the district court by Ollie Wilson.
| Wilson is doing time in the county Jail
for violation of the state prohibitory
| laws.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
United Brethren church will meet Fri
| day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Mrs B. NJ. Huffman at her home, 1912
Quincy street.
The Midsummer Festival, which was
| to be held tonight at the home of j.
p: Brink, has been postponed indefi-
n1tely. 1t was to be held under the
auspices of the Swedish Lutheran
brotherhood
The contractor who is putting in
the big concrete sewer for flood wa
ter along the Melrose addition has
| had anything but easy sailing" Much
work has been undone at times by a
near-river of water rushing along.
| At meeting of the city commission
| today a contract to construct a sewer
in district No. g was awarded to John
s Harrington. J. H. Squires, George
| w. Adamson and William Henderson
were appointed members of the APP
praisement board for the district.
AT 10 East Sixth avenue there is
| sign in front of a store building that
reads in part: Go to the salvage
sale of the Palace Clothing company"
| Next door at los East SiXth-another
firm. the National Wooden Mills-has
put up this sign: Main entrance big
sale"
! Following is a list of marriage
licenses issued today from the office
| of Hugh MacFarland, probate Judge:
Joseph c. Bunten, age "a, Scranton.
and Gladys Kirchner age %, Purlin-
| game; DR.. Charles .. Wyatt, ge %.
| Wakarusa, and Hazel Silk, age 10,
Topeka.
| Joseph Reisner, physical director OF
| the Central Y. M. c. A, is giving every
| boy and man in Topeka who cannot
swim a chance to learn. No charge
will be made for the lessons the re-
mainder of this month. The pool will
| be open to any man or boy brought in
4 by some member. 1t takes only one
| lesson to learn the strokes.
The following births were reported
| at the Office of the city clerk today:
\ E. d. Manshardt and wife. 404 Leland
avenue, June p, girl; William Martin
| Godsey and wife, Topeka, June 16,
girl: Jacob Sacks and wife, 1925 East
Crane street, June %, boy; John W.
Hitler and wife, r. r. No. 8, June 81,
girl; Isaac Kingman and wife, 1926
North Harrison street, June %, girl.
Instead of mailing out Topeka State
| fair premium lists to those who usual
| ly receive the booklets, letter has
been sent OUT, 900 copies in fact
return post card inclosed. so that it
may be determined just what persons
are really interested in the fair. In
this way we will have a mailing list
that is up-to-date and contains real
live Names, said Samuel E. LUX, gen.
eral manager.
Upon recommendation of w. L.
Porter, the city engineer at a meet
ing of the city commission today, was
| instructed to prepare plans and speci-
ficatiOns for the construction of a new
sewer gate and remOdeling of the
pumping plant connected with the
North Topeka sewer system at the
east end of Fairchild street. The need
operating against the recent high
water