The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-04

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Signs in Topeka say: "A coin e
day will pay for a baby nurse" How
much would it cost to pay for full
grown one2
w. L. Porter and Hampton Steele
two carts of walnuts and a half bushel
of 'stick-tights.''
Jay E. House, mayor, accompanied
by Mrs. House, will leave the latter
part of the week for two-weeks'
trip to the Pacific coast
Maj. A. NJ. Harvey is in New York
state this week to assist in the suf-
frage campaign He is making a.
speaking tour with DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw.
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today
Paul Emery and wife, 1T16 Quincy
street, September 80, boy; Oliver A
lockwood and wife, 933 North
Madison street, October 2, boy
A. r. Crawford, II years old, liv-
ing at 1914 College avenue, was de-
MED a permit to drive jitney Inc
city commission refused the request
on account of the youth of the apph-
cant. According to city ordnance
jitney delivers must be 8 years old
The city commission today voted
to send w. L. Porter, city commits
sioner of parks, and w. H Wasson'
city commissioner of finance TO
Hutchinson, to attend the state meet
ing of the Kansas League OF MuHlcI-
palities which will be held there next
week.
He was standing ankle deep in the
water in the fountain at the Union
Pacific depot, happy, and WlthouI a
care when the officer found him he
explained 20 the aStonlShed ot1lcer;
Il am September Morn. At the po-
lice station Joe Leard, laborer, was
booked as drunk.
The first chapter of "Of One Blood,
the Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon's latest
book was read at the Central Con
gregationaI church by the Rev. Mr.
Sheldon Sunday evening. The DOCK
is in twelve chapters and cnapter
will be read every SUNDAY evening
for the next three months.
Following the conference of the
United Brethren churches at Law
renee which closed Sunday evening,
the Rev. G. K. Hartman and the Rev
nj 7, Robey. pastors of local United |
Brethren churches, nave returned TO
the city. The First United Brethren
church of Lawrence was dedicated
Sunday evening.
The oldest church in the city, the
First Congregational, celebrated its |
sixtieth birthday anniversary Sun |
day evening. The Rev Arthur $ /
Henderson. pastor, read extracts
McVicar who dedicated the church !
seven years after it was completed in |
1857. Letters of greeting from sew
eraI former pastors were read.
Kansas will be repaid 500 for |
every dollar spent for permanent |
highways, according to George B.
Harrison, baIIoonist and former To- |
pekan, who arrived in Topeka from
California recently Mr. Harrison is
staying at the home of his father-in-
law, Henry Bennett, 7914 King street.
While in California Mr., Harrison
had an excellent opportunity to judge
the benefits of modern highways.
A miscellaneous assortment of
staple and fancy groceries were
beyond hope of salvation
when a Country club street car hit a
grocery wagon at the corner of Hun
toon and Clay streets this morning.
The encounter left scars on both
wa gon and street car but hurt none.
Some west end housewives who had
to wait for rush orders of Monday
morning laundry soap probably felt
aggrieved.
A partly demolished buggy that was
when an automobile struck it
Saturday evening shortly after
o'clock remained in front of the
Stansfield drug store, where the ac-
cident occurred, until late Sunday
afternoon. A woman and two chill
dren were IN he buggy when it was I
wrecked, but excepting the fact that
the woman laughed and the children
cried, no information concerning them
could be obtained. No one was hurt.
A geological survey of Shawnee
and other Kansas counties will start |
this week. Thirty government men