The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-12

peranto convention at San Francisco
August 1929. The convention was to
have been held in Scotland, but be-
cause of the war it was necessary to
hold it in neutral country.
Eight thousand Topeka school chill
dren are po5sessors of numbered tick
cts which may be lucky ones at the
carnival at the fair grounds May "a
20. Each night of the festival, one
number will be drawn and the child
holding like number will be present
ed with some prize.
A mule team, driven by S. J. Gal
lagher, became frightened and ran
away near Third and Polk streets
shortly before noon today Mr.. Gala
CHER suffered several scalp wounds
and the middle finger on his left hand
was fractured. The singIetree and the
neck-yoke of the wagon were broken.
On a complaint sworn out by r. E.
Marling of the Harris-Goar company,
charging the appropriation of a $50
diamond ring, Isaac Roberts was ar
raigned in the court of Topeka this
morning He was released under $500
bond. Roberts says he can easily
prove that he is not guilty of the Of
Tense charged. ~
DR.. S. ]. Crumbirie, secretary of the
state board of health, is absent on a
trip to Washington to attend the an
nual meeting of secretaries of public
health boards. Problems directly af-
fecting the work of the health officers
of the country are subjects of discus
sion at these meetings which are
largely attended by experts.
Judgement was returned for: the
plaintiff by a jury in the second di-
vision of the districts court today in
the case of the Interstate Townsite
company against w. sER. Zimmerman.
The suit was on promissory note
and resulted from reaI-estate trans
action in Cunningham Heights. 1t was
from the Court of Topeka
and the jury sustained judge Fishers
judgement.
Chairman ]. L. Bristow and C. L.
Foley of the public utilities commits
sion are in Horton today where they
are accompanying federal appraisers
and studying methods employed by the
interstate commerce commission in ar
irving at the valuation of the railroad
from the office at Kansas City are en-
gagged in valuation of Rock Island
property at Horton
Following is a list of marriage IL
censes issued today from the office of
Hugh MacFarland. probate Judge: J.
V. Ellis, age 26, Richland. and Anna
c. Heyl, age 90, Richland. Fred L.
Whistler, age 81, White City, and
Grace B. Edgerton, age 81, White
City. Ira Hickey, age &c, Topeka, and
Reginald A. Grice, age 80, Richland,
and Mary Isabelle Miller, age "a, Val
encia.
Troops No. 2, and 13 of the local
Boy Scout organization will hike" to
Tecumseh Saturday, leaving the First
Presbyterian church at eight o'clock
in the morning. Robert Willis of To-
peka has organized a troop at Tecum-
sch. An island in the Kaw has been
leased and a fine big tent has been put
fo.. I,o Of
peka boys will go to Tecumseh to
christen the tent. The Scouts will re-
turn to Topeka Saturday night
One day of the week of May "a,
when the Workman shows are in To- 4
oeka under the auspices of Topeka
ShrinerS, will be known as Patrol
Day Arrangements have been made
o bring the patrol team of Abdallah
emple at Leavenworth to Topeka for
he occasion. A number of local
ed fezes emblematicl of the order.
Patrol Day will t. be only one of a
lumber of special features prepared.
Suit for $4,000 alleged damages
brought by Mrs. Jean Parkhurst
fuettler against the Redpath Iyceum
bureau has been dismissed. The suit
vas filed as a result of the failure of
to appear here in a con-
ert in February, 1914. Mrs. Guet-
Ter says she spent $1,000 in adver-
Using the concert and had included in
Ter suit an additional $4,000 which
he claimed would have been her
hare of the profit had the famous
PIANIST appeared here.
Abstracts of personal property
are being arranged for
ready for examination by the
BOARD of equalization of Shawnee
en- day session Monday, May II.
Notice is given out by o. K. Swayze,
county clerk, that objections to as
essor's returns must be made during
'oard. Hearing of such protests will
re heard each day during the session
BEGINNING at 10 o'clock
The dogs of war-trusties armed |
With sprays and brooms- re-
eased today at the municipal menag- |
rie. Warfare was directed against
he army of bedbugs in the bull pen |
md needless to say the number of
Jugs made the kaisers millions look |
ike the batting average of a bush |
eague catcher. Mattresses in the |
,unks were removed and renovated |
md sprayed with a mixture of insect |
,oisons. A number of the mattresses |
which were old and worn were burned. |
Ballots for use in the special cleo |
ion to be held May 5, were received |
oday at the office of o. K. Swayze, |
ounty clerk. AT the election citizens
f Shawnee county and Topeka will |
ote on the free state fair proposition |
nd Topeka will vote on the question
f purchasing voting machines. The
allots will be distributed Friday when
supervisors of each precinct will call |
Or their ballots and election supplies
the county clerks office. The city
ldges will be sworn in by w. H. KEN
err, commissioner of elections. In the
ounty the judges will be sworn in by
he township trustees
The Padded Hammer, an unmani-
ured magazine that is sold only on
he streets of Kansas City because it
light scratch Uncle Sans mail
ouches if it were transmitted
trough the mails, made its reap