The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-20
SNAP SHOTS


Mrs. Jesse Williams has taken out a
permit to erect $1,000 dwelling at
ITO West Thirteenth street.
William Forbes & Company have
taken out a permit to erect a $1,000
dwelling at 924 Wood street.
Dennis De Frantz was taken into
custody last night by Officer Fergu-
son on commitment charge.
1t may be well to have an umbrella
handy tonight and Sunday. The gov
eminent weather man says there is a
strong chance for more rain.
DR.. Estey win preach Sunday morn
Church" In the evening his subject
will be Loves Overlooking Measure"
Mrs. w. p. Lambertson of Brown
county, wife of Senator Lambertson,
will speak at the Y. w. c. A. vesper
services at Ais o'clock Sunday after
noon.
When there is comparatively little
demand for lemons the price comes
down. Good lemons are selling at To-
cal stores at Is cents a dozen. and
| they may be had as low as 10 cents.
| Although spring has not yet arrived
numerous complaints of poultry run
ming at large in different parts OF the
city have been received during the last
| week at the sheriff's office and the po-
lice station.
Senator w. p. Lambertson of Brown
county will give an address in Gem
nell hall Sunday afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock. This will be followed by
fellowship lunch over which E. L.
| Copeland will preside.
Shum-Nah Shum-Wah was fined
SO by Judge Huron this morning in
police court for being intoxicated. AS
his name indicates, the man Is OF In
dian extraction and halls from the
neighborhood of Mayetta.
| The Jewish Literary society will
hold a debate, Resolved, That in or
der to preserve peace we must prepare
for war; in the hall. 118 East Sixth
street, Sunday evening. The sides will
be taken by Sam Burnum and Ike
Gilberg.
| There is a good assortment of fresh
vegetables on the market at the pres
ent time including lettuce and cauli-
flower from California, and spinach,
| beets, carrots and cucumbers from
Texas.
Evidently Danny Deever is sticking
| pretty close to the job In Shawnee
and many marriage licenses have been
recorded at the court house during
the last week.
THE Scenery and Beauty Along the
Pathway Of Salvation is the subject
upon which LIE Roy Highlands. the
/
United Brethren church Sunday even
ing Evangelistic services will be held
each evening Of next week
The temperance meeting at the
! Auditorium Sunday afternoon will un-
doubtedly draw well. The speakers
are men Of note: DR.. Howard H.
Russell, founder OF the Anti-sa1oon
league. and Malcolm r. Patterson.
formerly governor of Tennessee.
The services at the First United
Brethren church on Sunday evening
will be Of more than ordinary interest.
The blind legislator. LIE Roy Hugh
banks, will speak on 1.-The Scenery and
Beauty Along the Pathway OF Saliva
ton" Evangelistic services will be
held each evening during the week.
In commenting upon the address
which he will give Sunday evening at
metics and Character the Rev. Mr..
Gordon commented today as follows:
! 1T Is my purpose, now that TINS mat
ter is in public mind. to call attention
to what the Bible has to say on the
subject
James Musick, recently brought to
Topeka from Texas by Hugh Larimer,
undersheriff, on a charge of stealing
Frank Newland's automobile. was
bound over for trial in the district
liminary hearing in the court of To-
peka before Judge Fisher Friday aft
ernOOn.
About o'clock this morning To-
peka experienced a London fog. Just
like London" commented Dick Shake
shaft Of the Santa Fee passenger de-
partment, who originally came from
there. However, no Topekans were
looking anxiously into the air for Ger
man airships plentifully supplied with
bombs.
Two jitney cars co1lided head on
l-k p II ~
day afternoon at 1 o'clock. One was
4 going west on Eleventh and the other
north on Jackson. Luckily no one
was injured and after growing to
each other. the jitney motormen wend-
ed their ways. No damage was done
to the machines.
D. F. Shirk, superintendent of the
Kansas Children's Home society, has
returned from Geneseo in Rice county
where a small house was sold and the
proceeds turned over to the society
for the building fund. Before the
death of Charles Grimden. an old SOL
der living in Geneseo, he decided the
properly to the Kansas Children's
Home society.
"Oh-o- Look at that woman eat
man clerk in the probate court office
Friday afternoon to the other clerks.
Those in the office watched and sure
nuff' the woman. who was laboriously
writing at the big desk in the center
, of the room. was eating one of the
blOtters which usually are on the ia
BILE. Clerks in the office watched for
the woman to spit the paper out of
: her mouth. but she didn't-she swal-
: lowed it.
City officials are not overly thanked
for what they do r. 1. Cofran. may
or, was pleased to receive a letter
from J. E. Yarroll, 1903 Madison
! street. thanking the city for prompt
action in making street repair. A
part Of the letter read: I'm less than
: 48 hours from the time / mailed my
complaint, you had the matter rem
edied. 1 know it would not have been
liked vet uuder the old council form,