The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-20

Making Successful High School Y.
W. c. A
1t is probable that the state fish car
which has been in the Santa Fe re-
pair shops for several months, will be
ready for use in a few days The car
was in such poor condition that the
railroads refused to haul it. Repairs
amounted almost to the entire rebuild
ing OF the car
Conduits for the state house white
way in the district between Jackson
and Van Buren, street on Eighth I've
nue. were torn out today and will be
relaid Objection was filed by the city
as to the depth to which the pipes
were laid and nearly 200 feet of pipe
will be removed
Governor Capper will leave Thurs
day night for Ell Dorado, where he
will attend the kaffir corn carnival 1t
is probable that Justice Silas Porter
and J. c. MOhler, secretary OF the
state board OF agriculture, will also
attend Governor Capper will speak
in Ell Dorado Friday afternoon
Work of overhauling the offices re-
Gently vacated by the public utilities
commission in the basement of the
state house will be completed within
the next ten days or two weeks. As
soon as the work of repairing IEe
rooms is completed, they will be occu-
pied by the state insurance depart
ment.
'F-~0
announced that anyone who con-
tributed 5000 TO Y. w C. A foreign
mission was member of the Foreign
club of the Y w C. A This is mis-
take. 1t should have read that any
one who contributes anything is a
member and that the club has given
5000 to foreign missions
Governor Capper has signed a requi-
sition for the return to Brown county
of Charles McMurtney. wanted for
80 -,
drawn on Governor Major of Missouri
Senator Harry Mcmillan. of Mime
apolis. Kan, was in Topeka To-Day on
matters connected with a fraternal
order of which he is an officer
A little boy attending the Central
ming after a wet day, drenched
to the knees His mother immediate
ly gave him some dry stockings Dut
his feet were damp and he couldn :
he said: Mamma, 1 can't get on
these stocking My feet are warped
P. H Coney. a local attorney, is
suffering with a sprained wrist and a
bruised face as the result OF missing
his footing when he went TO step
from street car at Tenth ana kansas
avenue Tuesday night The car was
moving slowly when Mr. Coney at
tempted to alight- He was on his way
to attend the meeting of the State
Historical society i
The Union Pacific Railway COM
pany has protested to the public util-
tiles commission against the plan for
the Santa Fe Northern railway to
cross its tracks at Lincoln The pc
tition recites that the proposed cross
ing would be obstructed and danger
Gus for both roads II asks that the
SaIina & Northern be compelled to
build an overhead crossing
Rock Island train No. 112 struck
years old, trusty at the state hospital,
Sunday afternoon Robert Taylor
discovered the body at a point near
the hospital about 3 o'clock Ruby
rad been an inmate of the hospital /
since 1897 He was deaf and dumb |
and was hunting walnuts along the
Rock Island track when killed
a Seward county man has COM /
planned to Governor Capper+ because
when his father died, the county COM |
who paid for the funeral
from the general revenue of the |
county bought the casket from the (
chairman of the county board Now
the Seward county man wants the |
which prohibits an official selling to |
he county
Dates for the group meetings of the |
Kansas Bankers association have Eeen |
as follows: Ellsworth, No |
7ember 8: Hutchinson. November 10; |
Winfield, November II; PittSburg, No |
rember 16, Olathe, November ll1
Novem Der Is A special 4
ar will make the loop and will &C +
a number of visiting bank