The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

V,
Columbus day.
John Shaw will sing at Redden
chapel Sabbath school Sunday after
noon at O'Clock.
Richard Schneider, a blind man.
was granted a divorce by Judge A. W.
Dana in the district court Friday. lie
alleged that his wife deserted MN TWO
years ago when he became blind.
The K. L. Extension class will meet
al the high school building on Iues.
day evening, October Il, instead OF
| Monday evening, in order that FRO
fessor Harold G. InSham of the uni
! versity may be able to meet the class
A recital at the First Baptist churcn
was given Friday evening by Mss
| Gertrude K. Mutton, piano Instructor
at Bethany college. A program or sew
| eral numbers was given.
The big seven passenger Speedwell
| touring car belonging to Phil Billiard
vas almost completely destroyed his
lNW eek by fire. The machine suddenly
caught fire a few miles this side OF
Berryton. Billiard and a companion
| jumped out of the car and were unIn-
| jured.
The Fraternal Aid Union, lodges
Nos 2 and 1851, will serve oysters to
members next Tuesday evening after
the business meeting. A vote will be
| taken al that time on consolidating
the two lodges.
John l. White, 72O Polk street will
! leave tomorrow for Chicago, where ne
will study new roofing methods OF the
big city. His son Cecil will accompany
! him and will take the special work
along with his father They will be in
| Chicago several days, then return by
way of Quincy, stopping there to visit
hcme folks. Mrs. White is at Quincy
now and will accompany them home
| to Topeka.
Prof. w c. Wheeler will deliver the
lecture to DIR. Arthur S. Henderson's
Bible class Sunday morning at the
~ creafi n
subject of the lecture will be The
! Views of Prayer Current Among the
Jews in the Days of Jesus
Troop 2, Boy Scouts, met Friday
night at 724 Taylor street. Initiation
was the principal business of the meet
ing.
A dance was given Friday night by
the Court of Honor for members and
friends. No business session was held.
Joseph HanlOn, Topeka'S fire chief,
has been commissioned by the state
board of corrections to supervise the
installation of fire escapes at the state
hospital at Osawatomie. The work
will be done as soon as Hanlon'S plans
are approved by the board.
The walls of the police court room
are being. retinted to match the deli
cate shades that were recently pla ced
in other apartments of the municipal
menagerie-
The contract for installing the heat
ing plant and building the new audi
forum at Ursuline academy, at Paoli,
has been let to F. NJ. Spencer & Son
OF Topeka. The contract was let TOR
$4,000. Bond was furnished by the
New England Equitable Insurance
company through its Topeka repre-
sentative, Irwin Snattinger.
Three men purloined three sweaters
from the Famous clothing store show
case at GA Kansas avenue Friday
night. They pried open the top of the
case which was on the sidetrack in
front of the store, and ran south on
Kansas avenue.
The report of w. F. Benson, state
bank commissioner, on the condition
OF the state bank and trust companies
| is expected next week. Mr.. Benson
believes that the banks will show little
increase over the amount of deposits
at the last report. AT that time total
deposits were more than 12S million
dollars.
As a result of the fire Friday after
noon at the Provident association barn
the phone at police headquarters was
out of commission for eight hours.
The cable was repaired and the line
was in working order by O'Clock.
DIR. w. T. Vernon has gone to Bir-
mingham, Ala, to take the paStora te
of coIored church. DR.. Vernon is
we'll known in Kansas as a politician
and educator. He was at one time
president of Quindaro university and
later was appointed registrar of the
United States treasury department.
Since resigning a position at Missis-
sippi college he has been lecturing in
Kansas.
The Rev. E. E. Urner, former pas
tor of the Walnut Grove Methodist
church, who was granted leave of alb
sence for a year will visit friends in
Topeka next week. He is in Maryland
t. attend the funeral of a brother and
will stop in Topeka on his way to
Berkeley, Calf.
The following marriage licenses
were issued today at the office of the
probate court: Ray NJ Elliott. 81, OF
Topeka, and Marian Jensen, IS, OF
Florence, Kan; Joe Smith, over rs,
and Lizzie Arkenberg, over rs, both OF
Topeka; w. w. Webb, over 21, and r,
Edith Phelps over 81, both of Topeka
Judge Hugh MacFarland married
James~O. Fishback, p, of .Plevna
Kan, and Charlotte B. Springstead
o.. of Stroud, Okla.
A petition asking for a divorce was
filed in the district court this morning
by Pearl Lenora McCarty, 615 West
Third street. Mrs. McCarty alleges
that her husband, John E. McCarty
has been cruel to her and has not sup
ported her.
A motion for a new trial in the
Cristobal Reyes murder case was filed
this morning in the district court The
attorneys for Reyes, who was convict
ed of manslaughter in the third de.
gree a few days ago, claim that the
: verdict was given by the jury under
the influence Of passion and prejudice
and contrary to the evidence present
ed The attorneys also claim that
some new evidence has been found to
show that Reyes was justified in kill
ing Ysidro Ortiz, on September 6.
A call for clothing for children be-
tween the ages of 1 and 2 years has
been sent out by the Kansas Children's
Home society. with information thai
there are three girls at the home, all
about years of age, who are in need
! of homes.