The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HONE NEW9

And only two days ago We were
having snOwstOrm!
will be elected at 2:5O o'clock Friday
afternoon.
A practice game of soccer will be
played at the ball park Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
Don't forget to dig the sweet pea
trenches. The planting should be
made now at any time.
The Wichita Beacon in speaking of
the mayoralty fight in Topeka says:
Topeka doesn't care who she elects
mayor" O-o-o-oh.
Logan Justice was today found
guilty of selling liquor on four counts
by jury in the second division OF the
Shawnee county district court
w. NJ. Morse, deputy state factory
inspector. is in TOT eka for few days
Mr.. Morse has covered 400 miles IN
February on official inspections.
Days of sunshine like today will
help those hardy or foolhardy persons
who consider Easter the proper date
for dip in the old swimming hole
The Modoc club will entertain the
Tecumseh grange Friday night. NJ
c. Holman Is leader. The organiza-
ton has taken on a new lease OF nfe
The meeting of the Central Park
Parent-Teacher association has been
postponed from Friday evening. Feb
ruary 26. to Tuesday evening, March 2.
The officials of the Commercial
club wish that those committees that
have not done SO meet Immediately
and get their work for the season out
lined.
A marriage license was today issued
from the office of Hugh mcfarland,
probate judge, to Floyd c. Scritch-
field Elsie II
Case. age 20. Topeka.
A common topic of conversation
among the members of the Kansas
Shoe Retailers association today was
the entertainment given by the Com
mercial club Wednesday night.
The touch Of spring weather today
caused rush at the local seed houses;
Topekans are buying early. The
back yard and vacant lot gardens will
be much in evidence in the coming
season.
Local soccer football enthusiasts
are looking forward to the clash with
the Kansas City Tigers at Topeka
squad expect to be in good form to
trim the visitors.
The committee chairmen of the
Commercial club will hold a confer
ence the first Saturday in March to
discuss the work that has been done
ny tuC 1CSPCCllVO COAlA1AtlCOS anu
plans for the future.
R. L. Cofran, mayor. said today that
he would not appoint another adj
visory board Of women to succeed the
board which has resigned. II would
do SO, were it not for the fact that
my term of Office has SO Learly ex-
PRED" e8e
In addition to the foot and mouth
disease among cattle an epidemic
among horses in the state is causing
stockmen more or less worry. Re-
ports from southern and eastern Kan
sas say that farmers are losing horses
by the dozens.
Tickets for the commencement ex-
ercises of the high school class of
January IS are being given out.
The date for the ger emonies is March
IL. DR.. Roy b. Guild will preach the
class sermon at the Central Congre-
gational church Sunday.
The high school will have a pin.
The idea is to abolish the individual
class pins and substitute pin repre-
sentative of the entire school. Com
mittees from the classes have been
named and they met this afternoon to
discu the pin proposition.
This is tree-trimming time. Two
weeks ago a one-line lad" in the State
makes a business of trimming trees.
dozen men would have been neces-
sary to do all the trimming offered as
a result of the advertisement
The Commercial club hopes to
eliminate the necessity of q special
campaign for the collection of dues
this season. The members are paying
their dues more promptly than usual.
The elimination of q collection cam
paign would save big squad Of the
real workers of the club a lot of UNI
necessary toll.
The war sent the prices OF certain
seeds soaring, although the seedsmen
are offering the majority of seed
varieties at the same old prices. Rus
sian sunf1ower and canary seed are
100 per cent higher than last year.
Rape, imported from England. is IS
per cent higher: hemp seed has adj
vanced so per cent.
The contract to build q small sewer
in the south part of the city. desig-
mated as sewer district No. Al, was
awarded to John S. Harrington today
by the city commission. The only
other bidder was James A. Pringle,
contractor who is building the big
Auburndale sewer His bid was only
$35 higher than Herrington's-
At a meeting of the city commission
today an emergency was declared and
resolutions adopted by the city COM
mission condemning a number of bills
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