The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-16
LOST AND FOUND.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

sas avenue, between Seventh street
and Eighth avenue.
picked up at Eighth and Kansas ave-
nue. Thursday afternoon by PATROL
man Mcclure. A card and papers in
the purse bore the name Of A. D. Say
Ter. The policeman located the own
er at his home on German avenue ma
returned the money.
The Kansas Representatives of the
National Travellers Benefit association
of Des Moines held meeting in the
New England building this afternoon.
The Secretary-treaSurer, ]. w Kauff-
man, was here from Des Moines, md
the state manager, w. D. O'Kel, was
present at the meeting.
The fiscal year ending June so,
1915, was the most profitable that the
Topeka postoffice has ever expert
enced. Total receipts for the year
were $41S, 707.91-an increase of S22,-
429.S3 over receipts totalling S397,-
278.O8, in the preceding year. The
parcel post department is responsible
for the big increase.
The Redden Chapel Sunday school
will have a picnic at Gage park Satur-
day afternoon. Supper will be served
and an interesting program given.
Special cars will be operated for the
occasion and will leave the Union Pa
cific station at 80 o'clock Cars Will
stop at crossings, and att Second
street to take on picnickers.
ne IOIIOWlHS DITlnS were TepOTleu
at the office of the city clerk today:
Claude E. DargitZ and wife, ITO
West Eleventh street, July IA. a girl;
A. E. Robinson and wife, North Cen
trail avenue, July IA. boy; Joseph Will
liams and wife, 524 West Tenth street,
June Is, boy; A. E. Monroe and wife,
627 Hancock street, July IL, boy.
The birds and reptiles and stuffed
animals in the Goss collection are I'M
dergoing a summer house cleaning
n mr. N
weeks. When the exhibits are over
hauled and remounted, they will be
placed in the new Memorial hall at
Tenth avenue and Jackson street. @.
w Bronson of the state university is
in charge of the Goss collection house
cleaning.
w. H. Kemper. judge of the small
debtors court and former lection
commissioner, has been presented with
a gold-headed umbrella a gift from
165 Judges and clerks of city elections.
Keep Topeka Clean" reads very
attractive new sign suspended from
the chandelier in the office of ]. A.
Ramsey, city sanitary sergeant. RAM
sey at present is spending his spare
time studying fly-traps.
Special services for rural carriers
and their families will be held at the
First Christian church Sunday eve
of the church, will deliver a special
sermon on the subject. The Steward
ship of Life Special music will be
rendered under the direction of Miss
Mildred Hazelrigg. The carriers Will
meet at the Throop hotel and will
march to the church at 622 Topeka
avenue.
The winners in the senior swim
ming contest At the Central Y. NJ. G.
A. Thursday were as follows: Twen-
ty-yard swim-Wagner, Morrison
and Jennish; time, 0 seconds. Diving
kim, Morrison and Wagner. Tween
ty-yard back stroke-MorriSon,
Wagner and Kim; time, 16 % sec
onds. Fancy swimming first;
Morrison, second. Eightyyard swim
Wagner and Kim: time,
l minute, 2-5 second
Although there are more than 100
boys who would like to go to the Big
Brother" fresh air camp near Maple
Hill. the latter part of August, there
is enough money available to send but
fourteen youngsters. 1t will cost five
dollars per boy for the two weeks of
camp life. There is now $3.50 in the
fund. The latest contributors are r.
s Morrison and Mrs. w. H. Rutter. /
They gave five dollars each. Smaller
amounts, however, will be gladly re-
ceived. Money should be sent to Jno. |
r. Sargent, jr.. treasurer of the Cen |