The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Limade season is fading and hot
chocolate is getting popular at the
soda fountains.
The jitney business has picked up
wonderfully on the East side since the
viaduct was declared unsafe.
]. T Botkin, secretary of state, re-
turned today from Sedan, where he
talked Thursday to Chautauqua coun-
ty road boosters.
Speaking about civic attractions,
and improvements, have you noticed
the pretty girl jitney drivers who have
come into our midst.
College Hill has awakened since
Washburn opened again. The rah-ra MS
are a happy lot this year-and there
are nearly 1000 of them.
Tennis players in Topeka are I'M
daunted by the brisk fall weather:
One match was played this week ana
the contestants wore sweaters
The high school football team had
a hard scrimmage at League park
Thursday. The eleven is rounding into
shape for the game at Carbonate
Saturday.
John KinkIe, member of the public
utilities commission, is spending the
day in Hutchinson, where he is at
tending the fair and visiting with
friends in his former nome town.
M. A. Low. formerly general attor-
ney of the Rock Island, played around
the Shawnee Golf club course for the
first time Thursday and expressed
himself as being greatly pleased with
the-hnks.
Rob NJ. Campbell, former Topeka
newspaper man, will issue a booklet
for Christmas sale entitled THE Santa
Claus Governor" The story is based
on an incident of the administration of
Ex-Governor Stubs.
Employees of the office building in
the Santa Fe shops who live in the
western part of Topeka are now TAX
ing Santa Fe depot cars. The closing
of the Sixth street viaduct is giving
lot of people wholesome exercise.
Several persons on Kansas avenue
rushed into stores to telephone to in
quire the location of the fire Thurs
day night when Bert Richardson
drove up Kansas avenue in the police
car and gave the new siren on the
car tryout.
Application was filed with the pub
lie utilities commission today by the
Salina Northern Railway company
which desires permission to cross the
Union Pacific tracks at Lincoln
hearing on the application will be
held some time next week.
Stance Myers, member of the state
board of control, is wearing his right
arm in a sling. While inspecting the
state home for feeble minded at Win
field this week, Myers slipped and fell
on a steel stairway. A badly bruised
arm and back were the result of his
fall.
J. c. Mohler, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, will return to-
night from Hutchinson. where he has
been attending the fair. Mohler is a
member of the state board of fair
managers under act or the legislature
making the secretary of the agricul-
tural board an ex OfficiO member.
Augustin Alba, plain clothes man on
the Topeka police force. returned to
Topeka Thursday evening with Jaun
Hernandez, who is charged with
shooting 10 Ferrero in the back about
a week ago. Hernandez was caught
in Kansas City. He faces a charge
of assault with intent to kill.
A John Doe warrant charging a
man whose name is unknown to the
police with an unnamable Offense, was
issued from police court Thursday
evening on complaint of John Estes
and Richard Stroud, two little boys
living in North Topeka. Despite the
heavy penalty attached to such Of
lenses, such warrants are numerous.
A Topeka man telephoned the State
Journal today and this is what he
said: "a conductor, numbered A. is
one of the most accommodating con-
ductors in Topeka. He is always
willing to watch for connecting cars;
he waits for people; helps little chill
dren and women on the cars and never
growls. Say something about him"
Said!
DR.. Jesse Bader, pastor of the First
Christian church of Atchison, will de-
liver an address tonight before dele |
gates of the Sunday school institute
which is holding sessions at the First
Christian church Thursday evening
an address was delivered by David |
Owen, of Topeka, state Sunday school |
secretary. The institute will close Sun
day morning.
The new state house white way is |
being installed in sections. Excava-
lions for the north wing between |
Eighth avenue and Ninth street will |
be completed early next week. The |
new Hghing system about November |
1, according to estimates by con- |
tractors. Under the contract with the |
state the work must be completed be-
fore December 1.
Charged with beirg a negligent pa
rent, Frank Brownfield was landed in |
the county tail Thursday afternc on on |
a warrant issued from the probate |
stated that Brownfield has been |
working in the harvest fields all sum-
mer and earning plenty of money but |
has failed to provide for his children |
as ordered by the court several |
months ago.
The last lap of the Y NJ c. A. tennis |
tournament win begin at the associa- |
ton courts Saturday afternoon. The |
final events will be staged between |
Smith Bishop and the winner of the |
elimination contests in which H Blinn, |
Cliff Michael, H. v. Croft and Kirk |
Mechem will participate. A gold
medal will be awarded the winner of |
the tournament while the runner up |
will be presented with a silver medal.
More than 800 tickets for the con-
cert of the Ham Jubilee Singers |
which will be given at the Auditorium
next Tuesday evening, have already
been sold, and every indication points
to an unusually large attendance. In
addition to the fact that the Ham
singers have a national reputation as
entertainers, the announcement that