The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-15
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The minimum temperature OF the
last twenty-four hours occurreu a.
9:45 O'Clock Wednesday nlght-o4 ueo
grees. This is four degrees pelo" '4i-
normal minimum.
CIvde n Tresner clerk in the office
of w. L. Porter, city commissioner OF
parks left Wednesday for a VACATION
of two weeks in Chicago.
The naintings in the art room of the
city library have been brlghleneu py
James D. sullivan and the statuary
cleaned There is a marked improve
ment shown.
The birthday party of the First
United Brethren church Will be helct
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
D. L. Hoatson, 423 Greenwood avenue
A O'Clock dinner will be served.
Street cars were occupied by hun
dreds of frightened fair-seX passen-
gers last night. There is d natural
fear among women that street cars
are unsafe during thunder storm
The meeting of the Missionary Union
which was scheduled to be heId at
Garfield park Friday will take place
between and II o'clock at the Pot-
win Presbyterian church on the same
day.
The weather man, when predicting
unsettled weather, means showers.
It's all a mistake. For the last TWO
months clear days have been unusual:
Blustery weather now is settled, not
unsettled.
Voluntary petition of bankruptcy
was today filed in the United States
district court by w A Neff, real
estate agent of Hiawatha. Neff states
his liabilities at $1,000 and his assets
at $500.
The Best theater electric eight
ming" sign flashed all evening in de-
rision during the storm. Manager
Williamson wouldn't turn 1t off. Com
petition doesn't scare u.s. he offered
as an excuse.
Chief Parsons has instructed patrol
men and plain clothes men to pinch
auto owners who have failed to obtain
license tags. The motorcops also eX-
pect to take a prominent part in the
campaign.
Mrs. C. A. Wyatt of Wakarusa was
a visitor in Topeka Wednesday. Mrs.
Wyatt formerly was Miss Hazel Silk,
one of the popular young ladies of the
court house staff, and she called on
friends there.
College Hill matron is authority
for the statement that nothing equals
a corn-cob for getting satisfaction in
scratching chiggerS. She has been
presented with a cob and carries it
with her in her vanity bag.
Matt Weightman, county treasurer,
has just turned over to the city treas
ury the sum of 1914, 900 of city funds
collected by him. Of this amount the
general city fund receives 100000 and
the school board $4,000.
The organization of commercial ex-
ecutives of Kansas will be perfected at
a meeting to be held at the local club
quarters August 81. Preliminary steps
were taken at the meeting of repre-
sentative executives Wednesday.
In the past year DR.. C. c. Lull,
county physician. has according to his
official records, made a trifle more
than $500 office and outside calls
on county business. He has spent an
average of about $40 a month for
medicine for charity patients
An all day meeting of the Shawnee
Horticultural society will be held at
Garfield park August 8. 1t will be a
picnic affair. There will be a discus
sion on the question of exhibits at the
big fair at Topeka in September and
how exhibits should be handled.
Every prisoner suffering from
chronic blood disease discovered by us
in the county Jail is given the most
county's expense" said DR.. c. c. Lull,
county physician after. he had just
treated female prisoner. The
county has been doing this for several
years with very satisfactory record
of results
H G. Black, who represented the
Christian Endeavor society of the
Third Presbyterian church at the
w OIlu - l.. convention at chicago
July 7-12, has returned to Topeka.
Prior to the convention Mr.. Black
took an extended trip stopping at
points in Virginia, at New York City,
Boston, points in Canada, and visiting
Niagara Falls
because of the water that flooded
the tracks the street railway company
was unable to operate its West Sixth
avenue lines between $50 and 1890
o'clock. 1t was at Western and West
Sixth avenues where the trouble oc-
Cured At East Sixth avenue and Io-
Gust street the water backing up from
the spillway made service impossible
A stub line was operated to the ceme-
terry. The jitney service Yves demon
allied.
Mary Doolittle, 52S German avenue
left Wednesday for an extended visit
in Kansas City and Cedar Rapids Ia
The First Illinois Infantry of Chi
cago, Col. J. E. Sanborn, commanding
will pass through Topeka Saturday
afternoon at 4:45, en- route to the pa
c1fic coast. General c. 1. Martin will
meet the regiment in Kansas CITY and
escort them through the state A stop
OF twenty minutes win be made in To-
peka and the Second Regiment band
will give a concert on the depot plat
form for the visitors.