The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

J. S. Dean has gone to California
to remain about ten days.
Wreaths of fresh flowers 800 each
for Decoration at Hollcraft's--Adv.
All banks in Topeka will be closed
Monday, May 81, on account of Mem
orial day.
Justice John S. Dawson of Topeka
will deliver the Memorial day address
at Berryton Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Coppedge left today for
New York She will spend the sum-
mer in the Catskill mountains.
A new street facing Edgewood park
and extending from Laurel avenue to
Park avenue has been named Edge
wood avenue.
A son was born Thursday night to
Charles Lynn and wife, S31 jefferson
street Lynn is fire alarm electrician
in the fire department.
! The county schools that are still
open will close today. Commence
ment exercises will be held today at
Rossville, Belvoir and Rochester.
Police court clerk is the title of a
new city office in which the work of
| clerk in the police department and
| the police court are consolidated.
The Kansas Christian Endeavor
convention will be held a Herington
June lib. Rev. NJ. F. Troxell. pas
tor of the First Lutheran church. and
Governor Capper will speak at the
meeting.
The Abdallah Hot Sands says: The
Kansas City paper says that there are
calves at the stockyards that are
worth $4,000. We don't doubt it Why
this up yourself.
Seasonable suggestion for the To-
peka Street Railway company: Post
in the street cars illustrations of the
folded umbrella. A safety first cam
paign along this line may save a few
eyes.
Our esteemed contemporary seems
to be trying to work up flood
scare" Nothing to it neighbor. The
principal flood will be in complaints
from your North side readers over
your viewing with unnecessary
alarm
Old Abe camp, Sons of Veterans.
has adopted a resolution asking that
the motorcycle races scheduled for
Monday, Memorial day, be called off.
The Sons of Veterans believe that the
day should not be used for any kind
of sports.
H. L. Robinson. commander of the
local Spanish war veterans,
wants the location of the graves of all
the veterans by Saturday night
flowers may be placed on them. He
may be communicated with at 1926
Woodward avenue. Phone 3I44.
The Topeka Traffic association will
hold its annual meeting at the Com
mercial club rooms Wednesday night
at $50 o'clock. Dinner will be served
and H. D. Driscoll, traffic commission
err will make his report. Three new
directors will be elected at the meet
ing.
Sixty residents of the East side
drainage district are preparing to file
a protest through Mote and Rooney,
attorneys, against the taxing of any
property other than real estate for
drainage purposes An injunction
will be filed against the East side
drainage board.
Rev. E. w c. Cox, pastor of As
bury NJ E. church, will deliver a series
of six sermons on Mans Relation to
God" beginning June 6. He came
here recently from Atlanta, Ga. where
he has been pastor of the University
church. He is a graduate of the Gam
mon Theological institute.
Proposals for the construction of
forty-five blocks of cement sidewalk
will be received by the city commission
Monday. The awarding of the con-
tract and action on other business
House will be absent and Monday.
Memorial day, is legal holiday.
Residents of Potwin are complain
ing that tramps are too numerous. A
hobo" camp is said to be located on
north of Potwin. The occupants of
one house on Greenwood avenue re-
port that the number of tramps calling
and asking for food is seven or eight
each day.
C. A. Meek, recently elected depart
ment commander of the G. A. R.. ex-
poets to spend most of his time at To-
peka. Captain Meek was here most
of last week. He will divide his time
when not visiting the various posts
over the state, between his office in
the Memorial building and at his
Wichita home.
Marjorie Roby, popular member
of the senior class. has been selected
as valedictorian of the high school
graduating class. She was chosen 1t
a meeting of teachers OF the school
held late Thursday afternoon. During
her four years at the school Miss .Roby
has made a grade e. in all of the
thirty-two credits required for gradu-
alton.
Barney Stauffer pleaded guilty to
the charge of disturbing the peace
fenced to three months in the county
Jail by Judge Hugh Fisher, of the /
Court of Topeka. He was paroled on
his promise to leave the state and re-
main away. Stauffer wrote letters to
Mrs Simmerman. threatening bodily
harm if she continued her refusal to
marry him.
Sunday morning DIR. S. S. Estey |
will preach the baccalaureate sermon |
at the First Presbyterian church fer
the graduating class of the Topeka
high school This evening he deliv- /
ers commencement address at Her (
ington, and next Wednesday he gives /
one at Effingham. He will repeat this |
commencement address on The 10y
alties of Life" in his own church on !
Sunday evening.
A position with the Young Mems |
Christian association of Honolulu, !
Hawaii, has been accepted by Rich /
ard Whitcomb who graduates from I
Washburn college June 10. Mr.. Whit /
comb will leave Topeka August / to /