The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-10

Maple Hill include: Mr.. and Mrs. LIE
| Roy Powell, Mr. and Mrs. j. A. KEEL
lam and Miss Kate Ellinger.
At a called meeting Monday night,
plans for tn annual summer picnic
were made by the Norden Benefit asso-
citation The date of the picnic will
/ be announced in few days.
/ An auto trip, which will take the
4 two through Mcpherson, Wichita,
! Ashland and Dodge City, began today
/ fer Ohio Woods. United States mar
shall and his son, John Woods
J. w. Clark, G. w. Adamson and w.
S. Hampton have been appointed ap-
praisers of sewer district No. Al, by
the street commission upon recon-
mendation of Mayor j. E House.
Judge A. w. Dana, of the first di-
vision of the Shawnee country dis
trict court, in company with his
daughter, Miss Marion Dana, has gone
to Estes Park, Colo. to spend vaca-
ton.
A meeting of the Topeka Rifle club
will be held at the Commercial club
rooms Wednesday evening at .
o'clock. The equipment is here. and
the club soon will indulge in regular
shoots.
An agent demonstrating a portable
light plant at the home of L. L.. Bon
aWitz came to grief Monday afternoon
when the tank of the plant blew up.
He was burned about the face and
arms.
The annual report of the Florence
Crittenton home shows that "a women
and girls have been cared for at the
home during the last year. The cost of
running the home for the year was
S947.74-
Two hundred delegates are expected
to attend the convention of the colored
Eastern Star order. Prince Hall grand
chapter, in representative hall of the
state house, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
Fred Ross has taken out a permit
for the work or remodeling the build
ing formerly occupied by the Cremerie
restaurant. The improvements will
cost $4,000. The work was started
some days ago.
Old soldiers in Topeka recall that
today is the anniversary of the battle
of Springfield, Mo, which was fought
81 years ago ga, and in which General
regiment was in this battle.
Following their defeat of Harvey
Vile, Saturday, the Topeka Greys, a
baseball club, have issued challenges
to Paxico, Eudora, Eskridge and Will
Jamestown. M. CharleSon, 301 Taylor
street is manager of the team.
o. B. Eddy, trustee of Mission town
ship, has called a meeting of all citi-
zens of the township to organize for
two days of road work. The meeting
is to be held at Grange hall and the
women have been invited to attend.
A numb Der of companies of the Kan
sas National guard from the southwest
part of the state will pass through
Topeka, Sunday, on their way to the
encampment at Fort Leavenw orth.
The companies will be carried by the
Rock Island and the Union Pacific.
f. P. Hubbard, local manager of
the j. W.. Jenkins and Sons Music
company has resigned his position on
account of ill health. He has not en-
tirely severed his connection with the
music company and will leave soon for
Arizona and New Mexico.
While there is no ordinance at pres
ent whereby the city can compel prop
erty-owners to connect their premises
with sewers, w. L. Porter, city COM
missioner, is continuing the work of
having a report on uncOnnected prem
iSeS prepared with the intention of
compelling connections. He will not