The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-18
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

A number of complaints for petty
thefts have been sworn out in the last
week in the court of Topeka.
/ With the beginning of warm wealth
Ter business in the poor commission
er'S office is on the decline.
! The March issue of the Commercial
Club Bulletin will be ready for dis
tribution the last of the week.
/ The Kaw river is still falling. I'm
less there is more rain or snow soon
the sandbars will soon be in evidence
again.
| Topeka chapter No. 10, Pythian
Sisters. will hold their regular meet.
ing Saturday night in the Knights Of
! Pythias hall.
T. A. McNeal will speak at a meet
ing of the Parent-teachers' association
of the Van Buren, school Friday even
ing at the school building.
A meeting of the Van Buren, Parent
Teachers association will be held at
! the Van Buren, school house Friday
evening. Tom McNeal will address
the meeting.
The ladies' auxiliary to the Local
Letter Carriers association will give
an entertainm Thursday evening, at
Lincoln Post hail. for auxiliary MEM
bers and their families.
A marriage license was today issued
from the office of Hugh MacFarland.
probate judge, to Frederick Lame, age
Hobs, age 35, of Topeka.
The last three events Of the hex
athlon" contest will be held at the
Central Y. M. c. A. this evening. They
will be: Standing broad jump, fence
vault and 22O-yard potato race.
Suit for 1925 judgment on a promis-
sorry note which the plaintiff says he
holds against the defendant, has been
filed in the Shawnee county district
court by w. D.. Storrs against Albert
KIpp.
Through a typographical error in
the Owl Grocers' advertisement ap-
pearing in the Journal last evening an
item read Medal Gold Butter which
ter.
Another demand for the return of
the grave yard" petitions was made
upon the city commission today, and
as is customary concerning such de-
mands for these petitions, the request
was not granted.
James Rywater who entered plea
of guilty recently in the district court
of embezzlement of horse from
George Neiswender of Kiro and was
sentenced by Judge Whitcomb was to-
day paroled from the county Jail.
Shawnee county roads are drying
rapidly but are rough and full of
bumps. j. F. Eby, superintendent of
county schools, has been forced to go
back to the pioneer method of visiting
horseback.
On a charge of burglary and lar
ceny George Bell has been committed
to the county Jail According to coun-
ty officials, Bell broke into a shed at
40 Madison street and stole carpenter
tools valued at $3.50. The tools were
the property of r. G. Harris
The Rev. Ernest c. Smith, secretary
of the. Western Unitarian conference,
who is making a tour of the west,
in a al
and will hold services in Unity church
at s o'clock in the evening. Members
and the public are cordially invited.
The following births were reported
at the Office. of the city clerk today:
j. HotchkiSS and wife, Ills
North Van Buren, street, March 6,
girl; George William Holloway and |
wife, 420 Clay street, March Is, boy; |
Perry Low and wife, 931 North Van
Buren, street. March II, boy and girl. |
The case of w. 1. Hazen against w.
l. Miller, a suit for recovery of rentals
on 80 acres of land near Vinewood, |
has consumed the last two days pro-
ceedings in the second division of the |
district court before Judge Whitcomb.
1t is expected that the case will go to
a jury tonight or early in the morn
ing.
Joe Dwiggins was late Wednesday |
afternoon bound over for trial in the
district court on a charge of embeZ-
cling $40 from Tom Pierce by Judge
Hugh Fisher in the court of Topeka.
The complaint filed against Dwiggins
stated that Tom Pierce gave Dwiggins
a $40 bill for which Dwiggins was to
secure a pint of whisky and $19 in
change. Pierce claims that Dwiggins
forgot to return with the money and
'skee."
Byron J. Clark of Des Moines, Ia,
and lecturer, will give his
Illustrated lecture on Ben-Hur Friday
8 p. m. at the First United Brethren
church. Doctor Clark is a friend of
the pastor, Rev. G. K. Hartman. For
years Doctor Clark has given
this great lecture in chautauquas and
On lecture courses, satisfying the most
critical and eXacting. No admission
fee and the public is very cordially
invited.
The tie in the Wednesday evening
division of the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
vas played off beginning at 6 o'clock
Wednesday, resulting in a to 1 VIC
DRY for team No. 2, under Tom
Veidner. Team No. 1, under Ray
candy took the first game. Candy
had to leave before the last game was
played and this seriously handicapped
lis team. Team 2 will play team 5
# the Saturday evening division Sat
lrday evening at $50 o'clock for
honors. Team is I'M
Ter c. NJ Blanchard. The Howard
up will be awarded to the winning ]
cam.
THE WEATHER RECORD. c
Following are observations of the United !