The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-19
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Ice boxes and pure milk are needed
by the Public Health Nursing associ-
under it's charge.
The towers of the First English
Lutheran church have been torn down
and will be replaced with modern tur-
rets. The towers were 80 years old
John Larson of Usage City, who was
struck by Santa Fe train Saturday,
died Saturday evening at the Santa
Fe hospital His left arm and leg
were broken in the accident and he
was internally injured.
Tennis equipment has been installed
in all the Fairgrounds of the city. The
boys of the various organizations did
the work. A tournament will be held
some time next month. Wall scaling
equipment also has been provided.
The contract for the new road to
Lakewood park and the construction
will be awarded. The land for the
highway has been donated by j. NJ.
Kessler, Henry Kern and Frank S.
Thomas.
Bids are being asked by Attorney
General S. M. Brewster for the COM
pilation of the statutes of Kansas. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Brewster, the contract
will be let, not to the lowest bidder,
but to the company that will do the
work in the most satisfactory manner.
Inc plan uSeQ Will De mOueleQ dIleT
that of 1858.
A report compiled by j. T. Botkin,
secretary of state, shows that there
are 593 cities in Kansas. The first
class cities number ten; there are
seventy-five of the second class and
sos of the third class. The list was
made in compliance with an act of the
legislature providing for the furnish
ing of copies of the session laws to
city clerks in all incorporated cities.
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sion will move to Hutchinson next
week, Six cases will occupy their at
tenton there. A telephone case in
volving the exchanges of Jetmore and
Houston over toll service rates; an APP
plication of the Hanston company to
operate as a public utility and the APP
plication of the Radium Telephone
company to do business will be heard
Wednesday.
Mrs F'estus Foster, president of the
First District Federation of Women's
clubs, has been selected as a member
of the national department of educa-
ton. Mrs. Foster has served as vice
president and president of the State
Federation and chairman of the Kan
sas department of education. She is
president of the Political Science club
of Shawnee county.
John Dodson, merchant policeman
employed in North Topeka, reports
that an injustice was done him in
Jack Rollins and Fred Ogee, deputy
game wardens, in arresting some boys
and unlawfully searching their pock-
cts. 1t was stated that Dodson as
sisted the game wardens. Dodson was
not present and knew nothing of the
affair and has nothing to do with
Rollings and Ogee.
Prof. H. T. Jet, instructor of pen
manship and head of the commercial
department of the high school, has re-
iSiO become
teacher of commercial work in the
Sedan high school in ST. Louis. Pro-
fessor Jet and his family will leave
about the middle of next month.
DR.. A. B. Jeffrey is conducting
''model farm" on his beautiful place
en- West Tenth street.
Lecture at the Second United
Presbyterian church, corner of Hun
toon and Fillmore, by Rev. L. w. Will
Hanson, at p. m. Tuesday evening:
Subject, THE War and Prophecy" and
an answer to questions arising out of
it, such the battle of Armageddon.
the end of the world. shall we do away
with monarchies? the overshow of
for the Jews to return to Palestine
and the peace question.
Charles S. Luengene of Topeka local,
No. 40, pressmen's union, has been
elected president of the Midwest
league of the pressmen's union. The
district comprises Minnesota. Ne
braska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.
The next convention will be held at
Joplin, Mo-, or ST Paul, MINI. Wal
ter Anderson, secretary of the Topeka
Assistants local, No. "a, was elected a
delegate to the convention.
DR.. Harold B. Wood, city physician,
urges all persons to vaccinate against
smallpox. He argues that vaccination
is of very slight inconvenience and
that vaccines now used are put on the
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United States government and
pure. He cites one victim of small
pox now in the city hospital who has
lost SIS by having smallpox, when he
could have escaped the disease had he
been vaccinated. The cost for another
family which failed to vaccinate will
be more than 500.
Mrs. T. c. Roberts, 31S East Fourth
street, was slightly injured when
street car collided with jitney be-
longing to the Topeka Jitney COM
pany and driven by H. B. Roberts, a
brother-in-law of the injured woman.
Mrs. ROberts's injuries consisted of
bruises about the head and shoulders.
The car, a Ford, had stalled on the
track and the driver was out of the
machine examining the engine when
the street car struck the machine.
The driver was not injured.
The Topeka Industrial Council has
a permanent Labor day
committee. The committee is com
composed of one member from each
local union. Following are the mem
bers: d. F. Leisenring, bakers; c. W.
Smith, BARRIERS; w. H. Kerle, carpen-
tiers; T. B. Garrett, typographical: r.
Peterick, bookbinders; w. J. Schneid-
er, cigarmakers; T. E. Vesper, electri-
clans: w. L. O'Brien, painters; r. |
johnson. plumbers; J. o. Stevic, press
men; Tom Joseph. press assistants: C.
C. Leach. photo engravers; c. r. Witt, |
and electrotypers; Her