The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

| The flies at the fair grounds today re-
ceiyed the attention of j. A. Ramsey, clty
sanitary sergeant. He purchased several
traps and placed them near the IeeuIns
barrels of the swine show. 10. tDul harms
said Ramsey, but flies are breeding IN . une
swine sheds. so got the traps to e cap the
( as many as possible before they infect the
south part of the city
In the opinion of Joseph Han ls, c d1sd
of the fire department, the flrs IS1 East
Fourteenth street, about 10 O'clock
Wednesday night. was or incendiary , origin
1.-The smell of kerosene was unmlstaAapple,
said the chief. 1T had been poured aDou6
literally The house was insured Tor S2uo
and the furniture for $500 The IRE daln-
age was 5000
The regular meeting of the X. K. KS or
Highland Park will be held Tuesday, sept;
Pennsylvania avenue. The meeting was ths
postponed until Tuesday on account Oh the
fair.
A man was seen riding a bicycle out
steering wheel on his bike instead OF
handlebars.
Many people from Manhattan are here
to attend the fair. The number increases
every day. Some come by automobiles
IndianoIa Council No. 53, Degree of
Pocahontas, will hold an open meeting TO-
night at A. o. e. w. hall. musical pro,
gram will be given and refr SsnntH great w
sachem from Kansas City will give an ad-
dress
A beautifully painted banner across the
doorway of the First Congregational
church Mt Seventh and Harrison streets is
inscribed with If the the fSii3%ns
Years-1915. Oldest Churchin Topeka Town
CSmPsny oFganiTed Dec 1875 1875 f TRsf
house Of worship in city built on this sn site
versary, Sunday October 3.
Workers of the Christian Endeavor Lo-
cal Union will meet at the Y. M g, A. 70
entertainment which the Ham Jubilee
singers will give in Topeka on Septem-
Der 2S.
Two peaches of exceptional size, were
brought to the State Journal office today
by G. p Bolmar. They were grown on a
tWeive-vear-oId Seeding tree at Mr.: Boil
peach measured nine and three-fourths
inches in circumference They were free
The present tree is the third successfully
raised from planting the pits. The orig
inal seed was brought from northern In
diana in the late seventies.
The dedication services of the First
English Lutheran church at FlLth anu
Harrison streets will close Sunday
with the celebration of Harvest Home
day. In the morning service the cho'I
will render the sacred cantata, SEED
Time and Harvest" the leadlng SO
prs no being taken by Miss Selma Fo-
cial voice work in Chicago at North
western university. In the evening the
pastor Rev. DR.. NJ. F. TroXell VIII
preach a sermon on the subject
w hat ShaA the harvest DE
The Boy Scouts of troop ,, are TO
hold a big rally for business, fun and
eats at the home of the scoutmas-
ter, J. H. Faze1, 724 Taylor street, this
evening at 7:15 o'clock. Each scout is
asked to bring his annual dues.
The treasurer's Office at the county
court house will be closed after to
morrow night Until october II while |
the annual settlement of the books is
made. The work of balancing the |
books is so heavy that the office must |
be kept closed to get away from in |
On October II E. A |
Campbell will become county treas |
1rer and Matt Weightman will step |
1ut
E. P. Michael, an undertaken at
of the sister of Charles
Green, a balloonist who was killed |
at Braymer. 1t is thought |
hat the woman lives in Topeka. Har- |
5ey Parsons, chief of police, today re-
,eived the following telegram:
Charles Green, sometimes known as
Dare Devil Green. was killed here
oday in a balloon ascension. He has
Known. Please locate her" So far
he police have been urable to find
my trace of Green's sister.
Christobal Reyes, Mexican. was
murder charge this morning in the
,ourt of Topeka. Reyes shot and
Iilled Ysidora Ortiz, Mexican, Sep
ember Z.
Luella sneed and Mamie Potter,
,olored, arrested Wednesday on
charge of stealing a grip from
Union Pacific train. were released this
morning in the court of Topeka be-
.ause there was not sufficient evidence
against them. The Sneed woman was
'earrested after the trial on a charge
# larceny from person. 1t is alleged /
hat she stole S45 from Santiago cara
,oza, a Mexican. She was released on /
)ond. II
A crap game at Dick HeitmanS pool Il
TALL, S26 North Kansas avenue, was in
errupted this morning by the police.
All of the shooters got away through
he back door and over the back
ence eXceDt William HerShberg who