The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-20
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

L.
Clyde Miller will build an addition
to his residence, 81 Buchanan street
The Mothers club of the Topeka
Provident association met. this after
| noon.
D. A. Ellsworth. secretary of the
State Teachers association, is in En-
poria today.
Another April shower tried hard to
| get on the job this morning, but it
wasn't very successful.
The stage of the Kaw river at To-
peka today was SIS feet. This is more
than a foot below normal for April.
On account of the death in the L. c.
Young home there will be no Brother
| hood meeting tonight at the Second
| U. P. church.
The Modoc club will give an enter
tainment at the Indian Creek grange
/ tonight. The members will leave To-
peak by auto at o'clock.
| Shawnee county w. c. T. u will
hold the annual spring institute Fri
day. April %, commencing $50 a. M,
at the Central Conversational church.
Lodges Nos. and 757 of the Fra
| ternal Aid Union will hold a union
meeting this evening to decide on the
future meeting night for the consoli-
dated lodges
Petition for divorce from William
ty district court by Mary D. Levin
states that her husband is now at JEFF
ferson Barracks, Missouri.
Newt Thompson entered a plea of
guilty to one count of selling liquor
and one count of a nuisance in the first
division of the district court before
Judge Dana this morning.
Few meetings are being held at the
Commercial club quarters in the noon
hour nowadays because of the Wash
burn campaign which is occupying the
attention of many of the business
men.
H. D. Sturn and G. w. Ward were
today sworn in as policemen by Jay E.
House, mayor. Ward was formerly a
deputy sheriff and has also had ex-
perience in the secret, service of the
Santa Fe Railway company.
There are not many cities whose
main street is wide enough for
military maneuvers.. Kansas avenue
used for a manuever field by Battery
B Monday evening, and there was
plenty OF room. .-
Quite number of fans are planning
on accompanying the ball team to
season there Friday Tom King of
the Santa Fe has already arranged for
one or two tourist sleepers with the
regular standard Pullmans.
The trained elephant that will APP
the Central Y. M. c. A. next Friday
and aSturday evenings is being put
through all kinds of stunts each day
at the Central building He will ap-
pear in the parade Friday evening.
An interesting Topeka postcard
album has been placed on the reading
table at the Commercial club quar-
ters It contains some new Topeka
views. Under each card is the adver-
tisement of Topeka firm. The in
scription on the cover: Have a look
at our city album" 1at 10y
A window in the Star laundry was
smashed some time Monday night or
this merpIhg Yo the bulHging Suffered and
rooms torn up and scattered over the
floor. The affair was reported to
the police this morning. Whether or
not the burglar appropriated any of
the clothing is unknown.
John Wilburn, indicted by the fed
eral grand jury on a charge of SELL
ing liquor without a government Ii
cense, was taken into custody Monday
United States marshal. Wilburn was
located in the vicinity of 1921 West
ern avenue. He gave bond to appear
at the Leavenworth term of court.
Notwithstanding that Monday was
a poor day for the Washburn en-
booster appeared before the city COM
to assist DR.. Leslie M. Rowles.
city milk inspector, to give that 500
to the fund which the State Journal
told about Saturday. There's a lot
of money in Topeka that isn't got
Bill Anderson, secretary in tho
county attorneys office, was handed
the job of serving" Coffey and
charged with selling liquor. when he
was given subpoenas to serve on w.
l.. Coffey and DR.. V. w. Rowles, want
ed witnesses. Rowles was served
but at a late hour there was no COT
fey in the court room.
Monday was one of the heaviest
days in weeks experienced in the
Shawnee county register of deeds Of
flee. Fifty-eight instruments were
filed, including fourteen deeds, nine
and twelve mortgage re-
leases. The largest deed names sum
of $4,000 and was for the transfer of
lots on Lake, Chandler and Lime
streets from Mr.. and Mrs. M. K
Nichols to the Prudential Trust com
pany.
Contracts for concessions ut Gage
Park are being sought by w. l.. Por-
ter, city commissioner of parks. Re-
CARELESS of who may be the best bid
der, the successful one must guaran-
tee to keep everything spick and span.
must wear white uniforms.
Besides the concession for the sale of
there will be the rental
of boats and bathing suits and towels.
The prices will be twenty-five cents
per hour for boats, bathing suits, 25
cents each, and towels, 5 cents each.
There will be free bathing for kid
dies who provide their own suits.
The following births were reported
at the office of the city clerk today:
H. B. Estes and wife, 215 East Fifth
street. April is, boy r. s. Finley and
wife. 324 Polk street. April 16, boy:
Charles c. Conell and wife. 522 West
First street. April It,, boy; Thomas
Edwin Prout and wife, Twentieth and
Hancock streets, April IL, boy; Oscar
Reynolds and wife. 128 North Monroe
street, April IA, girl, Orla Ray BoNall