The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Sweet corn has dropped in price to
10 cents a dozen at Topeka stores.
Watermelons are selling as low as
Is cents each on the local market to-
day
Harry Carper, who works for the
Bell telephone company. is not the
Harry Carper who was arraigned in
the court of Topeka Tuesday.
The railway lines in Topeka will
pay under the new seri-monthly pay
plan for the first time Saturday. The
semi-monthly payments were author
lied by the last legislature
The airship owned by Phil Billiard
has been entered on the tax rolls of
the fact that Billiard had a flying ma
chine until last week but now they
nave it safely accredited on the books.
William T. Miller. % years old, of
San Diego, Cal, and Miss Nettie B.
Greenhouse, Is years old, of Valley
Falls, were married in probate court
this morning by Judge Hugh NacFar-
land.
The swimming pool at the Y. w.
Z. A. Is more popular than ever. Nom
members are given the privilege of
paying 10 cents for a swim each Tues
day night with towel and bathing suit
furnished. Last Tuesday night the at
tendance was 10.
Oxey Anderson, Maude Lawson and
Jim White, all convicted of violating
the prohioitory law, were sentenced to
thirty days in the county Jail and or
dered to pay 500 fine by Judge A. w.
Dana in the first division of the dis
tr1ct court this morning.
Theodore Cooper, 10 years old, of
224 West Laurent street, mas present
ed the city with a la rye gray and white
rat for the Gage park zoo The rat
was caught in a trap by Earl Cooper.
an older brother of Theodore, at the
plant of the Topeka Packing COM
pany-
The initial performance of a series
of midweek musical events was given
Wednesday night at the Central Ave
nue. Christian church 1t was in
charge of Roscoe Dawson. A reading
was given by Mrs. william Cowdry.
Vocal numbers were rendered by Wal
do Haywood.
The much talked of picture, WON
en- and Wine" was passed by the state
movie censor board this morning
without elimination. This film Great
ed much difference of opinion before
the Kansas City, Mo, welfare board
this week. 1t will be shown at the
Best theater tonight and Friday
This is the first town I ever made
where it was necessary for pedeStri-
ans to walk down the street car tracks
because of the construction of a build
ing" said a Topeka travelling visitor,
as he waded around the Kansas ave-
nue., between Seventh and Eighth,
building debris this afternoon.
DR.. Lillian Malone, Helen Chisold
and Charlotte Griffin have been chosen
to represent the local Y. w. c. A. as
delegates to the summer conference at
Lake Geneva, Wis. Among others who
will attend the conference are. Anna
B. Sweet, Kate Williams, Mrs. G. o.
Smith, Grace James, Ethel Dodge and
Winifred Myers
Oscar Swayze, county clerk, is COM
piling a roster of the names of every
and county official since the
and townships were organized.
The data, when completed, will be of
considerable historical value. Shaw
nee county was organized fifty-five
years ago. Topeka. Tecumseh and
Auburn townships are the Oldest.
At a special election held last Mon
day Menoken township voted. So to 4, |
to take over the property of the Prai- |
RE Home cemetery. The cemetery
will be conducted by the township
from now on. The official canvass of
the vote will be made Friday by the
board of county commissioners who |
will sit a special canvassing board |
Joe Dwiggins, who walked away |
ago has been picked up in Salina and |
will be brought back to Topeka to
finish his term in the county Jail. The |
police have picked up Pat Thomp- |
son, who also walked away from the |
Jail recently. Both men were TRUSTEES |
and were serving sentences for selling |
liquor
Judge S. H. Allen will leave Tope- |
ka August for Yellowstone park for |
ly attend the annual meeting of the |
American Bar association at Salt |
Lake City, August IS. For several /
DAYS prior to the convention Judge /