The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-26
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

returned today from a business trip to
I his former home in Troy. Doniphan
county.
Harrison Parkman. Empcria post
master and former state fire marshal
is visiting with state house and federal
building officials today
I Renovating and decoration of the
second floor of the Topeka federal
building by the Chrome Contracting
company, of Joliet, began this morn
ing
/ Perry Sessions. brother of Charles
Sessions and an employee in the office
I of J. 7. Botkin, secretary of state. re-
turned today from three weeks out
ing in Wisconsin
The awning OF the Peabody Furni-
ture company. 615 Quincy street,
caught fire at noon Sunday. The fire
department was called and the dam
age was confined TO the awning.
MahIon E. Harding has been ap-
pointed regular Garner On rural route
No. running out of Topeka Mahlon
takes the place of F. NJ. Comstock. de-
ceased He will be placed on duty
August .
Tuesday night. July y. a reception
at Lincoln post hall will be given for
the department commander and his
staff to which are invited all conrad es
of the c. A r. and Ladies' Circle and
Relief Corps.
Mrs A NJ Harvey. wife Of Major A
NJ Harvey, well known Topeka lawyer
citis in Christ's hospital Sunday. The
operation was successful. She will
remain there three weeks.
Foreclosure suit on a promissory
note amounting to $500 was filed to-
day in the United States district court
nv he of
Nebraska. against Barbara and J. J.
Shimek, of Cuba. Kansas
Examination for teachers certifi-
Gates will be held at the county court
house Friday and Saturday by John F.
Eby, superintendent of county schools
About twenty will take the examina-
ton according to Mr.. Ely
A street car on Kansas avenue near
Sixth street. caught fire Sunday aft
ernoon, probably from short" in the
motor. The blaze was extinguished
by the car crew before the fire depart
ment which had been called, could ar
rive.
State officials in California VIII re-
turn to Kansas next week according
to announcements today. Governor
Topeka August 5. while J. T. Botkin.
secretary of state, Will return u To-
peka Sunday.
Jumping a board bill may not prove
profitable for Frank Martinez. a Mex
lean. who was brought into the Court
of Topeka this morning. Maria Pas
train asked the court to give her
judgment for sS6. The case was set
for tomorrow morning.
Charles Sessions, private secretary
to Governor Cappcr. today granted Il
requisition for the return of William
Smeltzer to Auglaize county, Ohio
where he is wanted on a charge of
forgery. Smeltzer is under arrest in
Kingm county. He will be turned
over to Sheriff Shockey, of Auglaize
county.
Following the robbery of the Pope
drug store. 422 Kansas avenue OF
$40 worth of morphine early Sunday
morning Rex Gibson is being held at
the police station on a charge of
burglary and larceny Gibson was
ca ptured in a building at 1929 Kansas
avenue. The police say he is L dope"
and evidently was hard up for the
drug
The busy little honey bees have been
buster around Topeka this summer
than ever before and it is all because
of the rain The moisture has caused
the little white clover blossoms to
flourish and the bees have buzzed
around these flowers to their hearts
Local bee fanciers claim that
this year they are getting almost dou
bic the honey usually made
John f. Eby. superintendent Oh
county schools. and about 81 county
teachers will leave early next week for
Oakland, Calf, where they will at
tend the meeting of the National Edu
cation association, which will be held
August Is to "a. The party will have
a special tourist car for the trip and
will visit the two fairs on the coast as
we'll
Alfred Young. negro, is being held
at the local police station following the
of E. ]. Criss. a brakeman
near Ottawa. about q week ago. Young
was arrested by H E Gains, Union
Pacific special agent He was carry
ing gun of the same caIiber that was
used in the shooting of Criss. Young
IS serving time in the city Jail for car
rying a gun An investigation of his
case is being made
Hinchel Hare, a small boy living at
1912 Garfield street. sustained d badly [
broken instep Sunday morning when /
4 400-pOund stone which was to he I
used in the construction Of the new /
bowman Memorial church building I
fell over on his foot The stone had I
been left carelessIy I'm an upright posi- (
ion by workmen and when between /
he church and the Sunday school (
hour the youngster was playing about .
he church the accident occurred.
lanes Cuthbert & Sons are the con-