The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-03

ming Friday and running through
Monday The event was advertised
almost exclusively in the State Jour
nal Many articles were sold out on
the 1lrst day, and everything was gone
at the close of the last day The sale
was success and demonstrated the
power of advertising
Fred Gentry, colored. was arraigned
in the court of Topeka this morning
on charge of assault with intent
to kill. He was released, pending
preliminary hearing, on $1,000 bond
He was charged with having threat
ened his wife and mother and father
with death. He was arrested by the
police Sunday night but was given
freedom on bond. Undersheriff Hugh
Larimer rearrested him last night on
the new charge.
Between August 1, 1874, and Au-
gust l. 1915, there was approximately
$4,000 turned in to the county treas
urer in receipts and fees from the va
rious offices, according to a report
in the county clerks office. But it
is almost impossible to estimate
whether or not the county gains much
through the working of the new law.
Many of the county officials are in
clined to believe that the county is
making a little money out of the fees
that are turned in from the various
offices.
Miss Ruth Robinson. a Topeka
woman, who has been seen here sew
erai times in stock plays, passed
through Topeka this afternoon on her
way to New York city, where she ex-
poets to get a Metropolitan engage
ment. For the last several months
Miss Robinson has been at the head
of the Car-Rob Stock company, which
has been playing at Fort Worth, Tex.
Before going to Texas the company
played a Topeka engagement and the
work of Miss Robinson attracted much
attention.
E. Lee Heidereich, consulting en-
gineer for the Electric theater COM
pany, who is in Topeka looking after
the work of remodeling the Orpheum
building, was here in 1899. Topeka
was not so large them, said MI
Heidereich, land 1 never expected the
town to grow much. This was not
a very dry town then, either. Sa-
looms were running almost wide open
and gambling houses were operated
here. Topeka is q beautiful city, with
her wide streets and clean looking
buildings"
The horseshoe tournament staged
by members of the city Fairgrounds
Monday afternoon was won by team
from the Washington school play
grounds with a score of 25 points.
81, while Polk and East side teams
were tied with points each The
tournament was held on the Polk
grounds Tonight another festival
Music will be furnished by the Santa
Fe apprentice band Miss Lulu Me-
Kee and Ralph Hope will be in
charge.
DR.. Paul p. Womer, president of
Washburn college, has announced the
of Professor. Roy Towne
of the Hamline university st. Paul,
Mimi, as head of the classical depart
ment of Washburn college to succeed
DR.. Irene Nye, who resigned to ac-
cir a n
institution. Professor Towne Is
graduate of Brown university and
holds a bachelor of arts degree. He
took post-gra duate work in the Uni
versity of Chicago, and is now study
ing in the summer school at Chicago
a thesis to procure the de-
gree of doctor of philosophy. He has
been teaching al Hamline for five
years.
Topeka bids fair to outshine all
rivals in the matter of large families.
A house on Kansas avenue IS SAID TO
contain fourteen children, of whom
there are two pairs of twins. The
fifteenth child died a short time ago.
Topekans will be interested in the
recent announcement from New ork
city to the effect that Montgomery and
Stone, the well known comedians
nave been engaged to present their
latest success, ''Chin Chin" in the !
theater. Stone is for
mer Topeka man and has been here |
with his partner several tl11leS- |
Charles Dillingham; has taken over |
he management of the Hippodrome, |
the largest theater in New York, and |
S planning to open the house within |
he next two weeks.
Through special dispensation |
made by the Central Life company of |
Oes Moines to it's agents, j. E. Spauld- |
n.y. state manager for the company, |
md Mrs. Spaulding will visit both |
California expositions. They Will be |
zone a month. On the way to the
coast they will stop in Salt Lake city
or a few days and they will also visit
Z osemite National Park. On the re-
urn trip Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding ex-
oect to go by way of Seattle and Port /
and and to visit Glacier National
park The Central Life company Of
cred the trip to the eXpositions as a
special dispensation to it's agents. Mr..
;paulding received special gold |
medal besides the chance to make the
rip. He was high man among all the
gents in the southwestern territory