The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-31
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Last night at the Walnut Grove
Methodist church, Rev. E. w. Spen-
Ger, pastor of the church, gave his ad-
dress, Enoch Arden" to a packed
mousse The crowd was so large that
the Sunday school room to the rear
had to be opened to accommodate 1t.
Rev Spencer has given his address at
Lawrence, Baldwin and many other
places in Kansas
Fearing that symptoms shown by q
dog belonging to Arthur Shaffer, who
lives near the intersection of Waite
ana walker streets, were those of hy-
drophobia, Mr.. Shaffer killed the ami
NAL Sunday. The dogs actions were
pecuIlar and as there are two little
children in the Shaffer family it was
decided to take no chances. The Shat
Ter dog and one belonging to c. G.
carlson engaged in a fight after the
Smarter dog had developed the suspi-
clous symptoms. The Carlson dog is
being kept chained and will be killed
If hydrophobia develops.
Governor Arthur Capper and ex-
Governor Hodges are on the program
or speakers at the memorial exercises
To-Day at Olathe. Governor Capper de-
l1vered an address at Wilson, Kan,
Sunday. Offices in the state house are
closed today in accordance with Gov
ernor Capper's proclamation.
Tom Warren, a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Warren, 1149 Lincoln street, is
now treasurer of the Con 7. Kennedy
shows of Quincy, Ill. Warren was for
merly an employee of the Santa F'e
general offices here.
Albert Piper, 7O3 Monroe street, was
injured Saturday night when the eIe-
VatOr at the Capital City Candy COM
pany fell with him. He received a.
cash in the head and several bruises
and minor injuries. The elevator was
on the second floor and fell to the
basement.
No hi
held June "a, and Frank NJ. Stahl.
superintendent of the State Temper
ance union, has invited Governor Cap
per and Henry Allen to speak. An
excellent program is being arranged.
The recent high water in the Kaw
river makes pumping easier in the city
wells, according to F. NJ. Newland,
commissioner of water and light. If
the river got UP as high as it did in
1918 the water mains would not be
aHected as they were for they have
been built away from the river banks.
The farmers in Rossville township
nave formed a cooperative elevator
company at Rossville. An elevator to
cost $4,000 will be constructed during
the summer. The board of directors
of the new company consists of Nor
rls Bond, A. Ruff, Harvey James,
Henry Bond, o. D. Whitney, Joseph
Parr and Gus Stanley.
Six concerts will be given next year.
uIIS " pldHS now DolnS outlined
by Dean Horace Whitehouse of Wash
burn college. The program will con-
SiSt of three orchestra concerts and
three by the chorus. Besides these
events there will be several recitals by
the faculty and students.
Professor Howard Bliss. a former
instructor at WaShburn college, now
president of the Protestant college at
Beirut, Syria, sent a letter to Dean
d. L. McEachron to be read al the
fftieth anniversary celebration on
June 8.
d. Brown of 1912 Greeley street has
q Bible that is 100 years old. The
book is faded, and worn but still read
able. 1t contains the old and new
testaments and the Apocrypha. 1t
also has an analysis of the old and
new testaments which is not to be
found in any modern Bibles.
l.. M. Harvey, assistant United
States district attorney, will leave to-
morrow for San Francisco and the
Orient, where he will spend several
weeks.