The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-31
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

| The city cleanup, which was inter-
rupted by snow, has been resumed.
Senator Charles Curtis, who has
been quite i'll for week, is reported
| improving.
| A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. D Nj. McCandless, $50 Chandler
street, March "a.
A. F. Trimble has bought out the
j c.. G.. Coffman grocery at Seventh
/ and Chestnut streets.
G.. E. Rigby. son of NJ. F. Rigby,
who retired from business last year,
/ will open candy store at los West
t Fifth street within couple of weeks
J. w. Storrier of Madison, Kansas,
body of his brother, David n Stor-
rier, who shot himself Monday at the
Hand house at 131 Jackson street.
Pete Charowhas. part owner of the
Palace of Sweets. has bought the in
terest of his brother, George, in the
business. He is now the sole proprie-
tor. George Charowhas intends to
buy candy store in Junction City.
Kansas is fortunate because To-
peka was made the capital of the state
in 1852 instead of Whiskey Point.
which was one of the contenders for
the honor. Topeka received 1000
votes and Whiskey Point received 2
The government corn and wheat re-
gion bulletins will again be issued from
the local office of the United States
DR.. Eva Harding has bought the
property at SIS West Sixth avenue and
will remodel the residence.
A marriage license has been issued
to John WaShburn of the Independent
Auto company and Miss Bess F. Dick
They were married last night in their
own home at 1875 Lincoln street. Mrs.
Washburn is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. NJ. Dick of 1864 College ave
nue..
No, Thanksgiving day has not been
moved up on the calendar. Those
columns with each paragraph begin
ming ST wish to thank" have nothing
to do with Turkey day. They belong
to the thoughtful, appreciatiVe ana
successful candidates at the city pri-
mary.
1t will only be a matter of few
weeks, providing Old Sol is 1enient
with Topeka in April until the tennis
season will be opened. There are sew
eral hundred tennis fans here who are
looking forward to the time when
they can don their white pantaloons
and shoes and shout. forty love-
81 haven't seen anything about the
peach crop having been killed this
year" remarked Prof. w: A. Harsh
barger of Washburn college few
days ago. Usually the crop is killed
several times every spring" J. A. Pei
ham. secretary of the State Horticul-
turaI society, has announced the first
killing"
The Rev. ]. L. Delk surprised folks
at the court house Tuesday afternoon
by appearing in person at the sheriff's
office to listen to the reading OF the
warrant charging him with Whlte
slavery in the case of Lesha HanSher
of Falls City, Neb. Delk was several
days late. having promised to come
voluntarily when advised that a war
rant was out for him.
Look at that and try to do better
III
sergeant, as he placed a hen egg in
his canarys nest. The canary had
laid one egg and week had passed
with no more appearing. The bird
certainly did look at the big hen egg
when she discovered it in her nest.
Then she stretched herself up to her
full height and looked puzzled, first
at herself and then at the egg. Now
she has resumed laying, and the hen
egg has been removed.
An orphan" deposit of whisky I'M
der a trap door in the home of New
ton Thompson at ia North Van
Buren, street, discovered when Under
sheriff Hugh Larimer paid a visit
there with Ed Carver, deputy, started
an inquisition proceeding in the coun-
ty attorneys office yesterday after
noon. Three men found in the house
were put through the inquisition and
"came through with some informa-
ton after one of them was threatened
with a Jail sentence for refusing to
talk.
An order has been issued by SAM
tary Sergeant J. A. Ramsey to the
effect that children from homes where
there has been a case of measles can
not go back to school until the house
is fumigated. There are several cases
of measles in the State Street school,
and the disease has been spreading.
Children have been going to school as
soon as they were able, and Mr.. Ram
sey says they carry the disease in their
clothing. In order to check the fur
Their advance of measles the scholars
will be kept out of school until after
their homes are fumigated and the
quarantine card removed.
Passersby were entertained by the
spectacle of Earl Williams of the
Crosby Brothers store in swift pursuit
of n portly colored woman whom he
caught at the entrance of the Palace
n fter chasing her from the Crosby
Brothers store about o'clock last
night She had been detected in the
act of shoplifting and Williams pro-
ceeded TO round her up. She lost her
hat as she went out the store door and
her breath by the time she had sprint
ed half block. Williams took her
back to the store, searched her and
turned her over to the police. She
said she was Florence Smith of EN-
DOria.