The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-18
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWA

S. D. Flora, weather observer at
the Topeka station, left today on an
inspection trip over the state. He Will
be gone a week and will visit several
Kansas stations for the purpose OF IN
speeding them.
his waist came near being a ticket for
a free nights lodging in the bull pen
for Sheriff Lem Hoover, of Cowley
county, Saturday evening. Hoover eX-
posed his artillery to the eyes of To-
peka COP when he entered a picture
show When he emerged from the
theater an hour later he was promptly
nabbed. Strenuous explanation on the
part of the western sheriff finally con-
WINGED the policeman that he had
right to carry the gun.
Charles Logan, of Rochester, sus-
tanned a painful cut on his right leg
and a severely bruised hand Sunday
evening when the motorcycle he was
riding collided with a Ford driven by
j. ]. Henderson. 1929 oswell avenue.
The accident occurred on West Sixth
street near the Palace garage. Both
machines were slightly damaged.
An epidemic of mumps and chick
enpox at Silver Lake is anticipated by
DIR. c. c. Lull, county physician Eight
cases of mumps and three cases of
chickenpox have been found among
the school children there.
Fred ''Nappy' Mack is booked at
the city Jail on a charge of carrying
and shooting firearms within the city
limits. Mack fired several shots at a
man named Williams according to the
police. The shooting took place at 302
East Crane. Williams was not injured
and is still absent from the vicinity of
the shooting.
Decision was made at a meeting of
the Shawnee County Dental associa-
ton Saturday evening to restore dental
clinics this winter. The clinics will
be held in a room at the high school
building. Saturday evenings meeting
was held at the Commercial club
rooms.
1.-THE State Historical society and
it's Relation to the PUBLIC will be the
subject of an address made by Miss
Ruth Cowgirl, state historical society
librarian, of Topeka, at a meeting of
the Kansas Library association at
Wichita October %, 81 and %. Off
GERS of the association are: Mrs. Belle
Curry, Parsons, president; James L.
King, Topeka, first vice president
Miss Kathryn COrritt, Wichita, second
vice president; Miss Mary Cornelia
Lee, Manhattan, third vice president
Miss Adelaide c. Bolmar, Topeka, Sec
rotary; Irving r. Bundy, Leavenworth,
treasurer; Miss Hattie Osborne, Bald
win, member-at-large.
The house at 1908 East Eighth
street was burglarized sometime be-
tween Wednesday evening and Sunday
morning. Two chairs, a quantity of
dishes, three comforts and two large
rugs are missing. The house is the
property of Mrs. Mary Dwyer, 800
Lawrence street. Mrs. Dwyer has been
furnishing the place and renting it.
but at the time of the robbery it was
unoccupied.
At the last regular meeting of the
Topeka BARRIERS union three new mem
bers were taken in. The officers of the
local union are: J. H. OVERLY, president
L. e. Decker, vice president; f. w. Hutch
ms, financial secretary; Matt Langhart, re-
cording secretary, and H E. Smith, treas
urer.
The Topeka Industrial Council plans an
open meeting for Friday, November 3.
special committee composed of Il. j.
Gribbin, Il. NJ. Montgomery and F. w.
Coursey has been appointed to make the
arrangements for the meeting. Every
program will be arranged.
According to W. W. Bowman, secretary
of the Kansas Bankers association, the
crooks in Kansas try many new ways to
try and obtain money from banks and