The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-26
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.


The wives of Topeka Abda1lah
Shriners will act as ticket takers at
the Workman shows Thursday
The ladies of w. r. C. No. "a will
hold an all day meeting Thursday at
the home of Mrs. j. F. Wright, 635
Garfield street.
Wesley Coles, grandson of DR.. De
Obert. has been selected as valedic-
torian of the graduating class of the
Harrington high school.
Out of respect to the late Mr.. Mer-
Ram the Farm Mortgage company
closed its office during the hours of
to to attend the funeral. --
The banks of the city will be closed
Monday, May 81, Decoration day, an
nounces H. D. Wolf manager of the
Topeka Clearing House association.
Chester Crawford of London, the
man who took the roller skating craze
to England. will be home for the
weekend, visiting his father, L. NJ.
Crawford.
There has been some misunder-
standing as to the time the Shrine
carnival attractions are open. Every
thing will be going full blast both
afternoon and evening.
The I. c. c. valuation car will ar
rive in Topeka over the Rock Island
today or tomorrow. Finding the exact
valuation of the Rock Island proper
ties is the purpose of the special.
All efforts-te raise the curtain at the
high school Auditorium in the past two
weeks have failed. A missing pulley ]
whee4was put I'm Tuesday night and
for the first time the curtain went UP.
Twenty Shawnee county farmers
will meet at the National hotel Tues
day to form a branch of the Kansas
Thresherme ems association. Governor
Capper has been asked to speak at the
meeting.
John Padgett of the Daily Capital
editorial staff left today for West
Baden Springs. Ind, for stay of two
weeks. He will be Joined there by
Mrs. Padgett, who is visiting relatives
in Indiana. FL
The commencement exercises at the
Topeka Industrial institute were held
this afternoon. DR.. L. G. Jordan, of
Philadelphia, gave the address and the
program included oratiens by the stu
dents and musical selections
There will be a drawing at the
Shrine carnival grounds tonight to de-
eide what school child holds the lucky
number which will entitle the holder
to a $40 camera. Tomorrow night 4
$25 bicycle will be given away.
Rev. Q. L. Larson, who has been
speak tonight at the Swedish Lutheran
church. His subject will be mission
airy work in India and the address will
be given in the Swedish language.
Water poured into the city hall from
both top and bottom during the heavy
rain today. Both the roof and the
basement leaked and while water
trickled from the ceiling of the top
floor, the basement was flooded a
foot deep.
Suit for divorce has been COM
menced in the district court by Mrs.
Minnie B1evins of 234 Jefferson street
against Josiah Blevins now a resident
of hi on nd of nrfi ION
and nonspport. They were married
here twelve years ago. 4
The ashes of Miss Edith Alice Aid
ridge, who died April / 2, were sent to
England Tuesday for burial: An aunt
of Miss Aldridge will care for the re-
mains when they arrive in London
Miss Aidridge was a sister of Miss
Elizabeth Aldridge of Topeka.
The city registration books have
been moved into the city clerks office
following the abolition of the election
commissioners office The clerks Of
flee is on the third floor of the city
building and persons who wish to reg
lister must climb two flights of stairs.
The Santa F'e and the Leavenworth
& Topeka railways have obtained a
restraining order in the federal court
against the public utilities commission
to prevent the enforcement of the
commissions ruling establishing a
motor car service between Topeka and
Leavenworth.
A serious accident was ayerted on
the Oakland street car line last even
ing The three year old daughter of
Frank AIva, 420 Cedar street, started
to cross the car track on Seward ave-
nue. and it was only the presence OF
mind of the motorman. who stopped
the car suddenly, that saved her life.
William McCarter and Christina
Ward were chosen as the most popu-
lar and deserving students in the class
of L 8 at the high school. No nominal
tons were made and no one was al
lowed to make a campaign. Other
mem erS of the class who received
votes are Joe Fay, Edward Thompson,
Genevieve Mcmillan, Marjorie Roby
and Elsie Seville.
F. L. Sturges, Charles Josiin, J. Z.
Thomas, Fred Gades, R. D. Montgom-
cry and l.. NJ. Jones are in general
charge of the ticket taking at the vari-
Gus Workman shows. These men have
appointed assistants from the 200 To-
peka Abdallah Shriners. incidentally
there is some rivalry for the job at the
door of the "Zetta and Her Tango
Queens" show.
The following births were reported
today to the city clerk: Gordon Rus
sell Jones and wife. 1881 Tyler street,