The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-24
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.


vanced beyond the talking stage.
This is pay day for the judges and
clerks of the special city election
Mrs. Arthur Griggs will leave for St
Louis and New York, where she VIII
join her husband.
Oxie Anderson is booked at the po-
lice station on a charge of keeping
and maintaining a nuisance.
On charge of selling milk without
a license, Charles KiStler was flned
IS by Judge Yates this morning
A. L. Studor has been endorsed for
editor of the International Machinlsts
Journal at a special meeting OF the
machinist's union.
A. Cara, a Mexican, was fined $50
by Judge Hugh Fisher in the court
of Topeka this morning on charge
of carrying concealed weapons
Plans and specifications for bridge
over Shunganunga creek, on Kansas
avenue, are soon to be submitted to
the city commission for approval
John B. McNeal, of st. Joseph, Mo-,
and Miss Hattie A. Jones, OF Ana
darkO, Okla, were married this morn
ing by Probate Judge Hugh MacFar-
land.
A new comfort station, duplicate
of the one in Garfield park, is to be
built in Gage park. 1t will cost SIS, 5oo
and work is to be started in Few
weeks.
by a defective flue, caused damage
of SIPS to the house at 322 Madison
street, occupied by Mr.. and Mrs JOS
eph Galloway.
T. L. Buie, former secretary of the
state Socialist organization Will speak
in Oakland tonight. He gave a talk
at Garfield park Sunday afternoon
and spoke at Usage City Saturday.
A short program will be given at
the meeting of the Ancient Toltec Rite
Masons this evening at Masonic hall
The Japanese operetta which was to
have been given tonight was post
poned until June %.
Friends of Rev Percy 7. Fem, D.
D., of Wichita predict that he Will be
elected bishop coadjutor of Kansas at
the election next Wednesday in To-
peka. DR.. Fenn's friends claim enough
pledges to assure his election.
Memorial day will be observed at
the Highland Park Methodist church
Sunday, May 80. Spanish America n
war veterans will attend in a body.
A musical program will be given and
Rev. c. W. Marlin will preach
At the meeting of the Van Buren,
school parent-teacher association, the
following officers were elected: Mrs.
c. L. Williams, president; E. G. Glib
son, vice-president; Marguerite Park
inson, secretary; Mrs. !. B. Pinney,
treasurer. -2-
A May party was given saturday
afternoon on the grounds of the First
United Brethren church by the super
intendent and teachers of the primary
and cradle roll departments of the
church. One hundred mothers and
children attended.
The schedule of the days run of the
annual Topeka trade trip will be an
nounced in a few days, according to
j. VIII Kelley, secretary of the Com
mercia1 club. 1t is expected that about
so automobiles will make the run to
Wamego and return.
The Iris program today and tomor-
Lusitania ands close Sup views of Ell
bert Hubbard, ltC; Il a ri s Froi1man,
Charles Klein, Alfred Vanderbilt and
other notable citizens who lost their
lives in the catastrophe.-Adv.
The second annual banquet of the
Topeka Boosters association will be
held Christmas week according to the
announcement of John Kleinhans
chairman of the association. The or
ganization is composed of travelling
men, jobbers and manufacturers.
Orient lodge, No. 81, Saturday night
gave a cantata, THE Garden of
Flowers at Masonic temple. About
$50 people attended. Special scenery
and floral decorations made a beau
tiful setting for the affair The Santa
Fe orchestra furnished the music.
"A.
the last house of representatives has
returned from Wichita where he rep
resented a local lodge in the state
convention of the Knights of Pythias.
He will make his official report to-
night before the members of Valiant
lodge, No. 155.
In Difference to the plans of the
Shriners of Topeka, the management
of Garfield Park has decided to hold
the formal opening of Garfield park
next week, Tuesday, June L, instead
of Wednesday of this week, owing to
the Shriners' Carnival beginning to-
day at the fair grounds.
A party of Boy Scouts from st. Paul.
en- route to the Panama-Pacific ex-
position with message to Charles
Moore, president of the exposition
from Governor Clark of Iowa, will be
in Topeka tomorrow. The boys are
travelling on foot to San Francisco, a
distance from their home town of
2,S00 miles.
Reports of the county assessors indi-
cate that since last year there has
been a considerable increase in the
county farms, a result of the recovery
of this part of the state from the
drouth of two years ago. Hogs and
cattle show considerable increases.
There are fewer horses but more auto
mobiles.
An ordinance was offered for first
reading at a meeting of the city COM
mission today whereby the necessity
of serving personal notice on owners
of vacant lots to cut the weeds will
be eliminated. A law passed by the
last legislature gave the cities such
power. The weeds can be cut by thu
city and the cost taxed against the
property.
Two men attempted to hold up an
ice cream wagon, operated by the Pal
ace of Sweets company, at 10 o'clock
last night at the corner of Eighth and
Madison streets The driver of the
wagon called for help and the robbers