The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-07
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

| 1SdnSCm was confirmed py
the city commission as a patrolman
| today.
The city attorney was today in
Structed by the city commission to
draft an ordinance regulating the OPP
Grafton of jitneys.
The following birth was reported at
the office of the city clerk today: Ma
son Edward Mikeseu and wife, 1112
| west Thirteenth street, June 4, boy.
DIR. w. c. McDonough has moved
land building. Special attention to
stomach and intestinal dlseases.-Adv
! w. III. Rough Ready and Charles
johnson are being held at the police
station for investigation following the
robbery of a notion store belonging to
H. Zel1gman, 312 Kansas avenue
| Frank B. Brown, manager of the
Kansas Trade Unionist, left today for
trip over the state. He will be gone
for several weeks and will work to Sc
cure the sanction of the A. r. of l..
for the project.
Fred Kesler of Ellsworth, comman-
der of the Kansas division of the Sons
of Veterans, is in Topeka today. This
evening an informal reception will be
held for him at Lincoln Post hall by
Old Abe camp, Sons of Veterans.
A shed occupying a part of the alley
between Monroe and Madison streets
and Saywen and Paramore streets in
North Topeka, has been ordered
moved by the city commission. Com
plant was made by E. E. Blazier and
others.
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, head of
the temperance society plan for
spreading the temperance propaganda,
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at a hospital in Portland, Ore,
and is progressing very well, accord
ing to word received in Topeka.
The annual encampment of the To-
tari- ho11 irao
junction with the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
camp, June 11-21, at Buffalo Mound,
near Maple HILL Roland Seibert, boys
secretary of the ''Y'' and deputy Scout
commissioner, will be in charge.
Glenn E. Scott is again in Jail, hav-
ing been surrendered by his bonds
man, Peter Heinz, Saturday, follow
in the filing of a complaint against
him alleging desertion from the navy.
Scott had just given bond in a white
slavery case when the navy desertion
charge arose.
A bill for $12 was allowed J. S.
Richie, an employee of the city water
department, by the city commission
today. The money is to pay Richie
for time lost while he was suffering
working for the city. Richie has
agreed not to sue the city.
Rev. r. P. Mcpherson delivered
memorial address for the 1. Q. o. F.
at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at
the Central Park Christian church.
1880 o'clock at l. o. o. F. hall on
West Sixth street and went to the
church in a body.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Vicklund en-
tertained party of friends at their
camp, "Dewdrop Inn at Stony Lone
some on WakaruSa creek over Sun
day. The stream is just clearing up
after the recent high water and the
camp grounds are habitable for the
first time in several weeks.
The suit of Mrs. Lottie A Case
against the Topeka Railway company
for $1,000 damages for personal in
juries sustained when she fell from a
street car at Fifteenth street and Kan
sas avenue, resulted in a judgment
for $500 in her favor. The accident
occurred about a week ago.
The deposits of Thomas Heery and
James Durkin, placed with the city to
reimburse the city for any expenses
resulting from excavations made by
plumbers, were each reduced by the
city commission today in the amount
against the plumbers for repairing
excavations.
A benefit district is to be created
by the city commission to stand the
cost of widening King street from
Lane street west. The district will be
bounded on the east by Buchanan
street, on the north by Tenth street,
on the west by Mu1vane and Morris
street, and south by Huntoon. The
cost will be $4,000 or $4,000.
Flag day will be observed June IA
in Topeka by all the patriotic organi-
cations in the city. A basket picnic
will be held at the fair grounds and
speeches and drills will be given by the
different organizations. The ladies' of
the G. A. r. have charge of the affair
i
bration ever held in Topeka.
Thirty-eight pupils will graduate
from the Assumption school this term.
The commencement exercises will be
held at the Grand theater June Is.
Twenty-three of the number graduate
from the grade school and five from
the high school. The program will
consist of exercises by the students.
No commencement address will be
given. Father Patrick McInerney will
present the diplomas.
Auto tire repair men are doing a
rushing business today. Sunday was
an ideal day for motoring and cars
that have stood in garages all winter
with little or no use, were pressed in
service. The result was an uncom-
monty large number of "blowouts.'
Repair men say that the grief of the
motorists was caused mostly by rot
ten tires, due to standing in the
garage without use for several months.
Judge A. W. Dana in the first divi-
sion of the Shawnee county district
court, has denied the application of
John F. Hanson, of Lindsborg. for