The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-03
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

thur s. Henderson's lecture to his BIZ
bic class Sunday at 10 O'Clock at the
First Congregational church, corner
Seventh and Harrison streets
Specimens of a new pest recently
discovered here have been sent by
Commissioner w. L. Porter to the
Kansas State Agricultural college for
identification. The pest, which is
white fungus growth. has been attack
ing elms and naples 1t was first no
ticed in the city parks.
Two calls were answered by Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe railway fire
fighters late Friday night and this
morning. The first alarm came in at
10 o'clock Friday night from the new
mill at the shops, following an explo-
sion of gas which had formed in an
oil car. The damage was slight
Shortly after midnight a second alarm
was sounded from East Sixth avenue
and the viaduct, where some one ap-
parently had attempted to burn an
empty box car. The car was partially
destroyed.
DR.. S. ]. Crumbine has been re-
elected secretary of the state board of
health. This means he will serve four
more years. DIR. Crumbine has been
secretary of the state board of health
for twelve years. Members of the adj
viSory board reelected are: DR.. Sara
E. Greenfield, bacteriologist; Prof. c.
A Haskins, Kansas university, engi-
neer, and Joseph Walker and Francis
Veatch, Lawrence, assistant engineers.
One and one-half million dollars
worth of new school buildings have
been erected in Kansas since June 1,
according to a report emanating from
the state superintendent office.
A wide range in the bacterial count
of the milk from Topeka dairies is
shown in the report of the city milk
inspection department for May. The
count varied from 500 for Scott Broth
ers' pasteurized milk to $4,000 in
specimen from the dairy of F. B.
Croker.
Gaul, will be given at the First Eng
lish Lutheran church, Sunday eve
| ming, June 4. The cantata is one of
the most popular works of modern
church music.
j. H Mercer, state sanitary live
stock commissioner, is advocating tu-
berculin tests for all the milk cows in
the state. Not only would he test COWS
whose milk is sold to others but cows
whose milk is used by the family own
ing the animal. He says that it is
possible his department will issue an
order of this nature in a short time.
Statistics show that there are 100000
milk cows in Kansas and probably
10000 have undergone the tuberculin
test.
The Musical Vesper services which
| have been given every Sunday at
Grace cathedral will be discontinued
during June. In their stead an eight
! o'clock evening service will be held
during June in which Dean Kaye will
preach series of short sermons.
Start your pleasure ride from BAT
| MANS with a box of Cleveland's
Choice-Adv
Canon Geisel of Grace cathedral,
will be absent on his vacation during
June. He will spend four weeks in
Colorado and will be accompanied by
a number of Topeka boys. He will
return in July and preach at the
morning services
The Rev. Willis Goldsmith will
preach on THE Foolishness of
Preaching Sunday morning at the
| Central Congregational church.
The ministers meeting Monday
morning will be addressed by the Rev.
Willis Goldsmith on the topic THE
Problem of Our Own People"
The Rev. j. H. Fazel, one of the
commissioners to the general assembly
of the Presbyterian church, which met
recently in Atlantic City, n. J., has re-
Washington. D. c., to Montreal, Can
ada. Mr.. Fazel will take charge of
the Sabbath school at 8 p. m. and
will preach at 8 P; M at Redden
| ChapeI tomorrow. His subject at D.
m. will be What 1 Saw in the Largest
Presbyterian Sabbath School in the
United States" In the evening his
theme will be The Three Great Mag
| aras of the East
The jury in the first division of the
district court brought in a verdict to-
day for the defendant in the $500
damage suit brought by Leanna Hoov-
er, against Luella Greenough. The
suit was brought because of injuries
Miss Hoover alleged she sustained
when she was struck by an automobile
driven by Miss Greenough two years
ago. The jury held that Miss Green
ough was driving not to exceed six
miles an hour at the time of the acct
dent, that she observed due caution
and that the accident was unavoida BILE
Judge G. H. Whitcomb of the Sec
| ond division of the district court today
granted a divorce to Edith Carter leg
ally separating her from John Car
ter.
Receipts from license collections
were 1913 greater during the first five
months of 1916 than during the same
period last year, according to a re-
port issued this morning by G. T. Mat
tingly, city license collector License
collections made SO far this year total
$9,26s.s4, according to the report
A half million dollar charter was
granted today to the Wichita Ter
minal Elevator company by the state
charter board 1t is understood that
all excepting one of the men listed as
directors are millers in and near
Wichita. The directors are: Henry
Lassen, L. R. Hurd, C. W. Carey, c.
M. Jackman, all of Wichita; j. K
McNair, Halstead; c. B. Warkentin
Newton; George H Hunter, Yelling
ton; A ]. Hunt, Arkansas City; C. II
Soaring, Arkansas City.
Mayor l. G. Jennings of Anthony
and the city attorney. H o. Davis. are
in Topeka today arranging for regis
tering $4,000 worth of sewer bond:
with w. E. Davis, state auditor. May
or Jennings is the son of the frs
mayor of Anthony. who came to Kan
sas in the early '70's.