The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-27
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

II AT HOME NEWS II
Ever know that buttermilk is the
best thing in the world for nerves?
Lottie NJ Needson. 2134 Fillmore
street, will make a $3.50 addition to
her dwelling.
| A chimney fire called the depart
ment to 172 TwiSs avenue at S:57 this
morning. No loss
! Captain George Goodrich of the fire
department was able to visit fire head
quarters today but will not report for
work for some days.
Many school patrons attended the
May fete exercises given by the teach
ers and pupils of Van Buren, school
Friday evening.
A wash room of one of the promin-
ent hotels in the city bears the follow
ing sign: DO you patronize any other
department of this institution"
New fish stories may be expected to
| be floating around the city hall with
in the next few days Mayor ]. E.
House and Commissioner Porter are
or a fishing trip.
! ed special park policewoman and in
order that she might have authority
in Gage park, which is outside of the
| city limits. she was made d deputy
SnerlI1 yesterday.
Park Commissioner Porter is hav-
ing several large signs painted to no
tify the people that dogs will not be
allowed in Gage park this season. This
action was brought about by the fact
that dogs worry the animals at the
park.
DR.. A. S. Embree will tender a COM
! plimentary delivery of his lecture
| 'Ba bieS in the Wood" which he is to
give on a chautauqua circuit this
summer, to the Mems Bible class of
the First NJ. E. church next Wedles-
day evening.
Both detention and city tuberculo-
sis hospitals will have electric lights by
tonight. Workmen have been busy
during the past week stringing lines to
both institutions from the Vinewood
car line Both buildings were wired
TO electricity when built.
L. G. Humphreys, manager of the
National hotel, reports that a large
mum Der of travelling men for big east
ern concerns have been taken off the
road. Not on account of any lack OF
! business. but because of the scarcity
of goods which takes the buyers east
and doesn't require any craftsmanship.
| C. A. Wesson of 1888 Tyler street,
for whom d warrant is said to have
been issued in St. Louis Thursday
! charging the sending of obscene post
knows nothing about the charge. He
| declares he had nothing to do with the
matter and that the officials appear to
know more about it than he does.
In order to hear all of the COM
| plants taxpayers have to make about
! their property assessments the county
board of equa lization has applied to the
state tax commission for an extension
of time. The ten days fixed by law
expired last night ]. c. Sinner, one
of the members of the board is of the
opinion it will take four days to COM
plete the work.
Auburn defeated a rural high school
| project Thursday at a special election.
| The vote was 1913 for the project and
181 against it. The election was re-
sponsible for a fight, according to re-
ports reaching Topeka. The Moran
posed district but does not live inside
its limits One member wanted to vote
and ]. w. Keck protested. The Morans
and Kecks mixed.
Civic righteousness and Munich
pal Problems" is the subject on
which the Rev. Robt. Gordon will
speak at the First Baptist church Sun
day night. Mr.. Gordon has an
nounced that he will direct attention
to what the Scriptures have to say
regarding those questions which are
being discussed SO generally just now
tine sunday CLOSING OF stores, the
bond issue, and the transportation
mix-up.
Commissioner W. G. Tandy received
a telegram today from his brother, n.
G. Tandy, at Campbellville, KY, in
forming him that his father was dan
gerously ill and not expected to live.
Mayor House leaves for Chicago to-
night to attend the Republican con-
vention and the law provides that in
his absence, Commissioner Tandy is
acting mayor. If it become necessary
for Tandy to go to Kentucky, it will
leave the city without an official head
Elester Kueffer. fifteen-year-old boy
will not be punished in Kansas for
passing bad checks. His father God
frey Kueffer. of Denver. a former To-
pekan. came to Topeka and made ar
rangements to cover all the checks
passed by his son. George Stansfield
cashed one check for $3.50, the DibbIe
grocery one for $3.50, David August
one for SIS. the Gibbs Clothing COM
pany one for $3.50. Young Kueffer
got none of the money, he says A
companion, named Johnson. took the
| money, when they got to Kansas City,
and diSa ppea red