The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-22
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

It All Depends.
When spring comes with her Dustin buds,
And days gettin' warm,
work out in my garden patch,
And wish it was farm
But when the days are beastly hot,
l don't feel half so foxy,
I'm very willing then to do
My gardening by proxy.
A. J. Delaney, assistant chief clerk
to General Superintendent R. j. Par
ker of the Santa Fe railway, was
called to Dighton, Kan, this morning
by the death of his mother. She had
been seriously i'll for some time.
Members of the Central Republican
club will meet Tuesday night at the
hall, corner of Seventh and Quincy
streets The meeting has been called
by a committee composed OF the Rev
H A White and T. w. Troupe.
The Australian ballot system will be
used in the election to be held by the
Typographical union Wednesday. On
account of the absence from the city
of Charles Hull, in charge of the
voting machine, it was decided not to
use it.
Robert Gish, chief clerk to General
superintendent r. J. Parker, of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
returned this morning from Washing
ton, D. c., where he attended the an
nual meeting of the Freight Claim
Agents association
D. E. Merriott, secretary to c. w
Kouns, general manager of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway, will
leave for New York city, Tuesday
night where he will meet Mr.. kouns.
who is attending a meeting of rail-
road officials there.
THE negro race must become race
of thinkers as well as a race of doors"
declared DIR. John E. Ford, pastor of
Jacksonville, Fla, in his baccalaureate
sermon to the Industrial Institute
Sunday afternoon.
Although belfast for two years.
Col. H. D. Booge, the only man listed
in the city director as philosopher.
monia- it is announced at his home.
1911 West Sixth street. Col Booge
is still extremely weak.
Morton Albaugh, clerk, and Frank
Campbell, assistant clerk of the United
States district court, and o. T. Wood,
United States marshal, and c. c.
Jackson, deputy, are in Leavenworth
this week attending a special term of
the federal district court.
w. o. Rigby, postmaster of Topeka,
is in Wichita today attending the an
nual postmasters' convention. He is
scheduled for an address and his sub
ject is: How the Topeka Postoffice
Has Become the Most Efficient Office
West of the Mississippi River
The commencement exercises of the
Industrial Institute will be held next
Wednesday night The serior class
play will be given tomorrow night.
There are ten graduates this year
seven girls and three boys. They are
graduates of the normal department
Big congregations attended both
services of Flower Sunday at Grace
cathedral. In the Sunday school ex-
ercises the children rendered several
beautiful flower songs Dean Kaye at
the morning service preached on
Flowers; Their Meaning and Their
Beauty
Application for a receiver and the
dissolution of the charter of the Brown
Brokerage company of Coffeyville, was
filed in the supreme court today by s
M. Brewster, attorney general. The
petition recites that the company has
violated its corporate rights and de-
mands receiver and a dissolution OF
it's affairs.
H. Gordon and George Gordon
owners of the building in which the
Best theater is located, complained to
the court of Topeka today that they
have been trying to get Lou Nathan
son and Mrs. L. L. Miller out of the
building as tenants since last March
and have been unable to do so. Now
they ask the assistance of the court
Federal land office officials are still
looking for Ben Mcintosh. alias CurIey
the Crow, who was entertained by
numerous Topekans two weeks ago
The State Journal received a Telegram
today from w. ]. Lewis of Albu-
querque, special agent for the general
land office, asking for information as
to McIntosh's whereabouts. The tele-
gram states that he is wanted in AL
buquerque for alleged land frauds.
Commissioner Porter's office and
the city hall generally received &
| thorough fumigation late Saturday
evening result of a visit of Frank
EberIy, aged Ga Eberly arrived il
Topeka from Springfield, Ill, a few
days ago and stopped at the Balti-
more hotel, SIS North Kansas avenue
He spent two nights there and or
Saturday walked into the police sta
ton, where officers noticed the pecu-
liar red blotches on his face and SEM
him to the city health department
DR.. H. L. Clark at once pronounced
his case smallpox and ordered him t.
the pest house.
EnFfyrua Gr,IIe- mr.,