The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-12
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


Washburn Review is off the press 1t
is sent to all prospective students.
Topeka's baseball players still hold
places IN the feminine breast. Two
girls were grieving over their depar-
ture today.
Harrison Parkman. who looks like
Marshal of France" but who in
reality is postmaster of Emporia, is
in town today.
Dealers in electrical supplies report
a continuance of brisk business in the
sale of electric fans, despite the fact
that the season is almost over.
District Superintendent H. E. Wolfe
Will preach at 1 a. m. Sunday at Wal
nut Grove M. E. church. Doctor Spen-
Ger will preach the evening sermon.
The Crosby roller mill property,
which includes rs lots on Washing
ton street, has been transferred to the
Ismert- Hincke Milling company for
consideration of $4,000.
There is no walk down Kansas ave-
nue. completed without seeing Harry
Snyder entering or leaving a drug
store. His figure is as familiar as
some well known street signs.
The new pastor of the First Luth-
eran church, DR.. C. w. Maggart. will
preach a specially. prepared sermon
Sunday morning on THE Christian;za-
ton of Business No evening meet
ings.
Theda Bara may be a great actress
but not enough to make those who
witnessed her work as a vampire be-
lieve her devotion to a mere mani
mate flag, in her latest picture, is
genuine.
Bill Montgomery. James L. Trout
man and Frank Ogden are good losers
They appear at the Commercial club
after election just the same as they
did before. All of them are willing to
laugh about it now.
The indignation mass meeting over
the minimum gas rate, which was to
have been held in the state house
grounds tonight. has been indefinitely
! postponed, according to Frank Brown,
| promoter of the meeting.
Mrs. Carrie Nye of the Topeka Mil
| linery company will leave tonight for
| the eastern markets. On the way she
will visit in Indiana and at the home
of her brother, L. NJ. Nye, in Chicago.
She will be accompanied by Mrs. r. c.
| Ummethum
Kansas will produce more than two
| million bushels of apples this year, &C
| cording to a report by o. F. Whitney,
secretary of the state horticultural
society. The report is based on state
ments issued by correspondents in va
rious sections of the state.
Country papers in reproducing To-
peka newspaper articles about good
roads Away cut the out of ]. Will
| Kelley's name. Kelley admits that it
| is going to take considerable work on
| his part to build an empire of Kelleys
equal to that of the Kellys.
Ben Mcintosh, alias Curley the
| Crow, told the United States marshal
on his way to Leavenworth, that he
was a scout with Custer at the battle
| of the Little Big Horn And that con-
trary to all historical accounts Custer
was not to blame for the massacre.
| Features that have been incorpor-
ated in the Kansas City traffic regula-
tions since they have been in exist
| ence have just been unearthed by
members of the city commission. The
| features will be worked into a traffic
ordinance for Topeka, it is announced.
| The Holy Name parish will give q
lawn party Thursday evening, August
| IT, at 1401-1411 Clay street. This is
| to be one of several entertainments
| given for the beenfit of the parish 1t
| will be made an annual affair. The
Catholic Women's guild will have
charge this year. .s.,=< :.
Kansas educational institutions ap-
parently have solved that high cost of
paper problem. In a fifteen-page
booklet, every educational institution
under state control is given q place to
announce what it has to offer Kansas
students. The booklets have been sent
broadcast over the state.
Every successful county candidate
has been surprised that there were
any votes cast for his opponent. Nearly
everyone has received letters from
| people he knew voted for the other
man congratulating him upon his
nomination and assuring him they
were glad he was nominated.
| Prohibitive cost is assigned by one
city commissioner as a reason for re-
fusing to consider installation of q
small sprinkling system to be placed
on a prominent corner in the center
of the city for relief of horses suffer
ing from heat. The system would cost
nearly 500, the commissioner esti-
mated.
Again it has been announced that
the Topeka Industrial Council will cal
a mass meeting on the state house
grounds Monday night for the purpose
of organizing a citizens protective
league to fight the gas rate hike. Ii
is proposed to pledge all members OF
the organization not to pay more thar
% cents per thousand cubic feet fol
gas.
Sam Courtney is the Democratic
candidate for state senator. At a goO6
roads meeting at the Commercial clut
a collection was taken. Bill Mont
gomery was present and Courtney be-
moaned the fact that the collection
was taken after election as he be
lieved Montgomery would have dug VI
more. Montgomery turned the table:
on Courtney and nearly took S25 away
| from him.
/ James B. Doncyson has been elected
secretary, recorder and registrar fol
| the four coordinate bodies of tht
Scottish Rite of the Valley of Topeka
Mr.. Doncyson succeeds the late vii.
| liam Shaver The election took place
4 at a mass meeting of Topeka Masoni
Friday night. Owen ]. Wood wa'
elected a member of the council OF ad
miristration from Orient Lodge o.
Perfection No. 8, to fill vacanc,
| caused by the death of Mr. Shaver.
The plan to include men outside o.