The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-06
SNAP SHOTS
At HOME NEWS

1t is stated by contractors that To-
peka has the largest number of sleep
ing porches of any city its size in the
world.
c. w. Chapman, Clarence Cochran,
c. NJ. Morrow and Harry c. Snyder.
all members of Marshalrs band, will
accompany the Abdallah shrine band
to Buffalo.
The new city paving bonds have
been held up again, it was announced
today, because of a delay in the state
treasurer's office. The bonds will be
delivered to the city tomorrow, the
state treasurer promisd.
Contracts for the construction of
two new sewer extensions were award
ed John S. Harrington, contractor, by
the city commissioners today. One or
the sewers is north of SiXtn avenue be-
tween Swygart and Division streets. 1t
is about 500 feet long while the other
is on Crane street and is $50 feet long.
Beginning July IL the registration
office in the city hall will be placed IN
the office of w. H Kemper, former
election commissioner. and will be
kept open from o'clock in the morn
ing until 10 o'clock at night until
July 81. The books are now open in
the office of the city clerk.
A dispatch from Nevada says that
the Third Missouri regiment will leave
for Laredo, Texas, tomorrow. San
ford FARRELL of Topeka is member of
this regiment, in Company I. Yester-
day he was promoted to be corporal.
He retains the position of company
clerk. which he has held since his en-
listment.
A West side youngster had been
taught to kill flies with the swatter.
This morning his mother caught him
holding open the door allowing the
n arT,1 nj
are you doing?" the mother asked
sharply. "Oh," answered the boy in
determined manner, i've killed all
the flies in the house-now I'm lettin'
more in
K D. Klemnl, president of the Kan
sas City, Kaw Valley & Western rail-
way, the line that is being built to
Topeka, has left Kansas City for Ell
Paso. where he will meet the body of
his brother-in-law, Captain Charles T.
Boyd. Captain Boyd was killed in the
battle of CarrizaL Klemm will take
washington, d. G, for burial.
]. w. Mowers, car accountant of the
santa Fe railway in Topeka, has just
returned from Boston, where he at
tended the summer meeting of the
Association of Transportation and Car
Accounting Officers. Mr.. Mowers was
elected president of the association
=
Is one OF the largest organizations OF
this kind in the United States.
The Rev. and Mrs. Harrison A. Nav
nard, who have been here for the last
year on a furlough from their mission
1leld IN Eastern Turkey, will return
to Europe next week. Tonight a fare
wei reception will be held in their
honor in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Cav, 1921 Fillmore street Mrs.
Maynard is the daughter of Mr.. and
MIS- .. H. White, 1927 Lane street
NJ. A Mills. professor in economics
Tor Kansas university, has been Of
fered an instructorship in Chicago uni
versity, according to an announce
ment made here by Prof DIN Temp
lin, dean of the former college Pro-
lessor Mills has not decided whether
o. not he will accept. If he accepts
the offer he will be the fifth instruc-
tor to leave the university this year
Albert Bauman. 305 Polk street, a
4 messenger for the Postal Telegraph
company, was knocked down and run
| over late Wednesday afternoon by an
automobile driven by K. H. Ham
matt. sos West Eighth avenue. The
accident occurred on Fifth and Kan
sas avenue Young Bauman was car
ried to the police station where an ex-
animation revealed that his only in
| jury was an abrasion on one hip. He
declared both wheels of the auto
passed over him. Hammatt was driv-
| ing west on Fifth street and the lad
came out of the alley on a bicycle and
turned east on Fifth.