The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-01

wornout brick pavements are now bee
ing repaired. have a new grievance. The
asphalt is just wide enough for two
vehicles to pass each other and the
wide stretch of the original brick paw
ing at the sides is considered plenty
good enough for trucks and heavy
wagons to use. But the truck drivers
prefer the smooth and narrow path
and disdain the paving at the sides
AS result the new surfacing is al
ready commencing to show ruts and
indentations caused by the heavy
traffic.
The Barnes high school law which
has enabled many rural high schools
to establish a full four years course
will rob the Topeka high school of
many pupils who come from the
small surrounding towns of the county.
Oakland high school will draw several
of them and the establishment of four
year courses at Rossville and Silver
Lake high schools will draw many
more.
DIR. S. S. Estey will deliver his thir-
teenth anniversary sermon next Sun
day, following his return from his
vacation spent at Frankfort, Mich.
Doctor Estey came here from Salina
in 1903, and in the thirteen years since
has had many calls from larger cities.
but has preferred to stay here. The
First Presbyterian is the largest
church of its denomination in Kansas,
having a membership of 1874
Two boy tramps robbed the Kaw
Valley Mercantile store at Willard
Wednesday night. Hugh Larimer, I'M
dersheriff, returned from his investi-
cation Thursday night without the
boys. His impression is that they
caught a train at Willard and are
probably in Kansas City now. Efforts
will be made to locate them thsre.
C. C. Jackson, deputy United States
marshal. is in Kansas City looking for
w. A. Hamilton. wanted by the fed
eral government upon a white slave
charge. Federal authorities believed
hamilton was in Topeka but Jackson
failed to find any trace of him here.
He milton is charged with crime
against a 17-year-old Mennonite girl
at Argentine.
Twelve Santa Fe shopmen simply
lost IS each when they failed to put
in their appearance at police court to
answer to the charge of riding bicycles
on the sidewalks. They put up SIS
each as forfeits then failed to appear
and the money became the property
of the city. The intention of Judge
Robert Yates was to lecture the men
about violating the ordinance and re-
turn the money.
Scarcely day passes that some per-
labeled Notwithstanding to the
county attorneys office and ask for
permission to sell il. The alleged
temperance drinks the brewers are
manufacturing are being sold all over
town and the county attorney says
there is no law against it; that if they
are non-alcoholic they are III the same
class with soda fountain drinks.
A certain Santa Fe railway clerk, on
arriving at the office this morning.
discovered that he had left bunch of
keys at home. one of which was
needed to unlock his desk. Calling the
office boy he said: II want you to go
to my house and ask my wife for that
bunch of keys that l left on the bu-
reau. Here's o cents for car fare. Get
back quick as you can" oh"
said the boy. you needn't give me
car fare. l have my own car down
stairs, and can go and come much
quicker in it than in the street car"
Yet we talk of the poor salaried rail-
way employe,