The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-23
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The elevator which is to be installed
in the city hall arrived Tuesday.
The annual tennis tourney of the
Y. W. c. A. starts this afternoon on
the Y. w. courts
Topeka people have been treated to
two of the prettiest sunsets of the sea-
son the last two days.
Only a few cases of relief work
have been done by the ProVident As
ISOLATION in the last two weeks.
Many people think the movie ball at
Garfield park tonight is formal 1t is
not formal and anyone can attend
A meeting of the real estate men
scheduled for Tuesday at the CONNER
cial club was indefinitely postponed.
Because of the low temperature
early this morning heating systems on
trains running thru Topeka were i'll
operation
Construction of a swimming mole in
Children's park rapidly is nearing
completion. The pool is beng built in
an old channel of Wards creek.
The finals in the Women's Tourney
at the Shawnee Golf Club will be
played tomorrow between Mrs. A. j.
Carruth, Jr, and Miss Hazel Howe.
One sign that the temperature Is
going to be more comfortable was no-
ticed this morning on the kaw river.
Clouds of steam were rising from the
water
Reports emanating from the Y. NJ.
C.. A. junior camp at Maple Hill indi-
cate that the boys have put on two
LAYERS of tan and have an individual
average fish-catch to date of eight
pounds.
Sales of liquor are charged against
G. c. Gray, dairyman. arrested on
warrant by the sheriff's force Gray
is proprietor of the dairy where James
Baker was accidentally killed during a
raid a week ago last Sunday.
L was enjoyable last night IL get
uL and rummage around looking for
more covers. 1t is the first time for
two months that Topeka people have
been compelled to make midnight
raid on winter bed clothing
Alttb brick paving is tied up thru
inability of contractors to obtain Wit
rified brick. forty-two blocks of as
I,halt paving rapidly is being co1nplet-
ed two-thirds of the asphalt paving
for which contracts have been let this
year already has been laid.
In line with alterations that have
been made in quarters of the Public
Health Nursing association in city hall
building. call for book case has been
issued. A rapidly growing library is
Sprawling over tops of desks and other
furniture in the office.
An ordinance levying special assess
rnent on property to cover cost of cut
ting weeds by the city beca me effect
i've Tuesday afternoon. Assessments
totaling S1.43S.50 have been levied
against lots on which the city has been
compelled through negligence OF own
ers to have weeds cut.
Hugh mcfarland, probate judge, is
suffering from an infection on the
lower jaw and was compelled to quit
work Tuesday. Robert Carver. assistant
county attorney. is just recovering
from an operation for the removal OF
a growth upon his temple. l. L.
Kiene's black eye has almost disa p
peared.
j. T. Taylor, living at 314 East
Sixth street, has filed voluntary bank
ruptcy proceedings in the federal
court He lists his liabilities at total
of $2,602 and his assets at 1915. The
assets consist of household goods and
clothing and he claims his lawful ex-
emption on both. His creditors are
nearly all in Atlanta, Ga.
Fred Voiland's two boys wanted ar
automobile. Their father hesitated
about buying one. He doesn't care
anything about machinery and less
about auto riding. The boys said
to work-one of them out in the coun-
try. The other day they pooled then
bank accounts and bought an aut--a
Ford.
Topeka members of the new Wom-
ems party-it is after the six Demo-
cratic congressman from Kansas-will
meet Thursday afternoon at the Win
trode. Tenth avenue and HARRISON
street Miss Kathleen TayIor OF
Washington. sent to Kansas to aid in
tho fight on the Democratic congro S.
r'cn, will explain the plans and pIsr-
poses of the new party.
K G. White, now employed in a To-
| cal department store, has brought suit
for $4,000 against the Beatrice