The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-31
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Mrs. H. ]. Crockett is i'll of pneu-
monia at her nome at 1910 East Sixth
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. White and son
will spend the weekend visiting Mr..
and Mrs Whites daughter, Mrs. John
f. Hughes at Chanute.
Charlie Crews left Topeka today for
Omaha, where he will make his head
quarters in a series of land investiga-
tions in the North Platte valley.
Skating Monday Wednesday and
Friday night, Saturday and Sunday
afternoons at Garfield Skating Rink.
Opening Saturday afternoon, April l.
ADV.
Ripley park this summer will con-
tain beautiful and attractive beds of
flowers. Workmen are now engaged
in preparing the beds there in To-
peka's newest park at Third and Law
renee streets.
The annual Kite Day is tomorrow
afternoon unless the weather man
should decide to give the city little
rain. There are many prizes offered
for all sorts and varieties of kites and
| it is expected that there will be nearly
a thousand contestants.
The pupils of Lowman school will
! give an exhibition this evening at Low
man school house. Fathers and moth
| ers and all others interested in the
school are invited. Admission 10 cents.
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Teachers association for the benefit
| of the school.
The decision of DR.. Estey of the
| First Presbyterian church in regard to
the acceptance of the offer recently
made him by the trustees of Avondale
| church in Cincinnati is expected to be
announced either at the morning serv-
| ices or at the annual meeting of the
church next Monday night, the close
of the fiscal year
A dog fight in front of the National
| hotel about noon today engaged the
attention of a large crowd, who soon
| lined up and attempted to pick the
winner. AS is usually the case the
! under dog in the battle mad many
| rooters, who cheered him on to vic
| tory, while the opposition howled
/ their encoura cement to their favorite.
| The battle lasted for full half hour.
The friends of George A. Clauser,
| former mail carrier, who resided near
! the corner of Polk and Tenth avenue.
| about six years ago, will be panied to
learn of his death which occurred IN
| San Francisco, Cal, last Friday. MI
| Clauser was ill for several weeks be-
fore his death. Burial took place last
Tuesday in -Cyp- ess Lawn cemetery,
| San Francisco.
Everything is ready for the laying
| of the cornerstone of the new Swed-
ish Mission Bethel church Sunday aft
speak on The Holy Temple" follow
ing which there will be a short talk
by Arthur Henderson, d. d. The cor
nerstone will be placed by the Rev.
o. E. Alstrom. Theer will be special
music at all the church services Sun
day.
More than one thousand school chill
dren will take part in the physical
education exhibit at the fair grounds
May 5. A committee of principals from
the grade schools has inspected the
grandstand an dthe exhibition facili-
ties at the fair grounds and pro-
nounced everything ship shape.
Dances. professions and gymnastic
exercises of all sorts will make up the
exhibition.
Aid bonds for the Anthony & North
ern railway in the amount of $4,000
were registered today by w. E. Davis,
state auditor. The bonds were issued
by Pleasant Valley township, Pawnee
county, and are known as terminal aid
bonds. A number of bond issues along
the route of the Anthony & Northern
railway have been recorded in the lasS
few months. Active construction work
is being conducted and an effort will
be made to complete a large portion
of the road this year.
Mr.. J. ID. COplen of Globe, AriZ.,
wishes 20 state in connection with the
| roptr of the Inspiration and Barney
Copper companys dinner held in the
! Commercial club rooms yesterday
| noon that at no time did he wish to
| infer or create the impression that the
stock of the now mammoth Inspira-
ton Consolidate Copper company sold
| in this city at II cents per share
This low price was mentioned by an
other speaker and reffered only to the
stock of the Inspiration Mining COM
! pany, of which the present Inspiration
! Consolidated Copper company is the
outgroWth.
Topeka citizens stormed the office
of the city clerk today to pay their dog
tax in order to escape the penalty
which will be imposed after today.
Last year at the close of business
March 81, ,521 males were registered
and 80 females. Up to 2 o'clock to-
day but 1869 males were accounted
for and GA females Judging from the
number of citizens at the office at that
time many more will pay their license
before the close of the business day.
Richland held an election yesterday
and defeated the proposition to vote
bonds for a high school building. The
vote is being canvassed by the county
commissioners and the county clerk
this afternoon. The proposal to create
a high school district was defeated by
ten votes and the proposal to vote
bonds for the construction of high
school building was defeated by TWEEN
ty votes.