The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-30
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The Quinton Heights school was
thoroughly fumigated last night.
Social dance and Fox-trot ball to-
night at Kellani hall.-Adv.
The next Bell Telephone Directory
will go to press April 1. Anyone de-
string a listing should call number 33.
ADV.
A new awning has been erected by
the Palace Clothing company on the
front of the store. The awning is of
prism glass and has a metal frame. 1t
extends over the sidewalk for the en-
tire width.
The street repair gang is making ex-
tensive repairs to Topeka avenue and
other streets. 1t is the intention of
the street department to continue this
work until the downtown streets are in
first class repair.
Workmen are busy tearing down the
Gordon house at the corner of Willow
and Greenwood avenues that was part
w DESTROYED by fire several weeks ago.
The ruins of the Aacferran house,
which was burned last Christmas, still
stand. Both houses are in the same
block.
The ventilating system of the Mon
roe school was put out of commission,
temporarily, this afternoon, when
lightning struck a wire ana burned
out the switch box which controls the
system The fire department was
called to the scene at 2:30. Loss nom
inal.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
United Brethren church will hold a
birthday reception all day Friday at
the church, Twelfth and Quincy
streets Ladies whose birthday ami
yersaries occur during the first que r.
ter will be hostesses at a noon lunch
con.
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night caused the fire department to
make a run to the Lincoln school,
Twenty sixth and Lincoln. 1t develop
ed that janitors were fumigating the
building and a citizen passing by saw
the smoke and turned in an alarm.
There was no loss.
w. H. Greider has procured two
building permits from the fire mar
shaFs office. One calls for the cree
ton of a one story frame dwelling to
cost $500 at 1O7 North Topeka avenue
and the other for a dwelling to be
erected at 100 North Topeka avenue,
costing 5000, both to be completed
by August 1.
No marriages licenses have been
issued from the office of the probate
Judge today. but late yesterday after
noon the following licenses were is:
sued: To James Matney, Richland,
age 80, and Nancy Reed, Richland,
age 21. To Harry ]. Johnson, Topeka,
age 80, and Eva Marie Bostrom, To-
peka, age %.
Ed Cole, 13 years of age, was arrest
ed by Officer McGovern charged with
stealing a bicycle from Clarence amin,
a cook at the Puritan cafe. Cole had
the wheel when arrested. He was re-
leased only a short time ago because
of his age after he had been found
with a stolen wheel in his possession.
hi oT,fI ,nr. OF hn a.
hotel.
There are two cases of scarlet
fever in Topeka, according to an an
nOuncement made today by DR.. H. L..
Clark. city health officer. One of them
is the little daughter of c. W. Car
rier, 2218 Lincoln street, and the 9TH
er is the small son of Charles Jones,
SIT Monroe street. While both are
mild cases, DR.. Clark states that par
oerffs of children in those neighbour
hoods should use precaution.
Ed. TANNER. Mayetta Indian, was
arrested Tuesday night charged with
being drunk Yesterday morning he
appeared before Judge Robert Yates,
in police court, told about all the bust
ness he had to attend to, and was re-
leased His instructions were to take
the first train back to Mayetta and he
promised. Last night he was back in
Jail again on the same old charge. This
morning he was before Judge Yates
again. He had no apologies to offer
and he was fined $40.
City Commissioner Porter has on
exhibition in his office in the city hall
a small limb taken from tree in
City park. The specimen was covered
with small white scale and the COM
missioner stated that the same variety
was killing the trees and that an earn
est endeavor was being made to
eliminate the scale from all trees in
the city. A power sprayer has been
purchased to wage a war on the pest
and all trees are to be sprayed with
a petroleum solution at once.
The next Bell Telephone Directory
will go to press April 1. Any one de-
string listing should call number 81.
ADV.
The action of a mother in permit
ting her five little children to play
with others, who had measles, reused
the anger of DR.. H. l.. Clark, city
health officer, who has been waging
a campaign with parents in an en-
deavor to check the spread of measles.
Dr. Clark states that the old idea that
it is better to have the measles while
one is young belongs to the dark ages.
Many bad results from measles and
parents should not permit their chill
dren to come in contact with those
who have the disease in his opinion.
The case of Eva Vrooman against
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Morgan, charging
them with stealing numerous house
hold articles from her, flattened out
when it came up for hearing in the
court of Topeka. The Morgans were
dismissed from court. Judge Hugh
Fisher found they were not guilty of
any wrongdoing. The Morgans had
occupied a house with Mrs Vrooman
and when they moved away there was
a misunderstanding as to the owner
ship of certain articles and the mis-
understanding led to the court of To-
peka.