The Topeka state journal., 1916-07-21
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS


The city is making meteorological
tests of ice cream sold by Topeka
manufacturers. The tests began
Thursday.
1t is now up tc the outlying drug
gists to decide if Topeka will be
oda-dry town between l and O'clock
Sunday afternoons. The commuter pa
irons are against the idea
Hundreds of carloads of potatoes
are being sent out of Topeka and the
Kaw valley weekly for points in ether
will complain of the high cost of Col
orado potatoes.
The Public Health Nursing associa-
ton is asking for donations of jelly for
the tuberculosis hospital. The preserve
is very much needed for the patients
as a delicacy, Miss Edith Lacy said
today
The best looking sight in the state
house can be found in the office OF
Curtis Meyers, auto license inspector
There thirty-four Topeka girls are
hard at work each day during the rush
season.
Samuel Nygren returned Thursday
evening from a fishing trip to PaXico
with Dr. F. J. Wagner of Mcfarland.
The two caught thirty fish, none less
than eight inches in length, in twelve
hours.
rs de infant praises scare over
yet 2" a small voice inquired over the
State Journal telephone today. Yes.
.'Whoopee,' exclaimed the small boy.
Now we can go to de big circus next
month";
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Porter are the
grandparents of baby daughter. born
July IL to Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. West
in Pittsburg. Pa The child IS named
Edith Ora West Mrs. West will be
remembered as Miss Ora Porter, of
Topeka.
Transatlantic steamship companies
in advertisements in New York papers
these days say: Protect yourselves
and travel under the American flag"
Have you noted the rested look on
! everyone's face today? 1t is result
of the excellent nights sleep afforded
! by the weather.
]. B. Billiard will step into the lime
! light of Kansas again in a short time.
/ A representative of a New York paper
came to Topeka the other day to get
an interview from Mr. Billiard on the
! prohibition question. 1t is understood
| the former mayor retains the convic-
tions he has held for years.
Apparently several women were
barefooted in their backyard yester-
day morning. An item speaking of
one appeared in this column yeSter-
day. Two telephone calls this morn
/ ing informed the column that sit was
none of your business whether L was
barefoot or not"
A New York newspaper woman in
! terviewed Mrs. Charles E. Hughes the
other day. 81 won't be quoted Mrs
Hughes told the reporter. Then
| about two columns of quotations from
| Mrs. Hughes appeared. The inter
/ viewer ended by stating that she found
! it hard work to make the wife of the
former Justice talk
Judge Hugh T. Fisher of the court
of Topeka will have charge of the
Epworth League devotional meeting
| at the First Methodist church, Sunday
| evening 6:45 the subject is How
Can Our League Make Our Town Bet
i ter This will be an interesting
meeting and everybody is invited
Judge Fisher will tell of some inter
esting conditions and cases which tho
| most of the people never come iI
contact with or hear about
| Next time the street car employe.
! have a picnic I move that the Topeka
patrons of the car lines allow the COM
pany to cut the service in half" q
commuter said his morning as he
smoked his early after-brealSfast cigar
OF the back platform 1T is the onl,
| picnic of the year for the carmen anS
| every one should sacrifice u little ser
| vice for their benefit
Il can't understand why Topekan.
| sit around in the evenings end sweltel
| when there are SO many outdoor re-
| sorts so near the CITY," Homer Fink
assistant paymastcr of the Santa Fe
: said today. Il went out to the Boz