The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-21
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The new dance "Two-Two.'' will be
taught tonight at Kellam hail--AoV.
A marriage license was issued from
the office of the probate judge today
to Alex Davis. Topeka, age A. ana
frankie Harris, Topeka, age So
The Ladies. Aid society of the First
Urited Brethren church will meet with
Mrs. Ed Eller at her home, 1928 Buch-
anan street, Friday afternoon at 2;SO
o'clock.
The city commissioners today We're
considering opening a road. ten Ieet
wide, on the east side of central
Park, taking enough land off the PARK
for the Improvement.
A called meeting of the West Side
W. c. T. u. will be held Friday ai.er-
noon at the home of Mrs Ahce
Wright, 2o9 The Drive Business OF
Importance is to be taken up at inns
meeting and it is expected that All
members will be present.
One and one-half acres of land near
Middle drive, between the pat,iils
pavilion and main entrance, IN SaSr
park will be set aside for a parking
place for motor cars, it was announces
this morning by w. l. Porter, PARIS
and public improvements commlssio ~
err Provision will be made for 5oo
cars or more.
c. P. Baker, of Valencia, rises 70
ask why the meetings of the ShdW
doned. He has talked IL over VIII,
several Other members of the ciup anu
says they have all agreed II Woulu pe
a good thing to meet again. iney
ask Col j. F. True, president oi Inc
club, to call a meeting in honor OF
| that faithful organizer of farming
| interests" Bradford Miller al MS
earliest convenience.
That the city has legal authority to
isolate a person suffering from tuper-
culosis, presumably in the lscidtioii
sapirarium for tuberculosis, was up
held IN an opinion written oy George
p. Hayden, city attorney. w. L. FOR
ter commissioner in charge OF the
health department, asked for an opln-
ion on the question. Porter thlhk Ms
that the opinion may come IN nanny
soon, as there are cases in Topeka
where the patients refuse to go to the
sa nitarium.
Ernest Godfrey, charged with float
ing five bad checks with different
| business concerns in Topeka, was ar
raigned in the court of Topeka today
and pleaded not guilty. He was placed
under a bond of $500 and because of
failure to produce it was placed in the
| county Jail The check upon which
the complaint against Godfrey is
based was cashed by the Paxton store.
| 1t was for $3.50 and was given to pay
for $3.50 pair of shoes which God
frey is alleged to have been wearing
when Robert Miller, city detective, To-
Gated him Wednesday. The complaint
was sworn to by T. r. Paxton.
Thirty years a member of the To-
peka police force three times chief
! and holder at different times of every
| position except patrol driver, Tim
| Donovan as placed his resignation
in the hands of Harvey Parsons, chief
! Parsons has SO far declined to accept
it. He told Donovan to take time and
! think it over. Donovan gave as a
| reason for his resignation the recent
| death of his wife and Nthe fact that
| he does not want to have any reSpon-
sibilities. He has been sick for
| months and has been able to devote
| little time to the police department
During the three terms he served as
| his administration.