The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

1t is estimated that nearly 1000 To-
peka autos tested the now dustless
country roads Sunday.
"Only two more weeks till school
begins is the wall of some 5000 To-
peka school children now.
Mrs. w. A. Smith and daughter
Louise, will return Tuesday after
months vacation spent in Colorado.
Governor Capper has named dele
gates to attend the thirty-sixth annual
farm congress in Indianapolis, Octo-
Der 1920.
| Giles H. Lamb of Yates Center
grand master of the grand lodge of
| Kansas, A. F. & A M, is a business
visitor in Topeka today.
The Shawnee County W. c. T. U.
will hold its annual convention to-
morrow and Wednesday at the First
Christian church.
Marshall's band will lead the big G.
A. r. parade at Kansas City, Wednes-
day. Many Topeka veterans are at
tending the big convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Nellis with
Georgiana and Herbert Nellis. of
Hutchinson, are Visiting an uncle, J.
M. KeppIe, on College avenue.
J. Will Kelley, secretary of the
Commercial club, is receiving inquiries
for rooms from prospective fair Wis
itors. He requests rooming house
keepers to phone to him.
More than one Topeka family light
ed gas stoves and gas CRATES Sunday
morning, August 81, to take the chill
Off" Less than a week ago tempera-
lures ranged around SO degrees.
The Topeka Auto club is planning to
hold it's annual Good Roads day either
the first or second week after the Big
Free fair. A meeting to decide upon
the day will be held in short time.
A marriage license was issued from
the office of the probate judge today
to P. Eddie Moore of Westmoreland,
age 20, and Mabel c.. St John of
Louisville, age 20. The ceremony was
performed in the probate judges Of
flee.
The dollar fill is rapidly supplant-
/ ing the silver dollar in Topeka, ac-
cording to Topeka bankers. The gov
eminent for several years has coined
no silver dollars and has withdrawn
from circulation a dollar for every
silver certificate issued.
The White Swan Bakery, 112 East
Sixth avenue, has been sold to A. Fir
ner and Henry Firner, both of Topeka.
The firm will be known as Firner
Brothers, beginning with today. One
of the first moves in the change of
ownership will be the keeping of the
restaurant open until midnight
Grover MetZger, parOled from the
state penitentiary after having been
convicted of vicious assault upon his
wife, was arrested Saturday at his
room at ia East Fourth street for
improper conduct. His conduct is re-
garded as a violation of his parole and
he must return to the penitentiary to
complete his term.
Bryan ]. Dempsey. son of Mr.. and
Mrs ]. P. Dempsey. $40 Underwood
avenue, has been appointed to the
service of the United States bureau of
standards at Washington, d. C. He
passed the government civil service ex-
animation for the position recently.
Dempsey graduated from the Topeka
high school last spring.
written to Commissioner W. G. Tandy
asking for information relative to the
work of A R. Young, city engineer.
The commissioner has answered the
letter outlining the work done by
Young while in the city's employ.
They didn't offer Young a job" said
Tandy. They merely wished to ascer-
tain his record"
John Rodger Johnston, a former
Topekan, has made a half million dol
lars in twenty years. Mr.. Johnston
is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Nc
Clure of 1929 Kansas avenue He is
the head of the Johnston Brokerage
company of Pittsburg. Pa, jobbers of
glass. The entire front page of a re-
cent issue of the National Glass Bud