The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-14
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Governor Capper and DIR. Lydia De
| Vilbis will speak this week at the
| Old Settlers picnic at Columbus.
| Work has been started by the paw
ing crew to take the bumps out of
Harrison street between Sixth and
Eighth avenues.
w. F. Hughes of Plainsville, bank
err: w. j. Tod. Maple Hill and W. Y.
Morgan are new associate members
of the Topeka Commercial club.
! Last year the ink for the public
schools only cost $14. This year SAT
must be expended for the same
amount owing to $40 per cent advance
in prices.
| Mrs. Myrtle Callahan of the. Provi-
dent association has returned from
Chicago where she has been taking
two months course in college of civics
and philanthropy.
| The bid of the Hall Stationery COM
panying for supplying pencils 10 the
schools has been accepted. The bid
was s1s7.5O, practically the same fig
ure as last years
A glance at the Leavenworth papers
| these days would cause one to think
that old Col. D. r. Anthony is on earth
gain The papers are having a fight
over the tax levy and in the last issue
one editor called the other fool"
Dancing at Garfield park Wednes-
day evening, August Is. Advance
tickets can be secured from the MEM
bers of the Fraternal Brotherhood, or
at The Rosery, los West Eighth. Ad-
mission soc for the evening-Adv.
An ordinance levying special assess
ment on property to pay for construc-
ton of sidewalks, which are being
laid this year, was introduced by city
commissioners for first reading this
morning The ordinance probably
will be passed this week.
(-itv cop,u,i SsionerS this morning in
PRODUCED for first reading an ordfn-
ance levying a special assessment on
property to pay for the opening of an
i alley in the block between Seward
avenue and Greeley street from Lake
to the west line of Webb's addition
| Fifty-five families were cared for
in July by the Topeka Provident asso-
citation, according to the monthly re-
| port read today noon at a meeting of
the board of directors at the CONNER
| cial club. One hundred and forty-flVe
meals were served and $124.50 in do
nations received.
John Switzer. prominent Topeka at
torney who has been in serious con-
dition for two months, is improving.
Friends who called upon him today
say he shows marked improvement.
Mr. Switzer has been in poor health
for several years but his condition did
not become serious until late last
spring.
Brigadier and Mrs. A. B. Pebbles of
the Kansas City Salvation Army filled
Topeka pulpits Sunday. Mrs. Pebbles
spoke at the union services held at
the First NJ. E. church last evening.
Her theme was walking With God.
Brigadier Pebbles spoke to a large
congregation at the Salvation Army
hall at 400 Kansas avenue, on THE
Tragedy of a Backslider.''
D. C. Scott, the negro who was cort-
victed of holding up young couples in
Central park and extorting money
from them, under threat of arrest, will
not go to the penitentiary. In fact he
will receive no punishment. He was
sentenced Saturday by Judge A W.
Dana to serve a term in the peniten-
tiary but Immediately following the
sentence Judge Dana paroled him.
Scott has served no time in Jail and Is
said to have boosted that he would
never go to the penitentiary.
Topeka is to be represented in the
public health reports, issued weekly
by the United States Public Health
service. Arrangements to get health
records of this city in the federal re-
port were made several weeks ago by
DR.. Herbert L. Clark, city physician.
The first local report was mailed the
surgeon generals office in Washington
this morning. Reports from Topeka
will include the number of deaths re-
sulting from contagious diseases re-
corded each week. New cases also are
reported.