The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-29
SNAP SHOTS
At HOME NEWS

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Lynch have returned from Kansas
City, where they spent the week end.
Miss Cunts mother accompanied her
Mayor House was instructed, by the
city commissioners this morning to
sign the contract calling for an ex-
. tension of a water main on Lime
street from Sixth to Eighth avenues
Both Mayor House and Commits
sioners Porter returned empty handed
from their fishing expedition. High
water was the main cause for the lack
of a big catch but both report fine
time.
The Ist. Rev Frank R. Millspaugh,
bishop of the Episcopal church, do
cese of Kansas, delivered the bac-
calaureate address to the seniors of
the College of the Sisters of Bethany
Sunday.
Most people look down on a bell
hop. But just the same the bell hop
makes more money than rs per cent
of the young fellows working in To-
pe,<a on a salary. There is a negro
bell hop in this city who is quoted as
worth $4,000.
Miss Katie Lee Darlington of DAN
Vile. Texas, and Ray Rodgers of Great
Bend, Kansas, were married Sunday
at the First U. B. church by the Rev.
G. X Hartman. The bride was a
student at Dougherty's Business col
lege and the bridegroom is a ma
chinist employed in Topeka.
Paul A. Martin of Battle Creek,
Mich, has Joined the federal military
training camp at Indianapolis. accord
ing to news received today in Topeka
Martin is a son of the late John A.
Martin, former governor of Kansas.
For some time Martin has been city
editor of the Battle Creek News.
a letter received today from $. n.
Blossom, Associated Press correspond
ent at Columbus, n. NJ, states that he
hasn't worn anything excepting kha Xxi
and riding 1eggings for mere than two
months and neither has he enjoyed a
civilized meal in that time. Blossom
was formerly stationed in Topeka.
Herbert Armstrong. assistant clerk
of the supreme court, returned today
from Stormont hospital, where he re-
Gently underwent a surgical operation.
He was in the hospital two weeks.
Armstrong was sufficiently recovered,
however, to visit the offices of the
court today and may resume his regu-
lar work this week
The divorce suit of Cora Alice
| Monasuiith against Charles w. Mona
smith was progressing swimminSly in
Judge G. H. Whitcomb's court when
it developed incidentally that they
had been living together the same as
if no suit had been started The trial
stopped and the plalntl11 moved InaI
the &c Sc be dismissed -
Memorial day will be a day of con-
ventions for clerks and carriers of the
Topeka postoffice. The carriers will
hold a convention at Ottawa, while
the clerks will meet at Lawrence w
H. McCrew is state president of the
clerks and c. Ernest Priddy is state
secretary for the carriers. 5. M
Shields is state organizer for the
clerks.
Ben Rogers secured a warrant in the
court of Topeka today charging Ma
| than Jennings, a negro, with stealing
six chickens from him. Jennings was
arrested by George Frost, marshal of
| the court of Topeka, and arraigned in
court. He pleaded not guilty and was
| bound over under a bond of $500,
| which he was unable to give He is in
| the county Jail.
Four additional days have been
granted to the county board of equal
| ization by the state tax commission for
! day period expired last Friday. The
| four additional days will give the
| board until Thursday evening, not
counting Memorial day. to finish. No
| new complaints will be heard by the
| board and no new work will be under
| taken.
| Kenneth Raub, deputy county clerk.
is spending his time putting slips of
! paper in capsules. On the slips OF pa
| per are the names of persons eligible
for jury service, and when jurymen
are needed during thenext six months
| the clerk will reach into a box and
pull out a handful of capsules. The
4 men whose names are in the capsules
drawn will be stuck unless they can
| square themselves with the judge.
The girl students of the normal
training department of the high
school held a picnic Saturday after
noon. The following girls attended:
| Miss Elsie Carter, Miss Gertrude
Pansie Piercy, Miss Edith Curtis, Miss
| Willard Couture, Miss Nettie Lang,
/ Miss Esther Freeman, Miss Lena
| Schmahl. Miss Pearl Klusmire, Miss
Viola Wendell, Miss Ruth Gaschc
Miss Louise Arthur.
| Prank Nelson, one of the men
| charged with assisting in the blowing
of the safe at the Triton grocery the
night of April 8, gave bond today and
was released from the county Jail Al
though witnesses testified at the pre-
lininary that Nelson did not partici-
pate in the actual blowing of the safe.
he was bound over along with Villa m
Butler. His bond was fixed at $500.
Nelson has a wife and baby and they
were at the Jail when he was released
today. Buffers bond was fixed at
$1,000 and he is still in Jail.
1 A large spot the sun, visible
| through smoked glasses, was reported
today by the observatory departing mt
| of Washburn college The spot be-
came visible Thursday and seems to
be growing. This morning it assumed
the shape of a clover leaf crossed by
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