The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-10
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The Lowman school girls gave folk
dance last night at the auditorium for
the entertainment of the teachers. 1t
was conducted by Miss Margaret
Prout.
Announcement has been received in
the Topeka offices of the Union Pa
cific that special trains will carry part
OF the Second regiment troops away
from Fort Riley Monday. Informa-
ton regarding the moving of the
troops has also reached the Santa Fe
offices. The trains called for are to
take national guardsmen to Topeka,
the home of the regimental band, to
Holton, and to Oskaloosa.
Action on the application for an in
junction against putting into effect
the Adamson eight-hour law. filed
yesterday in the federal district court
of Kansas City, Kan, in the name of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, IS
not expected before next Monday,
when Judge John c. Pollock will prob
ably return to Kansas City and may
set time for the hearing of the ap-
plication.
A football gridiron, complete, has
been finished in Gage park by the city,
and will be available at once for the
school teams. The Gage park field as
the second which has been construct
ed in the city this fall The other is
There has never before been pub
lie football gridiron in any of the city
parks. The new field is standard in
every way. The gridiron at Ripley
park is being used chiefly for soccer.
The viaduct on Sixth street may be
ready for use by wagons and automo-
biles Tuesday, it was stated by w. G..
Tandy, city commissioner, today. The
bricks for the paving of the bridge are
here, and the paving will be started
at once. Mr.. Tandy expects the paw
ing, which is the last part of the work,
to be finished Monday The bridge on
Sixth avenue, across the Shunganunga,
will also be opened in a short time,
it was stated today. The paving ma
terial for the bridge is already here,
and the work has started.
The international institution of the
world Fellowship Week of Prayer"
will be carried out at the Y. W. c. A.
building beginning with the vesper
service Sunday and lasting until No
vember 10. For the week of prayer
Miss Laura Radford, former Topeka
woman but now in association mission
airy work in India, will return to To-
peka to be the principal speaker.
Members of the foreign club of the
Y. w. will take part evenings in the
week of prayer il the dress of all the
foreign countries in which the Y. W.
G. A. is working.
The white slave" charge brought
last summer against Clarence Parker
by his wife. Lottie Parker, was dis
missed today. Lottie Parker told the
county attorney when she made the
complaint that her husband required
her to entertain other men. Before
the warrant was served Parker was at
the court house telling his. story. He
declared that his wife was actuated
by the fact that they had engaged in a
fight when he told her she had to quit
running around with other men, After
an investigation the county ATTORNEY
recommended that the case be dis
missed.
1t is possible that George Owens will
not he prosecuted for his part lin the
| theft of physicians case from the
automobile of DR.. A. H. Marshall last
summer. Officials conducted a long
search for him and arrested him when
he slipped into town two weeks ago
but efforts are being made to secure
clemency for him. Relatives talked
with the county attorney about it to-
day. 1t is said that an agreement has
been reached whereby Owens is to paw
| Doctor Marshall the $85 at which the
value of the medicine case and con-
tents was fixed. Mark Williams, also
arrested in connection with the theft
of the medicine case, is due for trial
in the court of Topeka late today
Charles Hixon, deputy sheriff, Is
| looking for a mysterious Mrs Thomas
who is charged with footing the house
she rented at sos West Eighth street
The house belonged to o. J. Wood
and contained the belongings of Mrs.
| Everett Akers. 1t is charged that
Mrs. Thomas purchased numerous
pieces of furniture from local dealers
on approval, added them to the furni-
ture already in the house, then dis
3nna9rQ hi
the goods were shipped out of town
or merely moved the officers have not
learned. Mrs. Thomas is described as
a large woman with brown ewes.
Among other things said to be missing
is a $23 electric table lamp purchased
on approval from E. P. Jordan.
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