The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-26
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Spe-ia Sunday dinner, 75c. Crem-
erie Restaurant.-Adv.
George s. Hine of Manhattan, state
dairy commissioner, was a Topeka Wis
ltor today.
E. L. Copeland, treasurer of the
Santa Fe, returned home today after a
vacation on the Pacific coast and at
other western points.
Marshalls band plays at Gage park
at O'Clock Sunday afternoon. The
same band plays at Ripley park Mon
day evening at o'clock.
/ The final meeting of the playground
directors was held this morning at the
high school. Supplies were checked
in and the August salaries were paid.
Mayor House says the story about
| his leaving Topeka is all bunc. He
will remain here until newspaper Of
fers him two-thirds of his combined
| salaries
/ D. H Branaman will deliver his lee
ture, THE Legal Phase of the Trial
of Jesus" before the brotherhood
class of the First Baptist church Sun
day morning.
| Earle W. linn and Gilbert worley
general agents for the Equitable life
insurance company of Iowa, are in
Detroit attending the agency conven-
ton of the company.
| The Court of Honor held a water
| melon social at Gage park last even
ing. good crowd attended in spite
of the weather but the party was
broken up early On account of the
rain.
Fred Hartwig. supervisor of school
ga rdens the past summer left today
for Longmont, Colo, where he will
teach mathematics and coach the
football team of the Longmont high
| school
Jacob A. Lott. field supervisor for
the Equitable life insurance company
of Iowa. left Friday for Detroit to
attend the annual agency convention
OF the company. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Lott.
The Rev. J. W. johnson will deliver
the morning sermon at the Lowman
NJ e. church, Eleventh and Morris
avenues, Sunday. The evening SER
vice will be given over to sacred music
by the choir. Doctor Schwartz will
lead.
In Central Park Christian church,
Sixteenth and Central Park avenue.
j. Harry Anderson of Princeton will
preach at the Sunday morning SER
vice. Mr.. Anderson was formerly with
the secret service department of the
Santa Fe railway.
A. Sidney Chase Of Ellsworth, an
old soldier and probate Judge of Ellis
worth county for twenty four years,
is visiting in Topeka. He is not a
candidate for reelection. Mr.. Chase
is the father of Clarence Chase. head
of the Chase Wholesale company here
The Rev. Paul Mennenoeh of Eu-
reka, Kan, will preach Sunday morn
ing at the First Lutheran church,
Fifth and Harrison streets. The con-
gregation will attend the union SER
vice at the First Congregational
church in the evening.
AS the outgrowth of a neighbor-
hood row, Harry Wagner was fined
$50 and his wife was fined SIS in police
curt Friday afternoon upon the
charge of disturbing the peace of
Charles and Maude Dwelly. The two
families live near Sixth and Golden
avenues.
Leases for 700 acres in oil and gas
J. w. Nolan Friday with the register
of deeds One hundred and sixty acres
has been leased from J. J. Huyell, EOS
acres from c. E. Disney, 81 acres from
w. A. Zirkel and 40 acres from 1. N.
Friddle.
sitting in parks with other men J. J.
Carnahan filed suit in the district |
court for a divorce from Adelaide Car
nahan. He states that they were mar
ried May 10, 1911. He asks for a
divorce and the 5000 worth of house
Frank Stahl. secretary of the State |
Temperance Union, leaves tonight for
the northwestern part of the state |
where he will deliver several lectures |
He will speak Sunday morning at /
Ionia and Sunday evening at Glen |
Elder. The other speaking Gates have |
not yet been arranged.
One of the things to be arranged |
for at the meeting of the Republican |
county committee late this afternoon
is a working force of sixty-one men |
who will scatter over the county and |
boost for the big Hughes meeting to
be held N Topeka September 1. The /
r.eeting will be held at Lincoln Post
hall.
A team of mules driven by w. ].
Slusser of Auburn. became frightened
at an automobile driven by
Elmer E. Moran of Wakarusa. The
team whirled, overturned the wagon,
throwing Siusser out. The fall re-
suited in a broken toe and body L
bruises for the Auburn man. The ac-
cident occurred near the Shook place
on the Burlingame road.
The painting Of COLES red, white and L
blue from Topeka to Carbonate by Il
the Topeka Automobile club COM
pletes the marking of the National
Old Trails road which extends from
Topeka to Washington, D. C Geo. w.
recently drove from Wash
ngton to Topeka and says that the
entire route is. marked by the red II
white and blue poles.
The dried grass on Washburn
campus resulting from the extended
irouth quickly caught fire Friday af-