The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-29
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

The soldier maintains he shot in self
defense.
MarshalPs band will give concert
in Garfield park tomorrow night at
o'clock.
Topeka lodge No. 2. Fraternal Aid
Union, held an ice cream supper Tues
day evening in Security hall.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Uni
tartan church will meet Friday after
noon at 8 o'clock with Mrs. Horace
Wilkie, 1909 Garfield avenue.
A lawn social was given Wednesday
night by the students of Dougherty's
Business college at the home of Clar-
ence Eastberg in Potwin place.
George Hamilton, who was connect
ed with the Stonestreet Undertaking
company for long time, is now oper-
ating an undertaking establishment at
500 Kansas avenue.
Andy Vicklund had a sixteen foot
boat, painted green and named Wood
rover" Someone stole it. Mr. Wick
lund secured John Doe" warrant in
the court of Topeka today.
Contracts for sidewalks to be laid
this summer were let this morning to
Fred Luttjohann, who underbid two
other contractors. Contract price for
concrete walks was 1925 cents
square foot Approxil.. ately thirty
Four strips of asphalt will be laid
on as many blocks of rough paving in
the vicinity of the Santa Fe tracks on
Holiday street. Two blocks immedi-
ately east of the tracks on East Fourth
street and two blocks west of the
tracks on East Eighth will be resur-
faced.
Sewer contracts for districts 4S and
40 will be let July s. The sewers
probably will be completed next
month. District 40 includes the block
north of Sixth avenue, between Cali
fornia avenue and Swygart street. Dis
trict 4S is located south of Crane street
and east of Woodruff.
A meeting of the board of city COM
missioners was delayed this morning
while Commissioner WATSON was being
notified that the stork had visited the
home of his son, Clyde WATSON. The
new grandcj1ild, a boy, was born at q
o'clock this morning at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde WATSON, 496 Reno
avenue.
A series of Sunday afternoon band
concerts will begin July 2, if plans of
Commissioner Porter go through Mr..
Porter this morning began arrange
ments for concert in Garfield park
next Sunday. Concerts will be given
at Garfield, Ripley and Gage park.
None probably will be scheduled for
CheSney, evening concerts being par
ticularly popular there.
Nina Scott, charged with forgery,
pleaded guilty in the second division
of the district court today to forgery
in the fourth degree and was sem
fenced to one year in Jail, then pa
rolled by Judge G. H. Whitcomb. The
Scott girl has been married recently
and has been conducting herself
properly, according to to the Informal
ton secured by the court.
hold a public meeting tonight at Lin
Quincy street. Walter L. Payne of
urer, and a number of candidates for
state and county offices will speak
PAYNE will outline the situation before
the voters in the primary contests and
state and national issues will be dis
cussed by other candidates.
The annual picnic of the Ladies
Auxiliary, No. 50, of the National AS
ISOLATION of Letter Carriers was held
Tuesday afternoon at Gage Park
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
John Bauer, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A Blank
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boast Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Farnsworth, Mr.. and Mrs
John Keller, Mr.. and Mrs A H. Kline
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. McNearney, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Priddy, Mr.. and Mrs George
supple, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Swickard
Mr.. and rs. Frank Ogle, Mr.. and Mrs
E. w. Titterington, Mrs. j. F. Cooling,
Miss Hazel Boast, Mrs. John Murrow,
Mr.. Burt Purdum and Mr. William
Boast