The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-11
NELS YINGLE.

NELS 11NGLE.
DR. L. o. Housed who has been visit
ing in Topeka for two days will re-
turn to his home in Williamsburg, Ia,
tomorrow.
Roy Smith of the Barber Supply
Roy Smith" mentioned in connec-
ton with an alleged barber shop theft
in Topeka recently.
r. E. Mcintosh, the attorney com
piling the new Kansas statutes, was
given his first payment today. He
s2.250 and $3.50 of this amount was
given to him today.
The office. of the city fire marshal
has issued the following building per-
mits: c. F. Narcotic, 4SS Woodlawn
avenue, stucco and cement garage
costing $375; George w. Lyon. 1902
East Eighth avenue, a $1,000 addition
to his dwelling.
The office of the city clerk with
four assistants is busily engaged in
checking the reports bearing the
names of petitioners for the new city
auditorium. This work will, according
to Miss Covel, the city clerk, take
about ten days to complete.
A routine meeting of the state
board of administration was held to-
day. Yesterday the board visited the
State University at Lawrence. A re-
lege at Manhattan showed that 300
additional students had enrolled for
the third and last semester of the year.
On account of the high cost of
feed for his cattle w. H. Maxwell, a
| local dairyman has been forced to in
crease the price of milk to his custom
ers- Hereafter but nine milk tickets
for $1.O0 will be issued in place of the
customary ten that was in vogue be-
fore feed prices advanced % per cent.
| A ticket valued at nearly $40, and
good for all Western League games at
the local park this season, will be Civ
en- by the State Journal to the person
guessing nearest the paid attendance
at the opening game in Topeka with
Denver on Tuesday, April %. Send in
| your guess to Baseball Editor, State
Journal.
Arrangements for handling visitin :
teachers who will be in the city dur
| ing the State Teachers convention No
vember 9, 10 and IL are being dis
cussed in Wichita today by. J. VIII
mercial club, and L. w. Mayberry of
Wichita, president of the State Teach
Eers' association.
Payment today by w E. Davis,
state auditor, of $3S4.6O street car
fare to L. NJ. Hicks, former assistant
state grain inspector, ends fight
which extended through two sessions
of the state legislature. Finally in
structions from the state supreme
Icourt caused the auditor to pass ia
tvorably upon the expense account OF
Hicks.
Louis P. Floyd, secretary of ths
Provident association officially tender
led his resignation to the board of di-
Irectors of the association at meeting
neld in the Commercial club Monday
1t was accepted and President Horace
Hail was instructed to employ a sue
icessor to Mr.. Floyd. 1t has been gen
Il orally understood for several week:
7 that Judge Robert Yates will be ap
pointed to fill the vacancy.
If Shawnee county has any LOOSE
Ichange sticking around Washington
D. c.. county Officials do not know i
but that did not prevent the coun
ty commissioners from authorizing
Reeves T. Strickland. a Washington
attorney, to collect anything that may
be due. The commissioners received
a letter from Strickland intimatins
that there is money belonging [;
Shawnee county in the national treas
ury. He did not say what amount moi
how it came to be there. The count!
officials didn't inquire.