The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-31
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

factory left last night for Colorado. :
lie will watch the White-Welsh fight
while in Colorado Springs.
Two Topeka men are so fond of
tennis that they are sleeping together
on a single bed each night to insure
awaking at an early morning hour.
Katherine Tassell. sentenced to the
county Jail for violating the prohibi-
tory law, has been refused a parole by
Judge A. w. Dana of the first division
Of the district court.
r. c. Mitchell has filed suit in the
district court for divorce from Lula
Mitchell 60 whom, he states, he was
married at Dallas, Texas, in 1912. He
alleges that she deserted him in 1914.
The threatened railroad strike has
thrown a scare into the undertakes.
They say the supply of collins will last
only two weeks. Caskets used here
are purchased from factories located
in Cincinnati.
The Topeka Street Railway COM
pany mas done its share of paving of
fifteen blocks this summer. A force
OF men, twenty to forty, have been at
work. The Eleventh street job was
completed today.
The annual convention of the Shaw |
nee County w. c. T. U. went on rec |
ord as being for the censorship" of
newspapers in the matter of sensa- |
uonal court trials and for the aboli- |
ton of certain popular soft drinks.
James McGovern, jr., son of James
McGovern, city detective, has gone to
Ration, y. NJ, to take his first position
as telegraph operator. He will work
for the Santa Fe. An older son, John,
has been working as an operator for
the Rock Island several years.
The Santa Fe. it is admitted here,
VIII be about the first road to estab
lish all lines of traffic after a tieup.
The Union Pacific. officials claim, will
not be far behind because of the large
number of men who will refuse to
walk out at the call Of the unions.
Arthur Kane. formerly a reporter
on the State journal and now we'll
known theatrical publicity man, has
been appointed western representative
of the Mary Pickford Feature Film
company. He will handle all the films
Of the company in the territory west
OF Denver.
la Crosse. Kan. ]. Barnes, news
agent on Missouri Pacific No. 3. run
ring out of Kansas City, has been ar
rested charged with selling cigarettes
and papers in violation of the Kansas
anti-cigarette law. He has been SEN
fenced to the rock pile on failure to
pay a fine of $39.40.
George Sholes. arrested twelve times
since the first of the year for drunk
enness, was arrested by the police yes
terday afternoon on a new charge.
The offense he is charged with is that
OF begging on the streets Sholes was
al one time one of the most expert
switchmen in Topeka.
The date of the resumption of the
Mashburn endowment campaign in
Topeka has been set for October to
-. 1t is hoped to raise $4,000 in
that slime. A list of 1000 names has
been prepared and the organization
Of the campaign is under the direction
of Prof J. L. Kirkpatrick
Fire of unknown origin last night
caused $1,000 damage in the rear of
the H H. Bair paint, paper and sta
tionery store, S3S North Kansas ave
nue.. The fire was well under way
when discovered In addition to the
regular companies the hose wagon
from No. > was summoned.
kilograms received by the United
States marshaFs office state that the
W. A. Hamilton wanted in Kansas City
on a white slave" charge because of
his relations with the 17-year-oId
Mennonite girl, formerly lived in To-
peka and may be here now. c. c.
jackson, deputy marshal, is making a
search for him.
+. J. Bell. turret captain in charge
Of the Topeka naval recruiting station,
stated today that he saw his first sea
service in the Memphis, the hoodoo"
avmored cruiser lost Tuesday night in
tropical storm off the Santa Domin-
40 coast. 1t was on Captain Bells
first trip that a boiler exploded on
the cruiser. killing seven ami injuring
many others.
J. NJ. Myers. deputy United States
marshal, went to Leavenworth today
TO meet Marion W. Rose when he
steps from the federal penitentiary
Rose is wanted at Madison, Wis, on
another charge as soon as he COM
pletes his sentence in Kansas. His
time expires Friday Rose was sent
to the federal penitentiary upon con-
Niction of having used the mails 70
defraud.
Marshall's band was voted the best
of the thirty-fiVe bands now in Kan
sas City for the fiftieth G. A. r. en-
campment. 1t was given the honor Of
leading the c. A r. parade in which
marched 10000 veterans and thou
sands of members of auxiliary organi-
cations. The band was requested TO
pass the reviewing stand twice and
was given an ovation on its second ap-
pcarance.
Following a visit to East Hill. set
Element just out of the city limits
where considerable typhoid fever has
been discovered, DIR. H. H. Alexander
issued a warning to all physicians to
report typhoid fever cases Dr. J. J.
Sippy. state epidemiolOgist. accom-
panied Doctor Alexander to East Hill
A well at Ninth street and Golden
avenue is suspected as being the cause
FOR number of cases in that vicinity.
r. w. Coppedge. assistant principal
81 the high school, has returned from
Gloucester. Mass. where he and Mrs.
CoppedPe have spent the summer.
Airs. Coppedge. who is doing landscape
work there will return within few
weeks. John HainOr and Albert Win
Ter OF the manual training department.
also returned this week. the former
from a Wyoming camp and the latter
from the Wisconsin university summer
school.
Hugh Larimer. undersheriff, went
To Willard today to investigate rob
berry committed there "Wednesday
night The store of the Kaw Valley
Mercantile company was broken into
and ozeralIs handEerchiefS shoes,