The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-10

Scott Hopkins, who has been i'll Tor
sometime at an Independence SAM
tarium, is improving rapidly, accord
ing to reports received in Topeka.
Licenses of seven jitney drivers
were renewed today by the city COM
mission. A number of those applying
tor renewals were women.
Local exemption board No has
accepted William Preston Meeks OF
Tracy City, Tenn, for service and dis
charged Neville Martin of Plant City,
Iowa. on account of physical disabil-
tiles.
A letter from S. E. Lux. commission
merchant, asking that certain clauses
in the t'peddler's license" ordinance De
removed, was read informally before
the city commission this morning ana
the request turned down.
The city commission today author
lied the city clerk to advertise 1or
bids on the construction of white
way between Tenth and Eleventh
streets on Kansas avenue The bids
must be at the city clerks office by
10 O'Clock the morning of October l.
A contract to remodel the office of
the water department in the city hall
was today awarded the Douglas Con-
struction company. The construction
company rendered bid of $1.912 for
the work. The figure was below that
slightly more than $4,000.
Four officers of the Lowman Ep-
worth League resigned to enlist in the
army. AS result the following MEM
bers of the league were elected to take
their places: Reba Barnes, president;
Carrie Hendrick, first vice president;
Herman Wehe, second vice president,
and Bert Nash, secretary.
The women of the prison at Lans-
ing have canned 700 jars of fruit, ac-
cording to Miss Eva Corning, county
probation officer, who visited the
prison last week. Not only do they
show their interest in the war by
mate simply devours war news, Miss
Corning declares.
Men will be accepted by the local
recruiting office for the following de-
partments of the national guards, &C
cording to an order received at the
recruiting station, 425 Kansas avenue.
this morning: First, Third. Fourth
and Sixth Missouri infantry; First and
Third Kansas infantry; and First and
Second Missouri Field artillery.
Roy Crawford, member of the as
ISOLATION, will entertain members of
the Kansas State Hampshire Swine
Growers association at a box party at
the Grand tomorrow night. The
guests will be from all parts of the
state and, for the most part, are own
ers of some of the aristocratic porkers
in the pens at the Big Free Fair this
week.
Visitors who patronize the lunch
counters and cafes at the Topeka Free
Fair this week will be served food
free from impurities. Both the city
and state food departments have in
spectors on the grounds TO watch the
Condition of foodstuffs. Charles Toler
assistant city food inspector. and State
Inspector Deem have charge of the
work.
Clifford Pierce, Fred Pierce, A. r.
Elliott, A. J. Gregg, Arthur Tebben
and Miss Ida Curry, all members of
the Y. M. c. A. state executive COM
mittee, will return to Topeka this
afternoon from three days confer
ence at Elmdale. The conference
held at Elmdale this week was the
annual convention of employed secre-
taries of the state.
The X-ray Democrat, Topeka's only
Democratic paper, has been sold. J.
Charles O'Connor of Kansas City, and
formerly of Chicago. is the new own
er and editor of the paper. The X-ray
was founded six years ago by A. P.
Tone Wilson, Jr., lawyer and has won
the distinction of being the only Dem
ocratic paper of the city. Wilson will
devote his energies to his law practice.
Ten extra policemen began work
this morning and will continue on
duty until the Big Free fair ends, &C
cordlng to announcement made today
| by Frank S. Harbaugh, chief of DO
| lice. These men will be placed in
the residence district" said the chief
| THE regular officers, at least a part
of them, will be taken off thier regu-
lar beats and placed on the fair
grounds and at other points where
trouble might occur"
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