The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-21
SNAP SHOT S
AT HOME NEWS

Lincoln Circle, No. 1. Intern Sew
| ing society, will hold an all-day meet
| ing at the Post hall, Tuesday.
The Church Bazaar at Mulberry
! Corners will be given Thursday eV-
| ening at the annual entertainment of
the young people of the Holy Name
church al Assumption hall.
The dry spell was broken Sunday
when Thomas Godfrey was arrested
at Fourth and Madison streets while
! on what was said to be Jamacy
jag"
A marriage license was issued from
the office of the probate judge TO-DAY
to Apolinar Jimenez, Topeka, aged &c,
and DeIfina Garduno, Topeka, aged
IS.
Judge A. w. Dana spoke before the
members of the Second Presbyterian
church, Sunday night. He outlined
the purpose and the work of the
Navy League, of which he is MEM
Der.
The girls tennis tournament of the
high school has been postponea unt "
| Wednesday afternoon on account OF
the rain and the softening of the
4 courts.
George H Hoyes, secretary of the
Central Y NJ. c. A, delivered an ad-
dress Sunday afternoon to the gradu-
ating class of the Chase county
schools. He spoke on The Master
Touch"
Judge Ralph H. Cav will talk this
evening at the Walnut Grove church
at O'Clock His subject will be:
Problems of Probate and Juvenile
Administration" The talk will be
given to the Brotherhood.
The Parent-Teachers' association of
1.-THE Lincoln school will meet Wedpes-
day Afternoon for its annual election
of officers. A program Will be given
at $3.50 o clock by the pupils OF the
school.
While the family was in Topeka,
fire destroyed the eleven-room home
of William Wolford, a colored truck
gardener, living three miles east of
the city on the East Fourth street
road. The fire occurred early this
; morning. The loss is partly covered
by insurance.
Dan Young, negro, sentenced to the
county Jail for violating the bone dry
law, did not have much luck escap-
ing. He escaped all right and was at
liberty for several days but he spent
, practically the whole time on trains
He's back in Jail now, having been
brought back from Salina Sunday by
, Oscar Carlson, deputy sheriff.
f The high school exhibits of the Cen
) trail exhibit will remain open tonight
t according to H. B. Wilson, superin-
tendent of the schools. The display
was supposed to close Saturday but
after repeated requests will be oper
?
the glee clubs and the orchestra.
Real farmers will be excused from
5 jury duty in Shawnee county until the
: farming season is over. That is the
2 ruling made for~the first division, al
least, by A. w. Dana. judge. Farmers
service but they will have no trouble
in getting excused when the couri
finds they are engaged in real farm
ing. That attitude is due to the big
food drive in Kansas.
The board of county commissioners
began sitting today as a board OF
equalization and will sit in that capac-
ity for ten days. Only valuations or
personal property will be equalized by
the board this year, Real estate valu-
, atoms will not be touched. The only
1 people who called today to protest
J real estate and the board did not heal
l their protests.
a really will be held Tuesday after.
; noon at the Second United Presby-
terrain church, corner of Huntoon ans
Fillmore streets, by the missionar,
society of the church. A report will
will be made of the General Mission
airy society meeting held last week a.
I Sterling Kan, and Mary ]. Campbell
: a returned missionary from the Orient
will deliver an address. Mrs. l. C
Rankin, of Nebraska, will speak, also
: Mrs j. c. Alter, field secretary of tn.
!, general society. The meeting will be
! held at 1880 o'clock.
E "A bolt of lightning struck the resi-
: dence of c H. Hepworth, athletic di-
rector of the high school, at 1921 Null
vane street. Sunday night. Only
! slight damage was done to the roof
: The bolt struck at 10 O'Clock in the
midst of the thunderstorm. The lights
in the house flashed on and then q
; sudden clap of thunder woke up the
whole neighborhood. The bolt hi
on the north side of the chimney and
set fire tc the shingles but heavv
downpour of rain checked the fire
The light fuses and the telephone
$ were both ruined.
Sherman Trotter, negro, is in the
county Jail because of a poor men,
Tory. When he was arrested he had
some whisky in his possession but he
alleged it didn't belong to him. He
: said another man had asked him to
, find some liquor for him and he had
executed the commission The 10Th
err man was found and he verified
everything Trotter had said. Then
the officers asked Trotter where he
purchased the booze. He couldn't re-
member. Robert Carver, county at
torney, gave Trotter considerab BILE time
to refresh his memory but when he
failed he had him committed to the
county jail
The last regular meeting of the
Saturday Night club was held Satur-
day evening at Cedarcrest. the coun-
r try place of Frank p. MacLennan, who
was on the regular program for the
subject, THE Ideal Newspaper" A
discussion followed, participated in
by Governor Capper and each one
: present. The attendance was large
, and limited to the membership of the
club, with the addition of two guests,
, F. c. Kaths. president of the Kansas
Reserve State bank, and Arthur ].
Carruth. jr., of the State Journal.
During the afternoon from o'clock
the members entertained themselves
, by pitching quoits, playing croquet.
: wandering thru the woods and taking