The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-21
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Mrs. George Boone, 1912 Clay, who
has been seriously i'll for the last
three weeks, is slightly improved.
w. 0. Steen, superintendent of
schools at Abilene. has been reap
pointed a member of the state board
of education by Governor Capper.
L. c. Rain was elected president
of the Squared Circle club at a meet
ing held Wednesday evening at the
Elks club. Other officers elected fol-
low: Ray w. Palmatier, vice presi-
dent, and H. NJ. Fellows, secretary
and treasurer.
Hugh Larimer. sheriff, arrested
Charles Davis Wednesday charged
with stealing an automobile from
Charles Sherbrook of Dewey, Okla.
Larimer communicated with Okla
homa officials and Davis will be TAX
en- back to that state. He declared to
local officers that he purchased the
car of a stranger at Drumright, Okla.
An ordinance, appropriating $124,
227.69 out of the respective city funds,
to pay off bonds and interest coupons
due, was passed today by the city
commission. The bonds to be paid off
include $93,S09.c3 street and alley
paving issues. An item of s14.080.9S
takes care of interest coupons on sim
liar issues. The bonds to be paid
come due in July.
missioner, today received a check for
$4,123.S2, Topeka's share of the state
firemens relief fund, from the state
treasurer. The fund is one created
by the insurance companies operating
in the state. The money is disbursed
in proportion to the amount of bus
mess the companies do in cities which
have fire equipment valued at more
than $1,000
Number thirteen has no terrors for
the members of the police force. Hi
ram Sturm was wearing a uniform
and cap of that number when he was
elevated to the rank of sergeant. Ser
geant Charles Furgason, who was sub
marined by Chief Wilson and took
Sturm's place on a beat didn't get
Sturm's number. officer Cook, scent
ing luck, traded Sturm out of the
number before Furgason knew what
had happened.
After pushing and dragging a boat
from o. d. Walkers house to West
lake, nearly half a mile, Chief Jim"
Wilson and his men showed it into the
water near where it was supposed the
body of Helen Chase went down, and
prepared to board it. They looked
around for the homemade oars Will
son had Whitfield out of fence boards
and when they turned to the boat it
had almost as much water in it as
there was in the lake. 1t held water
like a market basket.
The United States marshal has is
sued permits to four alien enemies
since President Wilson's order went
into effect establishing zones in To-
peka. The permits give the aliens au-
thority to go inside the half-mile linn
it's prescribed. Without them unnat-
uraliZed Germans are not permitted
within half a mile of certain buildings
where government supplies are stored
or where contracts for war supplies
are being filled. The law applies to
every German citizen over IA years of
age.
Lucille Gilmore, daughter of F. p.
Gilmore, living at 1903 West Tenth
street, stopped strange man who was
entering her home against her pro-
test Wednesday evening. The man
went to the back door and asked for
something to eat. Miss Elmore re-
fused and he started into the house
She ran into another room and when
the stranger reached the room she
faced him with a drawn revolver. She
told him to get out or she would shoot
and he backed out of the house. Miss
Gilmore is Is years of age and a stu
dent at the State university. She was
alone in the house at about 9
o'clock when the intruder called.