The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-05-14
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Miss Annetta Nicoll returned today
from a short visit in Lawrence.
Tom Brown. chief engineer Mt the state
heating plant. has resigned. He will go to
the salary paid by the state.
George Senne has been given the CON
tract to build the bathing PAVILION in the
City park. His bid was $1,000. The swim
ming pool finished last fall and will
be used exclusively by negroes.
The following officers of the high school
afternoon in Central park: Jeannette
Dooley, president; Helen Thomas, vice
president; Gladys Mcdonald, secretary;
Miriam Sheldon. treasurer
The city commissioners this morning
voted TO pave Monroe street. between Fiji
tcuth and Euclid. also from Fourteenth to
six feet wid& with two inches of asphalt
on a five-inch concrete base.
J. A. Goldhammer has been sentenced
to not more than five years in state prison
on charge of embezZlinc money received
for piano sales while working for the
Ena -SPieman company.
The supreme court has granted tenn
porary writ prohibiting the removal of
books and records from Santa Fe, Haskell
county. in event the court house is relo-
Gated at the special election. Final hear
ing the action to determine the merits
of the case is set for June ).
Jack Humason, who is in the state prs
on at Lansing charged as a persistent
The matter was checked up to the county
attorney. who opposes even the temporary
parole ask al by HuTnason. who claims his
wife is enJcGvoring to obtain his property.
A program and reception in honor of
Rev. A. Il. Jackman. the new pastor, was
held Tuesday night at the Second Freshly
terrain church. Rev. .. l.. Weir, Rev. +.
NJ. Paddleford. Rev II. q. Hotter and Rev.
= H. Anderson were the sneakers. Re
freshments were served after the pro-
gram.
The annual convention of the Kansas
Bankers association at the MuehebHEh
hotel in Kansas City today is attracting
many bankers from Topeka. The first sFs-
sion of the executive council will be held
tonight and will be followed ny a smoker
in honor of the visitors, given by the Kan
sas City bankers.
The appointments of Charles Irons and
Charles F. Bcyd. in Commissioner Stan
fields department. were confrmcI by the
city commissioners this morning. following
successful civil service examination re-
ports on the two men. Irons Will serve
a fireman ut the light plant. Boyd will he
made second engineer also Mt the light
plant.
-Four GrandSons. all in their uniforms.
Mere Wrs the taii Htett At the funeral 81
were in the army In France. CasSius and
Flow Stitt were in the naval service Mrs
Gilbert, Edward and Austin She left
twenty three living grandchildren and
thirty-two great grandchildren.
Mai. X. Neil Rain. disbursing officer
service work in Kansas returned today
from Clay Center. where he was called by
the death of his sister. Mrs Thomas
Householder Mrs Householder. a well
known and popular young Clay Center
woman, died at her home Sunday follow.
Ing an illness Of several weeks duration.
Announcement received by the state pub
lie utilities commission .is to the effect
7 that the latest hearing in the gas case has
been postponed indefinitely. The suit
concerns the supreme court ruling declar-
ing ing gas to he subject to intrastate regula
The action will he presented to Judge
Nllbur Booth in Minneapolis Mt some flu
ture date.
call for community meeting has been
sent out by Postmaster +. ID. Lamb Of
Manhattan. The meeting will he held there
on sunday. June l.. and attended by most
masters and clerks. rural carriers out Of
Manhattan and several hundred persons
served from that postoffice. The purpose
OF the Meeting is to work toward fhe bet
terIneBt Of the Dostal service. Postfn~ste
W. o. Rigby of Topeka will be the prin-
c1DaI speaker