The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-19
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

filed in the federal court Wednesday by
Fred G. Cross, of Ellis, who gives assets
$599.36 and liabilities as $S,1A.
According to G. w. Hill. Topeka is now
up against the regular summer shorta &c
of milk. Flies annoy the cows, make
them nervous. resulting in a shortage of
milk.
The divorce petition against W. W. GiI-
more filed in the district court Wednesday
shortly before Gilmore was killed when a
tractor fell on him at Eighth and Hancock
streets, was withdrawn late Wednesday
night.
F. NJ. Newland, former city commits
sioner, and Mrs Newland, will leave to-
day for a trip thru the east and into
rious points in the east. They expect to
be gone several months.
Thru error the State journal stated
Wednesday that d. Debacker had been sell
fenced to ninety days in Jail for stealing
an auto tire. Debacker owned the tire, in
instead. +. H. Benedict is the man who
pleaded guilty to the charge and was SEN
fenced to ninety days in jail.
Every Monday afternoon at the city build
ing there will be a clinic for negro babies
only. Miss Ellen Thomson, baby nurse.
will be in charge of the work. 1t is be-
negro babies more viii be- Brought to
the clinic than the twenty babies now-en-
rolled.
Miss Sara and Miss nellie Kouns, dauph-
manager of the Santa Fe railway, are
making records for the AeoliaR phono-
graphs in England. The two famous To-
peka singers, who recently toured France
in the interests of the A. f. F., are sing
ing in the Coliseum in London.
According to Chief Joseph Hanlon there
have been 100 fewer fires since January |,
1919, than in the same period in 1915
same time in 1918 there were 293 fires.
The fire chief gives the wet weather as
the reason. Few of them were very de-
structive. ~
At a meeting of the membership cam
paigners of the Chahmber of Commerce this
noon 1t was decided to continue the mem
Sevs' Reports today on the progress Of
the campaign made by the captains of
five of the ten teams showed a net new
membership of fifty.
Saturday. evening. the people of Tecum-
sch township have been invited to be
present at an old fashioned jubilee cele-
bration which is to be held at the Tecum-
sch Methodist church. The affair is being
township, their parents and friends. A
musical and a literary program VIII be
heard
Judge George H whitcomb of the Shaw
nee county district court, is holding court
in Jefferson county. Judge Fred Wood
burn, the jefferson county judge. is quite
i'll and Judge Whitcomb is endeaToring to
dispose some of the legal tangles swapping
the Jefferson county court. Judge Robert
d Carver today is holding court in Judge
Whitcomb's division.
Fire underwater inspectors who have
been examining city property and equip
ment for the last few days are now work
ing on the inspection Of the equipment at
the city water plant. According to Com
work tomorrow. AT that time they will
no doubt be in, a position to give Il report
on conditions. 1t is believed. however. that
the inspectors Will find nothing to- cause
objection. ~sff 9st ID I.
Altho the, storm Wednesday aftspneon
was of short duration it lasted long enough
for lightning to strike the school house at
Fifteenth and Monroe streets. setting II on
fire. The blaze was extinguished by fire
companies. very little damage resulting.
A permit has been Issued the Church
of the Holy Name for the erection of a
wooden frame building in the rear of the
lot at 934 Clay street. The building viii fle
one story high. 1t will have 20 foot
front and be SO feet deep.
Mrs. Lillian Stokes of Kansas City has
sued Morris & Co. for, $500 as compensa-
ton. for herself and lchildren ,hecause of
the accidental death of her nus band
Major Stokes, I'm the Morris plant some
time ago, according to the transcript filed
here in the office Eof. the federal court.T At
torneys of the parking company denS5 that
she is entitled to the money on the ground
that she had not lived with her husband
for two years prior to his death.
The first petition for naturalization
papers filed since May was filed Wednes-
day in the office of the federal court