The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-16
SNAP SHOTS

AT HOME NEWS

siOner, left this week for Ohio, where he
viii spent a week on blue sky business
Another meeting Of the state blue sky
board in the office OF L. J. PettijOhn, sec
Rotary OF state, was postponed today Two
members Of the board are net in the city.
Clyde VI. Reed. private secretary TO
Governor Allen, Is confined to his home al
Eighth avenue and buchanan street, suf-
fering from a severe cold and sore throat.
School did not open Monday in District
No. 81 There is not a family in the dis
trict that cares to board the teacher. ac-
cording to Mrs. Florence Ward, who has
the school The school will remain closed
until some place is found
The city commissioners this morning
granted jitney licenses to Dan Loubach,
1904 East sixth street; X. T. Darby, III
Woodlawn; Victor J. Spengler, 204 Bran
ner; Clyde SheafOr and Lizzie SheafOr, 6e6
Lime street
A L. Kidd, Rock Island agent at VIII
lar, refused to be "kidded' by his wife
when she went to Oklahoma and refused
TO return to her home. Today. Kidd was
granted divorce by Judge James A Nc
The Modoe club will go to Leeompton
Thursday to appear on the program OF the
Lecompton fair. A sleighr-Of-hand exhhi-
bition put on BY Or. F. a. Rooster viii be
at the overlook fair on September II.
Commissioner W. H. WATSON is still ser
fouly i'll at his home suffering attack
for almost ten days. WATSON has these
attacks about this season every year The
10
mad.
The Roosevelt Memorial viii be one Of
the main topics OF discussion at the regu-
lar meeting Of the Rotary club at tine
speakers for the day will be Howard
Lewis, Of Hutchinson, and J. c. Nichols, of
Kansas City.
Fire companies made two small runs
made one OF their customary runs to the
sixth street viadqct. hot box in
caused another fire at 90 O'Clock. The
damage In both cases was small.
The teacher shortage has hit the big
state schools, where extra teachers are
ment. The state board OF administration
is now attempting to meet teacher de-
mands at the state university. agricultural
college and other state schools.
f. 7. Bozenhard. new physical director
at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. took charge of
the department Monday He takes the
frank Mumm, who Is in Minnesota Bozen-
hard was secretary OF the Y. NJ. c. A. for
physical work at Camp Dodge, Ia.
member Of the English parliament
days for two speeches. The Britisher is a
Mr.. White. ne is in Kansas at the in
vitation OF William Allen White OF En-
poria. In Topeka White will talk at the
college.
F. E. Munger, merchant and postmaster
daughter who is attending washburn col
lege. He says the crops are good in Raw
Inns county. but there is a scarcity OF grain
ears. Mr.. Munger is enc Of the pioneers Of
business.
Following failure OF the Douglas county
commissioner and drainage boards IN that
county 10 agree regarding the removal Of
Kaw river abutments, the public utilities
commission may take hand. The two
Douglas county bodies have failed TO agree
concerning removal OF several river OBJ
structions.
Governor Allen has been appointed as a
member Of the subcommittee Of the ma
ttonal Roosevelt Memorial commission. He
VIII serve with Clifford PfnchOt and other
prominent Americans on the committee
which Will direct the making Of definite
plans for expenditure of the 100000 me
mortal fund.
August was a busY month for LIge Ed
wards collected Sol in dog taxes. often
deem them and pay the dog license at the
same time. In this way Edwards often
collects a fairly large sum Of money.
Altho permits were issued Monday for
two new houses. they will GO only n short
way in assisting in aIleviating the general
housing shortage in Topeka The Shawnee
dwelling at 1O14 West Ninth street. A.
Clark was also granted a permit to erect
a 5000 dwelling at 1912 West Ninth street
Bonds Of the city Of Topeka in the
amount of S14S,961 we're registered today
in the office of Fred W. Knapp. state audi
tor. The bonds are for paving and sewer
improvements and extensions md bear
four and three fourths per cent interest,
retirabie in one to ten years. The bonds
we're issued in denominations Of 500 and
$500.
visitors at the Kansas Free Fair who
used the street ears for transportation to
and from the grounds exceeded BY more
than 1000 the number using the same
mode OF transport in 1918. The total fig
ures compiled by the Topeka Street Rail-
collected on the fair grounds line this
year as against 4O1,GO5 in 1918.
The victoria wHter lilies are now IN
bloom at Gage park. The plant is Il
native OF the Amazon. In some instances
the pods are five feet across and are
edged with A rim two inches high. The
flowers bloom only at night. after sun
down On cloudy day they often stay
open until noon. They last about forty
eight hours on the second night they
change to a pink The largest flowers
ever measured at Gage park were fifteen
inches across. Zanzibar lilies. blue and
white, are blooming in the same lake, the
one Just east Of the swimming pool. The
lilies will continue to bloom until frost
A Topeka woman complains that the
week before the fair she ordered a box Of
laundry SOAP and that the grocer failed to
deliver it fair week despite the fact that
she told him she wanted IL ut once and
would pay him when~delivery was made
She says that Monday she called him over
the telephone and that he admitted having
forgotten to make delivery. Then, the
woman says. he told her she would have
to pay more than the price he had quoted
her as soa had gone M in the meantime
This woman Is wondering II every Topeka
housewife Is made to pay more every time
her grocer forvpfs deliver m order