The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-28
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

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Mayor Corwine has been asked to locate
the daughter of F. d; MacVoy OF Canton.
o.. in Topeka. Her father died Tuesday
and she cannot be found.
There are 10000 pounds Of twine avail
able at the state prison. according to
James A. kimball, state business manager.
This Will be sold at 1917 cents pound.
Paul Edgar. clerk OF the court of Topeka,
left Wednesday for a two weeks business
tives in southern Illinois before returning
to Topeka.
An so-eighty acre farm n few miles north
Of Dover has been sold by Arthur W
sum of $4,000 according to the deed filed
in the registers office today.
Otto p. Higgins. the plucky reporter who
wrote under the caption of o. z. H. for
the Kansas City Star during the war. was
In Topeka Wednesday night. Higgins wss
with the Thirty-fifth. Eighty ninth and
Forty-second divisions in France.
The hotel roller towel is coming back
into use in the small town hotels and
restaurants. according to reports received
by the state board Of health. There are
regulations against the use of these towels
and activity Of the state board Of health In
enforcing these regulations is likely.
Ralph Faxon former Topeka newspaper
man. was in Topeka wednesday. Faxon
is now general manager OF the Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce. Faxon admitted
ne WAS nOmeSlFk Ior hanSaS ana spoke
Of a number Of old time newspapermen
whose circle Of activity was centered at
the state house.
. There was only $1oO.0O0 appropriated for
n new engineering building at the Kansas
Agricultural college and the lowest bid on
the engineers plans is S235.000. James A.
Kimball. state business manager. Is at
tempting to cut off. certain parts Of the
building so the state may remain within
the appropriation.
The city commissioners voted Wednesday
to accept the resignation OF T. W. Martin.
rs electrical inspector. A. +. Sutton, WHO
pointed to fill the vacancy He will take
charge September !. According to Martin,
his resignation was handed in because the
salary attached to the office was insult
ficicnt to meet his needs, he said.
Notice hns been received by Bishop Wise
of meeting of the national committee of
the Episcopal church to be held in New
York City September 10. II will be the
only meeting of the committee prior to
the general convention in October. Bishop
James Wise, Rev. Charles F. Maltas, Of
kansas City. represent Kansas ON the
national committee of the nation wide
campaign of the Episcopal church.
wanamnker school teaching force will
have to be increased by one this year on
account of the fact that the thirty or more
children at the Knights and Ladies OF
Security home will be in attendance. The
Knights and Ladies' plan to have n school
all their own within a few years and have
1t established on their own land as
part of the home and hospital project But
for the time being the children will go tC
the school at Wanamaker, and WanamakeI
must increase its teaching force.
student in Topeka high school twenty
six years ago. John F. Doane. of 103 Har.
rison street, Wednesday applied to r. II
Cook. president, for his credits to enable
him to enter the X. S. A. when the fall
terms opens. Doame is AZ years old. H.
was a top sergeant in the signal corps and
was wounded in the Meuse-Argonne fight.
ing. The government is sending him to
school to fit himself for some useful occu-
patton. The wounds received in the wal
left him badly afflicted with rheumatism
Upon Kansas druggists devolves the tast
of ascertaining whether the patent medt'
cine purchaser wants the kick in the medi
cine or really wants to enjoy the claimed
healing properties Of 1t. F. F. Rowland
head of the state drug inspection depart.
ment. states that with the disappearance Of
whisky from the market, the increase In
patent medicine sales is rapid. The vnri
Gus whisky substitutes include: Patent
medicine. sweet spirits of nitre. Jamaica
ginger, spirits. of camphor, hard cider. hall
tonic, lemon and other extracts. raisir
wine and alcohol. Then, there Is cider
some Of which contains a percentage oi
alcohol ns high as per cent.
Auto paint. K. Jones Paint Co