The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22

A 60 acre farm near Rossville sold this
week for $45 an acre.
DR.. J. P. Raster of the Santa Fe hos
pital has returned from a short trip to
/ Los Angeles.
NJ. F. Tatman, a farmer near Ross
vile. has built barn with a capacity
for 100 tons of hay.
George Fensky of the Santa Fe plan
/ ing mill here is visiting in San Ber-
nardino and Santa Ana.
George Tincher. who carries the rural
free delivery route through Elmont,
has a new delivery wagon.
/ Webb McNall is in Topeka today on
his wav to Milwaukee to attend the
National Fraternal congress.
/ Jake Gettman, who is well known to
! Topeka baseball fans, dislocated his leg
on Thursday while playing at Buffalo
! Superintendent Davidson, of the To
J peka city schools, will speak today at
the teachers convention at Hiawatha~
/ J. T. Purvis, pastor of the North To-
peka Christian church. will preach at
Belvoir school house tomorrow at Ais
D. m.
Ties for the rebuilding of the Santa
Fe depot line of the Topeka Railway
company are being piled on East
Fourth street.
County Superintendent S. F. Wright
will sing at the Plymouth church Sun
day. This is supposed to be the only
pad naDlt MI wright has
David Overmyer leaves tomorrow to
attend the National F'raternal congress
at Milwaukee, as a representative of
the Knights and Ladies of Security
Charles Whitmer. formerly of George
Stansfields drug store, has accepted a
position as travelling salesman for the
McPike Drug company, of Atchison,
with headquarters at Topeka.
George STALL division foreman of the
water service of the Rock Island on
the Ell Paso division between Herring
ton and TeXhoma, is in town to visit his
mother.
The distribution of the $4,000 relief
fund among the flood losers in North
Topeka by the representatives of the
Commercial club is expected to be made
next week.
Sir Guilford, a trotter owned by D. J.
Small of Topeka, won the 2:30 trot at
I the Missouri state fair at Sed3lia Fri
day in three straight heats. The fast
est heat was PISA. Sir Guilford will
pace at the state fair at Topeka in Sep
TENDER.
County Commissioners S. H. Haynes
spent Friday at his farm looking after
his corn crop. Silas Rain is in Colorado
for his health and Frank Harrison was
the chairms II, secretary, majority and
minority of the board at the session
Friday.
The wagon on which the $1,000 pound
hauled was stuck in several places on
jackson street after leaving the pave
ment at Tenth and Jackson The wheel
went down through soft dirt and had to
be dug and Dried out
An Oakland correspondent writing to
the Mail andd Breeze: The Street Car
company, quite by accident, sent one of
the goods cars out to Oakland Sunday.
The people are rejoicing over the fact
that it was water-bOund out here 1t
is poor high water that does not bring
someone some good.
The state board of medical registra
ton and examination will hold three
days session at the state house. be-
ginning Tuesday morning, August %, at
9 o'clock, for the purpose of examining
candidates for admission to practice in
this state. and for transacting such
other business as may come before the
board
Cadet Norman Ramsey, who returned
Friday to resume his studies at the Ma
tional Military academy at West Point,
stood, for the past term. highest in his
class for department and held the rank
of II III 120 in his studies. Ramsey will
not return home for two years but viii
camp at St Louis during the Worlds
fair with the cadets of his class.
In Tennesseetown. the colored settle
ment on the West side, the heavy rains
of this summer have overlooked a large
number of the wells, washing into them
filth which renders them unfit for use.
AS few of the overlooked wells have
been cleaned out 1t is feared that sick
ness from the impure water may re-
suit. In numerous places surface water
is still standing undrained. At 1166 and
1853 Lincoln street there is a small
pond of stagnant water which occupies
the greater part of the back yards
Several wells have been abandoned.
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