The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-18
o. P. Updegraf is in Denver.

SsAi4So - JUL iAo4s
! o. P. Updegran is in Denver
Fourth of July is two weeks from
Saturday.
Grillion came through the flood in
fine shape
At last reports the Lecompton bridge
was in service.
Walker Cain has returned to Topeka
from d trip to Chicago.
Didn't you feel warm yesterday when
the thermometer got up to 81?
Many people are living in North To-
peka as if nothing had happened.
The odor il the vicinity of the drifts
in North Topeka is very unpleasant.
A Dyer. of Kinsley. formerly county
attorney of Edwards county, is in To-
peka today.
80 day seed corn. Plenty for all. No
delay. Hubbard's seed store. $40 Kan
sas avenue.
Carl A. Groeshener and Harry Stein
berg of Topeka took part in the violin
contest at Hutchinson.
The state house lawn has become q
popular resort since it has been impos-
sible to go to Garfield park
IN the piano solo contest at the Hutch
inson jubilee Mrs. A. L. Goodwin and
e. c. Lewis. of Topeka. took part.
Collections yesterday for the CONNER
cial club relief fund amounted to $2Sl.
Most of it came from outside Topeka.
The Auditorium relief headquarters
will be closed a 6 o'clock this evening
by the order of the Commercial club.
John Strickrott's souvenir of the flood
was published today. It was delayed by
the firm which was making the half
tones.
The Swift & Holiday Drug company
is putting in a new soda fountain
which is one of the largest and most
elaborate in Topeka.
A donation. which has not previously
been publicly acknowledged, was that of
IS made by the Modern Lace club to the
Commercial club relief fund.
The sink hole at Quincy and Laurent
streets is showing no signs of decreas-
ing vigor It still swallows up every
thing thrown into its nav.
The Hanley store on West Gordon
street is the worst wrecked business
house in North Topeka. All the win
dows were broken and part of the wall
has fallen in.
There will be an important meeting of
the executive committee of the directors
of the Kansas State Exposition associa-
ton al o'clock Friday evening in the
Commercial club rooms.
Rev. T. J. Pearson, of the North
Congregational church, corner of Lau-
rent and Jackson streets, announces
that there will be services at the
church next Sunday
One of the members of the jury which
is trying the JOINT cases was formerly
barkeeper in a Topeka joint drug
store. It was not very long ago, either,
in the days when a few drug stores
were little else but saloons
Charles Hines, who operates the Op-
era House drug store. has been called
upon to show the probate court why his
druggists permit to sell liquors should
not be revoked. County Attorney Hun
gate started the proceedings.
Garfield Salyer. east of Rochester. has
picked up a stray black horse since the
flood He says the owner can have IL
by giving its description. The location
of the Salyer place can be had from
Cope & Co
The work of macadamizing the West
Sixth street road has been resumed.
Work is now being done near the o. f.
Walker farm The Capital City Vitri-
fed Brick company has the brick on the
ground to pave 500 feet which is their
contribution to the Improvement
The Southwestern Fuel company Of
Topeka has secured the contract for