The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
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Myers soap is a wonder if you use it.

Myers soap is a wonder If you use it.
From the number of machines OF
the streets, it is evident that motor
cycling is getting quite vogue in To-
peka-
The Topeka ball team will leave to-
night for Joplin where they will play
the final series of the season in the
Missouri burg.
A number of Topeka students and
teachers left for Emporia yesterday
TO attend the State Normal which IL
now in session in that city.
The pure food law which is one OF
the really good laws placed on the
statute book by the legislature last
winter will go into effect October 1.
F. G. Dreaming, city ' attorney. has
secured a number of pictures of Yellow
stone Park scenery which he has had
hung in his offices at the city hall.
Work on the new Novelty theatel
was resumed today. The delay was
caused by the nOn-arrival of the
buff brick which were ordered from
Coneyville.
Considering the range of the mer-
curry during the month of August the
record made by the police department
in making 367 arrests indicates splen-
did activity.
Councilman H B. Howard secured the
contract for furnishing the electrical
supplies to the state charitable institu-
lions for a year. The contract is worth
close to $4,000.
As a result of the scarcity of rain
for several days the roads leading out
of Topeka are becoming smooth again
and are popular routes for buggfes
and automobiles.
After two days overwork the joke
about the GOODNESS of the weather
seems about as much out of place as
the ''Is this hot enough for you" joke
which has prevailed all summer.
The Jensen Manufacturing company
will Immediately commence the con-
struction of an addition S0x100 feet on
their property at Eighth avenue and
Holiday street at a cost of $4,000.
Fall styles of wearing apparel are
making their appearance in the display
windows on Kansas avenue and they do
not look much out of place either during
the present spell of autumn weather
The first football practice at Wash
burn will take place a week from this
afternoon. BY that time it is thought
that all of the candidates for places
of the Washburn team will be back.
The city clerk has dispensed with his
extra clerical force and succeeded IN
saving $1S5 over the salaries expended
last year on the same account In addt-
ton to keeping we'll within his estimate.
Owing to the fact that the new Kan
Bas Medical college building at 523
Quincy street is not completed the
classes are being held in the free dis
nue..
Miss Mary Martin has resigned as a
teacher at the Rice school and accept
ed a position in the Alma high school.
Her former position has been filled by
the appointment of Miss Caroline Nor
ton.
Now that the home grown product
has made its appearance on the local
market watermelon parties threaten to
become the rage. especially as the
prices are extremely low for this sea-
son of the year.
A number of the members of the
Modoc club went to Burlingame this
morning, where they will furnish the
fair association with a number of
selections from their repertoire, in
Guiding Old Shady.
Carroll r. Forbes. a mining engineer
located in Utah, will arrive home on Fri
day of this week, for a few days visit
at the home of his parents in Potwin
Place. before his brother, Roy Forbes,
starts east to school
Although the evenings are much
cooler than they have been for some
time, the attendance at Vinewood
park keeps up we'll and the moving