The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-02
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The regular monthly council meet
| ing convenes this evening
One man gives this apt definition of
/ steam: Water crazy with the heat.
The Topeka Rife club has arranged
for an all day shoot at Skeene's park
| today.
Though it is Labor Day number of
the offices at the city hall were open
and employees at work.
A regular meeting of the board of
education will be held this evening, de-
spite the fact that this is holiday
1t has been two years now since the
labor unions of this city have INDUCED
| in a parade on the holiday set apart
for them.
A good many picnics planned for to-
day were called off because of the rain
of last night and the threatening
weather early this morning.
| License receipts issued by the city
collector for August indicate that the
city is $63O.75 better off than it was
at the beginning of the month.
All the county offices are closed to-
| day with the exception of Sheriff
| Wilkerson's, which owing to the un-
usual activity Sunday is busy place.
The rain last night broke up the
performance at the Air Dome theater
and caused a wild scurry for cover
among the visitors at Vinewood park.
For the first time this season the
little green bugs so common last sum-
mer were in evidence in great num-
bers just before the rain began to fall.
F. E. Nipps and Mrs. Nipps are ex-
pected to return soon from Arkansas,
where they Joined party of friends
on a cruise of 125 miles down the
White river.
Just % more days until the base ball
season closes in the Western associa-
T1rid of various teams
will drop out of sight until the season
again opens.
Councilman Blakely is threatening to
start a crusade against sweeping stores
and sidewalks late in the morning
which at a glance would seem to be
mighty bid for popularity.
Word has been received in Topeka
that Charles NJ. Sheldon who has been
leading a temperance crusade in Eng
land for the past four months, has
sailed for the United States
The rain last night saved the corn
crop again, and there is no joke about
it as late corn was needing moisture
badly though early corn was made by
the rains in the later part of July
Fearing heavy roads on account of
the rain last night a number of Topeka
automobiles who had planned to make
the run to Lawrence today to the
American Motor League meeting failed |
to make the start.
Friends of Lee Jones, who operated
a drug store here for many years. are
receiving cards to the effect that he is
now the proprietor of the West Drug
store at No. S21 Kansas avenue,
Armourdale.
Natural gas is now being used for
fuel at the city electric light plant. |
Burners have been installed for two
of the boilers and the remaining two
will be equipped later. 1t is believed
that the natural gas will show big |
saving over the cost of coal.
Judge ]. c. Pollock of the United
States district court is expected to re- |
turn on the fifth from Canada, where |
he has been spending the summer, |
and will leave soon after to preside at |
the opening of the September term of |
court at Wichita on the 9Th of Sep
TENDER.
The care free stride and smile of
contentment on the faces of certain |
druggists these days may be attributed |
to the fact that J. J. Schenck, the |
county attorney, is away on his vaca-
ton. His inquisition into the manner |
in which they buy and sell liquor un-
der their permits. is of necessity post |
poned for the time being.
Even though the primaries for coun- |
ty offices are months away and the |
election over a year hence, several of
the "professed" candidates for various
of these offices have already started |
to make life miserable for every person
whose mere name they happen to
know. by greeting them with effusive
handshakes on all possible occasions.
Labor cay was celebrated for the first
time in Topeka eighteen years ago to-
day. The parade, which is said to have
never been equalled since. was planned |
by K. U. Whitfield as marshal of the
day. The printers printed and dis
tributed a paper from a float during the
line of march, and the carpenters built
formed labor illustrative of their trades.
A vote was taken last night by a
number of men. all of them strangers.
who came through the thunder, light
ming and rain on a return trip from
Oakland in one of those real jolly cars,
and a unanimous decision was reached
that either a considerable portion of
the femininity of Oakland will have to
be moved to Topeka or a similar por-
ton of Topekan masculinity will have
to move to Oakland, orwell, each
will have to seek new fields of en-
deaVOr.