The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-15
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The members of the central fire sta
ton have subscribed a neat little purse
which has been turned over to the
pennant fund.
A meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union will be held at the
First Methodist church Monday after
noon at o'clock.
Speck Hurlburt who has been a
member of nearly every ball team in
the Western association has retired to
the farm near Maple Hill.
The cry that is most frequently
heard in the newspaper Office, Say
you bring back that pencil that you
stole from off of my DESK
w. C. Stadel has secured building
permit for the erection of two-story
frame dwelling at 1927 Van Buren,
street which will cost $4,000.
Bigbee's boy band gave concert ir
Skene's park last night which was en-
joyed by a large crowd which attended
as we'll as by the residents in that Sec
ton Of the city. .-.-
For a Sunday without amusements
tomorrow bids fair to take the cake
There will be no ball game, nor any
reproduction of the game by wire, and
no theatrical performance.
Rev. c. B. Zook, pastor of the Wal
nut Grove NJ. E. church. was elected
president of the district organization
of the Epworth League which has been
in session in Valley Falls this week.
The cost of the new Martin-Dennis
sewer is $4,000 below the estimate
made made by the city engineer and
not $4,000 above as many Of the peo-
pie in the sewer district seem to think
An adjourned meeting will be held
at College Hill school house. district %
Tuesday evening, august IS, for the
purpose of levying tax for coming
school year and other important bust
ness. St% Ns
Bradstreet's bank clearing report
for the week indicates that Topeka is
one city in twelve showing an increase,
out of 3S cities reporting and that it
leads with the greatest per cent of in
crease. $50.
Work on the new 1000 addition of
the Central Congregational church will
The new addition will extend from the
present main structure of the church
to Buchanan street.
Seven hundred visitors attended the
convention of Young Peoples asso-
citation meetings which were held at
Garfield park Friday and the man
agement is preparing for a record
breaking crowd Sunday.
A rumor is current that Harry
Larimer. the most enthusiastic fan in
Topeka, will make up the deficit in
case the one thousand dollar fund for
the pennant winning White Sox ball
team is not completed.
The final survey for the right of way
of the Topeka & Southwestern into the
city will commence Monday morning.
This is the starting of the work which
it is now expected will be continued
until the road is in operation.
A meeting of the Democratic coun-
ty central committee will be held at
the Throop hotel Tuesday afternoon
when a member of the state central
committee will be elected who will act
as chairman Of the local committee.
movement to raise funds with
which to erect a bandstand in the new
city park, Willow Grove. Potwin, has
been started by residents on the west
side. Having a bandstand concerts
will be given by Marshalls occasional
ly.
The Topeka team plays at Enid to-
day and tomorrow and these will be
the last games on the present trip.
Tuesday the team will open long ser
les of games on the home grounds with
Hutchinson and the first opposing
team.
The numerous posters, banners,
flags and stands of paper in evidence
about the city indicates that the adj
vertising committee of the state wide
fair intend to make a thorough cam
paign as far as their department is
concerned.
Although the mercury failed to
reach the high mark of the season
Friday by a number of degrees the
afternoon is conceded to have been
the hottest of the season, on account
of the excessive humidity in the
atmosphere.
The Republican county central COM
mittee met this afternoon at the Cope
land hotel for the purpose of organic
ing. Under the new primary law the
elected chairman is a member of the
state central committee and represents
the county in that body.
A well known Topeka insurance
! man is wearing an optic encased in a
mahogany colored frame. and. insists
that he received 1t when he slipped
in bath tub. No evidence to the
contrary being available. the story is
being accepted by his friends.
The Wichita Beacon uses a half
column of space in calling attention to
the fact that the Topeka Bridge and
Iron company failed to fulfill it's con-
tract in building bridge in that city.
the burden of the plant being that
| the company left off an apron"
w. c. Carswell. manager of the
Western Union Telegraph company in
Topeka, will leave for st. Louis this
evening for a short visit. He expects
! to be gone two or three weeks and