The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-24
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This is the last day to register for
the primary.
Social dance at Roof Garden Sat-
urday night. Gents SOC. Ladies' free.
Dr. Hubbard Linlay of Atchison is
IN topeka today, In charge of sur
gical case from that city.
Mrs. M. E. Hopper left Thursday
FOR Arpin. Wis, on account of the Sc
rious illness of her sister.
All the drug stores in the city will be
closed Sunday. The tobacco stores also
VIII likely be closed for this day.
At special meeting of the city
council held last night the old Keith
tract, now known as Kenwood addi-
ton was taken into the city.
J. w. Mcclure of Topeka was elect
ed president of the Kansas Abstrac-
ters association which met in annual
session at Concordia Thursday.
The city markets are plentifully
supplied with home grown apples,
though most of them are of the wind
fall variety and not any too tempting.
Election Commissioner Titus an
nounces that the registration books will
be Kept open until 10 o'clock tonight
Tor the accommodation of those who
have failed to register.
Mule car service was necessary on
North Kansas avenue yesterday after
was caused by the sewers in that part
OF the city being stopped UP.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Shawnee County Alfalfa club will be
held at the Commercial club rooms
Saturday afternoon when the success
Of discing alfalfa will be discussed.
Herman offen was elected president
of the Topeka Retail Grocers' associa-
ton at meeting held late Thursday
afternoon to succeed Ferd Driesbach
who has retired from the grocery busf-
ness.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter will
begin the series Of five addresses on
Kansas history today. at the Chau-
tauqua meeting which is in progress
at Vinewood park.
The Topeka Wichita game was post
poned by rain Thursday, but the
weather today is just about right for
the opening Of the Hutchinson
series which commences this after
noon. A.
According to the poll of an incom-
ing train taken by w. w. Wheeler
carry Kansas as the vote was a tie,
each presidential nominee receiving
29 votes.
The street railway company has a
force of men at work raising the
welded crossing at the intersection of
Eighth and Kansas avenues. The af-
fair weighs several tons and spans one
of the city fire cisterns.
The Topeka State Savings bank was
awarded an issue of $4,000 special
| improvement bonds by the city coun-
ell of Emporia this week The bank
secured the bonds at par but will pay
| special premium of $3.50.
H. I. Monroe, the only coIored pres
idential elector on the Republican
ticket resides In Topeka and Is an Of
| flee deputy under Sheriff John Wilk-
erson. He was deputy county clerk
for two years under A. Newman. !.
Roy Putnam who has been connected
with the accounting department Of the
| Santa F'e for some time has been ap-
pointed division accountant for the
| Union Pacific at cheyenne. Wyoming
| and has left for his new field of labor
The severe electric storm which ac-
| companied the rain Thursday after
| noon played havoc with the telephone
| wires in Topeka several large cables
being burned out and as a conse-
quence the telephone service today is
| not up to the usual standard.
| Mrs. A B. Jeffrey and her 2-year-old
son, Balfour, have left Chicago, where
| the baby was treated at the Pasteur
| institute. He was bitten by DR.. JEFF
rey's dog in June and has been treated
jeffrey and the baby are visiting rela-
| tives in Iowa for a few weeks before
| their return to Topeka.
The street car company is rather lax
| in it's handling of the cars between the
| city and the ball park. On many oc-
casions recently the trains with theil
| packed trail cars have almost reached
| the ball park only to be compelled tc
back up to the turnout on Madison
street in order to avoid a collision
More care should be taken in the dis
patching of the trains.