The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-29
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H. L. Hull, assistant ticket agent Of
| the Rock Island, has gone to Queen,
Ark. to testify in law suit.
Today Is Kansas day at the Chautau-
qua and Judge Benson Of the supreme
court is the leading attraction.
August Alba has been granted q
permit for the erection Of a $4,000
one story brick building at 1908
Kansas avenue.
The flags on the Elk lodge building
are at half mast today on account OF
the death Of w. E. Drechsel, which &C.
CURED last night
The Chautauqua association will pur-
chase its own grounds hereafter, pro-
viding a movement now on foot as
sumes definite form.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Harmon of 628
Western avenue announce the birth
Of q ten pound son. which arrived at
their home Sunday.
The scolored people are arranging for
a big Emancipation day celebration. at
next Saturday, the forty-fifth ami
versary Of that event.
George Lerrigo, secretary of the
Central Y. NJ. G.. A, and Frank
Forbes will leave Monday for Estes
Park, Colo, to attend a ten days con-
ference of the. western Y. M. c. A.
Twenty boys from the Central Y.
NJ. -. A, SptuI Tic iuih8 a. thC
Santa Fe shops in charge of c. H.
Fenstermacher, secretary Of the boys
department Of the Central Y. M. c. A.
The monthly mems meeting which
Is given under the auspices of the
Central Y. M. c. A., will be held on
the east steps of the state house Sun
day afternoon, August at O'Clock.
Only three days remain In which to
raise the necessary money for the To-
1Av1<.
work. What has become Of the COM
mittee of 80 which had this matter in
charge.
w. E. Sterne's announcement of his
candidacy for county commissioner
was not published in the Saturday is
sue Of the State Journal but space is
used in the issue OF today for that
purpose.
Rev. Father Francis G. Elast, pas
tor of the Catholic church at Usage
City spent Tuesday in Topeka as the
guest of Very Rev. Dean F. M. Hay
den, rector Of the Church of the
Assumption.
One of the most popular resorts in
the city at the present time is the
Central Y. M. c. A.. swimming pool
where two hundred men and boys
daily find a few moments relief from
the excessive heat.
with the mercury around about
where 1t has been for the past ten
days 1t makes little difference to me
whether Long and Bristow debate at
the auditorium or Vinewood park"
remarked a local politician for in
either event they will have to- get
along without my presence"
City Attorney Dreaming dismissed
the suits against J. E. House, w. B.
Flowers, Robert Smith and George
Rawlins, charged in police court with
violation of the Sunday labor ordin-
ance. The city attorney a few hours
before the suits were brought to trial
declared that he would prosecute
them. But there are $40 minutes in
four hours, and this Is plenty Of time
for a change of heart. The city at
torney shifted the responsibility upon
the shoulders Of Mayor Green This
was perfectly natural, and would
have worked all right, but his honor
proved an alibi.
The people living in the vicinity of
Eighth and Madison street take ex-
ceptions to the manner in which the
dog catcher performs his duties. Yes
terday a call was sent in by Ed Nc
Curran, living at SIS Madison street,
for the dog catcher to come and get a
stray cur that had taken up its abode
with McCurran. The official arrived
promptly accompanied by his depu-
ties. They chased the doggfe all over
the neighborhood and finally wounded
1t in two places after a lively bonn
bardment with a shot gun. They then
took the wounded dog away with
them instead of at once putting 1t out
of its misery.