The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-25
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Dancing tonight at vinewood.
The soda fountains are profiting by
the hot weather.
Web worms are playing havoc with
the Sweetpea vines and mulberry trees.
Judge Lee Monroe of Topeka Is at
tending court at Garden City this week
On June % the waterworks commit
tee OF the council will meet at the city
hall
The Eiks will not move into their
new building before the middle of
July.
Olcott Bronson left today for San
Diego. Cal, where he will spend the
summer.
The alfalfa harvest as well as the
wheat harvest is in full blast in
Shawnee county.
Gage park is recovering from the
effects of the flood and the flower beds
are masses of bloom.
c. J. Evans will be one of the
Fourth of July orators at the Farm
ers' union and Labor union picnic AT
Garfield park.
Brick are being piled along West
sixth avenue. This is almost a sure
sign that the new pavement is about
to be put down.
Clay Alexander who is head puSher
of the Smith Automobile company is
in Topeka today from Kansas City
with stories of prosperity on his lips.
Secretary of State Denton is losing
some of the good nature for which he
is famous. The influx of candidates
with petitions is proving too much for
him.
Shawnee county farmers who have
corn are now trying hard to get rid
of the weeds which nearly distanced
the growing corn during the wet
weather.
The weather bureau is moving from
the Columbian building TO the Null
vane building. The latter place it is
thought is the better location for max
ing observations.
The Air Dome was crowded last
night to witness the production
"Chuckles.'' This play will be pre-
scented again tonight and another large
crowd is expected. -.
Plans are being made for a Dig
Fourth of July celebration at Vine
wood. some of the features being a
patriotic band concert, balloon ascen-
sion and parachute leap.
Floyd McRae has taken charge of
the National hotel roof garden. Ad-
mission is free and charge of so
cents is made to those who care to
dance. Steinberg's orchestra.
William 1. Keiter, who has been a
clerk in the general offices or the
Santa Fe, has gone to Key West wnere
he has been appointed assistant OBJ
server at the United States weather
bureau. ST.
The Vinewood cars are now flying
red pennants with white letters from
the trolley poles. the old blue ones
having been worsted in the year and
more of service which they have
enjoyed.
Judge John C. Pollock, United States
district judge, is in the city and will
remain here for two days. He expects
to leave later in the summer for his
resort home on the great lakes on the
Canadian side.
Charles Davol, 1.-The millionaire boy"
who worked as messenger BOY in the
local telegraph offices of the Rock
Island during the winter, is now sta
ton agent at Corbin on the Rock
Island in Sumner county
A great many Topeka baseball fans
were disappointed because the wire be-
tween Topeka and Joplin went out
Wednesday. 1t is working all right
today, however, and the game is re.
produced at the Olympic.
The government has asked for bids
for the construction of school build
ings on the Pottawatomie Indian reser-
walton, the bids to be filed on July Il
or before with the commissioner of In
dian affairs at Washington.
A vigorous campaign is being waged
against the little web worms which
are taking possession of the trees In
Topeka. A long pole with kerosene
burning from a saturated rag is about
the best means of combating these
pests.
DR.. J. w. Shearer of Abilene was
elected president of the Kansas Asso-
citation of Osteopaths at the conven-
ton of the association which closed
last night. 1t was decided to hold the
next convention in Topeka a year
hence.
The cantata Queen Esther which
was given at the Auditorium Tuesday
evening will be reproduced at the
same place Sunday night and the ad-
mission will be free. Church services
will be given up in most of the
churches on this account.
The board of education will take for.
NAL action on July with reference tt
paying its portion of the cost of secur.
ing a statement of the back taxes due
the city. The board will pay not tc
exceed $500 is the opinion of T. F
Carver, president of the board.