The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-17
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WHY DON'T YOU DO 1T NOW?
Sometimes you mean to mend your ways
Why don't you do it now?
You hope to win the whole worlds praise
Why don't you do it now?
You've always read in prose or rhyme
THE present is the golden time.
If you are ever going to climb,
Why don't you do it now?
In short, no matter what you've planned
Why don't you do it nOw7'
If you have work right at your hand.
Why don't you do il now?
Successful men are never late;
You'll fail if you procrastinate,
If you have vowed to conquer fate,
Why don't you do it now?
Social dancing roof garden, Satur-
day evening. Ladies free; gents SOC.
I'm. Greater New York" is the bill
which the Jack Emerson Stock COM
pany will present at the Air Dome to-
night.
G. w. Brooks will speak at the As
bury Methodist church at O'Clock
Sunday morning on the Evils of In
toxicating Liquors"
The Y NJ. c. A. boys pony brigade
was reported at Manhattan at noon
Thursday. The procession is now sup
posed to be on the way home
The Topeka ball team moves over
series of three games. The locals hope
to take two out of the three at least.
About $50 visiting merchants called
at the Y. NJ. c. A. and were delighted
with the swimming pool and other IA
cilties for interesting and instructing
the men.
Many of the country merchants, who
have attended the merchants week in
Topeka, left for home today. thong h
some of the late ones did not get in
until this morning.
According to the figures of Election
Commissioner Titus 4.500 Topeka men
must register within the next week II
they expect to vote at the primary
election on August a. r-tec-
A COW belonging to j. D. Power at
1925 Pine street, was instantly killed
by a bolt of lightning at 5 o'clock
this morning. She was standing near
a small tree which was struck.
A valuable Irish setter which was
among the prize winners at the bench
show last winter and belonged TO
l Carl Chandler of ia West Twenty
third street, was poisoned yesterday.
Terry Stafford has bought the Null
yane garage at Seventh and Quincy
streets. Paul Mulvane, the retiring
| owner, will, however, still maintain an
| agency for auto tires at the same
place.
| IneTe were ulSpldyS VI I6hehiiiS anu
| peals of thunder early this morning
| but no relief from the hot weather
was produced One bolt of lightning
was reported to have struck the Kaw
river.
The court costs on the Kenwood tract
| have been paid and the city attorneys
Office has now approved of the title
The ordinance taking the tract into the
| city has been held up pending thi:
| clearing up of the title.
H u. Nudge, second vice president
| of the Rock Island, who spent Thurs
day in Topeka, left last night for a
| trip to Belleville, where he will make
| a detailed investigation of the damage
| wrought by the recent flood.
The theatrical managers promise tc
see to it that the laws regulating Sun
| day closing are enforced next Sun.
| day and hope in this way to get the
| law compelling them to close theil
| theaters on Sunday repealed.
Councilman C. w. Horn, chairman o
| the ways and means committee of tn
| council, has gone over informally tn
| estimates made by the various head
| Of city departments preparatory to ar
\ irving at the necessary size of tn
budget for the year.
Rev. John G. Maver. a retired
minister of the Baptist church, II
seriously ill at his home. 1912 Yves
street. Mr.. Maver has lived in thi.
| section of the state for many year.
| and has been prominently identified
| with Masonic circles.
A map has been prepared by Assist
ant City Engineer Walter Arnold. show