The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-26

to Judge Hazen as special master in
the Leavenworth and Topeka railroad
rate case and $3S4.75 to C. D. Well
man for stenographic work in the
same case.
There will be a reception at the
sunset hour tonight for all the wo-
men on the chautauqua grounds. 1t
will be held at the headquarters tent
of the Federation of Women's clubs.
They have a new nozzle at the fire
department headquarters that will
spread a stream of water 35 feet in
diameter. 1t will be used for inside
purposes and is adapted to a blazing
room or basement.
Practically all of the visiting mer-
chants have left for their homes with
the best time of their lives. But they
did not enjoy themselves any more
than their hosts at that.
Prof John E. Cameron. who takes
charge of the nature study department
at the chautauqua, has recently been
offered a position at the State Agri-
cultural college, Manhattan. He did
not accept the offer.
Governor Stubs and Governor
Hadley ate a meal at the Topeka club
and Myra McHenry, who came back
to Topeka to investigate, has it all
figured out. She will spring the
facts on the public at a street meet
ing tonight. Isn't it awful?
Fifty-one dealers have applied to
Chief Wilmarth for permits to sell
fireworks. One stock amounts to s175
and another $4,000. When a dealar
has explosives other than torpedoes
and small firecrackers he must apply
to the fire marshal for a permit to
sell them.
The top timbers on the railing
around the excavation work, Fifth and
Kansas avenue, were freshly painted
this morning and no sign whatever
was used to warn the public. AS a
result several people ruined their
clothes. This is a case of inexcusable
carelessness by the contractors.
Chief Wilmarth has made a rule
prohibiting smoking in the fireworks
departments of local stores. He also
says that no fireworks shall be touch
ed off in the stores and thrown out of
doors. zone of the meanest fires to
fight is a store full of fireworks" said
the watchfu1 chief this afternoon.
The Bible institute at Washburn
closed last night with addresses by DR..
Frank K. Sanders and Prof. H. 1.
Wood. The attendance during the
ture of the program deserved. Those
who took advantage of the course ex-
press a desire that a similar institute
be held next year.
Judge Pollock of the federal court
has opened court for a few days in
OTO0I To ClSdE up d lltlo business Oh
minor importance congested at the
local offices. He will approve the
t>quarterly and semi-annual accounts
and then return to Kansas City. Judge
Pollock leaves July for a vacation
! trip to Canada.
Postmaster A. K. Rodgers says if
people will send to the local office the
names of those they can trust the
registered mail can be delivered
much quicker. The way it is now a
mail carrier has to hunt around and
find the addressee in person. This
sometimes takes many days and
| causes the customers trouble as well
as the postoffice employees.
| A Topeka man drank half a bottle
| of pop at the ball game yesterday be-
| fore he found that it contained a
large juicy fly which had evidently
| been dead many moons. He sent 1t
back to the dispenser instead of DIR.
! Crumbine and the man said: Sorry
can't do anything for you as you
drank part of it, There ought to be
| pure food inspector detailed at the
ball games.