The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-29
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And Kansas Is a Great State :"

And Kansas Is d Great State"
This is Topeka day at the Chautau-
qua.
The double header with Lincoln SUM-
day will conclude the present stretch
OF home games.
On Thursday everybody will wear
Washburn blue at the chautauqua. 1t
Will be Washburn day.
The automobile board at the civ hall
has registered over 100 drivers in the
city. They are doing a land office
business.
William Ransom of Topeka secured
marriage license yesterday to wed
Miss Lillian Mercer OF Kansas City,
Mo-, at the latter place.
The high water which has been in
terfering with passenger traffic in the
! west has receded and the trains from
the west are arriving in Topeka on
time.
Prof. John E. Cameron talked this
morning at the teachers institute at
the high school. His nature topics
delighted the knowledge dissemina-
tors.
Mr.. Louis H. Moore, who entertain
ed the gathering at the Chautauqua
| yesterday by his funny stories of the
road will speak at the big New York
| chautauqua.
A popular sign in most of the gro
Gerry stores these days reads: I'VE sell
| berries by the box, not by the quart
We sell milk by the bottle, not by the
| pint or quart
| Mr.. 1. d. Graham leaves tomorrow
| for Ellis and Russell counties. where
| he will observe the agricultural con-
| ditions and incidentally shoot some
| jack rabbits.
Public improvements to the amount
! OF quarter of q million dollars are un-
der way in Topeka, but the contractors
| complain of a scarcity of labor witt
which to hasten the work
The peace of the chautauqua was
disturbed last night by two noise dis.
tributing motor boats on Soldier
creek. The owners of the boats were
in turn disturbed by the police
There are no less than eight place.
along Kansas avenue where it is neces
sary for pedestrians to walk in tn,
! street on account of the new improve
| ments which are going on-not a bat
| sign.
G. D. Sutton, the corn man Of Masol
| City, Ill. is in Topeka to call on Sec
rotary Coburn of the state board of ag
riculture. He was accompanied by j
E. Cation of Kansas City.
City Clerk Burge has received owe
$4,000 in paving assessments for thi
year. He predicts 1909 as the larges
paving year on record. Money is pour
ing into the treasury.
A dog bowling around Tenth ave
nue. residences last evening and al
night, the while frothing at tn
| mouth, caused several reports to b.
sent to the police station for help blu
the police could find no mad dog
Mayor Green is receiving letter
every day from out of town inquirer
who desire to know the truth abou
the booze situation in Topeka TIL
mayor sends them all full explana
ton of the dry condition of the towr
The membership of the Topeka Com
: mercial club is steadily increasing. TIL
total membership to date is $50. An
the club is proving a very effective OF
ganization in the upbuilding of tn
. city.
Prof. John E. Cameron will manip
ulate the lantern at the Heringto
chautauqua Wednesday evening 70
the Rarvei family. The latter wi
be the attraction at the local chautau
qua on Thursday evening. They ar
New Zealanders and the title of thei
performance will be From Cannibal
ism to Culture