The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-04
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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Flat,
329 Lawrence street, on Aug. 1, a girl.
/ I. D. Graham has commenced his
| editorial work on the Kansas Farmer.
! The reading rooms of the Y. NJ. c.
| A. are proving popular this summer
This was pay day at the city offices
! and naturally the city clerk was kept
| busy.
The semiannual meeting of the Usage
| Fire Insurance company directors took
! place today.
The city contractors can not get the
Joplin flint in fast enough for putting
| in curbings.
The usual excellent Wednesday
chicken dinner was served at the Com
mercial club this noon.
| The report of the proceedings of
| the Improved Stock Breeders asso-
| citation has gone to press.
The list of publications on the Com
mercial club newspapers and periodical
| table is constantly increasing.
A number of feed store men have
asked the city fathers to do away with
| the so tax imposed upon them.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors Of the Commercial
club was held at the noon hour today.
On account of the continued rains
the lawns of the city are in much bet
| ter condition than usual at this time
of year.
The bonds of the Az per cent reissue
/ of the 100000 Improvement bond issue
are being signed by the mayor and
city clerk.
]. N. Porter of 1914 West street has
a night blooming cereus which bios
sOmed last night. Several more buds
will blossom tonight.
The men who exchanged hats at the
Commercial club on Monday noon have
| gotten matters Strengthened out in a
satisfactory manner.
The city street force is retarded in
its work ever ytime it rains. as the
whole force is put on cleaning out the
cutters and catch basins.
The intermediate league of the
First Methodist church will give
watermelon social on the church
lawn on Wednesday, August II.
Another meeting of those interested
in the formation of ShunganungA
drainage district will be held at the
Parkdale school next Tuesday evening.
1t came as rather a surprise to the
people of Kansas to know that more
automobiles are used by the farmers
of the state than by the towns peo-
pie.
c. D. Skinner has been appointed a
delegate from the Commercial club to
the Transmississippi commercial con-
ventiOn which meets in Denver Aug.
16 to 81.
The dog officer, W. NJ. Cora, found
a brindle bulldog, Z or months old,
at 4O6 East Eighth avenue yesterday,
Wh1cn ne DelleNeS 10 Be SOnleDOuy
valuable animal.
Blind Boone, the famous negro
pianist has been engaged to give an
entertainment at the Auditorium to-
night for the benefit of the colored
population of the city.
The number of girls who will con-
stitute the Y W. c. A. delegation to
the Lake Geneva conference to be held
Aug. IA to - has been swelled to 20.
Miss Ella Cowgirl will act as chaperon.
A number of girls from the local Y.
| W. c. A. association will attend the
wedding of Miss Cora .McNutt at OF
| tawa on Tuesday next. Miss McNutt
was the former secretary of the organ
| iZatiOn.
! Mr. E. c. BrownelI. the new Y. NJ.
! c. A. secretary. is impressed favorably
with conditions in TouDeka and be-
lieves that there is a splendid field
here in which to accomplish great
| work.
Mkt Monday a special meeting of
/ the city council will be held when bids
on the paving and sewer bonds will be
; opened. An adjourned meeting will
take place on Thursday evening. Au-
gust II.
The cost of maintaining all depart
ments of the city during the month
| just past aggregated $4,000 On ac-
count of the paving and other public
| improvements the expenses were IN
usually heavy.
The Topeka ball team will start an
eight game series in Colorado this