The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-19

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The boys who returned from the
x. M G. A. encampment at Maple
Hill are circulating the usual fish
will be able to produce some photos
/ to prove their tales
The Union Pacific, Santa Fe and
Rock Island railroads have granted
ten day stop over privileges in To-
| peka: The Missouri Pacific line has
not done so as yet, but it is expected
! it will follow suit
The stores that handle them are
| doing big business in fans these
days. A good many people yester-
day felt as though they had but lit
tie energy left after manipulating
| them all day long.
At the First Baptist church last
| night a quartet, consisting of Miss
Curtis, assisted by Miss Cecil Com
stock, sang much to the satisfaction
OF the congregation.
The automobile board of examiners
is holding a session this afternoon.
1t is the last chance for drivers to
have their names appear in the hand
book which is being put out by the
Topeka Motor league.
Another series of baseball games
will open in Topeka, Friday, and
continue for eight days four games
being played with Denver and four
with Pueblo. Friday is the twenty
third day of the month.
Trolley rides seem to have become
a popular pastime. The one to be
held on Wednesday evening by the
Macabees will make the second affair
of the kind for that date.
The Saturday night crowd on the
streets was an especially large one.
tramp. but few people, comparative
ly, seemed to be going anywhere in
particular. What a peculiar thing is
habit!
At the Assumption church this
morning Rev. Father F. M. Hayden
the repose of Col. w. H. Rossington,
whose death occurred one year ago
today. The ceremony was held at 8
o'clock.
loosa, Kan, occupied the pulpit at
the First Congregational church
yesterday. One of the features of the
morning services is the chorus of
small girls under the leadership of
Miss Fuller.
day on the North side in accordance to |
the city ordinance on the subject. |
Those who fail to cut their weeds ac- |
cording to the provisions can either be
fined or required to pay the city for
doing the work
Rev. Theo. ]. Ream, district super
intendent, occupied the pulpit yes
terday at the First Methodist church.
The evening service Sunday at the |
First Methodist church was song |
affair rendered by the quartet OF
Claflin university
william Jennings Bryan went to
Saturday to fill a Chautau-
qua engagement He was a passen-
ger on Santa Fe train No. that af
ternoon and was greeted at the sta
ton by a few persons who CHANGED
to be there at the time.
The state university football sched-
ule is out. There are no teams APP
pearing on. the schedule which were
people of Topeka are. especially in
terested in the Washburn-K. U. game
which will be played here.
The Y. NJ. c. A. building was a
hour this morning. The 80 encamp-
ment boys gathered at the building
preparatory to starting for Maple Hill.
A Bell telephone booth is being in
stalled at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
Mr. G. H. Fenstermacher in charge
of the boys camp at Maple Hill spent +;
Sunday in Topeka. He returned this {
morning with a second contingent of
over thirty boys from 10 to IL years
Of age, who will enjoy the pleasures /
Of camp life for about ten days. :
Some speakers of considerable
prominence have been secured for !
he eighteenth annual assembly of the '
Dung Peoples alliance and Woman's s
society of the Kansas con-
ierence, Evangelical association, to
De held at Garfield park from Aug
Ist 10 to 16.
DR.. Stephen s. Estey preached an
exceedingly practical sort of q SER
non last night on the Good Sama-
'itan." The Rev. Mr.. McElroy will ]
occupy the pulpit of the First Pres
1yterian church while DR.. and Mrs.
Jstey are enjoying a change in Buff
alo Park, Col.
The Dairymen's association held a
decidedly stormy meeting in the
1arlors of the Comm ercial club on j
Some of the members of E
he organization stopped in the lobby /
If the building after the meeting had S
adjourned in order to finish their {
heated arguments. {
Reports from the stores where the
Editions for commission form of city ]
government have been placed, show I
hat the people are signing rapidly. {
he ladies are especially urged to sign. !
he petition will be left in convenient
faces as announced in the State Jour 6
al of Saturdays date for several days. ,
There are some people who could +
he weather to grumbIe about. A {
week ago it was the continued {
precipitation, and during the past few t
lays it has been the heat that has 7
zen the cause or renewing many IN
ividuals of pent up volley OF c
xpIetives. f
A number of cities in the United /
tates since May first have made the T
Torking hours commence one hour
arIier in the day. The National Day
ght association of Cincinnati is pro- y
noting this idea and it will be brought n
efore the municipal legislative com Y
aittee of the Commercial club for
consideration.
The Shawnee County Dairymen's as c
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