The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
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| w. ]. Curtis will return today from
a trip to California.
The International League of the
! First Methodist church will give a
watermelon social this evening on the
! church lawn.
Mrs. George Smiths class of the
| Sunday school of the First Congre-
gational church enjoyed a picnic at
| Garfield Park last night.
| Councilman Lannan is acting in the
1 capacity of the city's chief executive
during the absence in the east of
| Mayor Green.
Do you know, if you haven't an In
dependent telephone people really won
der what is wrong with you and why
you are $50 queer?
Mr.. c. H. Fenstermacher has re-
turned from Lake Geneva, Wis,
where he has been attending the con-
ference of Y. NJ. C. A. boys secre-
taries.
Notwithstanding the warm weather
the voIley ball enthusiasts perspire
every evening over their daily game
at the Y. NJ. C. A. They are mostly
business men.
A remonstrance against the prop
osition of purchasing a portion of the
Elmhurst property for park purposes
will be presented to the city fathers
tomorrow evening.
Miss Ella Lee Cowgirl of the Y. w. c.
A is taking a months vacation she
will spend a portion of the time in
Illinois and will attend the Y. w. &. "A.
convention at Lake Geneva, Wis.
Last night $50 negroes held a meet
ing at the Third Colored Baptist
church on Washington street east OF
Shunganunga creek to protest against
commission administration for Tope-
ka.
Some of the women of Topeka gave
picture men orders for engagements
of photogra phs and cash in advance
to boot The goods were to be deliv-
cred on July 25. The picture men are
still in possession of all the articles
named.
At O'Clock this morning the fire de-
partment was called out to 1874 Taylor,
where a small blaze had been started
matches. The fire had been eXtin-
guished by the time the fire fighters ar
rived On the scene.
The management of one of the
theaters of this city has placed bill
board along the entire length of an
fact has created much unfavorable
comment among the people in the
neighborhood who possess a taste for
the beautiful.
Sanitary Sergeant Vanderpool states
that he positively knows of four cases
OF typhoid fever in the city and he
believes that there are others which
have not been reported 10 him by
the physicians. He would remind the
doctor that the law requires them to
report all such cases.
The regular monthly meeting of tho
board of directors of the Y. w. c. a.
will be haI1 at o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Plans for the building cam
paign will be discussed and new conf
mittees appointed. 1t will be the first
meeting since Miss Daisy June Trout
has assumed ha~ duties as secretary.
Tomorrow is the last day for regis
tering in the wards for the August "a
bond election, and the only place left
on the list which is open for registra-
ton is the second precinct of the
Sixth ward. Registration will close
Friday night at the office Of Election
Commissioner Titus. Very little in
terest is being taken in the election.
o. w Nelson, trustee of Tecumseh
township and c. H. Eberhart. trustee
of Douglas county, called on the secre-
tary of the Commercial club Tuesday
asking the aid IF the club towards cut
ting down a hill on the Watson road, q
quarter of a mile west of the line sepa-
rating Douglas and Shawnee counties.
The road is so steep at this point that
farmers who would otherwise trade in
Topeka go to Lawrence.
Hotel Men Warned.