The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-12

Lawrence preached at the German NJ
E. church.
other month the farmers may be pray
ing for rain
The more it rains the more conf
dence the North Topeka people are
placing in their bikes.
The automobile board of examiners
held a meeting at the city hall today
and issued number of licenses.
1t is said that the Union Pacific
will now construct track around
the Calhoun bluffs. This is an old
rumor.
DR.. Thos. S. Young preached yester-
day at the First Baptist church for the
first time since taking his vacation in
Portland, Ore.
The latest reports state that the
Rev. 3. P. Lee is improving slowly.
He is now able to sit up for a few
hours at time.
AS usual scary reports came out this
morning about the Shunganunga on a
rampage The old creek is as peaceful
as a family horse.
Mr. ]. S. Montgomery of the 7. NJ.
G. A, leaves tonight for his home in
Hersman, Ill, where he will enjoy a
six weeks vacation.
The pulpit of the First Methodist
church was filled yesterday by Rev.
J. F. St. Clair, field agent for Bethany
hospital in Kansas City.
A few more wind storms and it
will be unnecessary for the street
commissioner to remove the waste
paper boxes on Kansas avenue.
The almanacs have not only pre-
dicted the late storms but they say
that many more are coming. Great
victory over the weather bureau!
w. o. Hunter. of the Y. NJ. c. y.
fierce, who has been pitching hay for
the past two weeks at Lyons. Kan.
1,fe-
The new city ordinance book will soon
be in the hands of the city officers.
The new book will be far more elab-
crate than the state statute book.
At the First Congregational church
yesterday Rev. Mr.. Tomas Gray preach
to prepare for the mission field in
Porto Rico.
Considerable damage was done
over the city by the wind and rain
this and Sunday mornings. Trees
were broken off, signs blown down
and windows broken.
During the storm Sunday morning
one of the benches in front of the
Cremerie was blown down in front of
the National and stood in the middle
o. the car tracks.
Yesterday a number of the Presby-
the four hundreth anniversary of the
birth OF John Calvin. The anniversary
took place on Saturday.
The annual grocerS picnic will be
held at Vinewood park August 5.
Elaborate plans are being made for
the big event. This is the thirteenth
annual picnic OF the association
W. B. Dye, physical director of
the Y NJ. c. A, will return this e u
ing from the boys camp near Maple
Hill. He will leave almost immedi-
ately for Lake Geneva.
Of
c. A. encampment played a game of
baseball against the big country fell
lows of Maple Hill The youngsters en-
joyed the game thoroughly but were
defeated 10 to ..
Yesterday morning the trains were
passing the 7. NJ. G. A. boys camp
near Maple Hill in quick succession,
as the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and
Missouri Pacific lines were using the
Rock Island tracks.
The commits sion government school
of instruction at which u dozen young
mental principles of commission gov
eminent by ]. B. Larimer and Cant.
Clad Hamilton started today
The condition of Roy Rauch, who
has had a hard siege of blood poisoning
and has been confined at the Stormont
that he will soon be able to return to
his home
Sunday was a busy day on the
Melan' bridge. The report that the
river was rising caused crowds of peo-
pie to adjourn to the big bridge and
watch the raging river as it tore past
on its way to Lawrence and Kansas
City.
This hot weather does not affect the
work of the Commercial club in the
least. There is not so much news in
their work at this time because they
are perfecting all of the many plans
made during the spring. The Com
mercial club is not baff1ed by the hot
weather.
The rain storm yesterday did much
damage to crops in the vicinity of To-
peka. Corn was fiattened and in many
Gases broken completely off. On num-
erous fields the wheat is standing in
water. The loss will undoubtedly prove
to be heavy.
Col. Golden. of Kansas City. the ex-
Indian fighter, who is well known in
Topeka, is suffering from blood poison
ing of a severe nature. He was to
9. A. camp on Saturday night at their
camp fire.
e The Copeland ruins are receiving !
new decorations every day of beauti- |
land ruins are a disgrace to Topeka |
and they should be replaced with a /
large modern hotel-one Of the great |
est wants of the city today.
There were a good many hard look
ing faces around town Sunday on ac-
count OF the lack OF city water in
the morning and afternoon. In spite
Of the warnings sent out to the late
risers the people slept on as usual.
The light attendance at church can
be blamed upon the superintendent OF
the city waterworks.
The hard wind Sunday morning
failed to make any impression upon
the welcome sign above KanSaG
avenue at Seventh street. This sign
has worn out the welcome and should
be torn down. The travelling men at
the hotels are creating new jokes