The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-10
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M. G. Gardner, passenger agent of
the Union Pacific for Topeka, has re-
turned from a business trip to Kansas
City.
j. E. Hurley. genera! manager OF
the Santa Fe, accompanied by his as
sistant, Henry B. Lantz, is in st. Jo-
seph on business.
The Elks will celebrate the 1921
anniversary of the adoption of the
American flag next Monday evening.
by holding a public service.
Harry H. Barnhart, the tenor who
participated in the May music festival,
is in Hutchinson trying to work up
some interest in an oratorio.
1t is expected that the building per-
mits will amount to over 100000 this
month. There will be over 100000
before the end of next week.
George Nichols, night editor of the
Associated Press. in Kansas City, was
in Topeka yesterday. Mr.. Nichols was
formerly Topeka newspaper man.
DR.. Francis L. Hayes, wife and two
younger children leave tonight for
Douglas Michigan, where they will
spend the greater part of the summer
The Commercial club wants 1900
members. There are now 500 men,
bers in the club and they are making
plans to get 200 more before the sum-
mer sets in.
Concrete work on the new building
to occupy the site of the Parkhurst-
Davis ruins is progressing rapidly and
the men ar working on the f1ooors
above the basement.
Capital Council No. 1, of the knights
and Ladies of Security, were delight
fully entertained by their president
Mr. L. M. PenweIl. at their last regular
meeting on Tuesday evening.
After twenty-six years of active
celebrations and after gaining a state
wide reputation the Lincoln Post
Flambeau club of Topeka has been
disbanded. The cause of the disband
ment was a lack of interest.
Reports are continually going over
the city that the river is "bank full"
and is endangering the bikes. The
river is far from any danger line and
at the present time it is simply giving
the sand bars their summer bath.
The Brotherhood of the First Bap-
fist church will meet on Monday even
ing, the program consisting of an ad-
dress by Mr.. George Lerrigo. and
description of the trip to Portland,
Oregon, where a Baptist convention
will be held on June %. by the Rev.
Mr.. Thomas Young. who will attend
the convention as delegate. In TINS
connection some views of the Yellow
stone National park will be thrown on
the screen.
Some valuable prizes will be offered
for exhibits at the state wide fair to
be held September 8 to 10. In con-
nection with the county exhibits the
best food displays of products con-
sisting of grains. vegetables. seeds of
all kinds, and grains and grasses in
sheaf will net the exhibitors from 800
down to $50 The boys of Shawnee
county will come in for good prizes
for the best exhibits of corn consisting
of ten growing stocks.
1t is hoped to have the new quarters
of the Topeka Advertising club, ad
joining the rooms of the Commercial
club. in readiness for the next regular
meeting of that organization which
will be held Tuesday next. The
seating arrangement will be rather
unique seats in mission style extending
along three sides of the room which
will accommodate 20 or so persons, en-
abling them to face the speaker who
will stand in the center of the room.
The table will occupy the central por-
ton of the quarters.
One of the business men this morn
ing was saying that as one walks along
Kansas avenue at a. m. on the way
to business he must of necessity pass
through whirIwinds of dust caused by
the sweeping of the sidewalks in front
of the business establishments. He
suggested that the custom of sweeping
the walks at this hour, and the fact
that some of the merchants allow I'M
slightly heaps of rubbish to be brushed
out into the streets. was something
which is not conducive to the gaining
by strangers of the idea that Topeka is
a model city in every detail