The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-07
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The street force is covering the en-
tire city today clearing out the catch
| basins.
Many a gay attire was ruined last
night in the return home OF the
theater goers-
not reached a stage where the waters
can even prove of interest
The water last night played havoc
with the fill on Kansas avenue. Part
of it slid back into the old channel
City Attorney Ralston returned
home last night from Burlington,
where he spend two weeks vacation.
Bristow, and a holiday-Topeka was
beseiged with good things yesterday.
Today is the opening day of the
district court, and for a few weeks the
courthouse will be a scene of more
than ordinary activity.
A new departure at the Majestic
and Novelty theaters is found in the
girl ushers, who will be employed
there throughout the season.
A meeting of the city federation of
women's clubs was held at the Com
mercial club yesterday afternoon with
but four representatives present.
The circus men laughed when
asked this morning If the circus date
in Topeka would be Cancelled. An
hour later he found it was no joke
and the cancellation was announced
The coincidence Of rain and cir
haps the presence of the greatest
show on earth accounts for the
greatest rain in the history of the
city
The electric light commission is
asking the city to raise the wages of
will stand the expense The city ad-
ministration is like a barber shop
Next
A big neighborhood row is pend
ing in the neighborhood of Fifth and
Clay streets A preacher has threat
ened to horsewhiD a woman in this
vicinity because her dogs insist on
fighting.
A large number of Washburn
students are arriving in the city and
engaging some Of the most desirable
rooms on College Hill This section
of the city will soon awake from its
summer dream
The city administration is now try
ing to raise the water rates The limit
was reached when the salaries of the
officials were fattened-now the tax
payers are staring another injustice
square in the face When will this
reform" end2
The opening of the theaters drew
a big crowd away from their homes
last night-and sent hem all back
drenched and soaked to the skim
The Iaddiebuck who went to the
show last night with eight bits in his
pocket had TO stand off the cabbie-
On the South side this morning the
foot bridges across the cutters were
floating and the small boys of the
neighborhood were converting them
into RATS. With paddles they were
navigating about the streets It was
surface water entirely that flooded the
streets.
An unknown middle aged woman
was struck by Washburn car in
front of thetransfer station last night
front of the transfer station last night
was not seriously injured. although
she limped to the station and called
a cab. A little freer use of the gongs
would not be amiss-
L. U. Harrison. $40 West Sixth
avenue, has two peach trees In ms
ward which hold this years record
when peaches in this section are rare
indeed One tree had over $50 fine
peaches and the other over So He
saws that in ten years they have pro-
duced peaches every year but one
Mrs. Ella Burton, late Democratic
candidate for state superintendent
has returned TO her home in Topeka
from Beverly, KAN where she del1y-
cred an address in the interests of the
Farmers union Mrs Burton viii
sneak in the interests of this organi-
zatfon at Downs, on September Y,
and has a number of other dates Sc
Iacted for the near future