The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-20
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at the cafe of the Commercial club
yesterday.
The City Water company can use
laborers for ditch work at $1.75 per
eight hour day.
The Washburn college campus is the
Iscene of a picnic party almost daily
during this warm weather.
The postponed annual field day OF
the city federation of womens clubs
will be held at Vinewood on July 30
The Washburn college halls are be-
ing redecorated and extensive altera-
tions are taking place in Holbrook
hall
general auditor of the Santa Fe, is
spending today in Topeka on BUSH
ness.
Work has begun in the remodeling
| the exhibit stalls and providing more
IcommodioUs display space for the state
vide fair.
The new Central park school build
! ling, which is nearing completion, is said
to be the finest grade school building
in Kansas.
-Wednesday-Sp Sale Misses
Strap Sandals and Oxfords formerly
$3.50 Wednesday for S1.65. Remem-
| Der sale at the Palace.
It is stated that go per cent of all
persons interviewed on the matter are
form of city administration.
The Commercial club has received a
number Of pamphlets from the Peace
Society Of New York containing articles
written by Andrew Carnegie.
Geo. Maxwell who has been fore
man of the Topeka buss line for 5
years has resigned and gone to
Kansas City for a short vacation.
Dick Cooley with a party of friends
TefnTna6 This
City, where he made an overland
trip in his new car Monday after
noon.
Bids for the construction of the Odd
Fellows building, which is to be erect
ed on Quincy street, will be opened
July 81. The structure will be built
at a cost Of $4,000.
c. W. Kouns. general manager of
the Santa Fe western lines, passed
through Topeka today on Santa Fe
train No. en- route from Chicago to
his home in Amarillo, Tex.
The 5eats are being removed from
the old Euclid street school building to
the new Central park building which
will be opened this fall to the children
Of the southwest section of the city.
J. E. Kirkpatrick, field secretary for
Washburn college, places the enroll |
ment at the college next fall at $50. |
A committee is at work in the city |
students.
McKenrcy's big Wild West Indian
congress is to appear at the state wide |
fair during the entire six days on !
which the fair will be held. It is some |
thing similar to Buffalo Bits" Wild |
West SHOW.
A large apiary exhibit is one of the |
attractions booked for the State Wide
Fair which will be held here during |
the week of September 1918. T. A.
ElflT-T1 an nd
charge of. the exhibit.
Mr. and Mrs. C. t. Harris left To-
peka this morning to spend two
weeks on a camping trip near Maple |
Hill, Junction City and other central
Kansas points. Mr.. Harris is man
ager of the Kiehl laundry.
Frank Curry who circulated the
petition for commission form of city
rule from Third to Fifth streets on
the west side of Kansas avenue, re-
ported that he found only three per-
sons who refused to sign.
There is more building in progress
on lower Kansas avenue, than there
has been at any one time during the
past ten years. This part of town has
been neglected in the way of new
buildings, until this summer.
The following licenses We're granted j
at the meeting of the board of auto
examiners yesterday James L. Cot {
Gordon. A. A. Rogers. /. NJ. Gain,
Harry P. Better and Mrs. A. L. Stone. {
The next meeting of the city coun-
ell will be held on Monday evening.
July 26. The opening of bids for
the 100000 Improvement bonds will
take place. Engineer Rogers will {
present new plans and estimates for
the Grove avenue bridge. 7
Each Friday has been designated {
as visitors day at Crittenden home. (
AS a special attraction for Friday of t
charge of a program in which the
work of the w. C. T. L. will be feat
ured. The public is cordially invited !
to any Friday afternoon entertain
ment.
The board of automobile examiners
which was in session yesterday after /
noon decided that motor cycles come II
under the same provisions of the ordi- II
nance as do automobiles. The board /
proposes that every owner of motor Il
cycle or bicycle be required to carry /
a light. A meeting viii be held each /
Monday afternoon. III
Baseball enthusiasm is still at fever
heat, During the past week three
teams have been equipped with suits Il
by a Topeka outfitter. They are the / ii
Topeka Giants. Continental Creamery II
and Pleasant Valley. They II
are ready to meet amateur teams. II
Arrangements may be made through II
the Howard supply company.
The display of the Topeka Tent | II
and Awning company which was to ! 4
have been placed in the Commercial Il
club rooms this week could not be II
for on account of the III
ehautauqua rush. caused by the III
gatherings at different points over
The state The display viii be placed N
n the club rooms next Monday