The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-27

S41KeIN
. The Euclid school building is being
rapidly torn down.
! 1t is reported that Cyrus Leland has
j become a devotee of golf. What next?
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gil
lespie, 116 Lincoln street, on July %,
a girl.
A motor buggy of ten horse power
has been registered by William H.
Davis as No. 321.
/ The city officials should give their
attention to the East Eighth avenue
paving. 1t is a disgrace to the city.
The nand concert at the city park
was well attended. The band played
some selections which were new.
Assistant City Attorney ]. w. Clark
was granted a two weeks leave of
absence last night. He will spend his
vacation in Iowa.
The secretary of the Commercial
club is at work on the sunf1ower ad-
vertising folder which will be printed
in the near future.
John Macdonald has fully recovered
from his recent illness and he is ready
to reenter the lists to battle against
simplif1ed spelling.
Councilman Stanley is engaged in nor
NAL work in the western part of the
state and was absent from the council
meeting Ia t night.
The claims and accounts committee
of the city council will meet on Friday
afternoon at $3.50 to allow the month
ly pay roll and claims.
A late statement of the Topeka
banks shows the total capital as $770,-
600; surplus $1,000 900, and deposits
approximately 100000.
The Columbia council of K. & L. of
S. will hold a trolley ride on Friday
evening. The members win meet at s
o'clock sharp at the lodge room.
= VIII dor ant
an operation upon his kidneys at Christ
hospital, was removed to his home.
His condition is considered very favor
able.
The brick for the Fifteenth street paw
ing are on the ground. When compile
ted this piece of work will connect
Washburr college with Buchanan
street.
The new elected secretary of the
Central Y. NJ. c. A, E c. BrowneI,
will arrive in Topeka the last of the
week. He will take up his duties on
August l.
The boys of the Y NJ. C. A. near
Maple Hill will break camp early to-
morrow morning and will return to
Topeka by train. The camp has been
q great success.
The work on the Fifth ward sewer
is progressing slowly. The large con-
crete main is nearly completed and
work will soon begin on the few re-
Hereafter it will be unlawful to cross
the Santa e railway bridge spanning
the Kansas river, unless it is over the
portion of the bridge especially intend
ed for foot passengers.
A committee of the City Federation
of Women's clubs met in the parlors
of the Commercial club yesterday to
make plans for the annual field day at
Vinewood and to discuss other mat
ters.
A petition has been drawn up to be
circulated among the people of the
Third ward protesting against the pro-
posed purchase of the block of land
adjacent to Huntoon park as an ad-
dition to that park.
The grocers and butchers are plan
ming big things for their picnic next
week. A balloon ascension is cOntem-
plated and demonstration with the
wireless telephone is proposed fea-
ture. The ordinary picnic sports will
be held.
The story is told of farmer lad
from one Of the rural districts of the
state, who. when he observed some
coal cars on Jackson street, exclaimed
Amt that some railway station
though? Gee!"
Atchison Globe: George Sharrard, !
a professor in the Iowa state untver- |
sity, will arrive next Saturday to spend |
a month with his parents. Mr.. and |
Mrs. J. w. Sharrard. He will teach in |
the Iowa university next year, at an |
increase of $500 in salary. Before go |
ing to Iowa, he taught Latin in the |
high schools OF Topeka, Wellington, |
Winfield and Oklahoma City.
J. W. Parkers, whose son Clarence |
was fined IS in police court for shoot
ing off a f1recracker which was larger
than the law permits. petitioned that
emissi On of $3.50 of this amount be
granted in consideration of the fact |
that the dealer informed the boy when /
he made the purchase that it was all /
right to fire off a cracker of that size. !
The petition was approved by the |
mayor and councilmen.
"The question of the extension of |
the Melan bridge is a most important |
one" said Councilman Jordan last
night. 1.-The necessity for this extern
sion should be fully understood by the
people of Topeka. The officials of the |
Rock Island railway declare that there
is no need of extending their bridge
until the Melan bridge is also extend