The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-19
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The Topeka Fair opens on septem-
Der Is.
The torrid weather is a good thing
for corn anyhow.
City Clerk Burge was busy today
| signing the new improvement bonds
There was an unusually large Sun
! day night crowd at Vinewood park last
night.
Hale Ritchie who was overcome by
heat on July is able to leave his
! house
The session of the board of automo-
bile examiners opebed at o'clock this
afternoon.
Mayor VIM. Green is getting ready
to move his grocery store to S1S KAN
sas avenue.
The Central Park Christian church's
tent meetings opened last evening with
a large attendance.
F. G. Dreaming, formerly city attor-
ney, is spending a few days in Colo
RADIO, on a vacation
MarshalPs band will commence to-
night series of Monday evening con-
certs at the City park.
The Pleasant Valleys defeated the
80 Ball team Sunday in a ball game
by score of II to IL.
More than 100 signatures were added
to the commission form of rule petition
at the Wolff Packing house.
The c. E. society of the First Con-
ride on Wednesday evening.
The directors of the Topeka Wooden
mills met in the private dining room
at the Commercial club at noon.
On the road to the Country club there
is an almost endless stream of autos
and carriages these warm evenings.
John F. Switzer has learned that his
barn and tobacco sheds burned at his
old home in Ohio were fully insured.
A city force is at work between
Eighth and Ninth. on West and Lane
streets grading preparatory to paving.
The Central park tennis courts OPP
posite the Central church are a scene
of busy activity these summer evening.
At the Euclid avenue Methodist
church yesterday the Rev. C. B.
zook preached sermon on Mis-
sions."
of the city council to be held at 8
o'clock. there will be a special meeting
at 1880.
The Central Congregational church
is putting OH a very pleasing aspect
as the work of reconstruction pro-
crosses.
Mr.. w. o. Hunter of the Central Y.
NJ. c. A. has returned from the har-
vest fields at Lyons, Kan, to resume
is teaching in the K. .. summer
school returned to Topeka for the
weekend.
Arthur J. Carruth, jr., city hall
reporter of the State Journal, is
spending a two weeks vacation in
Harrington.
City Engineer Rogers says there Is
considerable agitation just now in re- |
gard to the drainage of the .Shunga-
nunga district.
Word was received by J. S. Weir,
custodian of the city hail. that his |
T7la0 fo= fr1o sod
to $50 month.
President W. w. Mills. of the Com
mercial club, is expected to return to |
Topeka about August L. He is very |
much improved in health.
The Continental Creamery company /
with c. c. C.-creation's cleanest |
creamery-as the trade mark.
G. H. Foster, a travelling man, left
today with bundle of Topeka adver-
Using booklets which he will dis
-ribute in Omaha and Chicago.
Today there is a noticeable let up
n volume of energy expended in work
at the city and federal offices and on
he streets on account of the heat.
Mahlon Bishop entered into a con-
ract Saturday with John Minisett of
solomon to erect an eight room house
md large barn southwest of Abilene.
On Saturday F. G. Kelly, treasurer
IF the street railway company, began
he excavation for an eight-roOm
house on Greenwood avenue. Potwin.
There is a comet somewhere in the
eastern sky which carries a tail 50,OOO.-
100 miles long but it requires a stretch
If imagination to see it with the naked
Eye.
John Macdonald who has been
quite sick since his return from the
National Educational association at
Denver, was able to be at his Office
oday.
Hugh Hodgins visited the Hodgins
arm at Vera Sunday. The workmen
we're cutting the so acres of wheat on
he farm. The rains delayed the
work.
The annual convention of the State
Tenn perance union will be held in
Topeka on October 8 and 6. The
has not as yet been com
deted
Bids for thep rinting of he supple
mental ordinance booklet prepared by
Eharles F. Spencer, former city attor- /
icy. will be asked for to be in by
august 2.
Thanks are due to the street COM
rom Tenth and Harrison streets. 1t
as been an eyesore for a matter of
couple of months.
H. H. Hunt of the Rock Island rail-
DAD advised the Commercial cclub to-
ay that this system has also granted
Elective August Is
The flower gardens of the city are
low presenting a respectable ap-
due to the fact that there
ave been no recent severe rains to
after them down.
City Clerk Burge says that he is
eceiVing many inquiries In regard to | )
he 100000 Improvement bond issue. i,
Indications are that the bonds will be )
disposed of readily. ;
The auto enthusiasts of the city {
will be we'll represented at the meet
ng of the city council tonight as the .