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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
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The pop stand boys and girls are do
ing brisk business just now.
The first ice cream wagon in Topeka
is said to have been operated in 1882.
DIR. c. F. Menninger is again at his
office, 727 Kansas avenue, after vaca-
ton at Winona Lake
City Attorney Ralston will leave
Wednesday for two weeks vacation
in Coffey county.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Salver-
son. yesterday. at 1922 Madison street,
North Topeka, a boy.
Mrs. Mattingly, wife of License In
spector Mattingly, is spending a few
days in Kansas City.
This evening Rev. and Mrs. o. T.
Deever will leave for Winona Lake,
Ind, for short holiday.
Henry McAfee left yesterday for
Denver to attend the sessions of the
Trans Mississippi congress.
Assistant City Attorney Clark will
return in a day or two from his vaca-
ton. He has been in Iowa.
There will be held in Topeka during
the first part of September a state Y.
NJ. c. A. secretaries conference.
An inspection was made yesterday by
Chief Wilmarth of 80 hotels and today
he is hard at work on his report.
There will be an adjourned meeting
of the board of directors of the Y. M c.
A. Friday evening at $50 o'clock
E. c.. Dibble's new 80 horsepower
automobile was registered yesterday at
the office of the city clerk as No. S34-
Yesterday at Keiths hospital w. M.
Roberts was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis. His condition is favorable.
Miss Grace Boyer, private secretary
to Fire Chief Wilmarth, has returned
from Iowa where she has been spend
ing her vacation.
Governor Stubs will attend the en-
campment of the Kansas National
Guards at Fort Riley on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Harry Better left last night for
Seattle to attend the exposition. He
will return by way of San Francisco,
Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City.
The Sioux City players arrived in
Topeka this morning. One of the
number, Bob Edmuhdson, who lives al
Lawrence, came up a day earlier.
The K S. A. C. Experiment station
under the direction of Prof. Ed H.
Webster has put out the first of
series of Feeding Stuff Bulletins"
This evening the board of plumbing
inspectors will hold a session to ex-
who have not as yet secured certiff-
Gates.
One can hardly realize the magni-
tude of the work which the city is do
ing in the way of improving the
streets until he has actually made the
rounds-
The men who claim to be able to
produce rain by the discharge into
the atmosphere of chemicals are be-
ginning to be heard from in the dry
portions of the southwest.
The United Brethren church has al
most completed an addition to their
edifice at Twelfth and Quincy streets
which will greatly enlarge the seating
capacity of the house of worship.
This morning at 1890 o'clock the
local artillery company. Battery B,
left for Fort Riley to take part in the
encampment of p National Guards
which is being held at that place.
Building permits were issued yester-
day to s. Thompson who will erect
dwelling at 1920 Kansas avenue at
cost of $500; ]. Johnson for = a two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
NORTH SIDE NEWS
w. NJ. Van Ness Tells of Salt
Lake City.
M0rmOns No Longer Control
Civic Affairs.
CITY is PROGRESSIVE
Main Street There Wider Than
Kansas Avenue.
Trip Home Was Made Amid
Trip Home Was Made Amid
Beautiful Scenery.

w. M. Van Ness returned yester-
day from Salt Lake City. Utah. He
made the trip there with the Modoc
club during the G.. A. r. encamp-
ment at that city. He gives an in
teresting account of his visit in the
Mormon city and of his trip home
Lately the city council has been
controlled by gentiles and the place
is undergoing boom now" said Mr..
Van Ness. However, as long as the
Mormons were at the head the city
was not very progressive. A mer-
chant told me that a Mormon said
in council that the paving was expen-
sive and that the Gentiles could walk
in the mud as well as the Mormons
could.
Now the streets are paved with
asphalt. The main street is said to be
the broadest street in the world four
feet wider from curb to curb than
Kansas avenue. but as the side walks
are narrower there than here there
is a greater distance between the
building line on Kansas avenue than
there Is In on the Salt Lake street.
''I was the only one of the Modocs
who attended the concert at the Nor
nom tabernacle Thursday. but 1 felt
repaid 1 heard chorus of one hun
dred voices and the pipe organ
music-I never heard any thing like
1t. A musician is paid a good salary
by the church to devote his entire
time to the organ music and drilling
the choir.
From this organization one hun
dred voices have been selected to tour
the northwestern states. The funds
for the trip are being raised by these
concerts.
THE trip home was as enjoyable
as the visit in the city. We started on
Friday, the thirteenth, with eleven
coaches and two engines thus making
thirteen cars, but this thirteen COM
bination didn't bring US bad luck
"An day Sunday we were in the
finest of scenery. We travelled on the
Denver & Rio Grande part of the
time. It was wonderful. Just before
we reached the famous Royal Gorge
a sightseeing, or open car, was at
tached to thetrain. We took our seats
there. The car is like a fiat car with
heats running cross wise but no top.
Thus our view was unobstructed.
What sights met our eyes. We
would look up along the sides of can
yons so tall that they seemed to come
together at the sky line, while far be-
low us tumbled the waters of the
Rio Grande over gigantic boulders.
And the colors in the canyons walls.
There were strata OF red cleaning in
the light like waving banners of Grim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17

premium. There doesn't seem to be
much doubt but the service will be-
come a permanent affair
This weather is hard on the street
force but actually the men have not
suffered as intensely with the heat as
they did about three weeks ago when
there was more humidity. At that
time there were four prostrations in a
single day. Yesterday aside from one
mans feeling a bit queer for a few
minutes there were no particularly i'll
effects noted.
Cy Landreth arrived in Topeka last
night. He is looking somewhat over
weight. but is happy about getting
back and says that he will play some
great baseball for Cooley. He weighs
over the 200 pound mark. but is looking
hale and hearty and is in good condi-
perior (Neb.) independent team since
he left Louisville some time ago.
The people of Topeka have gone ice
cream mad and owing to the limited
amount of available milk and cream
the demand cannot be supplied. Some
of the factories during the past day OF
two refuse as many orders as they
have been able to fill. One factory is
putting out 200 gallons of ice cream
and ices a day, tons of ice being re-
quired to freeze this amount of heat
reducer.
The contractors working in the
neighborhood of Seventeenth and Lin
coin streets on sewer No. 80 continue
to violate city ordinance by failing to
use precaution while blasting. Yester-
day at noon stones were hurled to h
distance of several hundred yards. If
the contractors continue to disregard
the ordinance which requires them to
use sufficient protection to prevent
shower of stones they are likely to have
to give the reason why in the police
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17

Mrs. Charles Newman and son viii
few days the guests OF friends and rel
atives.
Mrs. c. L. williams. of Great Bend
is here spending few days visitina
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Morgan. She will
go on to Kansas Civ to visit friends
before returning home.
Miss Hattie Miller. of Los Angeles
Cal, arrived here yesterday to spend
several months visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Harry Thorpe of Metcalf, Ariz.,
has come to Topeka to spend several
months with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oberer.
Miss Kate Hanlin. of Kansas City,
visited with friends here Sunday while
on her way to Ness City where she
will spend several weeks with her
gTandD9 rents.
Mrs Minnie Carter is improving af-
ter being i'll several weeks with an at
tack of rheumatism.
Miss Mary Swanson is improving al
ter being i'll several days with an In
jured hand.
patrick entertained Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
McAfee and son James. at dinner Sun
day.
There will be a social held Wednes-
day evening on the lawn of the Chris
tan church The Ladies' Aid society
serving. Public invited.
The Oakland Forestry club will give
a social on the school grounds Mon
day evening, August %. to which all
are invited.
Rev Mr. Kimball spent sunday the
guest Of Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Hellar at
their home on Oakland avenue.
Mrs. Harvey Lux of Superior. NED;
2 arrived here today to spend several
days with friends while on her way 10
Bolton. Mo, where she will attend the
wedding OF her sister.
Miss Josephine Johnson left today for
Newkirk to spend her annual Naca-
tion visiting friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. B. r. johnson and son
Gene are spending this week In ADJ
lene. - -
turned to their home in Newton after
spending several days here the guests
of relatives and friends.
The Oakland club of old soldiers
met Friday evening, August 13 at
the home of Mr.. c. L. Stone on AFTER
avenue to celebrate the birthday an
niversary OF three Of their members
Mr.. c. L. Stone, born August 49, lS4o'
MI. J. w. Harris, born August 4, 1896,
and MI John Reaugh, born August
20, 1886. The evening was spent IN
the usual way, speechmaking and the
singing OF war songs. Every one en-
joyed a fine time. Those present were;
M, and Mrs. c. L. Stone. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. r. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. b
Potter. Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. WOOD
worth, Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Vande-
venter, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Jones, MI
and Mrs Lucius Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs
p. M. Van Cleave, Mr.. and Mrs Z.
C. McCarty. Mr.. and Mrs John
Reaugh, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Harris
Mr. scott Kelsey, Mr. Dave Ward, Mr.. .
Rem williams, Mr.. William Swain.
Mr.. s. F. Riggs, Mr.. Hayslip, Mr.. Car
ence Reaugh, Mrs. Hannah Ellis, Mrs.
William johnson, Mrs. Minnie Dols-
from and Miss Allie Thornberg. Re-
were served.
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son, and enhanced by streakS OF
emerald which melted itno a turquoise
blue until our eyes were overwhelmed
with the beauty. Then we would
and perhaps see a ledge which over
hung the track, and far out on the
sides of the ledge tiny pine tree
would struggle for existence.
Further still we would gaze until
we grew dizzy with the contemplation
of the majestic heights and then
cleaning like silver we would see the
snow-caps on the peaks of the noun
tains.
Meanwhile the train rushed on
most of the way was down grade
Suddenly our view would be shut of
and We would be plunged into semi
darkness as the train entered a tun-
lew. The only daylight would come
through the tunnels end, in hazy
reddish hues-
1.-The trip is worth the time and
money"
T The following officers of the Y. P.
A. and w. M. S. were elected for the
ensuing year Monday afternoon at
Garfield park where the organization
closed it's eighteenth annual assembly
yesterday. President, NJ. F. Gable of
Holton, Kan; vice president, Rev. B.
Barthel, ST. Joseph, Mo-; secretary,
Rev. E. S. Evans of Washington, Kan.
" ,
missionary secretary, Miss Ida Weide
of Yates Center, Kan; treasurer, Otto
Hanne of st. Joseph, Mo-, and junior
superintendent, Mrs. Frank Seidel of
Kansas City, Mo. The additional mem
berS elected to the executive committee
are: A. Z. Butler of Kansas City, Mo-,
and Rev. c. E. Petticord of Lost
Springs, Kan. The officers of the
Woman's Missionary society elected
are as follows: President, Mrs. w. F.
Schuerman of Abilene, Kan; vice
president, Mrs. w. c. Johnson of Hia-
watha,- Kan; recording secretary, Miss
Lille Wenger of Emporia, Kan; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. M. F. Gable
Otto Hanne of st. Joseph, Mo
Some of the results for the years
work, according to the reports of To-
cal societies, are as follows:
The membership of the society now
numbers 1856. an increase of over 200
within the last year. The society has
raised $3,025 and the w. NJ. s., $4,000,
a total of over $1,000.
The North siderS watch the break
ing up of the camp of the society with
much regret. However it is the gen.
eral wish that the organization will
not fail to camp in the park again next
year.
This sentiment grows out of the ex-
cellent character of the average mem
Der of the organization which has been
shown during last week. Of this or
ganlzat1On, both young and old, have
been models of behaviour and conduct
according to general opinion by those
who have observed them.
''I never saw a nicer or better be-
haved crowd of young people, said
L. c. Betz of 11S Holman street this
morning. ''They have made no dis
turbance whatever but have attended
strictly to their own business. 1 have
not seen any of them gadding about
on the streets or making a show of
themselves. Young and old seemed to
know that they were here for a relig-
ious meeting as well as to obtain in
struction along lines of missionary and
church work.
Altogether the Y. p. A is an
organization that any city would be
proud to have and 1 as well as all 1
have talked with hope that they will
meet at the park again next year"
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A North side man who attended the
band concert at the city park yester-
! day evening makes the following OBJ
ServationS:
81 was one of the 'sooners,' that is I
went long before the band and the
crowd arrived. Only few were there,
mostly elderly people
Just before the band arrived. a
little colored boy Strolled by or rather
strutted. He had on a brilliant red
shirt which overhung his time worn
pants. These we resupported by the
requisite one suspender. However he
was vigorously chewing an ice cream
cone and seemed to think he was in a
paradise
when others began to arrive the
benches filled up rapidly. A peculiar
more than the girls. The latter pre-
ferred to walk. Perhaps they wished
to show off their clothes. Pink
seemed to be the prevailing color worn
by young girls with a sprinkling of
white and blue
cat these concerts girls generally go
in pairs and delight in making circle
of the park time after time 1 noted
that one fair pair walked the circular
promenade at least ten times.
"Others sat down on the grass. The
north side of the park seems to be the
favorite resting place. There you could
see punches of two or four or perhaps
a group squatted on the ground in un-
conventional but comfortable positions.
Spooning ran riot among them with
out the least embarrassment"
Notes and Personals
T. D. Joseph will sell your boy or
girl a pair of canvas shoes for fifty
cents.
Everett Goodno of S13 Quincy street
is recovering from a slight illness
Hiram Davis of 917 Jackson
street has returned from Salt Lake
City. Utah, where he attended the ma
tional G. A. r. encampment
Miss June Churchman has returned
from visit in Coffeyville.
Model bread is always on hand at
the stores and at the Model bakery.
Mrs. Lawrence of Perry who is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Minnie
Whitehead, of 1414 Quincy street,
will leave tomorrow for her future
home in Idaho.
Miss Mabel Cochran, Mrs. Minnie
Whitehead and Walter and Fred
Whitehead spent Sunday at Grant
vile, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Havens of 124 Holman
street and Mrs. L. c. Betz of 118 Hol
man street are visiting relatives in
GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Bridge are visit
ing relatives in Scranton.
Mrs. J. Littlejohn who lives north
of the city was called to Kansas City
yesterday by the serious illness of her
daughter, Miss Nellie Croll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
Five Kiued Rr ExnIosion.

Vancouver, n. c., Aug. 17.-Five
lives were lost in an explosion which
wrecked the dynamite house of the
Western Explosives company at Tun-
stall Bay, Bowen island. thirty miles
from here, last night The dead are
William Zellers and four Chinese, all
employees of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17

DR.. c. F. Menninger sleeps on his
sleeping porch. but continues to make
his headquarters at the Y. NJ. c. A.
after office hours during the absence OF
his family for the summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17

what has become of the boy who
used to go around with a chip on his
shoulder ~ enquiries a Van Buren,
street man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17

steamboat whistles on the Mississippi
river said a Kansas avenue man this
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
Baseball Phone.

The State Journal has special
baseball telephone. For all baseball
information scores. etc. call In.
dependent phone No. SIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
[0AKLAND GOSSIP |
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Items for the Oakland notes may be lefl
at the Iowa Groce ~ or telephone to IND
phone 175Ll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17

Stop at the New National hotel.
popular price cafe, under new man
agement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-17
Community Comment.

1.-THE honk of the autos as they go
UP and down Kansas avenue keep me
awake at night and remind me OF the
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1909-02-12
SOCIETY AND OTHER ITEMS or INTEREST.

Miss Donaldson, Of Greenville,
S. Z. is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Barnes, on the Campus.
Miss Donaldson Is cordially wei.
coined having made great
many friends during her visit IN
1905.
DR.. Bailey, of the University,
was on the Campus last week,
attending a conference of the
committee on the course OF
study for the Agricultural High
School, aud made a very inter-
esting talk to the cadets at Chap.
ell on Friday morning.
, q q q
The Regina Harrison Lee
Chapter U. D. G. met on Friday
afternoon Feb. 5th, with its
historian Mrs. Lloyd Magruder.
There we're ten members pres.
ent and three guests. Miss Yea
ger, Mrs. Critz, and Mrs. Cramer,
of Sardis. a former member of
the Chapter.
The event OF the meeting was
the cordial reception as q mem
bcr OF Mrs. Noel who comes to
Us from the Grenada Chapter.
Mrs. Noel is the Treasurer OF
the Mississippi Division, and
will doubtless be a great value
to our chapter, which appreci
ates the honor of having a divi-
sion officer on its roll.
Mrs. Darnell en- ertained the
Forty Two Club on Wednesday
afternoon. The attractive H.
orary and dining room we're dec
GRATED in hearts and ferns. and
the score cards were drawn by
ribbons from large red hearts
suspended from the chandeliers,
The score was counted by small
hearts attached to the ribbons,
and at the conclusion OF the last
game of forty two, Mrs. Moor
ing having the greatest mum
ber of 'hearts on her string,"
was presented with the prize,
picture puzzle. Confusion. The
BOBBY prize, box of chocolate
dominoes went to Mrs. Herbert.
During the play "Kisses" were
served, and. later d delicious
course of sweets.
The guests were Mesdanes
Kean, Clothier, Herbert, Ard,
Hutchinson, Noel, Kerr, Bolton.
Kicks, W.. H. Mag -uder, Chiffon,
Logan, Smith, Moorlng, Nc.
Clam, Barnes, Bowen, Perkins,
T. j. Gladney, Walter Scales,
Slaughter Sessums, Hand, B L.
Mas ruder, Critz, Freeman, and
Misses Raymond 4 and Donaldson.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1909-02-12

On Tuesday evening Mrs. W.
X. Perkins gave quite a delight
full forty two party in honor of
Miss Donaldson.
= . .
Prof. D. G. Hull is in Chicago
this week attending a meeting
of the educational Committee of
Universities and Colleges.
. . .
Mr.. &. K. Taylor, who for the
past few months has been con.
uected with the Textile School.
of the A. & M. College, lef
Thursday, Feb. s, for Shelby
vile, Tenn, where ho goes to
take up his duties as a cotton
mill superintendent.
On Wednesday evening Feb. 3,
a delightful dance was given at
Jackson's Hall by the Bachelors
Club Of the A. & NJ. College.
The cadet orchestra furnished
the music for the cotillion, which
was gracefully led by Miss
and Mr.. Joyner. The out
of town guests were Misses Ty-
son and Blnion, of Macon, Miss
Jenkins, of Durant, and Mrs.
Cramer, of Sardis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kean. Mr.. and Mrs. Chiffon, Mr..
and Mrs. Davis and Mr.. and Mrs.
McClain we're chaperones.
Mrs, w. Ii. ,Magruder was host.
ess to about thirty five guests on
the afternoon of Wednesday,
Feb. 8, when the Forty Two
CLUB had its semi-monthly
meeting. The score cards were
hearts in red and white, suggest.
i've of the approaching valentine
season, and the player whose
card at the conclusion of the
contest bore the greatest NUN.
Der of gilt hearts. received the
prize, a pretty belt buckle. Mrs.
Lloyd's prominence as a forty
two player was uncoutested,
She being the only player scoi.
ing nine times.
An appetlzlng salad with cot.
fee was served by Mesdames
Lloyd Magruder and Chiffon
who assisted the hostess IN en-
tertalulng her guests, Besides
the Club members there were
present Mesdames McC ain, Eek.
ford, Freeman, w. W. Scales, Jr.
Slaughter, D. A. Saunders,
Critz, W. W. Magruder B. L.
Magruder, Lucas, Wallace, X.
K. Wier, Brown, Bowen, Zeno
Yeates, j. S. Moore, Mooring,
Ard, Kean, Clothler. and Miss
Donaldson. The Club will next
meet with Mrs, Logan en- Feb.
18th.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1909-02-12
LoNdviEW ITEMS.
BY SUBSCRIBER.

Being a reader of the TIMES,
and having seen nothing from
our little village, | thought per-
haps you would publish little
slip from our corner.
Since the cross tie business
has been off, our people have
been pretty "blue", but they are
now beginning 70 look on the
other side of the picture and are
beginning tn see that there are
some things that are even bet.
ter than cross ties
Mrs. Willie Crowell has pur.
chased house and lot in West
Longview and will move to her
new home at once.
Mr.. J. L. Seitz has bought a
large tract Of timber on the Tom
bigbee river near Aberdeen, and
also the saw mill belonging to
w. w. Hall, which he is now
moving TO the timber prepara-
tory to cutting all kinds and
grades OF lumber. We wish him
q pleasant and profitable venture,
Mr.. Seitz will continue his mer.
camille business in Longview,
Our village now has two -four
ishing Sunday Schools each with
an enrolment Of about sixty pu-
pills.
Our citizens met last Monday
and organized for the purpose ol
building a new Methodist
Church IN Longview, A build
ing committee was appointed
and contributions amounting to
$500 were secured. We are glad
to see this move. We think 1,
one in the right direction. We
have a Baptist Church now abou,
completed, and with 6. Method
ist Church our town will be Sec
ond to nCne of it's size in the
country. The building commit
tee Is composed of men who
know how to do things, and
with Brother WorIey behind
them we expect to see the work
pushed forward verv rapidly.
Whoop it up, Brethren, with
both time and money and lets
have the church completed by
Summer,