The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-10
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Dancing tonight at vinewood
The independent" is installing con-
per toll lines to nearly every section of
the state.
Any mention of droughty Kansas
hereafter should be sufficient excuse
for mob violence.
5: II. Hostetter has started an auto
mobile hack line in Topeka, something
that has long been badly needed
Rev. w. NJ. Culpepper of the Euclid
Avenue M. E. church will fill the pulpit
of the First NJ E. church during DR..
Lynch's absence on his vacation.
The c. e. society of the First Presby-
terrain church has postponed their
| pastlme show for the second time. 1t
will be held on Monday evening.
Topeka has been an unusually
healthy city SO far during July. Not
a single case of contagion has been re-
ported to the city sanitary department
Grass is growing in the middle Of the
street between Third and Fifth streets
on Kansas avenue. The city will have
to buy street and paving lawn now
Ell.
Fred Burnum and Frank McManus,
two of the Topeka ball players, re-
turned this morning from -, where
they have been spending a vacation of
several days.
DR.. H. w. Roby is the author Of
The Suffrage Song Book" made up of
a collection of songs written by him
self to help the cause. They are writ
ten to popular airs and should make
a hit.
The different dry goods stores of the
city are organizing baseball teams,
which will contest for supremacy dur
ing the Friday afternoons on which the
stores will be closed during July and
August.
The Topeka Motor league and all own
ers of automobiles will meet at the
Commercial club tonight to discuss
further plans in the changing of the
present automobile ordinance at the
city council.
Edward A. Cox. Santa Fe section
foreman at Pauline, claims the credit
for killing the gray wolf which was
credited to Henry Bernard, a few days
ago. Cox says he turned the wolf over
to Bernard who lived near and who
could bring it to town for him.
Dan Wexford. the negro expressman
who had horse shot by the humane
officer some time ago because of it's
neglect, lost his team last night and re-
ports have come to the police sta
the creek bank on East Fifteenth
street. too weak to get out.
The next meeting of the City Sunday
School superintendent club will be
held at Gemmell hall, Central Y. NJ
C. A. building July IA, 8 p. m, sharp.
A committee of three or five will be
elected and report on the advisabiMty
of uniform graded schools throughout
the city. Rev. S. S. Estey will address
the club. Game of water baseball at
9:15.
L. T. Yount of Kansas City. Kansas,
formerly a resident of Topeka, and sec
rotary of the police commission, visited
the prison this morning, looking up
some of his old employees Old Col.
Boyd the old darby he had put on the
pay roll after he had been let out now
janitor at the station drew especial
congratulation upon being alive and
we'll and on duty.
Today a tennis tournament in sin
giles started at the Country club. There
are p men competing. and these play
ers will be given five days in which te
play off the preliminary events Anoth-
er tournament for singles is booked for
September and the winner of the first
series Will play the winner of -he sec
ond for a cup which viii become the
property of the final victor. The WIN
ner of the first tournament viii hold
the trophy until September and then he
Will have it to defend. A tournament
in doubles will be played some time
during August. The tennis committee
is composed of B. w. Scandrett and
Robt- Pierce. Jr.