The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-03
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The water department cost the city
81, 268.42 last month.
F. NJ. Stoves and Sons will print the
issue of a supplemental book Of recent
ordinances.
The Geneva club of the Y. w. c. A.
will hold a picnic at the City park to-
morrow evening.
Cages lake is a very popular place
these days. Many bathers from Topeka
are evening visitors.
The courts have decided in favor
of a city ordinance at last. This
should encourage the council.
The new board of health suite at
the state house is being prepared for
occupancy by the office force
The lawns around the high school
buildings are the best kept and there
fore about the prettiest in Topeka.
The Washington rural route in
spector is on the way and the rural
lists will either fix up the roads or lose
their free delivery.
Permits were granted T. H. Agard for
the erection of a s1.So0 dwelling on
Brooks avenue and a $500 auto house
on the same property.
1t cost the city 80, 3O3.33 to protect the
people from the law breakers. That
was the price paid for the upkeep OF
the ponce department.
Mrs. John P White, who was oper-
ated upon at Christ's hospital for ap-
pendicitis several weeks ago, is now
convalescing at her home.
County Clerk Zimmerman states that
the assessed valuation of the city for
1909 on all property, real estate and
personal effects, is $45063,S1O.
1t is impossible to walk down
Kansas avenue without lodging
around some excavation or obstruc-
tion-all being signs of prosperity.
Residents near Washburn college Will
be glad when the Fifth ward sewer IS
finished and the red wagon said to
contain 500 pounds of dynamite is re-
moved.
The Lincoln street bridge across the
Shunganunga is in dilapidated condl-
ton. The question OF erecting new
bridge will soon come before the city
council.
The September number of Hamp-
toms magazine will contain story of
Secretary COburn' S work in Kansas
Lifting the Curse From Kansas" is
the title.
The bold bad mouse at the Y. W
C. A has made it's getaway" 1t
couldn't stand so much notoriety! The
girls can visit the quarters in perfect
safety now.
Rev. J. c. Everett, pastor of the
Third Presbyterian church, and family
Will leave TO-DAY Tor EIIlPOIla anu H-S O'i
county. where they will spend vaca-
ton of a month.
Although the theatrical season in To
peka is practically dead, Managers
Crawford and Kearney of the Grand
are securing a good list of bookings f'r
the coming season.
1t is reported that two or three
automobiles continue to scorch on
West Sixth and other streets in spite
of the new ordinance which places the
speed limit at 6 miles an hour
The little old popcorn stand which
has been located at Ninth and Kansas
avenue for many years, has been torn
down to make room for the new Mills
building on which the preliminary
work is being done.
Talk about supporting a pitcher
BakuIe the fast twirler on the Santa
Fe team in Topeka threw a game Tor
Mayetta not long ago. He struck out
% men and allowed three hits-and
lost the game, 3 to 0.
e H Crosby says that if the man
who carried away his 81 hat at the
Commercial club yesterday, and left in
stead d So one will call on him, he--will
glad to make the exchange Mr.. A.
Reinisch is also looking for a hat
City Engineer Rogers submitted an
estimate last night at the council meet
ing for a conduit and flood gate on To.
peka avenue and Shunganunga creek
the committee on public improvements.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Jones. 40S West Gordon street, on Aug.
1, a girl; to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Will
son. GIG Branner street on JULY % a
boy: to Mr.. and Mrs. John McDerrned
S39 North Monroe street, on July 81. a
girl.
Something new and outlandfsh in
feminine headgear was seen on Kansas
avenue last night. Two girls each
wore large wells tied tightly over their
hair, then tied in two large knots over
each ear with the ends streaming down
to their knees.
The weeds in some places in TopeI1a
are decidedly too high. A rank growtI,
of over four feet in height is flourish
ing on the vacant lots just west of the
Missouri Pacific depot. On South
Quincy and Monroe streets the growth
is also decidedly rank.
Judge e. R Simon was notified to-
dav of his appointment by the presi-
dent of the Commercial club to the
Craftsmanship of the committee Of the
orga nization known as the Topeka
census committee. Judge Simon was
instructed to select his co-workers on
the committee.
Philip Becker. Robert Smith VIM.
Sayles. Chas. Becker. Thos. Becker
planning to spend two or three
months floating down the Mississippi
to New Orleans in houseboat. They
are building the boat at Meriden and
will haul il to the KaW river below
the dam az Lawrence. The boat is
being built from timber cut at