The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-07
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There are in all 50 licensed transfer
wagons in operation in the city.
Mr.. E. B. Merriam's new 22-horse
power automobile was registered yes
tered yesterday at the office of the city
1 clerk as No. 327.
! A petition will come before the next
regular meeting of the city council ask
ling to have the sidewalk on Lincoln
street, between Twelfth and Huntoon,
raised to grade.
Mir. CHas. Harris, director of the state
free employment agency, leaves today
for Salt Lake City. His office will be
open and in charge of Miss Reed dur
ling his absence.
$40 Brooks avenue. on August ;, a boy;
to Mr. and Mrs. II. c. DihNle, Highland
evehue ard East Seventh street, on
/ August 4. a =irl.
! The new loop for the Oakland car
lime viii he completed early next week,
land the traffic on this line will not be
Iccngested at Sixth and Kansas avenue,
4 as is now the case.
! The hucksters have become so nu-
merous in Topeka that the grocers are
| r-plaining considerably on account
of the fact that they are undersOld
| by these street vendors.
There are 212 hucksters who have paid
licenses into the city's Golfers. You may
rave Deefan SODlGNAGI jealous LldC you
uldn't 81 out as loud as they do but
they have to pay for the privilege.
Capital council No. 1 Knights and
Ladies of Security. Will give free
trolley ride to its members Monday
evening. August g. The cars viii start
from their hal promptly at o'clock.
James G. Chumos. the Topeka Greek
student. who married Mrs. o. B. Fow-
Iers widow of a Wen known phrenolO-
gst, nov lives a. Seattle de las sent
Topeka frie nds copies of poems he has
written.
claims this distinction: He is the only
man in town who can write backwards.
upside down, and with either hand. and
he Goes it one way with just as much
speed as he does in another.
Justice H. f. Mason is the only JUS
tee of the supreme court on duty. He
III leave next week for his home in
Garden City and while he is in vest
ern Kansas he will attend the Dodge
city relnion where ne will deliver an
address.
Buffalo Bits Wild West show is
boxed to be in Topeka on September |
Is. Arrangements were made with |
License Collector Mattingly yesterday |
for the payment of a $110 license. The |
state wide fair will be in operation on |
this date
Work has begun at the Washburn |
athletic park in the direction of put !
ting Things IN readiness IOE the 1OOI- |
ball season B-eachers Will be con- /
structed and the grounds put in proper |
condition for the work of the gridirOn |
enthusiasts.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Trapp has just moved |
Fer restaurant and cafe into the store
room, 712 Kansas avenue. You can get /
your chicken dinner there every day, !
besides all the other good things to eat. |
Tables res6 rived for families or parties. |
Telephone 3!2.
four game series in Denver this after !
con. Wednesday is an off day and !
an exhibition game will be played at
Colorado Springs. The team opens a /
long series Thursday on the home
grounds. The Wichita team will be
here.
It is reported in Topeka that the tnou- |
sand PHILADELPHIA Germans who would /
have come to Topeka and worked in the
Santa Fe hops had they been able to
buy their beer here. have gone to Omaha
to work in the Union Pacific shops. AS
is well known they can buy their beer
in Omaha
Aside from the special places designa-
ted for registration. prospective voters
for tho bond issue election of August
"a and the election in regard to COM
mission form OF city administration,
may register at the Office of Commits
sioner of Elections Titus office at the
building until next Friday
night.
The banquet held on Monday even
ing at the Trapp cafe by Topeka lodge ,
No. 311, F'raternal Brotherhood, was
a decided success 1t was the cul-
of a membership contest. the
losing side standing the expense of the
occasion, Toasts were given by DIR.
". L. Warmer, Edward T. Hearick.
DR.. L. V. Sans, Gilbert Carter and r.
K. Graham, president of the lodge.
Complaints are coming in every day
to License Collector Mattingly and City
RaIston to the effect that
house wives are being swindled by pic
ture men who are doing business with
out licenses. The former suggests that
he be notified Immediately in case ,
there is further cause for complaint.
The chief of police cou4d likewise be +
informed of any frauds which may be ;
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