The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-19

w ]. WEIGH has purchased the
Fourth avenue hotel.
The Columbia building is to have a
new elevator. II will be installed with
in a few days.
The Crawford Bill Posting company
is billing the local boards with state
fair advertising.
Peaches now are becoming plentiful
on the market, and will be more So
within few days.
temporary bandstard has been
erected in front of the agricultural
building at the fair grounds.
Young people of the Central Congre-
gational church will hold social this
evening at 1904 College avenue.
Gymnasium classes under Miss Pearle
LeCompte will be started at the Y.
W. C. A. the first week in October.
The Sunday school of the First Uni
ted Presbyterian church today is hold
ing it's third annual picnic at Garfield
park.~ .'4-.- = go 49,
A trolley ride will be given this
evening by the new church workers of
the First Baptist church, leaving the
church at s o'clock.
The educational committee of the
Central Y. NJ. C. A. has decided to in
clude commercial advertising and
craftsmanship in their courses of study
this fall.
A meeting of the financial and edu-
cational committees of the Topeka
Anti-tuberculosis association will be
held at the Commercial club tomorrow
noon.
Beginning November 20. and contin-
uing each Sunday afternoon, Is lectures
for men will be given at the Novelty
theater under the auspices of the Y.
NJ. c. A.
In the days grist for the divorce
mill is the suit filed by Arthur North
against Susie North, desertion being
the cause assigned. They were mar
ried in 1905.
The water recently turned into the
Y. M. G. A. swimming pool is the
clearest it has been in months. This
shows the effectiveness of the new we'll
at the city plant -.
The congregation of the Seabrook
Congregational church will attend SER
vices Sunday morning at the First
Congregational church conducted by
Rev. w. c. Wheeler of the Seabrook
church.
The Kansas state board of health
has issued number of bulletins on
contagious diseases which will be sent
to anyone who sends their address.
The bulletins include a "Swat the Fly
leaflet.
Roy L. Bore. city commissioner, is
.,
taken at his own word. In answer to a
/ eporter's question, What do you think
about this Mr.. Bone invariably re-
spends: Il don't think"
The ladies of the First Baptist
church are going to scoot around town
on trolley ride tonight. Yelling,
screaming, tearing down of street signs
and the breaking of street crossings
are strictly prohibited. t
NJ ;e 1r1o+ a
modern drug store building at the cor
ner of Sixth and Buchanan. Mr.. Leep-
er would spend $4,000 on this struc-
ture and install a drug store that has
no equal in the state.
The river is falling rapidly. today,
With the big bikes in front of them
and the beautiful thoughts of the ex-
tension of the dry land bridge the
people of North Topeka had little fear
While the river was rising.
The city officials are preparing the
contracts for the digging of the new
well at the waterworks plant. This new
wen will make 1t impossible for the
| people of the city to use too much wa
! ter. And 1t will be good water too.
Hunter Tyler" and 9th.
| er Inscriptions of q like nature have
been stuck up at the Central Associa
ton building AND at 1422 Tyler street II
anticipation OF the return of w. o
| Hunter, ''the checker fiend," and hi.
bride from Salt Lake City.
They are talking about the adoption
| of the short ballot in Kansas. Wha-
Kansas. needs is a shorter voting sys
| tem-a series of voting machines SINH
| lar to the ones used in Topeka, for in.
| starce. A shorter election is needed
worse than short ballot
The Kansas farmers have twice a.
many automobiles as the people liv
\ ing in the city, according to statistics
And the farmers kill less people thar
the city sports do. Furthermore
there are no speed limits in the coun'
/ try.
Jailer AL Hopkins, of the city bastile
is on duty as police matron in the alb
sence of Mrs. Thorpe. This is thu
place for Al-he is the man the po
lice always depend upon to make Il