The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
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One Topeka firm already has orders
for 5000 gallons of ice cream for
July 4.
David J. August went to Chicago
yesterday on short business trip.
Matt weightman has fled his nomi-
nation papers for county treasurer.
A meeting was held this noon of the
board of directors of the Commercial
club.
If you haven't given your mite to-
ward erecting the memorial boulder at
Gage park do it now.
The work of putting stone dress
ing on the West Sixth avenue maca-
dam has been commenced.
The West End and Pleasant Valley
baseball teams will clash at Three
Bridges Sunday morning at $3.50.
DR.. w. w. Yates will have charge of
the business mems Bible class at the
Central Y. M. C. A. Friday noon.
A jolly party Of &c Gon 11yI "a M Il
for an all-day outing at Silver Lake.
The apparatus for oiling West Tenth
avenue was received at the brick yards
today and taken to where it will be
used.
There was a large Vinewood crowd
last night. Picnic. suppers are becom-
ing popular at that place of amuse-
Tag day is just three days off. Now
is a good time to be saving up spare
change in order to help along a good
cause.
The list of Topeka people who ez
pect to attend the Estes Park. Colo,
NJ G. A. conference July SIS is
swelling.
Topeka has tried to keep cool, and the
parks of the city have been popular in
the extreme.
Baseball suits have been purchased
from a Topeka firm by the Manhattan
team of the Central league and also
by the Willard team.
Bids on the new Warren MNCrosby
three story building will be opened
today, although it may be several days
before the contract is awarded.
july 2 is the day on which the Y.
w C. A summer camp will commence
at Wakarusa. The camp will continue
in force until the first of August
The crowds to vinewood park in the
evenings are filling that popular
amusement park. Boating and dane
ing seem to be the main attractions.
H. P. Miller, city commissioner, is
i'll at his home with q severe attack
of tonsilitis. Mr.. Miller has been
| under the weather" for some time.
The colored people now have their
five acre park north of the state fair
grounds in full swing. Jackson's band
gives concerts on Tuesday and Friday
evenings
A combination of Y. WYNN. pic
mic will be held at the Y. w. c. A.
Fourth of July. 1t will be an all-day
affair
In the church league the Walnut
Grove NJ. E. church team still has a
perfect record, while the Euclid ave-
nue. team comes second with record
800 per cent.
Edith Nash and Gertrude Hannah
have been chosen as the official dele
gates representing the Y. w. G. A. at
the annual Lake Geneva conference
August 1925.
The weather man has promised that
the best picnic weather of the year
will be handed out to the famous
| "Picnic Stahr' for his annual celebra-
ton tomorrow.
The dust nuisance continues. A few
merchants along Kansas avenue per-
sist in allowing dust to be swept in
the faces of pedestrians as late as 10
o'clock in the morning.
The pussy wants a member" game
| or contest which was planned by the
Y w. c. A. with a view to increasing
| the membership of the organization
| has been postponed until fall.
| There is a movement on foot among
the city officials to grant twice-a-
month pay day to the employees of the
| city This scheme is received with
anxious hopes by the employees.
Plans are being made for the erec-
ton of a bandstand in Chesney park
A number of other improvements will
also be made in this beauty spot. To-
peka is getting the park fever in earn
est this year
| Professor Lane of Washburn college
/ is at the head of a movement of citi-
| zens in that district who propose to get
| better sewer service from the city in
| the vicinity of Seventeenth and Null
vane streets
| City Attorney Ralston is in Parker
vile. Mo. where he is attending the
annual commencement exercises of his
old school, Park college Mr.. Ralston
will return to his duties at the city
| hall some time tomorrow
A class of So prospective lawyers are
| taking the state bar examination at
| the state house today. If everyone of
| them pass, as they expect to, Kansas
| will have considerable new blood in
the Blackstone world.
Practically all of the county politi-
clans are planning to take in Stahl's
picnic tomorrow. At least 5000 Shaw
nee county people are expected there
It will be a great mixing place for the
aspirants to county offices.
You will notice that the local Off
cials Of the Rock Island are in Their
Sunday-best clothes today In the YER