The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-17


Read big auction adv on page two.
The contract is soon to be let for
the new E. H. Crosby residence.
The old Keith hospital building is
being fixed up for an apartment house.
Warm weather of the past few days
has brought into existence 'tkid'' pop
stands by the score.
meeting of the manufacturing
committee of the Commercial club was
held at the noon hour.
Prof. H. L. Woods will deliver lee
ture on astronomy this evening at the
Washburn observatory.
Geo. P. Stoddard, Office secretary of
the Central Y. M. c.. A, left today for
short visit in Kansas City.
Mrs. w. o. Anderson is in Christ's
hospital where she had a serious OPP
Grafton performed this morning.
Harvest hands are offered $3.50 to
SO in the wheat fields of Pawnee
county. where 5000 men are wanted.
Eugene B. Stotts, who handled the
business end of the Mars flight for
Aviator Mars, has returned to Topeka.
Although he refuses to admit it, it is
known that Mayor Billiard will soon is
sue the official straw hat proclama-
ton.
The usual weekly meeting of the
Shawnee Bar association will be held
tomorrow noon at the Commercial
club.
A second pool table will be installed
in the near future in connection with
the new billiard and pool room of the
Commercial club.
The Topeka Shawnee Good Roads
association are getting ready for a
campaign in the interests Of better
roads in the county.
Great strides are being made in the
erection of the Brown flats and bust
a
end Western avenues.
A number of delegates to the c. E.
convention have remained over in To-
peka with the intention of visiting
friends for a few days
One of the important results of the
c. E. convention was the decision to
employ field secretary, and the rails
ing of nearly $500 for that purpose.
A. C. Roller, the Topeka auto livery
man, made the trip following the Mars
aeroplane from Topeka to Lawrence
and return in great time with his E. M.
F. go"
Evangelists Jones and Stolbert will
close their special meetings at the
American Salvation Army, Sunday ev-
ening. Tomorrow Mr.. Jones Will
preach.
There are now about 50 men work |
ing on the new Mills building, but ow-
ing to it's immense size it appears to
the cas- 1aI observer as though the pro-
gresS were slow
A mass meeting of the citizens of the
city who are anxious to see the Gage |
mark extension of the street railway |
will be held in the city commissioners
chamber Monday morning at O'CLOCK
Members of the Topeka AID club have
received attractive invitations TO the
sixth annual convention of the Assocl-
ated Advertising clubs OF America
which will be held in Omaha July Is
20.
Judge John C. Pollock of the United
states circuit court will commence his
two months summer vacation early IN
Julv. 1t will be spent at his island
summer home in Georgian bav. Lake
Huron.
A Topeka young man whose parents
1--we in Harrington has received the fol-
lowing significant note from his father;
s'I cut the lawn last night so you may
feel at liberty to come home at any
time.-Dad.
This evening the regular monthly
meeting of the Commercial club VIII
be held. The meeting was postponed
from last week on account of the fes-
tivities which were being held in the
city at that time.
A Topeka man writes to correct
report of the race at Ascot Heath,
England, THURSDAY; he says rne VII Mn
ming horse, Bayard' is owned by Mr..
Fairlie, a Scotchman, and was the
champion 2-year-old in 1908.
The most talked of ease in town IS
the furious rush of a Topeka news |
paper reporter who does the STUFF
over the river and an ex-Washburn |
girl who has made quite a hit over the |
state and in the city with her literary |
talent.
All of the Topeka airship enthusiasts
and newspaper men who followed
Aviator Mars to Lawrence and up the
ho n TOnalZa
for a much needed rest. The party
was up at $3.50 in the morning until
late at night.
Two more runawavs have been re-
Dorted They are Harold Sweetwood,
13 years old. and Willie Mitchell, 10.
The lads are orphans and were living
with Miss NJ. A. Blair at 1914 Garfield
avenue 1t is thought they are in the
country not far from town.
A lecture on astronomy will be de-
livered at the Washburn observatory