The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-01

Drouth is having its effects on the
Kaw. Sand is more noticeable than
water along the river.
The frame work is being put in, pre-
paratory to the laying of the fourth
noor OF the new Mills building.
1t is the intention of Commissioner
M. G. Holman to arrange for the first
band concert in Chesney park to be
held the latter part of the present
week.
Although the building is almost COM
pleted a permit has just been issued
at the Office Of the fire chief for the
new $4,000 stock pavilion at the fair
grounds.
Thursday, August 4, is the date set
for the monthly picnic of Shawnee
Horticultural society. It will be held
at the home of T. p. Van Orsdal, one
mile from Kiro
MarshalPs band will give their fifth
grand concert of the season at the City
mences at 8 o'clock. The program is
especially elaborate.
Wednesday evening the c. E. of the
First Congregational church will hold
! hayrack picnic at Martins hill. Aug
ust g. the summer camp of this sOci-
ETY. begins at Maple Hill.
The first band CONCERT at Chesney
park has been scheduled by L. G. Dren-
| ming, county candidate. Mr.. Dreaming
Will give concert and political rally
at Chesney this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Crawford have re-
New York and the eastern resorts.
While gone Mr.. Crawford attended the
Billrosters convention in Chicago.
The people living on Lane street be-
tween the south side of Fifth and the
north side of Sixth avenue have petit
toned the board of city commissioners
for grading, paving and guttering.
This is the dull season in water
melons. The early melons from Texas
are about all gone-and the later mel
ons from this part of the country are
not ripe. What's a teller goin' to
do.
On account OF the large number of
complaints of fast and reckless motor
car driving the automobile board of
examiners have found it necessary to
hold a number of star chamber meet
ings.
NJ. P. Sandies Of Cleveland. O., start
ed today for his home in a new Great
Smith motor car just purchased from
the factory. Mr.. Sands says the Great
Smith is a we'll known car in the east
ern cities.
With such an apparently small sal
airy from fees and with the small honor,
1t looks mighty funny that SO many
candidates would spend so much mon
ey all for the Office of sheriff of Shaw
nee county.
The board of directors for the To-
peka free public library have been re-
to serve from February, 1910, to Feb
ruary, 1914, are M. A. Low, J. P. Davis
and Luther c. Bailey.
Jackson's band will give a concert in
Union park tonight. Races and other
features will be presented. Among the
wonders and attractions will be an ar
ray of the county candidates who are
catering to the colored vote.
Many improvements are being made
on the Washburn campus. Trees are
being trimmed by two of the profess
sors. and by the opening of school the
college "loitering ground will present
most attractive appearance.
William Core, Topeka's famous dog
catcher, reports to the city commits
sioners that he killed 81 dogs and col
lected SOC in the month of July. This
is a good record considering that dog
days" are now on the "swimmin'
holes" '
Early Saturday night fire companies
responded to an alarm from the Stor-
mont building, 100 West Sixth avenue,
ing, flashing fire they discovered some
hedclothes on fire. The smoke made the
cc Indignation look bad.
A petition "a feet long requesting the
street railway to allow it's conductors
tc wear shirtwaists and discard their
COATS mas OGell presented TO the COnl-
pany. After today street car conduc-
tors will wear spotless white and keep
their transfers in their hip pocket.
There are three band concerts in three
different parks in Topeka tonight. Mar
shalPs at the City park, knights & La
dies of Security at Chesney park and
Jackson's at Union park. This will give
everyone in the city IL chance to hear
good music. All of the concerts are
free.
H. G. Hoyes, who has been elected to
fill the vacancy made by the resigna-
ton of c. H. Fenstermacher boys and
employment secretary of the Central
Y NJ. G. A. has returned from
Lake Geneva where he has been at
tending the association secretarial
training school.
The streets in Topeka look like they
do in early autumn. The hot dry
weather has played havoc with the
shade trees and their leaves have been.
shed as if a frost had fallen. 1t will
take a good soaking rain to revive the
trees and the lawns in Topeka-and in
all Kansas as we'll
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the grocers' picinc which will
be held August IL at Vinewood. There
will be baseball and sports of various
kinds, also a drill by the Knights and
Ladies of Security drill team, and a
fancy dance by thirty girls under the
direction of Miss Lulu Mckee.
Hinkson, the sign man, has made
proposition to give Topeka an entirely
new set of street signs. They are of
metal, a blue background with white
letters. The signs would be placed on
pipe standards set in cement. The
city commissioners Will investigate the
scheme. Topeka is badly in need of
new street signs.
Mayor Billiard has taken revenge
upon the board of automobile examin-
ers that took the license away from his
son for exceeding the speed limit in
Topeka. Today he has announced that
the board of examiners for the coming
year will be: Chester Woodward, l..
NJ Penwell and DIR. H. H. Keith. None
of the old board were selected.
H. P. Miller, head of the water and
light departments of the city govern
ment, has made the suggestion to the
city commissioners that a new we'll be