The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-11


The Geneva club of the Y. w. c. A
has chartered five cars for the trolley
ride which they Will give Friday even
ing.
An ice cream social will be held
Friday evening in Willow park by the
Christian Endeavor of the Potwin
Presbyterian church.
Senator H. w. Avery of Wakefield
who is at the head of the draft horse
department of the state fair, expects to
make his department one of the most
complete at the exposition.
Within week the State Fair asso-
citation will commence the distribu-
ton of 10000 hand bills, and nearly
as many posters, ranging from single
sheets to those large enough to cover
an entire bill board.
This is grocers' day. The proprie-
tors of the stores and their clerks to-
gether with wives and friends are en-
joying gala day at Vinewood.
A little $3.50 automobile was pull
ing big six-cylinder $4,000 motor
car down Kansas avenue last night.
They are all helpless, no matter how
large, when the spark" is gone. Just
| like many people.
| Members of the Topeka Motor club
| VIII leave Topeka Saturday afternoon
| for Leavenworth where they will spend
| the night. Sunday morning they will
| drive to Kansas City, returning to To-
4 peKa IN the evening.
| Plans and specifications for the new
| fifty foot well at the city waterworks
are being drawn in the office of the
| city engineer. City Draughtsman For
ter will have the drawings ready for
approval in a short time.
| Newspapers over the country are
commenting favorably on the recent
plan of the Santa Fe in establishing
| in Topeka publicity bureau. The
plan is one of the best and most popu-
lar moves taken by the Santa Fe in
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed MacLennan, who
have been spending July and August
| tain in Rosemont, Colo, will return to
Topeka in a short time. They are
having a great time.
Thomson had his first try in the
big league yesterday, when he played
right field for Cleveland in the lat
| Washington. He did not have
chance in the field and failed to hit in
his one time at bat.
Taking advantage of cooperative
| buying, the members of Indian Creek
grange north of town placed an order
Tor S'oO0 tons of coal, enough to last
them all winter. This means thirty
| car loads which are to be delivered
within the next thirty days.
There were no births reported to
Sanitary Sergeant Vanderpool today.
I guess that July was too strenuous"
said the doctor. "In the month of
July there were 81 births reported to
this office-the biggest in the history
of the office to my knowledge
The automobile enthusiasts in To-
peka are raising a big howl because
the city has placed crushed rock in
Tenth avenue between Kansas avenue
and Jackson street. This sort of re-
pairing is hard on the motor car tires.
A number of business men have
been inquiring at the city hall If it is
possible to hold a special election We
toing the bonds for the Melan bridge
extension. Despite the interviews to
the contrary, majority of the people
of this city would like to have the
hole filed.
George S. Badders, secretary of the
Commercial club, leaves in a few days
for an extensive trip throughout Colo
rado. Secretary Badders will return
TO Topeka in time for the state fair.
All Topeka people who are on their
vacations will get back to town in
time for the big fair.
The Santa Fe, the Rock Island and
the Union Pacific will post up state
fair flyers all along their lines
within $50 miles of Topeka They
have promised to fill their station
windows and bulletin boards with the
bills. Everyone is joining forces in
behalf of the statewide fair.
Final arrangements have been made
oy the Topeka Motor league for put
ing up signs on cross roads within a
radius of 80 miles of Topeka. There
Will be two signs, one 14x24 inches and
the other 24x36 inches, the former to
direct the people to points outside of
Topeka, and the latter giving the di-
rection and miles to the capital city.
l. D. Graham, editor of the Kansas
Farmer, has been appointed by Gov
ernor w. r. Stubbs as a delegate to
the International Dry Farming con-
gress. which will be held in Spokane
the first week in October. He also
has been notified by the secretary of
his appointment as a member of the
executive board of the congress. Dean
Edward Webster of K. S. A. c. is the
only other member of the board in
Kansas.
1t looks as though the city of To-
peka was without dog catcher. This
morning some one in the city hall
placed a rubber snake in the dog
catcher's desk. William Core, the dog
man, is colored mantle result can |
be seen. AS soon as he opened the |
desk and saw that snake he dropped
all he had in his hands, flew out of |
the office and down the stairs and has
not been seen since. Wanted-a dog
catcher.
The Salvation army will give free
outing for the poor of this city on
August Is. Leaving the Salvation
army hall, 315 Kansas avenue. at S:3OI
in the morning. the outing will include
a street car ride and dinner, besidesI
different amusenents at the park, all |
of which will be free to each guest
holding tickets which will be given out |
at the hall. Captain George Burk- |
holder and Captain May Fowler will |
nave the personal oversight of all ar
rangements Captain Burkholder will |
provide first aid" necessities in case
of accidents.