The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-26
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727.
Mrs. F. N. Lynch. daughters and
friends. who have been spending a
week at the Y. W. c. A. camp at
Wakarusa will return to Topeka Sat
urday.
If the cool weather keeps up long
the house committee of the CONNER
cial club may decide to open the pool
and billiard room sooner than was
planned.
Four large pennants and a number
of flags have been received at the fair
office. They will be attached to the
numerous flag poles on the new stock
pavilion.
Sunday the Baraca class of the First
NJ. Z. church will meet at the Kansas
Avenue NJ. E. church on the North
Side with the Baraca class of that
church,
@They will have to'siook a long while
signed building than the New England
building said federal official this
morning.
Boys of the high. school claim that
the school will have winning foot
ball team this fall. Ward Green. in
structor in the institution. has charge
of athletics.
DR.. L. P. Sperry. of Los Angeles,
Cal, who has a we'll developed bump
"
at the Y. M. c. A. theatre meetings
next winter.
The Topeka Local union has decided
to publish a monthly news bulletin
called the Christian Enthusiast-pro-
Viding sufficient number of subscrip-
tons are obtained.
The Christian Endeavor of the First
Christian church is presenting the
church with an elegant pulpit bible.
This is in preparation for the big con-
vention in October.
Warden ]. K. Codding of the state
penitentiary and President s. E. Price
OF Ottawa university will be among the
speakers at the Novelty theater Sun
day mems meetings.
And still the question of railway
rates for the state fair is not settled.
The fair management still is hopeful
that they will be successful in the
fight for reduction.
Rev. H. L. Nelson of the Potwin
Pres byterian church, whose arm was
badly crushed in an automobile acct
dent in June will be able to resume his
duties within a short time.
Beginning in September the Loyal
Sons classes of the First Christian
church and the Independence Christ
ian church of Kansas City. Mo-, will
hold a membership contest.
Plans are being drawn by a local
architect for one of the finest dwell
ings which has yet been built in Tope-
ka-but the name of the prospective.
builder is not yet made public.
President J. w. Going OF the state
falr is suggesting that every man, wo-
man AMI child buy a flag fair week,
and that all houses in the city be deco
r-ted with the national emblem.
When the city schools open a grear
many changes will have been made in
the teaching force. and some much
needed improvements at the school
buildings will have been completed
About 80 donations have been re-
ceived by the committee in charge OF
the Labor day celebration at Vinewood.
They will be used as prizes for, the
winners in various athletic contests
Some night the people in the vicinity
of the Fillmore street bridge expect TO
wake up and find their structure in
habited by hobos who mistook the new
reinforcement rods for those of box
car.
Secretary H L. Cook estimates that
the attendance at the state fair will
reach the 125.000 mark. Suffice to re-
mark that Topeka will have her work
cut out finding accommodations for -he
| crowds.
In September the Commercial club
and the Topeka Advertising club Will
resume their regular monthly and bl-
monthly meetings These gatherings
have been discontinued in the hot
weather.
In speaking of some weeds in town
which have been growing since last
spring, Street Commissioner Snyder
said 81 am fearing that when the
weeds dry Topeka will be swept out
| by forest fires
The first series of the Round Robin
| tennis matches between the Central
| o11lh and the Country club is IN
progress this afternoon. Twenty-sever
| games will be played between doubles
| teams this evening.
| In support of the movement to treat
Door youngsters to ice cream, trolley