The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-13
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The skunk which has killed all the
pheasants at Gage park has been kill
ed at last. 1t was caught in a trap.
The meeting of the board of directors
of the Commercial club that was to
! have been held at noon today was post
poned until next week.
Two Topeka newspaper men have quit
their work and have entered the life in
surance business. Another has decided
that there is more money and pleasure
in ranching.
In order to escape the barbarous at
tacks of the gang" of the neighbor-
hood, a Topeka boy had to marry a
Lowman Hill girl so that he might call
on her undisturbed.
| Sanitary Sergeant Vanderpool says
that there are twice as many boys as
girls brought to Topeka by the Stork
during the warm months. That's what
| Topeka wants-voters.
Big California Bartlett pears are now
on the market. They are priced at 40
| cents a dozen. 1t is safe to say that
those with the pear appetites would
| rather wait until the season opens up.
Following the mysterious conference
with the city commissioners, the street
railway people are improving their
| track crossings in the city. 1t looks as
though the star chamber" talks were
profitable after all.
Work on the entrance to. Gage park
| mas commenced w OrKInen cleared the
| ground and gave the preliminary
touches to the foundation today. The
entrance is1a magnificent gate donated
| by Mrs. G. G. Gage.
| The messenger boy who succeeded in
taking a pocket full of perfectly good
| Topeka money out of town in return
for his cuteness has not been caught.
Kansas City could not catch him,
either. Now we will see what Lawrence
can do
| Work on the Santa Fe shop office
building has reached the third floor.
During extremely hot weather the men
work night shifts in order that the
| concrete might settle slowly. Big cleo
| trio arc lights make the scene as light
as day.
The city commissioners haven't de-
1 cided whether or not to purchase vot-
ing machines. They will cost about
s14, 900. TT depends upon what the peo-
any of them say anything" said one of
the commissioners. Speak up!
If anyone thinks that Topeka isn't a
| prohibition town listen. Commissioner
Miller says: Topeka uses 1850, 900 gal
| Ions of water every day-and we are
using more all the time. 1t won't be
long before we are using 100000 gal
| Ions"
The Topeka State Aero club will be-
come a permanent organization. This
| was the club organized just before the
Mars Topeka-Lawrence fight some
| time ago. A meeting for tomorrow
night has been called by the secretary
| of the club, w. w. Webb.
Over the excavation for Topeka's
| famous dry land bridge the city water
| department has laid an eight inch wa
| ter main. On either side of this main
| is an ten inch city main. This means
that in case of fire North Topeka
would only have an eight inch pres
sure in 4 ten inch pipe.
| One of DR.. Crumbine's favorite SAM
tary drinking fountains has been
placed in the lobby of the Central
| ing. All you have to do to get q
| drink is to initiate the action of the
| chicken.
J. E Hurley, general manager of the
Santa Fe, leaves on Santa Fe train
| No s tonight for Chicago He will leave
| Chicago at once for New York and
next Tuesday he sails for Bremen
| Germany. Mr.. Hurley will spend five
weeks at the Karlsbad springs in b.
| l3emia.
J. ]. Schenck, county attorney, has
| adjourned once more to Excelsior
| Springs The last time the county at
| torney went to Excelsior Springs he
| gained six pounds in four days. He
| expects to come back with sufficient
| physical demand for new clothes this
| time.
After seeing a clipping in the State
| journal concerning the action of tbs
city commission in raising the circus
rates for state fair week, Ringing
Brothers sent man from Chicago tt
Topeka to pay for their license at once