The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-24

the city commissioners next Thursday
morning at $3.50 o'clock. It Is hoped to
be able to open the white way at the
time OF the Kansas Semi-C Centennial
celebration in September.
The balloon Topeka I will make
flight at 8 o'clock this evening from
Westlawn park. This fight will be
taken by Frank Jacobs, the pilot, who
will go by himself. A trip by himself
is required before Mr.. Jacobs is reg
istered as a national pilot.
"Topeka's Freight Rate as Com
pared With Other Cities of Similar Lo-
cation and Natural Advantages will
be the subject of an address which
William H. Wagner of thir city will
give Tuesday noon before the mem
bers of the Topeka Ad club.
Those who went to Skene's park
Friday night with the object of en-
deavoring to keep cool amused them
selves by watching the shadows of
some "SpoOners" who were sitting in
the bandstand. Little did the love
makers realize that they were being
watched.
A wheel was knocked off a delivery
wagon of the Eagle Cigar company
about noon. by a wagon driven by
John Rhodes. The Eagle wagon was
standing near the corner of Seventh
street and Kansas avenue, when
Rhodes drove into it. The Rhodes
wagon WIS not u6nlaBSQs
The boarding house, or dormitory de-
partment of the z. W. c. A sill be
started next week some time. There
are now two girls robming in the
building as a matter of fact. No girl
is allowed to room in the building who
is paid a salary of more than $50 a
month. and the age limit is placed at
35 years.
A number of Topekans have ex-
pressed their intention of attending
the Rocky Mountain missionary con-
ference at Cascade, Colo, August Alb.
missionary in China, who told of the
mission work in China at the First
Congregational church Friday night,
also spoke of the attractions of this
summer camp.
The following items are on the list
of the opportunities for study which
will be offered in the educational de-
partment Of the 7. W. c. A. next fall:
Domestic science, plain sewing, shirt
waist making, Bible class, English lit
erature, correct English, physical
training, swimming, orchestra, chorus,
German, Spanish, story telling, china
painting, embroidery.
The people Of North Topeka are not
in sympathy with the Fourth Of July
celebration planned for the fair
grounds and they are circulating pc
titionS to have fire works of their own
the night of the Fourth. If anyone
in this city is able to get up something
that satisfies everybody, this person
should have a monument 500 feet high
erected to his memory.
The city is trying to protect its
parks from vandals by stationing po-
Hcemen in different parts of the city.
The other day a woman called UP
City Commissioner Stotts and said: ct
wish you would quit making our park
a loafng place for policemen" Here
was Stotts' answer: "If you would
keep your roughneck children out of
the park it wouldn't be necessary"
And it happened that this woman's
children were the ones who have been
raising the trouble.
The annual z. w. c. A. encampment
at Wakarusa will open July 1. A party
Of girls will spend July at the camp.
Friday afternoon Miss Daisy June
Trout, Miss Villa Rodgers, Miss Edna
Haywood and Mrs. C. F. Menninger
went out to the camping grounds to
view the landscape DER" They were
caught in a heavy shower and had to
spend the greater part of their time
after they reached their destination
under cover. It was necessary to at
tach chains to the tires of the machine
in order to climb the hills on the re-
turn trip.
Potatoes are still selling at rs cents
per peck and there is no immediate
prospect OF a change in the price.
Vegetables are exceedingly scarce, and
the commission men have begun to
ship them in from Colorado. Canta-
loupes from the Imperial valley,
Colo. are selling on the market at
FIVE cents each, and some waterme1ons
are on the market which have been
shipped in from Texas. Dewberries are
now on the market, but they are poor
and are selling at fifteen cents a box
The raspberries and blackberries are
nearly gone.