The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-06
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Best protection in the world, an In
dependent telephone at the bedside.
The Misses Johnson have removed
their hat shop to S25 Kansas avenue.
Ex-Sheriff John Wilkerson is up and
around again after several days sick
ness.
The coronation pictures at the
Crystal theater just below the post0f-
flee are attracting much favorable
notice.
The Daily Oklahoman says that Sport
North lis making the hit of hls life
acting in THE Parish Priest at Ok
lahoma City this week.
A number of the division superintend-
ents and other operating officials of
the Rock Island Lines are meeting in
Topeka today with General Superin-
tendent Smalley.
W. T. Cartilage, claim agent of the
Rock Island, and a party of young men
have returned from a motor car trip to
Kansas City. Jogging along the dusty
roads they made the distance in four
hours both ways
Mabel Cullen, formerly wife Of Frank
Carter, manager of the Oklahoma City
show of the North Brothers Stock COM
pany, is in Peoria, ILL.,, where the Har-
vey Stock company is playing j sum-
mer engagement
The new balloon Topeka II was in
flated at Westlawn park this afternoon
that the people of the city might see
the type of the gas bag to represent
this city in the national balloon races
in Kansas City next week.
complimentary dinner given to
those assisting in the campaign for
funds for the Semi Centennial will be
O'Clock this evening. Plans for the
celebration will be discussed.
Someone threw a lemon at a bill
board on Kansas avenue this morn
ing. The lemon bounced back and hit
a man passing that way. Question: Is
it better to get the lemon thrown at
you or handed to you in person?
A Topeka motorist who returned this
afternoon from Kansas City said the
lawns and back yards were filled with
the quilts out on the ground in all at
tempt to get breath of air." he said
Physicians in Topeka report many
cases of sickness due to the intense
heat of the last few days Especially
in cases Of stomach trouble and nerv-
Gus diseases, it seems that the hot
weather has increased the discomfort.
Guards have been placed in the south
east part of Topeka where a number
of cases of smallpox have developed in
the last few days. Commissioner Stotts.
who has charge of the work, says that
he does not anticipate further out
break.
A Topeka miller tried all morning to
buy corn from surrounding districts at
70 cents a bushel. Some of the farm
ers said they didn't care to sell and
others said they didn't have time to
haul it to town. This is what can be
| called Independence.
IF there is any general sentiment
in Topeka to recall the sane Fourth
ordinance, I am willing to consider
oil
it." said Mayor Billiard this afternoon.
"But personally 1 think it was 4 great
success and will oppose all attempts
to change the ordinance"
Today two people called up Mayor
Billiard denouncing bitterly the sane
their names they refused. Mayor Bill
lard said he received scores of calls
day from people who refused to give
their names. But they took the mayor
as the goat and released tneir Ieet-
J ings.
The city ordinance requiring all users
of water on the fiat rates to install
meters at once, will be presented to the
board of city commissioners tomorrow
morning. In Topeka 1,40O patrons are
on the flat rate-about 20 per cent of
the entire patronage. Before the end
of the year everyone will be on a meter
or water will be discontinued from
their homes.
Mrs. S. R. Wells, formerly Miss
Gertrude Mellinger, is here for a short
visit. Her husband is in Nebraska
City looking after the Crawford air
dome interests. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells will
return here and take care Of the bust
ness when Roy Crawford, general man
ager Of the Topeka houses Of L. NJ.
and Roy Crawford, goes away on his
vacation shortly.
1t is impossible to do anything with
out lodging an injunction or jumping
sideways from kickers in Topeka. Now
few people living more than a block
from Westlawn park object to the bal
loon being filled there. They say it
might explode. People living within
100 feet of it are not objecting. Fur
thermore, it wouldn't hurt any one If
it did explode.
The Santa Fe railway has figured out
a spray that when sprinkled on the
weeds and grass will kill grasshoppers.
The hoppers eat the preparation and
then tumble over in a permanent sleep.
The mixture is ten pounds of bran,
four pounds of paris green or three
pounds of white arsenic, six pounds of
salt, four pounds of molasses with suf-
ficient water to make a mixture.
Reports of Fighting Denied.
Lisbon, July 6.-The reports Of fight
| ing in the streets of Lisbon and else
where in Portugual between loyal
troops and sympathizers with the
| uonarchiSts are untrue