The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-01

thick and fast.
The heavy rains of ire past two
weeks did not extend southwest of
Dover in Shawnee county.
What has become of the perfectly
sane proposition to build union depot
in Topeka for all of the railroads.
The season for the filling Of coal
bins has arrived and the economical
are buying many tons for winter use
Scores of women Were lined up in
front of a certain store at an early
hour this morning. A sale was the
attraction.
The Rev. Arthur S. Henderson of
Iowa will have charge of the regular
Thursday evening meeting at the First
Congregational church.
The budget bill for the ensuing year
will be considered at the next meet
ing of the board of education. 1t is
possible that the tax levy will be raised
slightly.
The Kansas state fair will be given
much publicity in the state and it
is anticipated that the out Of town at
tendance will be three times that of
last year
Today is the official day for the
change in the accounting system OF
the Rock Island Lines. w. D. c. smith
tiers in Topeka.
A. B. Cowden.e general secretary of
the Salina Y. NJ C. A and former
membership secretary of the local as
sociation, is spending the day in To-
peka on business.
A. X. Wilson, who with Mrs. Wilson.
mas cottage N Shell Lake Wis, says
that it has beer so cold this summer
they have Sprnt most of their time
around the fireplace.
From now on daily meetings of
various committees working in the in
terests of the Kansas semi-centennial
celebration should be held. There is
much work to be done.
The attention of people who believe
in good roads is called to the six miles
Of highway connecting Rossville and
Silver Lake. It is perfect example
of careful road building.
Patrick Clohess. an old citizen of
Topeka. now owns ana manages the
Rock Island stone quarry at Alta Vista
and is furnishing ballast and other
stone for the Rock Island.
Harry Richter formerly lieutenant
governor of Kansas, is now a pension
examiner for the government. He still
calls Council Grove his home but his
headquarters are at Washington.
Notwithstanding the fact that pas
lures have been ''brown and sere'' as
the result of the drouth, grass cattle
never looked better The Old Settler
says that cattle always do better in a
dry year.
In voting to have voting machines
in Topeka the observation-disclosures lay
the foundation fer big manufacturing
! institution in this city. Tne matter
comes up before the board some time
next week.
The Street Railway comp my is re-
| ballasting and repairi its tracks be-
tween Topeka avenue and Harrison
street on Twelfth street. When the
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viii be paved.
Dean NcEachrcn, of Washburn col
ieee is preparing Il list Of the student
boarding and rooming houses on Col
lege Hill fer the benefit Of the many
! hundred students who viii come to
Topeka this fall
The city waterworks has made ev-
cry test and every known experiment
with the pumps, wells and mains and
it has been decided that the mum .ipal
plant is in the 'est condition in the
history of the city.
The Santa Fe Red Ball. the publi-
cation edited by J. F. FARRELL of the
publicity department Of the Santa F'e,
viii be issued in Topeka some time this
week. 1t will contain news Of railroad
interest on the Santa F7e.
Trains on the railroads entering To-
re1a are on time again following the
series of washcuts over the lines south
of here. But the railroad officials are
not kicking on washouts this year
the country needs the rain.
The attention CT President Bush, of
the Missouri Pacific, is called to the
fact that Topeka is still waiting for
plans and promises on the new station
in this city. The new track work and
improvements have popularized the
lire
Major A. NJ. Harvey is contemplate
ing giving a party and .--viting all his
friends and then have a bon fire and
with ceremony burn the legal seine"
He has despaired of ever catching any
fish with it.
The physicians in Topeka report an
avalanche of requests for vaccinations.
The city s vaccinating free of charge
to the East side people. The people in
other parts of the city are swapping
their family doctors asking for scratch
es on the arms.
Work will soon begin on the third
story of the J. c. Gordon building at
the corner of Ninth street and Kansas
avenue. The work of construction has
progressed far enough to make it clear
that this will be one of the most at
tractive business buildings in the city.
The best job ever given out in To-
peka was handed to a man the other
day when the Commercial club asked
him to go around Kansas and pick out
pretty girls for the Semi Centennial
float parade. Who wouldn't like to
pluck pretty Kansas maidens for q
salary?
Following the action of the city com
rnissioners in raising the licenses of
public service corporations the city
vii receive several hundred dollars
additional in revenues for The coming
wears From the municipal standpoint
this is the source from which most Of
the revenues should run
Complaints have been made against
the city STREET commissioner because
there were many holes in the Kansas
avenue pavement. This work is to be
done by the contractors who bailt the
pavefent It isn't under the street de-
pr rtTnent. The contracting firm viii