The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-01
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You are the only one OF my friends
VINO hasn't an Independent telephone.
Albert T. Reid left this noon for Con-
cordia in the interests of the Kansas
Semicentennial celebration.
The Y. W. c; A. camp at Wakarusa
taking advantage Of camp life.
It is expected that there will be sew
eral bands from over the state at the
state reunion of old soldiers and sailors
next fall.
Fairgrounds under the direction of Mer-
rell Gage are having great time play
ing games and making kites and other
things.
shop, had a collision with bicycle last
night at Ninth street and Kansas avenue.
He was not badly hurt but his wheel was
The city license collector reports col
lection of S1,302 for the month of June.
This is the best record for this month on
| Mattingly.
The Rev. Robert Gordon, the new pas
tor of the First Baptist church, has pur-
chased a home at 1924 Lincoln street. He
has brought his family to Topeka from
Milwaukee.
The Clearinghouse Realty company has
purchased a building site near Fifteenth
and Polk streets and have begun the
erection of modern seven room house
on the land.
Ten men from Topeka will go to Perry
the interests of the Men and Religion >
movement, They will speak in Lecomp-
ton in the afternoon.
The business men seem agreed that the
balloon Topeka II" will be a great ad-
vertising medium. I'VE probably Wouldn' [
get more advertising in other ways said
SO F coo. man '00s'' were we to spend
Practice for the flag drill which will
be given in the Auditorium on the morn
ing of July 4 viii be held in that hail
Mnnd04y af AZ
Gage and Miss Lulu Mckee are training
the children.
Topeka's bank clearings this week made
the largest OF Of any city in the uni tea
States The Topeka bank clearings were
several thousand dollars ahead Of Okla
homa City this week.
Miss Flora Gordon, the new physical
director of the Y. ". c. 4. from Lex
lngton, KY. assumed her duties today.
se wli IN sl re swimming d lessons this
equipment for the gymnasium.
| Sheriff Norton declares that politics Is
at the bottom of the fee grabbing
revelations at the court house. If this Is
politics the citizens of Shawnee county
VINO are paying the bills are glad that
politics has entered the court house.
The Rev. Thomas Young, formerly pas
tor of the First Baptist church but now
OF Denver, VIII preach tomorrow in thai
place Of worship. The Rev. Robert Cor
oon, who has been away in PHILADELPHIA
will occupy the pulpit in the evening.
In the course of a trolley ride given
Friday night by the young people of the
First Christian church some boys at
Sixth and Clay street peited several of
the passengers in the train OF three cars
with. eggs-and some of them were none
too fresh.
After all the insane Fourth" is really
the sane one, Il all depends who has
the say about 1.-THE fond parents or the
small boy: And from the sentiment that
is spreading over Topeka now the boy
and the parent are getting together on
the insane" idea
The playground at the Central Park
school will be opened up Monday morn
/ ing at O'Clock when Merren Gage. who
IS employed this summer by the board OF
education as supervisor of chiidren's play,
will be on hand TO take charge of the
youngsters who come 10 play
| Rumors are ecurrent that dissatisfied
property owners on Kansas avenue will
| get out an Injunction against the curb
/ and gutter for the great white way pro-
position. OF all the things that have
/ held back the progress of Topeka this
year. nothing is half 50 important as in
functions from unleyal citizens
! It was due to the ineessant and the all
/ day ana ali-night work on the part Of
Jesse Shaw, superintendent of the city
waterworls plant, that the water short