The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-05
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The gates at the fair grounds will
be installed the first of the week.
Shows. at Tenth and Topeka. serve
deliciously cold soda to carriages.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Coffey, 1880 North Madison, August
/, a boy.
There are still some dangerous holes
in the Kansas avenue pavement north
of Third street.
Some farmers in the vicinity of To-
peka predict that their corn will break
all records this season
Tinkham "Zumwalt" Veale. assist
ant county attorney, has returned
from a vacation in Colorado.
Miss Roberta Hale. formerly as
sistant city treasurer, is now in the
office of the city waterworks.
It is reported that the price of
building materials has dropped con-
siderably in the last few weeks.
The Topeka Rendering Co. is still
removing dead horses and cows free
within radius of miles of Topeka.
The entrance to the Grand opera
house is being given a coat of paint
and other improvements are being
made.
The four new swine barns on the
state fair grounds are being inspected
today for acceptance from the con-
tractors.
The first Monday in September is
and outing which the Topeka Baraca
union is planning.
Although the paving on Quincy
street between Eighth and Ninth
streets was repaired last year, 1t IS
again in a deplorable condition.
Topeka's bank clearings made
gain of 10 per cent this week. Both
Wichita and Oklahoma City showed
losses in their clearings for the week.
Principal A. J. Stout of the high
school will want to see prospective
students of that institution about the
last of the month relative to their
work next fall.
Roy Bone, city commissioner is the
most sensitive man in the world about
his musical abilities. He plays on the
piano and spends most of his time
trying to keep the fact from the
public.
The pulpit of the First Methodist
church will be filled during August by
DR.. E. c. Wilm, professor of philoso-
ply at Washburn college, and by DR..
Baker university.
Monday is city pay day. All day
today employees thronged the office
of the city clerk asking for their
checks, thinking it was pay day.
City employees are active when it
comes to hunting for their checks.
1t is certain that the city school
board will order a vaccination of all
children before they come to school
in September. Children should take
! their scratches now before the rush
and before the circuses come to town.
Despite the fact that an assistant
bonus supervisor arrived a week ago
to live with Bonus Supervisor White
ford of the Santa Fe shops, Mr.. White
ford is at his desk in the shop build
ing and is transacting company bust
ness.
All of the state fair buildings are
insured, according to Secretary Cook,
and there is no danger of the county
taking over the property for fear the
fair association is not doing its work.
guess again.
The moving picture men in Topeka
are complaining because of the re-
cent raise in their city licenses. The
these shows. In Kansas City only SIS
is asked and they can show on Sun
day there say the Topeka men.
Work on the great white way will
begin Monday morning. At that time
the city will begin to lay the lines
from Jackson street to Kansas ave-
nue. as connections 1t is proposed to
begin the work at Tenth avenue that
the uptown district may be completed
before State Fair week
Floyd Evans, who recentlv returned
from a lecture trip, will start out soon
he is booked to deliver his humorous
lecture at Alta Vista on THE Ro-
nance of Kansas One Kansas news
paper referred to Mr. Evans as the
Mark Twain of Kansas"
Railroad ticket agents are so scarce
that the Rock Island has hunted all
over the Second district for q man to
fill a ticket agency at Wichita. A
good courteous ticket agent with the
average amount of brains is a most
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the ticket agent that the public deals
with.
Richard Hargreaves, principal of the
high school at Spokane, Wash, who
came to Topeka a few weeks ago on
account of the serious illness and sub
sequent death of his father, left today
| for his home. Mr.. Hargreaves few
years ago was one of the most popular
instructors in the local high school, He
/ is accom- panied by his wife
It is understood that there are sew
eral hundred dollars in bets up on
the baseball game between the Santa
Fe general offices and the Santa Fe
apprentices today. The general Of
flee team has been strengthened by
| number of Kansas state leaguers who
have been employed in the Topeka
offices
Beginning tomorrow the Sunday
school of the First Baptist church will
| begin at 0 o'clock instead of $3.50 and
the closing exercises of the school VIII
constitute the preliminary exercises Of
the regular church service. In order
to interest the children, the Rev Mr..
Gordon will give i've minute sermon
for their special benefit
The county commissioners were Pc
titioned this afternoon to levy a tax
to provide $500 q month for the main
| tenance of the fresh air camp on the
North side, which is under the super
| vision of the Topeka Anti-Tu berculoFis
association. Subscriptions amounting
to one thousand dollars have been
i raised which under the new state law
lew such a tax The cause is a good
one and such levy would be a wise