The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-25
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AT HOME NEWS

i Hundreds of housewives in Topeka
are putting up peaches.
Dancing tonight at Garfield park.
/ Free motion pictures.
C. E. Neil will erect dwelling at
1906 West Eleventh street to cost
| $4,000.
! J. H. SmalIey, manager for Eagles
Rose Tint baseball club, is in St. Louis
scouting.
| A new front will be installed in the
| building at 500 Kansas avenue. 1t will
| cost $4,000.
The members of the Topeka Gun
club are about half through with their
trophy shoot.
Superintendent c. c. Starr, of tno
city schools. has returned from a trip
to Chicago and Ohio.
The divorces thus far this week
have outnumbered the marriages in
Topeka four to one.
The pop stand business on the past
of the youngsters of the city has reach
ed a high point of popularity.
Within two or three weeks many
families will be moving to Topeka for
the purpose of educating their chill
dren.
Motorists in Topeka have evidently
become careless. Several accidents
have occurred in the past day or two.
but fortunately they We're not serious.
The river is mainly sandbars at the
The lowest point reached in recent
years was Al feet. This was a year
ago.
Secretary E. c. BrowneH, of the Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A, is expected to return
from a trip to Lake Geneva, Mich
and South Haven, Mich, next Mon
dav.
One of the most exciting moving pic
ture series that has been seen in Topeka
for a long time is the picture that is
being shown of a bull fight. 1t is IN
two reels.
There are so many kids selling the
Saturday Evening Post on the streets
Thursday mornings that the paper has
been nicknamed the Thursday Morn
ing Pest
A huge package of posters has arriv
ed at the State Fair Office advertising
the Wild West show that will be the
spectacular amusement feature of the
fair, Sept. 9-13.
Some of the more timidly inclined in
Topeka were nervous Wednesday even
ing because they observed a cloud in
the southwest that they thought re-
sembled a cyclone cloud.
You may register this evening Also
after that it will be too late for the
August primaries. The registration Of
flee near the Auditorium entrance.
Seven members of the board of edu-
catioE-a quorum-haVe promised to |
attend meeting of the board tonight ]
II all seven are present the contracts
tor the school improvement work will /
be let.
DR.. Geo. F. Babb, city milk inspec- |
tor, has been given a leave of absence |
by the city commissioners to attend /
the American Veterinary Medical as /
ISOLATION meeting at Indianapolis late
in August.
Reports come from western Kansas
and eastern Colorado that the rattle {
snake crop is larger than ever this
year. The only way the residents ac-
count for the new inhabitants is the
plentcous f1ocks of quail.
The city of Topeka. has appropriated |
$4,000 out of the sinking fund to pay .
off off refunding bonds coming due soon,
This is the first step taken by the H
commissioners to reduce the city debt,
as announced some time ago. II
An inquisitive reader asks the STATE
Journal this question-''Why is it that
the Santa Fe employees want to go II
to Missouri for their annual picnic ?''
This is a question that is referred to
the employees for an answer.
The rain this morning has bright
ened up the city lawns. City water
only keeps the blue grass aiive-rains
make it grow. There are many front
yard agriculturists in Topeka who de-
clare that the city water kills blue
grass.
boys of the city over the proposed mar
athon swimming race that is being
planned to be held in the river about
the middle of August. Scores of boys
are now taking swimming lessons I'M
der the direction of w. L. Driver.
The friskiest attraction in Gage
park is the new alligator. John Pur-
CELL" A crowd of Santa Fe men stood
looking at the gator the other even
ing and they commented on the fact
that the animal had absorbed several
of the instincts of it's former master.
The unsightly hedge which occupied
the sidewalk at Mulvane and Hun
toon streets has been cut Residents
in that neighborhood who return from
their summer vacations will have to
ask the street car conductors where
they live-there is such a change in
the scenery.
The Mexican bull fights being shown
at the Best theater made a big hit last
night They are thrilling and startling
in the extreme and truly. depict the
actual scenes of a genuine Mexican
bull fight of May 6, this year. They
will be shown again this evening and
are we'll worth seeing.
Lundgren & Carlson, Topeka contrac-
.ors have been awarded the job of
the Railroad Y. M. c.
A. at Argentine. The work will cost
,ently awarded the contract for build
ng a Santa Fe depot at Lexington,
No.
The city and the Santa Fe railway
ire in an argument over who shall
,uild the approach sidewalk to the
3ranner street bridge. The city has
ordered the Santa Fee to build the
walk. The Santa Fe is anxious to
and plan out new ap-
oroach.
MarshalI's band will play at Ches-
ney park Monday night. So many re-
quests have been made for william 1
relP' that this selection will be re-
Oeated that evening. Now if the band |
repeats the ''HolY City, the mark /