The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-03
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AT HOME NEWS

Columbia Council No. so, knights and
Ladies of Security will not meet on
Thursday night.
Celebrate the Fourth at Vinewood
park and see Martins great fireworks
display in the evening.
The Santa Fe shops and Offices and
the offices of the Rock Island Will be
closed all day tomorrow
There will be no family ice cream
orders delivered from the Heinz or To-
reka Pure Milk Co. plant July 4.
The Topeka Gun club will hold
shoot Thursday morning at IL O'Clock.
Occurring on a holiday, large attend
ance is expected.
A fire alarm from the Santa Fe shop
district was sent to the Topeka fire
department last evening at 6:15
O'Clock. No damage.
The State Journal will announce The
Johnson-F1ynn fight by rounds and al
so issue an edition with the tight IN de-
tail, as we'll as the Fourth OF July pail
games and other news.
Commissioner Stotts has purchased
three magpies for the Gage park zoo.
The birds are of the talking variety
and will be an additional feature
among the bird collection.
More than one enthusiastic fan nar-
rowly escaped an attack of nervous
prostration at the Tuesday ball game;
the game was lost and won several
times, Topeka eventually nosing out.
T. L. King, city passenger agent of
the Santa Fe, said today that since the
passenger station has been reprinted
and refitted throughout. it is simply
pleasure to be permitted to work in the
building.
Mayor Billiard will spend tomorrow
in Pittsburg Girard, Frontenac and
other southeastern Kansas towns. He
will make short speeches in the inter-
fO,- n
these places.
Coal dealers in Topeka say that the
semi-anthracite and anthracite coal is
the cheapest of any time during the
season at this time. Many persons in
Topeka are laying in their winter sup
ply at this time.
The Victor Film company, of this
city, have completed the motion pic
lures. which were recently taken for
the second time. and will be shown In
the near future at one of the local NOV
irg-picture theaters.
A gas jet situated too near cell
ing started a fire in the home occu-
pied by Mrs William Dais at $40 Nor
roe street at 9:25 O'Clock last evening.
A small hole was burned IN the celI-
ing Fire department officials report
the damage trifling.
The members of the Topeka Cour-
try club tennis team that plays the K
c. A. C. Representatives in singles ana
doubles tomorrow are: w. B. Collin
son. Don Neiswanger, r. ]. ShoemaA-
err and Richard Hall. The playing De
gins at the Country club at 10 O'CLOCK
| in the morning
The Eagle Rose Tint baseball team
viii go to Dover Thursday morning,
where they play ball in the afternoon.
Sunday. the Rose Tint club will play
at Silver Lake The Dover club recent
ly won a game from the Rock Island
| tan club, one of the strongest amateur
| teams in the city.
Albert NJ. Patten, general superin-
| tendent of the Topeka Railway com
| pany, has informed w. G. Tandy, city
| commissioner, that the grade on Clay
| street between Nineteenth and Tween
1 tieth streets will be lowered at once
| This grade was left following the &C
/ ton Of the railway company in aban-
l doning this street.
| Sanford FARRELL has a summer job as
reporter on the Pixies Peak News. Ar
| chibald FARRELL is cutting logs for new
cabin at the camp of the A l. VIII
liams estate. on the side of Pixies Peak
| Roger Savage and Archie McKeever
| who spent a month in camp with the
| farrell boys, have returned home
| broxvp Indians.