The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-03
SNAP SHOTS
tonight at Garfield.
AT HOME NEWS

Dancing tonight at Garfield.
There is much complaint of the local
phone service on the part of business
men of the city.
It is not too late for those school
pupils who have home gardens to en-
ter their products in the state fair
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Shawnee Motor club was
held at the Commercial club this
noon.
Peter Miller has purchased a seven
ty-five foot frontage on Seward avenue
from the Shawnee Agency for which
he paid $500
The Shawnee County Medical so
cietv held it's first meeting of the fall
season in the rooms of the Commercial
club Monday night.
Specifications for the 100000 gallon
purnp are almost completed. The water
department expects to let the contract
for the pump about September %.
Although the janitors objected to its
use last year, the school board has in
structed the janitors to use sweeping
compound in cleaning the floors at
school buildings.
Mayor Billiard has appointed J. M.
Meade to represent the city OF To-
peka at the Twentieth National Irriga-
ton congress, which meets in SAT-
Lake City, Sept. 80 to Oct. B..
eff there is considerable enthusiasm
aroused at the meeting of state motor
lists next week. said w. w. WeDo, IL
should be an indication that Wen get
some good roads legislation When the
legislature is in session.
Bills amounting to $500 nave peen
allowed Iaborers who have been doing
cleaning work around the school build
inss recently, putting the buildings IN
condition for the opening of school next
week Tuesday.
All students of the high school will be
expected to report at the high scnool
building at nine o'clock next TUESDAY
morning with the exception of the
members of the sub-freshman class who
are asked to turn up at eleven.
l. L Bailey. manager of the Pugh
Co manufacturer of potato machinery
leaves Topeka September 8, for the
Minnesota State fair at Hamllne IN the
interest of charging their market for
Topeka made potato machinery
one of the state Fair managers VINO
returned to Topeka from Lincoln,
Neb this morning states that although
it rained the greater part of the open
ing day of the Nebraska State falr
on Labor day, the attendance was
5000.
There is very little change in prices
OF fruit on the local market TINS Week
Eggs are still selling at % cents a
dozen. The fowls have not as yet
struck their ordinary laying stride:
They have been more or less subdued
by the heat.
Edward Beck, managing editor of the
Chicago Tribune, stopped off in Topeka
Monday to change trains for Holton
He will spend a week in his old home
town visiting his father, W. T. Beck,
and his brother, VIII. Mr.. Beck was
accompanied by his wife.
The Commercial club will maintain
an information bureau fair week,
probably at the corner of Eighth ana
Kansas avenues. All persons desiring
a room or rooms in the city may be
accommodated by applying at this bu-
reau. Four or five hundred rooms
are already on the list which is being
made up by the club.
Notice to auto owners. Our repair
shop is in charge Of one of the best
auto machinists in the city. We solicit
your work and guarantee promptness
and satisfaction at reasonable prices
We will not dismantle your car and
keep it indefinitely. then charge you
storage. The Valveless Gilmore Auto
Co., SIS Quincy street.
The building committee of the
board of education will arrange for
accommodations for the pupils of the
Potwin school until the new wing lis
completed; the committee will also
care for the Quinton Heights children.
It is likely that the Potwin Presby-
terrain church will be used as a school |
building for the first and second grad !
ers of the Potwin school.
Next Monday is Topeka day', ar |
the state Fair, and that is the time
the loyal citizens are especially urged |
to turn out in force. There will be |
daylight fireworks for the children a
good race program, and the most SEN !
sationaI evening program that has
ever been seen in Topeka. Children
under 5 years of age will be admitted
free at the gates. Old soldiers and
their wives will also be given free ad- |
mittance on this day.