The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-29
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AT HOME NEWS

A move is on foot to organize a
Topeka soccer football team next fall.
The river is slowly falling. The sand
bars in places have begun to reappear
Due to the excessive hot weather
shortage in ice cream is reported in
Topeka.
A paving repair gang is at work
the asphalt pavement on East Ninth
street.
September will contain an agricultural
article by ]. c. Mohler.
Many families are moving to Topeka
to take advantage of the educational
facilities offered in the city.
Miss Mary Vose. of the Provident
Association. will return from her va
cation the first of September
The myriad of blackbirds are again
making their haunts in the trees on
the Bethany college grounds.
Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Estey arrived in
Topeka today from California where
they lave been enjoying vacation.
The physical classes of the Central
Y. NJ. Z. A. will open about the middle
of Septembe under two new directors.
Another childrens day will be OBJ
served at Garfield park Friday. There
will be half rates on concessions after
o'clock.
The plans for the remodeling and ex-
tension of the Crosby Brothers store
are being perfected by N. P. Nielsen.
the architect.
According to E. }. Smiley, secretary
Of the Kansas Grain Dealers assocla-
ton, Kansas Will produce a great corn
crop this season.
The brotherhood and adult Bible class
of the Westminster Presbyterian church
will hold a picnic supper on the churcn
lawn on Friday.
A big 1 o'clock dinner will be an
attractive feature of the annual pic
mic of the Ohio club on Labor day.
The picnic will be held in Chesney park
F. M. Spencer, a Topeka contractor
has been awarded the contract for the
erection of a $4,000 depot AID office
building for the Santa Fe at Marcellne,
Mo.
The Chamber of Commerce of Pitts
burg Fa., will start ''Pittsburg MACS
goods" train soon that will be in To-
peka the morning of September Is. The
train will stop in sc cities.
The Topeka local union of young
peoples societies is to cover a wide
field this fail in flower work. The city
has been dis.ricted, and flowers will
be distributed among the sick.
J. L. Starkey, secretary of the Atch-
ison Y. =. G. T., is in the city with
plans for the new 100000 association
building that will be erected in Atchl-
son. He is asking the local secretar-
les for criticisms on the plans.
The first of the pesky green bugs
have made their appearance. Wednes-
day night there were some of them
around the street car and other lights.
A little later in the season they will
probably be as big a pest as ever.
A local doctor, who is a prominent
member of the, Shawnee Motor club
recently was held up in Leavenworth
by a policeman for careless driving.
The Topekan managed to talk the po-
liceman out of sticking him for
So bill. s5-
Sunday evening union memorial
service Will be held by the downtown
churches in the First NJ. E. church IN
memory of General William Booth,
founder of the salvation Army. Revs.
Loveland and Lynch will address the
gathering.
The Commercial club is asking for
the names of ali persons who will en-
terrain visitors to the city at the usua
prices the week of September 8. In
another part of this paper is blank
that should be filed out and mailed
to ]. viii Kelley, secretary of the club.