The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-10
SNIP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Cantaloupes are being served at To-
peka restaurants.
Arkansas blackberries will be plen-
tiful on the local market within a few
days.
Machinery is being installed in the
Royal bakery building on West Tenth
avenue
A number of Topeka boys are plan
ming to leave for the harvest nelds
some time this week.
Arthur Musick, a 17-year-old Doy,
lost a little finger in scroll saw at
the Pugh Manufacturing company sat
urdav.
H. E. Bradbury has left for Homo
lulu and will stop at Los Vegas TIC
visit the Flynn and Johnson training
quarters.
Fred Harvey has purchased "a fly
traps manufactured in Topeka. The
firm that is manufacturing these traps
is a growing institution
On tHe window of a colored barber
shop or Kansas avenue appears sign,
Shine aside. However, by appear
ances I'll ere seems to be several
A break in the water main in the
street at 1118 West Sixth avenue, has
been in eruption unmoiested by
the water department for several days.
NJ. j. Drury, superintendent of the
Santa Fe shops in Topeka, has pur-
chased the new bungalow recently built
at the corner of Huntoon and Mulvane
streets in Elmhurst.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the First Congregational church Will
hold a trolley ride Wednesday evening,
starting at the corner OF Eighth ave-
nue. ana Harrison street.
Mice and matches or boys and match
est is hard to decide-caused small
fire in the attic of the home of Albert
Walker. at ZIG Lane street, this morn
ing. The damage was trifiing.
The recent rains have had little Ell
feet on the Kaw. The river is dampen-
ing the sad bars but there is no out
look for a rise in the stream. The
rains have soaked in the ground.
A man who has returned to Topeka
from western Kansas said today that
in some parts ofathesGry territory in
the western part of the state the farm
ers have been cutting what little wheat
they had for hay.
Lewis Hasty. of Belleville, student
at washburn college, has Joined the
Manhattan team of the Central Kan
sas League. Fred Thompson, also 4
Washburn student, of Herington, may
join the team later.
A town on the new Santa Fe south
west line has been named "CopelaEd"
in honor Of E. L. Copeland, the secre-
tary and treasurer of the road in To-
peka. The streets of the new town have
been named after employees Of the Of
flee.
Their. is considerable complaint on
the part of automobile drivers that
there are large numbers of broken
bottles Oh the streets of Topeka. There
is city ordinance against the throw
ing of h. tiles on the public thorough
faes.
THE rains of Saturday and Sunday
have been worth thousands of dollars
J. r. Koontz, general freight agent of
the Santa Fe, said today. THE early
reports have not given out the infor-
nation that the rains touched every
spot in the state
On account of the recent rains and
storms the telephone companies have
found it almost impossible to get into
communication with western and CEN
trail Kansas. 1t was necessary to relay
in a rounda bout way to procure con-
nections this morning.
The hrst watermeIens and canta-
loupes are on the local market. The
prices make the fruit prohibitive to the
ordinary run of salaried people The
cents to 81. They should be cheaper
within another week or two when the
shipments from the south will be
larger
The Eagle Rose Tint baseball team
were defeated by the Dover team Sat
urday a Dover by a score of to s.
The game was played in a drizzling
rain and the outfielders wore slickers
the entire game. The Rose Tints had
game scheduled with the Usage City
team Sunday, but owing to the rain
the game was postponed.
The Kansas Bankers association has
as a result of the recent meeting in
Topeka appointed the following com
mittee which is working towards as
sisting the farmers of Kansas in every
possible manner: First district A F.
Wulfekubler, Leavenworth: Second,
Peter Shiras, Ottawa: Third, George T..
Guernsey. jr-, Independence; Fourth
H. D. Tucker, Eureka: Fifth, Fred NJ
Quincy. Salina: Sixth, Otis L. Benton,
Oberlin: Seventh, E. R. Moses, Great
Bend, AID Eighth, J. NJ. McNair, Hal
stead.