The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-27
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The Santa Fe Apprentice band will go
| ooWn to the Wakarusa picnic on July g.
| Ihere Will be free band concert IN
city park tonight by End Regiment band.
| george s. Badders has taken out a per
| init for the erection of a 1000 house at
| l160 College avenue.
Scores of children are enfoyinp a y,o1
aay at Gage park: The annual picnic of
| the American Salvation army is bein.
held at that place.
George Badders, former secretary of the
commercial club and now Topeka bust
a nvss mar, Is building home on College
avenue in Elmhurst.
The new concrete stack being erected
LOT I.pt.. the topeka Edison Co. is being lined
reached 100 feet in height.
Harry Snyder and c. H. Mal,ins are our
lot the prize in connection with the sale
or OF tickets for Booster Day" July T.
Inc prize consists of decorated box
MarshalPs band played another excellent
concert at Garfield park last evening To-
morrow evening the knights and Ladies
u security band plays at the City park.
taken out permits for the erection of
dwellings to cost $3.50 each at 1912 West
F1untoon street, and 1014 West Huntoon
The lack of street car service to Gage
park is to be filled in measure by five
cent bus service which is to start every
hour at st. Francis hospital beginning at
Z p. m.
The Wakarusa Grange will hold a pic
mic on the Fourth of July at Snyder
grove near that town. A program of
ranged.
me combination hose-chemical motor
TUCK at headquarters fire station will be
placed in service soon. Two officers, Rob-
lnson and Lucas, have been assigned to
the driving of the machine.
sunday Topekans will be able to ride to
Gage park for five cents. A local firm
will conduct transportation facilities to
oh he
other hint to the Topeka Railway com
pany.
The local crop of raspberries has been
larger than was expected. The recent
heavy rains helped out considerably BY
next week the crop will be for the most
part marketed. The blackberry season is
next in order.
The first annual Moose picnic is being
held at Garfield park this afternoon with
a large crowd present. An interesting
program of races and other field events is
baseball game at 1:30 o'clock.
The thirty-third annual picnic of the
Shawnee and Usage County Temperance
and Sunday School union is being held 1T
Stahls grove today. Among the speak
ers of the day are Mrs. Margaret Hill
-'-cCarter Robert Stone and H. G. Lyons.
Perhaps you did not realize it-but the
city has raised the garbage rates from %
cents a month to 40 cents. The official
notice appeared recently in the legal
columns of the State Journal. The garbage
ing the raise.
One week from today is the Fourth of
July, kiddos The city will allow no fire
crackers, nigger-chasers, Roman candles
or anything that has made the Fourth
famous. Might well take advantage of
Inc fact that did will be nome all day and
soak him FOR three or four ice cream
sodaS.
The offices of the general manager, as
sistant general manager, mechanical SUI
perintendent and engineer of maintenance
of way of the Rock Island in Topeka will
be moved to the third floor of the office |
soon. The third floor offices will |
be moved to the second floor. 1t is the !
Idea of the officials to keep the operating |
men together.
Topeka will be more less a dull place |
for the boys who have been used to get |
ting I'D at or o'clock in the morning to |
fire of their noise making devices. There |
Is Just a chance that there will be some |
fireworks at the playground entertain |
ment the evening of July at the state |
fair grounds. There will be IL generous |
spirited citizens come through with the |