The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21
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There has been a great scramble
for State Fair concession space this
year.
| The paving work in Topeka has been
retarded on account of the recent
| rains.
Excellent head lettuce and celery
are now being shipped to Topeka from
The w. H. WATSON residence at All
ToPeka avenue has been sold to j. S.
/, Todd for $4,000.
]. F. Reisner. the new Y. NJ. C. A.
| physical director. arrived in the city
today from Redlands, Cal.
The contract for school supplies for
| the board of education will probably
De awarded some time this week.
The Progressive Circle will meet
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
S29 Quincy street. The subject will
be What Is Religion .
w. E. Frantz will. act as assistant
physical director of the Central Y. M.
sumo duties September 4.
j. VIII Kelley, secretary of the Com
merclal club, estimates that the value
OF the goods manufactured in Topeka
annually is about $1S,000,000.
The Rev. William M. Jackson of
Beaver, Pa, who has been called to
The pastorate of the Second United
PRESBYTERIAN church, will arrive in To-
peka September L.
An average of 1,10O persons a week
1aVe been taking baths at the Central
I. M. G.. A. in the last two months.
Last Saturday the record was four
hundred for the one day.
A. B. Cowen, formerly membership
sec1etary or the Central Y. M c. A.
ano now secretary of the Salina asso-
G1ation, is suffering with the SMALLPOX.
he IS now out of danger, however.
me buildings at Washburn are I'M
;,,t eoins repairs and are being put
| lnto shape for the opening of school
| Inc campus will look in trim condi-
rive. ~
| Arthur Bolton, who has been assist
anc physical director of the Central Y.
~. =. A. IN the past year, will leave
Saturday for Salina, where he has heen
&ppolnted physical director of the as
| sociation.
me Inc WORKMAN and Allen Shows
at the State Fair. There will he On
SHOWS, and the class is said to ne
| ABOVE that of the average carnival
! shows. IA
some topeka women were telling
| tohtuAes with cards. One woman was
$500 ~ oe named package. Within five
| Ai1n oteS man came around and pre-
scented her with a package of break
fast food. " %
There will be no river Marathon race.
me river was too low for the event for
| 800 tliIS' ana now w. L. Driver has
gone 10 Boston for his vacation and
| the plan consequently has necessarily
| been abandoned 40
w. L. Driver, supervisor of the To-
i peAa Fairgrounds and Washburn ath-
where he will remain until the first Of
september. The playground work
winch has been a pronounced success
VIII pc discontinued after this week
me topeka local union manage
| ment is planning to publish booklet
| telling of the work of the organiza-
| ton, and giving a list of the officers
me union does an especially useful
work in supplying the hospitals with
flowers.
Up to this morning $3.50 of the $3.50
| necessary had been raised for the play-
| ground fund. Two of the supervisors.
VINO had not received any compensa-
ton for their work this summer, were
able funds.
| The recent rains have caused a drop
| in the price of tomatoes. They are
now selling at 25 cents per half BUSH
Ell: sweet potatoes have gone down in
price also. They are bringing 80 cents
| a peck Local watermelons are selling
at from Is to 25 cents.
work on the superstructure of the
Quinton Heights school building has
been begun. The old wing of the Pot
n.
new wing is in course of construc-
ton. The work in both cases will be
pushed as fast as possible.
The committee of the Commercial
club looking into the question of n
new home for the organization is by
no means idle, although nothing de-
finite has been accomplished by the
committee as yet. The E1ks have re-
fused to consider the taking over of
their home by the Commercial club.
There is flood" of peaches on the
market from Oklahoma today, and
hey are selling as cheap as IS cents
for half bushel basket. They are
not the best quality possible, but are
good for the making of butter or jam.
In certain districts of Oklahoma the
farmers are said to be feeding peaches
| to the hogs.
AS a result of the recent rains the
lawns in Topeka have taken IN
fresher shade of green. It has been
several years since the lawns and
parks in Topeka have made such a
| good appearance. The backwards look
more tidy than ever, too. The home
gardens made by the school children
have helped a lot.
There is an immense crop of grapes