The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-27
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AT HOME NEWS.

MarshalFs band plays at Chesney
park Monday evening.
Dancing tonight at Garfield park.
Free motion pictures.
The Topeka State bank solicits
large and small accounts and pays in
terest on earnings. Safety boxes for
rent.
According to State Oil Inspector i.
s. Longshore automobiles in Kansas
are responsible for the use of $4,000
barrels of gasoline in the state each
year.
Another attempt will probably be
made to hold school board meeting
next Monday night In the past two
weeks it has been impossible to get
quorum.
Swanson Brothers of Topeka were
awarded the contract by the Santa Fe
for erecting a round house at Marco
line, Mo. The cost of construction will
be $4,000
There will be a rousing Republican
rally at Childs' hall, Twelfth and
Washington streets. Monday evening.
All candidates will be allowed a hear
ing. Bigley's band will furnish music.
Think of it! A Saturday night with
the great white way lights at their
best and no forest of Western Union
telegraph poles to tower over Kansas
new appearance.
DR.. w. H. Sanders, a missionary for
80 years at Angola, Southwest Africa,
Will speak at the meeting of the G. E.
of the First Presbyterian church at Z
O'Clock Sunday evening. There will be
special vocal music.
Both the Topeka Ad club and the
Topeka Real Estate Dealers associa-
ton are dormant this summer. How
ever, in the fall activities will be re-
sumed. The AID club expects to adopt
a definite course of study.
M. j.. DrurV NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of ff,a
santa Fe shops in Topeka, will build
$4,000 home on property he has pur-
chased on Mulvane street near Hun
toon, in Elmhurst. Mr.. Drury has
faith in Topeka real estate.
Busin ess- men are still complaining
because the phone service is by no
means perfect in Topeka as yet. The
company, however, is making an eff
fort to get the lines in proper working
order as rapidly as possible.
''Now is the time to show our 10y
atty towards the Topeka baseball
team said a business man today.
''The team has had an unsuccessful
road trip, ami just now is when tn =
boys need the most encouragement emit
Within the past few weeks nearly
a dozen new houses have been started
in the Melrose addition. 1t is antici-
pated that after the car line is in
stalled out to Gage park, all the prop
erty between the park and Topeka will
take sudden rise in value.
The opening day of the Topeka state
fair, Monday, September 8, is Topeka
day. Children's day, Old Soldiers day,
There will be a grand display of day
light fireworks, full race program, free
band concert and a great spectacular
night entertainment in front of the
grandstand. This is the best day to
see the fair.
Mayor Billiard wishes to correct the
impression published in the Topeka
newspapers that the city has refused
to allow political meetings in the city
parks. Only Willow, Central and
Westlawn parks have been withheld
from politicians who wish to hold mass
meetings. The other parks are free
for their use.
The committee of the Topeka AID
club that was interested in free pipe
organ concerts in the Auditorium every
day of the1year raised several hunareo
dollars 1t will take $1,000 to finance
the proposition for year, and the
I Committee decided it would be best to
wait until more money is raised and
until the hot weather is over.
The committee appointed by S. ].
Hodgins, president of the Commercial
club to work out plan of action in
respect to landing the big soil con-
servation" convention in october, foI-
lows: Scott Hopkins, George w.
Crane, S. E. Lux, J. B. Nicholson, w.
H. Davis, I. D. Graham. T. A. McNeal.
w. w. Webb, NJ. A. Low and j. r.
Burrow.
Tuesday, September 10, is Kansas
Derby day at the state fair. Splendid
free attractions will be enjoyed. Stock
Judging in all departments will take
place Free band concerts and grand
opera singing will be pleasing feat
ure. Tuesday is Press day, and also
Travelling Mems day, winding up WITH
a grand spectacular night snow IN
front of the grandstand.
The Industrial council has elected
these officers: President, T. B. Gar
rett; vice president, Frank Sloan; re-
cordfng and corresponding secretary,
Clarence Sharon; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
w. H. Kerle: trustees, w. L. Porter. C.
o. Tresner, S. B. Weaver; sergeant-at-
arms, w. L. Wingert; delegate to State
Federation of Labor, w. L. Porter;
alternate, c. o. Tresner-
There has been a big advance re-
Gently in the price of leather, but one
shoe merchant of Topeka expressed
himself as being of the belief that
there will be no change in prices locally
this season. 1t was his opinion that
there likely will be no advance in price
at all; that the IS shoes, for exam
pie, will be made at the factories in
little less expensive manner. Automo-
biles are said to be to blame for the
high price of leather. 1t takes four
good hides for every big touring car
that is put out.