The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-17
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

| After a half hour discussion today the
city commissioners finally allowed the
closing of the alley between Seventh,
Eighth, Buchanan and Clay streets.
! The work of building bleachers at the
| fair grounds will begin next week. They
will adjoin the present grandstand on
| the left. This will make the total seat
ing capacity 5000
Local berries are practically thing
| of the past. There are still Few dew
berries on the market, however. Excel
lent red raspberries from Colorado are
now selling at 20 cents box.
The Melan bridge will be opened for
regular traffic today. The bridge has
been partially closed the last week on
account of paving. The new asphalt
will be settled by this evening.
N. B. Arnold, police judge. reported
to the board of city commissioners ISL 10
day that he had collected $24S in hnes
in his court for the month of June. me
money was turned over to the city
treasurer.
The telephone service in Topeka has
been decide eddy improved since the Gay
after the cut-over was MADE; put .l I'siI7
are still a good many kinks that VIII
have to be taken out before the service
is perfect.
Citv Engineer A. r. Young has been
asked by the tax payers along Soutn
Kansas avenue to make an inspection
in the next few days to determine tne
cost of extending the white way system
from Tenth avenue to Seventeenth
street.
Hoar and Flynn have been awarded
a contract for building brick wall on
the south side of Calvary cemetery
The wall will cost approximately $l,OOo.
Eventually the whole cemetery Will be
surrounded by a wall, the toIdI coSI "
be $4,000.
AS soon as the hot weather arrives
tender vegetables begin to become
tough in Kansas. Then 1t is that the
grocers begin to import Vegetaples
from other points. Lettuce and caut-
flower are now being shipped in from
Colorado.
w. H. wilmington, teacher of agricul-
ture in the high school, who has been
taking special work in the K. U. sum-
mer school, will start on tour of IN
spection in three weeks. He will visit
several agricultural colleges to get
ideas for his work next fall.
A little six-year-old boy came to the
office of the city clerk this morning
and deposited a handful of small coins
to pay his dog tax. He said he had
been keeping his dog tied up at nome
until he could pay the tax. He broke
open his little savings bank to save the
life of his pet.
The much talked about alberta
peaches are now on the market selling
at from $40 to $40 a bushel. They
come from Texas. The Arkansas crop
is due to arrive in week or ten days |
Then will be the logical time to can the
fruit The prices will take a drop in |
the meantime |
Arthur Bolton, who has been assist |
ing in the physical department of the
Central Y. NJ. c. A. the past season,
has accepted position with the Salina
association. He will have charge of the
physical classes. Several ex-Topekans
are on the Salina force. A B. Cowden
is general secretary, and r. B. McCar-
roll, and Job Little are on the force.
1--WE must have more special train
service to accommodate the crowds
that will plan to attend the fair next
fall" said Secretary H. l.. Cook.
That's fair enough he said in
speaking of the decision of the rail-
roads to make no lower rates than
two cents this year. ''All fairs will
an effort must be made to get bet
ter service"
The next big building contemplat-
ed at the Kansas State Fair grounds
at Topeka is a pavilion and amphi-
theater that will seat 5000 people
This will be circular or oval shape,
and contain a show and live stock
judging ring. Upon the outer cir
will be booths, which may /
be used for concessions, refreshment
stands or exhibition space. With a
cement walk around it, these booths,
under permanent shelter, yet practi-
cally open air stores, will be sought |
after by concessionaires.
The seeing Topeka first" motion
picture films have been improved and |
will be shown the last three days Of J