The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-26
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AT HOME NEW S.

III a HUME NEWS
| Henry Abels is having an addition
put on his dwelling at 1143 Clay street.
August Palm has a three thousand
! dollar house well under way at SIS Fill
! more street.
There are large number of Topeka
, Boy Scouts who are now working for
merit badges.
| building permit to erect an auto garage
| al le7 Clay street.
| David Bowie, president of the Cen
trail Y NJ. {. A. has returned from
, Estes Park. Colorado, where he has
! spent several weeks.
, a building permit has been issued to
! D d Irwin for the erection of one
/ story dwelling at 1908 Plass avenue.
The $500 residence that is being
built for J. NJ. Kepple at 1913 College
Avenue is now ready for the finishing
work.
The Monroe school building is being
refnisheG. All the rooms are being re-
papered- n some instances replaster-
ing was necessary
The Taunhauser production that IS
Icing shown at q local theater Is
Gig borate in the extreme Some of the
settings are unusually fine.
Apples will probably be expensive
expensive at the local stores right now
and the chances are that they will not
set cheaper.
The social survey Will be started in
Topeka in the early fall At the pres
ert time DR.. Roy B. Guild and a num-
Der of those interested in the project
are cut of the city
Earl Lunger. who has been taking
q business course in Topeka ana
Y rose former home was in Oklahoma
has been appointed as stenosrapner
:. the Central Y NJ. C A
Work IS in progress on the super
structure of the new Standard Oil COM
pany's building at the corner of Sew
enth and Washington street. or Rall-
road avenue. as it is sometimes called
There are still several thousand pic
torial postcards at the office OF the
had for the asking by those who care
to send them TO friends who might
possibly be induced to attend the far
The Rev. J I. Seymour has been ap- !
pointed as pastor of the Third Preshy- |
terrain church. to succeed the Rev. ]. G /
Everett. who left several months ago. |
The new minister comes from Buckl:n, |
Kan. /
There were one OF two faithful fans
who stuck to the ticket selling job for /
the Booster Day game this afternoon
up TO the last minute. The fans did
tickets.
DR.. : : Estey. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, Will return from
Michigan in time TO occupy the pulpit
g, the church the second sunday N
september. Dr. Estey is very mucn
in health
\ woman riding a bicycle on Kansas
avenue attracted attention this morn
ing. 1t is such an unusual thing to see
I. woman on a wheel nowadays th;-t
the people along the street rubber
when one comes along.
And still the drouth continues
Fair" weather is the prediction. which
means that there is little prospect Of
rain. If the forecast We're for gen
orally fair weather. there would be
just a chance of shower.
Cards have been placed in local store
windows advertising the Labor day
celebration at Garfield park Music
viii be furnished by Marshalfs band,
and the main speakers for the occa sion
viii be the Rev. H. J. Corwine and W.
H. kemper.
Sergeant Lon Sauls OF the police
station received .. letter today from
Siam. where an uncle of his
owns q sugar plantation. The letter
7tates that Siam has been uncom-
Portable this summer because of the
excessive rainfall.
Reports are to the effect that lack CT 1
rain is delaying fall blowing for wheat
over the state. More new silos are be-
ing built in Kansas than ever before
In the sections of the state where the
eOrn crop is d failure the corn stalks
are being used as ensilage-
Burning grass and rubbish just out
side the city limits at $40 California |
avenue occas stoned a run by the fire &C.
this morning The fire was
Icing no damage, and the department
VAS unable to do much with il. 1t was
outside the fire limits. anyway.
Every day from twenty to fifty per-
Ons apply at the state fair office for
obs during fair week. 1t takes a COOL
cal of the time of the secretary talk
ng to these people. and the secretary
as q thousand and one things TO look
fter in preparing for the exposition.
y lot of routine work is being done
I the office of the superintendent OF
ity schools, H. B. Wilson. prepara-
DRY to the opening of the city schools
York of assigning teachers to their
espectfve schools is in progress. but
announcement of the assignments Will
ot be made until Immediately before 80
ne opening day.
No dates for the school exhibits IF II
he garden produce raised by school
hildren in the home garden contest Il
ave been set. This will be done in
ne early part of September after the +
eturn of the supervisor. C. H. With