The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-21
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The Rev. J. A. Renwick. pastor Of
the First United Presbyterian church,
left today for Sterling to attend the
synod of Kansas.
Many large exhibitors will show at
the state fairs at Dies Moir.es, Lincoln,
and then come to Topeka the week
following the Nebraska state fair.
George E. Clark. secretary of the
Kansas State Fair associatio l, is in st.
Joseph attending the Interstate fair
and procuring exhibits for the Topeka
fair.
The ice cream and watermelon So
Central Congregational church will be
postponed until Friday evening.
August %.
1t will require four tents to house
the Better Baby department at the
fair. Besides the tent there will be a
large exhibit of baby clothes. etc, In
the Mercantile building.
at the National Dry Farming congress
at Wichita. October 1917. will be
made up from the displays at the Big
Fair, Topeka September 14-18.
Entries in the Better Baby depart
ment at the Topeka fair are coming in
from all parts of the state. This
mornings mail brought entries from
Holton, Valley Falls, and Frankfort.
Licenses to marry have been issued
in the probate court to John A. Lewis
and bessie j. Flanagan, both Of
Thompsonville Ill, and to Seward d.
Cole and Annie NJ. Roller of Topeka.
That part of jackson street between
the tracks of the Topeka Street Rail-
way company is being given a coat of
asphalt. The work Is nearly core
pleted.
Hugh Larimer, under sheriff, who
was severely injured in an automobile
accident several weeks ago. left the
hospital Tuesday and is on the road to
recovery. He hopes to resume his du-
ties in two weeks.
A coroner's inquest over the. death
of Walter Stevens. who was killed
Saturday in a sewer ditch cave-in, re-
turned a verdict absolving the con-
tractor. ]. A. Pringle, from respon-
sibility for the death.
On the grounds of abandonment
Edith M. Morrissey has filed suit in
the Shawnee county district court
seeking divorce from Otta A. Morris
sey and the restoration of her maiden
name, Edith Henderson.
More peaches are being shipped
from Topeka this season than has been
the case for several years. whiteker
Brothers shipped a 10000 pound car
load of peaches, grapes and other
fruits to western Kansas this week.
A meeting of the Shawnee county
progressive central committee is called
at the National hotel at o'clock to-
night preliminary to the holding Of the
state party council next week. Local
officers of the new committee will be
elected.
Harry Snyder has a. pair Of we'll
trained white Arabian bulls that he is
planning to exhibit at the Topeka fair
the vaudeville circuit. He gave
demonstration of his act at the
Novelty yesterday afternoon.
An over supply of 'watermelons was
raised in Shawnee county this year.
Recently farmer living near Kiro
brought three wagon loads of melons
to Topeka and was forced to sell one
load for thirty five cents a dozen. The
other two loads he could not sell.
It is expected that q fairly good crop
of corn will be raised in Shawnee
county this year. However. owing to
the dry weather in-other parts of Kan
sas and in eastern states farmers are
predicting that the first new corn on
the market will sell for not less than
80 cents a bushel. -
''The Concordia Colony in Topeka"
will hold its annual picnic at Gage park
Wednesday, August 26, at O'Clock. All
Concordians and their friends are in
vited to be on hand with well filled
baskets. This organization numbers
about 100 members. with w. w. Bow
man as president and E. v. King as
secretary.
A Central Y. NJ. c. A. tennis tour
nament will begin Saturday afternoon
at the association courts at the corner
of Tenth and Lane streets. Singles
only will be played. Each person will
play all others entered in the tourna-
ment. Up to noon today fourteen had
entered. The play will be restricted
to members of the Y. M. c. A. Tennis
club.
The prediction made several months
ago by T. F. Doran when he advised
the public utilities commission as at
torney for the Consumers Gas COM
pany, that unless rates to Topeka con-
sumers could be increased the COM
pany would go into the hands of re-
ceivers. has come true. But the state
receivers say there will be more gas
available this winter than for two or
three years and that should bring re-
lief to everyone here directly interest
ed in the gas situation.