The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-15
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Special trains will be rum to Topeka
fair week by all Of the railroads en-
tering Topeka.
A daughter was born to BENJAMIN
Tarpey1 and wife. 5l0 East Eighth
street, August IA.
p. w. Griggs president Of the board
OF education, has returned from q bust
ness trip to Chicago.
Kilmaurs King and Miss Kate King
will have charge of an emergency hos
pital tent on the fair grouids
Routine business was the order OF
things at a meeting OF the directorate
Of the Central 7. n. c. A. Friday
night.
Professor Dyche is authority for the
statement that as yet the European
situation has not affected the price OF
German carp.
Talk about trouble. One Topeka auto
driver is advertising that he has lost
two nickel plated cranks for his ma
chine already this week.
Miss Annie B. Sweet will have
charge of = rest tent on the fair
grounds next September under the
auspices Of the Y. w. c. A.
Every dav there are calls at the
Kansas State Fair association office
for fair pennants, although the supply
has been entirely exhausted.
r. A. Borman and o. r. Whitney
went to q grange picnic at Arlington
in Atchison county today in the inter-
ests OF the Kansas State Fair associa-
ton.
Judge Hugh MacFarland in the pro-
bate court yesterday performed the
Sharrai and Miss Carrie Gibson Of
Mayetta.
Robert Holcomb, who recently re-
signed as assistant physical director OF
the Central Y. M. C. A., has gone to
Kansas City where ne mas accepted an
Speakers at the Central Park Chris
tan church, Sunday, August 16: Morn
ing, Rev. George e. Lyon, secretary
Kansas Christian Missionary society.
Evening, Attorney John Marshall.
The judges, officials and announcers
at the fair will be designated by rib
bon badges that will make them look
more or less like the titled and deco
rated members of foreign legations.
Miss Margaret Schmidt. one Of the
record clerks in the Office of the clerk
Of the district court. leaves this after
noon for a two weeks vacation which
she will spend with relatives in Grand
Rapids. Mich.
The big belt at the city electric
light plant is giving trouble. and the
purchase of a new belt has been de-
cided upon. The belt is feet wide
and 1O2 feet long. A new one will
cost from $500 to $1,000.
One of The most popular forms of
advertising for the Kansas State Fair
the date Of the fair at Topeka, Sep
TENDER IA to Is. Thirty five thousand
Of these blotters have been distributed.
Frank Curry. a member Of the exc
cutive board of the state billiard as
ISOLATION, attended q meeting of the
hoard at Evnnorfa Fri6Qv If n nr0h.
able that a state convention Of the
billiard men will meet in Emporia this
month.
Roy L. Bone, acting mayor. and
father of Topeka's municipal curb
market, is attending the sessions held
trfct attorney, to probe the high cost
| of living's recent hike coincident with
| the European war.
Word has been received in Topeka
that J. M. Brunt, owner Of the Brunt
drug store OF this city, recently under
went an operation in Kansas City
hospital Mr.. Brunt is recovering
rapidly and expects to be home the
| first part of next week.
| A group Of young fellows in Topeka
are discussing the formation OF
Young Mems Republican club. They are
talking of calling q meeting to organize
just after the meeting of the party
| COuuCu Will Iu6 OOJCCC "a OAACkAAA6 SAAOA4
services in the present campaign.
The American La France auto trac-
tor with which the big ladder truck at
| the fire department headquarters will
| be drawn, is being unloaded from the
| freight car today. It has been here
several days awaiting the arrival Of a
| representative of the company.
| More wa.ermelons are being raised
in Shawnee county this year than for a
number of years. Farmers living in
the Kaw river bottoms say the melons
are of an exceptionally fine quality.
Melons are now being brought to the
city that weigh from 20 to SO pounds.
/ It's a safe bet that the beet sugar
manufacturers in western Kansas who
went out Of business after reading the
report of the elimination OF the sugar
tariff by the Democratic congress are
now wishing they had chung ON while
longer. they will gather from current
great help it isn't panacea.
! A. NJ. Petrc, owner Of the Petro
drug store IN North Topeka, who re-
Gently returned from a vacation trip
to points n the east reports that sew
eral states east of the Mississippi river
have been har6 hit by dry weather.
Topeka is the most prosperous place
1 have seen since l left home a couple
of months ago." said Mr.. Petro.
Mrs. Mary Chaplin. chief deputy in
the probate court. will discharge the
duties of probate judge in the absence
of Judge Hugh Mcfarland who leaves
| Monday for his vacation. Mrs. Chaplin
has previously demonstrated her ability
to perform the duties of the office az
she has officiated as Judge pro tenn in
vacation periods OF former officers.
Fire and burglar proof sugar bowls
and flour bin announcements will
shortly begin making appearance In the
advertising columns unless Fred Rob-
ertson, the federal district attorney.
gets somewhere with his investigation
of high prices. Topeka folks who have
heen fortuna te enough to Law in a SUGAR