The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-02
At HOME NEWS

At HOME NEWS
Adolph johnson has taken out a per-
init for the erection Of a 1.$SO0 one-story
dwelling at 1874 Underwood avenue.
Just three weeks from today registra-
ton closes in Topeka. TIE election COM
missioner is still urging men and wom-
en- to register at the city building
Two more days and every picnic
basket in town will be filled with po-
tato salad and sweet pickles for Fourth
OF July chigger-mosQuito dinners.
DR.. w. A. McCarter and DR.. F. A.
Roster have left for Toronto. Ontario,
where they will attend the meeting OF
the American Orthodentist association.
The Topeka postoffice will be closed
at 10 o'clock on July and one deliv-
cry of mail to offices and residences
will be made in the morning on that
day.
Locally grown tomatoes are now on
the market but are high in price-2O
cents a pound. Home grown sweet
corn is selling at 20 cents per dozen
ears.
The day and night forces Of the To-
peka police force were shifted Wednes-
day. Sergeant Walker will have charge
of the police in daytime this month and
Sauls at night.
%ACdiICtE JULIET lOOh q SAA6Ae "a Wy
in price this week. 1t is selling at the
majority Of the downtown stores at
80 and 80 cents a pound as against 81
and "a cents last week.
Everyone is looking forward to the
Fourth of July when the Gage park
street car line will be opened. 1t IS ex-
pected that thousands of people will
visit the park on that day
The Knights and Ladies of Security
band gave concert last night at Ches-
ney park. In spite of the dampness,
there was a large crowd present. The
program was well rendered.
Topeka grocery stores are now de-
pending upon Colorado for their sup
ply of lettuce, peas, cauliflOwer and
other varieties of vegetables that are
now out of season at Topeka.
Topekans will divide their time on the
Fourth between Garfield park, where
fireworks will be shown. and Gage
park, where the municipal celebration
will take place. Cars will run to Cages
on Saturday.
Postmaster Rigby is in receipt of a
postcard from Ed Kellam, who has
been travelling in the Orient. Mr..
Ke1lam mailed the card from Yoko-
hama on June 16, at which time he
was planning his return home.
NJ. F. Rigby and Mrs. Rigby, with
their son Harry Rigby, and wife of
JdHldICc, l., are SPcHuIHB Two
months holiday in the Adirondack
mountains near Cheste-town, n. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rigby, senior. will re-
turn to Topeka about Sept. 1.
H. B. Wilson. superintendent of city
schools. will deliver an address on
Economy of Times before educators
in attendance at the meeting of the
National Education association at st.
Paul MIMI, Monday, July s. The meet
ing will be held from July to H.
Potatoes have advanced in price as
the prospect for a bumper crop in the
Kaw valley is anything but good. Frost
did some damage, and later there was a
dry period just when rain was needed.
The price of potatoes on the city mar
ket this morning was 40 cents a peck.
The Shawnee county raspberry crop
is about harvested; blackberries are
now becoming quite plentiful. Late
cherries are coming in wen, and are
selling at Topeka stores at 10 cents a
box. or 1925 a crate. Imported water
melons may be had at the rate Of u
cents pound.
Railroad agents and ticket sellers are
the busiest men in town these days.
The heat of last summer led every one
to lay plans to leave the city when the
next July rolled round. An unusually
large number Of persons is spending
the summer on the shore. in the mou1I-
tains or at the lakes.
Marriage licenses were issued Wednes-
day to the following couples: Belmont
A Lewis and Emma Craft, both of
Weatherford, Okla; John Webb and
Mary Woodbun, both of Topeka; George
A. Bates and Sarah Sanford, both of
Topeka; James s. Amess and May NJ.
King Moore, both Of Topeka.
L. NJ and Roy Crawford have taken
out permit in the sum of $500 for the
repair of the Majestic theater. The
present stairway leading to the alley
will be torn out and replaced by a stone
stairway. improvements will be made
in the interior of the building which
will materially improve its appearance
Another scene in the series placed on
Topeka billboards by the International
Poster company shows the Boy Scouts
in action-camping and doing acts of
chivalry and courage. The first pic
ture. Of the Nativity, was exhibited at
Christmas time; the second showed
scenes from the life of Ulysses 8.
Grant.
e. L Fowler Of Topeka was elected
inner guard at the Kansas Association
of Elks meeting held at Wichita. Other
officers elected were: Augustus Sharpe