The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-05
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The city commission win meet Fri
day morning at 1870 O'Clock.
Returns of the primary were given
on the screen at the Iris theater last
night
One small boy took In more than IS
through the sale OF pop at one Of the
polling places Tuesday.
State fair pennants are being given
out to all Topeka autoists who con-
template making q trip out Of the
city.
Thi. is the last day for submitting
State Fair 9lOgans In the contest for q
season pass to the fair. September
1918.
Manufacturers from several eastern
states have engaged space for exhibits
at the Big Kansas fair. Topeka. Sept.
II to Is.
When Major A. n. Harvey went to
his polling place to vote he drew bal
lot No. lis. "Oh. you are done for
now" remarked one Of his friends who
was there.
George e. Clark. secretary OF the
fair association, wants to engage own
erD Of automobiles to do advertising
work for the fair. There are some
IL 900 bills and cards to be put up.
The last outward-bound street cars
last night were full of interested
spectators Of the State Journals cleo
ton bulletins, who stayed on the job
At Eighth and Kansas avenue until
nearly midnight.
The Lowman branch Of the W. c. Z.
U. win meet at the Lowman church.
Eleventh and Aorri- avenues. Thurs
day afternoon at 1850 o'clock. The
meeting will be open and the election
OF officers will occur.
Bills for July were allowed at the
session OF the city commission today.
They aggregated $3S,34s.6l. Much Of
this was for paving and sidewalk inn
provements. The figure u lower than
usual for the month Of July. according
to the city clerk. C. B. Burge.
Topeka tennis players are looking
forward to t city tennis tournament
which will probably be held about the
first OF September. There have been
no definite arrangements made. but
the managers OF the tourney win have
the choice of several good courts.
n. n. Beneke, formerly Of Decatur.
Ill. who will teach history and eco
Monies In the high school, will coach
the basketball and track teams next
spring. He was instructor and ath-
letic coach at Decatur last school year.
A fierce combat between two blood
ed bull dogs took place at the polling
place for the Second precinct Of the
Sixth ward. The tight waged hot un-
| der the tables used by the election
board. In attempting to stop the
fight. H. N. Hastings. one Of the
| clerks. was Nitten ON the hand. He
gave the wound immediate attention
Residents on the east side asked fol
| a sewer district in q petition that wa
referred to w. q. Tandy. city commits
sioner. at q meeting Of the city COM
| miasion today. The proposed district
10 bounded on the north and west By
the Santa Fe tracks: on tho east and
| south by the Shunganunga creek, but
not south Of the north line OF Sixth
street, or east Of Lawrence.
Some Of the members Of the Topeka
Auto club experimental tho other
night In an attempt to avoid the blind
ing reflection from automobile head
lights. At the conclusion Of their ex-
periments the opinion was that It ID
impossible to prevent . glare. This
means that the proposed city automo-
bile ordinance Ia all the more up in
the air" to use Mayor r. L. Cofran'a
| expression.