The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-10
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Fifty people cooled of in the Gage
park swimming hole last night.
Watch the actions of the public Of
flcials and see II they reduce the taxes,
according to their prediction prom
Uses.
Gage park is still the popular eve
ming resort for Quiet-loving Topekans.
The swimming pool Is crowded every
evening.
Mrs. Sadie E. Tresnor, 126 Madison
street, the mother of Clyde Tresnor.
clerk of the sanitary department, is Ill
at Stormont hospital.
Modesty is thrown to the winds
or breezes+When these hot nights de-
scend upon gasping Topekans. Out
door sleeping is permissible under any
conditions.
1. D. Flory. the state manager of the
district manager of Kansas City, will
attend the meeting of the local court
tonight at Security hall.
The First Congregational church and
Sunday school will have q picnic to-
morrow afternoon at Gage park. They
will meet at the park at 4 o'clock. Sup
per will be served at $50 o'clock
pared a sign entreating all passersby
to Register Here" Offices are on
each side of the entrance to the Audi
forum. The books close a week from
next Thursday.
Scores of complaints have been sent
to the State Journal concerning the
action of the anti-automatic telephone
force in paying boys cents each for
procuring signatures against the pro-
posed bond issue.
The charge against o. W. Sanders
for whom d warrant was issued on the
request of W. H. Dutton, alleging the
sale of a mortgaged horse, buggy and
harness, was dismissed Thursday. San
ders came here from Peck. Kan, and
settled the claim.
Licenses were issued Thursday for
marriages Of Claude A. Maiden. Rou-
leau, Canada, and Stella B. Harlem
stein, Colorado Springs; Bernard M:
Topeka, and Peter Schoning, Belle
vile. and Inez Waugh. Olivet.
The suggestion has been made by the
manager Of Topeka band that the
state fair, Topeka, hold a band con-
test next September which would be
open to the bands of the state exclusive
of the Topeka bands. The manage
ment of the fair has taken no action on
the question.
There are 225 entries already for
the state fair, Topeka. speed events,
and then there will be the additional
entries for the late closing purses.
There are but 125 stalls for horses on
the fair grounds. Figure this out for
yourself. However, George E. Clark,
secretary of the fair. says that ade-
Quate accommodations will be provided
for all horses.
According to W. c. Ralston, city at
tOrney, 1t is not necessary at all to
have a petition asking that a special
bond issue be called to vote bonds for
a municipal automatic telephone sys-
tenn for Topeka. He says 1t is simply
up to the city commission. II the
commissioners see fit it. will be possible
under the law for them to call an cleo
ton providing announcement of the
election is made in the official city pa
per for three consecutive weeks.
According to H. D. Stroud. the auto
matte telephone man, one person called
on fifty-six persons in stores and resi-
street and all but one of them signed
the petition calling for an election to
vote 500. 900 in bonds for a municipal
automatic telephone plant. He also
stated today that H. c. Massey Of
Granville. who is interested in bet
Moons in Topeka procuring 108 sigma
lures.
Irish spuds. mealy potatoes, are
raised in the back yard of c. L. Shank,
1880 Harrison street. This morning
Mr.. Shank took his hoe, went out the
kitchen door and dug two bushels from
his back yard row. Some of the po-
box Of chocolates. and were equally
good. The Sharks have all the baked
potatoes, French fried potatoes. boiled
potatoes and potato salad they can
eat who says it's a poor year for
spuds?" demands Mr.. Shanks. mot
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