The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-04

visit the r. n. C. a. camp It Mn
creek.
Tho automobile .eaIers win make
display at the big fair the week of
September II. with E.. auto show
and horse show. everyone win be
interested.
Family tickets. flve sO-cent tickets
in a book at 81 q book and good for
five admissions to the big fair the
week Of September II. will 90 on sale
this week.
The building committee Of the board
Of education under L. N. Penwen has
been given power to act in connection
with the proposition Of wiring the
Quincy school b-ildipg.
The following births were reported
at the office Of the city clerk today:
Alexander Burghart and wife. los
North Locust street. July ~. girl: VIII
liam p. Rotenberry and wife, 1924 Blu
chanan street. August 3, girl.
w. n. WATSON. city auditor. was
ago WATSON left for Colorado for q
two weeks vacation. ''I got my vaca-
ton off my hands in q week, and SO
came home" explained WATSON.
Several candidates for county office
worked hard at the polls today. Many
OF them engaged automobiles and
went form one precinct to another.
However. there was q marked absence
Of card pushers'' at the voting places.
Good order prevailed in every por-
ton Of the city today and the police
did not have the difficulty in keeping
order often experienced on election
day. There was little smoking At the
polls.
There will be two ungraded schools
for children needing special help next
semester. One will be established in
the Harrison building and the other
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not to exceed twenty pupils in each
room.
The contract for the cafeteria equip
ment for the high school has been
awarded to the Zahner Manufacturing
company Of Kansas City, Mo. The con-
tract for dishes has been let to Charles
McClintock of Topeka. The w. A. L.
silverware.
H. B. Wilson, superintendent Of city
schools. has been authorized by the
board of education to prepare and have
printed a report OF the work done in
the Topeka schools. No report has
been published since that put out by
L. D. Whittemore. former superintend-
ent of schools. in 1911.
Miss Marie Witwer and Miss Nayon
Herren, who are aking the resei'va-
lions for boxes at the horse show OF
fair week, say they never imagined 80
| many people in Topeka were interest
ed in horses. Even the enthusiastic
| auto owners want to see the high
steppers perform every night.
In speaking Of IT, building situation
in Topeka, TIL; Construction News,
published in Topeka. says: 1T il re-
ported on good authority that two large
garages are to be built on the Avenue
soon, and that plans for at least four
apartment houses, several business
buildings. and many residences are un-
der way and are assured for this fall
Decision was made Monday night a
a meeting OF the Topeka Auto clul
held at the Commercial club quarter
to paint the poles along the Colder
Belt road in Shawnee county the lat
ter part Of this week. H. S. Putney
president of the club. e. L. Overtol
will have charge of the force that vii
Ipaint the poles. The Golden Belt Roa
association has furnished the paint.
| ]. b. Annis is now In charge Of tn
naval recruiting office in Topeka, sue
ceedinE L. c. Grow, transferred I
Kansas City, Mo. Annis was statione
at Joplin, Mo-, until a month age
when he was sent to the Kansas Cit
! office. He and his family came to To
peka August 1. Annis halls from tn
battleship Connecticut, which was 70
q long time the flagship of the Nortl
Atlantic fleet. being first class cleo