The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-11
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F. Lucas il adding to his dwelling at
801 Lincoln street.
Tomorrow is Gage park day. The cool
beauty park should be crowded.
A meeting Z the Topeka Motorcycle
club was held Friday night
A meeting of the promotion COM
mittee Of the Commercial club was
held today.
c. E. Easter has taken out permit
to erect a one story dwelling at 1903
Lincoln street.
There were a large number Of Sat
urday shoppers from out of town in
Topeka today.
| DR.. Eva Harding Is contemplating
the erection of a stucco bungalow on
lots west of the city.
The swimming pool at Gage park is
giving forth an unsanitary odor. Some
thing should be done.
| A large number of Topeka people
are now making a practice Of pro-
| viding water for the birds.
! The stork has gone on q vacation.
! No births have been recorded at the
city clerks Office since Friday morn
ing.
c. c. Booher was arrested this morn
ing by Police Officer Gregg on q charge
of running moving wagon without q
license.
II Truck gardeners around Topeka ray
that rain is needed again. The recent
hot days have dried out the surface
soil rapidly.
The sand bars are again in evidence
in the Kaw river. The river IL grad
ually falling and Is now far below nor
NAL for July.
There was a big crowd at Gage park
Friday night. The street cars were
crowded. and scores Of automobiles
headed for Gage.
The union service Sunday evening fol
the down town churches will be held al
the First Presbyterian church. The
Rev. Benjamin Young will preach.
j. A. Stewart. general passenger
agent for the Rock Island Lines with
offices in Topeka, has returned from q
trip to Colorado Springs and Denver
Sixty-three quarts Of whisky, siz
bottles OF wine and 50 quarts Of beel
were destroyed and poured in the
sewer at the police station Frida,
afternoon.
]. g. Rollman, formerly of the SAINTS
Fe city ticket office in Chicago. ii
travelling over the Kansas territory Of
the Santa Fe helping take care of thu
summer business of the road.
Claude McLain, arrested a week ags
near Usage City for the theft Of q
horse near Richland. pleaded guilty t.
horse stealing in tho district court thi,
morning. Sentence has not been pro
nounced.
H. Gordon and Frank NathansoI
were fined SIS each in police court Fri
day afternoon by Judge Huron. Tn
two men were arrested tho first Of Thu
week for lighting in front Of the Bes
theater.
n. X. Hinkson was arrested Ffida,
evening by Detective Lytle on tw'
charges. Hinkson is charged with trans
porting passengers in an auto withou
license and without procuring bill
posters license.
In letter to Tom Powell, Pau
Brown. pitcher on the st. Joe baseball
team or the Western League, and un
til recently with tho Topeka team
says: 1T seems pretty good to be o.
a first division team"
An attractive framed picture Of
nne concrete bridge on the Old SAINT
Fe trail now hangs in the main roor
or the Commercial club quarters. Thi
bridge was constructed by the Topek
Bridge and Iron Works.
Licenses to marry have been obtain
Cd In the probate court by Merle n
scott or st. Joseph and Mis- EVA
seaman OF the same place, and b
Arthur D. Bolton Of Salina and Aia
Emma Tomlinson OF Topeka.
A net gain Of $l,O37,Ies over II
year 10 shown In the equaliSed valua
lions OF shawnee county real an
personal property. For the comm
year citizens OF this county will b
taxed on valuation Of 9se. sos. SIS.
The y1ttions bang circuiassd teaa
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