The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-31
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! Edward A. Kiene, manager Of the
Kiene store at Valencia, Kansas, 10 In
Topeka today on business.
According to reports received in To-
peka today the corn in western Kan
sas is in good condition.
| A. d. Morford. advertising agent Of
the Santa Fe in Topeka, IL in New
York and will return to Topeka in a few
days.
Do not fail to get our estimate -,
that lumber bill. ]. h. Whelan & Co.,
4th and s. F. tracks. Phone 8e6-W.-
Adv.
Miss Mary r. vose, whose resigna-
ton as secretary Of the Provident asso-
citation became effective today, will
leave for Chicago this evening.
! The membership in the Central Y. M.
c. A. tennis club this summer numbers
twenty-five. The courts are 1t the cor
ner of Tenth avenue and Lane streets.
| G. C. Wheeler, associate editor of the
Kansas Farmer, is in Smith Center to-
lday. He was slated for speeches be-
fore farmers meetings today and Sat-
| urday.
| T. A. Borman. president of the Kan
SaS state FAIR ASSOCIATION, mas been
| asked to speak Saturday before the
members of the Farm Bureau Of Leav
enworth.
! From many counties are coming re-
quests for State Fair pennants. Auto
| owners are pleased with the pennants
and want to display them and help
| the fair.
The Commercial club will ask the
merchants to decorate for fair week.
September 14-18. The club will be re-
sponsible for decorating the white way
poles.
Out at Mill creek, near Maple Hill.
twenty-five boys from the Central 7.
M. c. A. are enjoying camp life. De
Witt Lee and Joseph F. Reisner are
in charge of the camp.
Four Indians, three gentlemen and
one lady. were the only persons arrest
ed on circus day on the charge of
drunkenness. Police officers had lit
tie trouble in keeping order.
The contest for the season pass to
the State Fair. for the best slogan for
the fair. will end August s. Have you
sent in your slogans? One Of them
might win the season pass.
Wilson, superintendent of the city
schools, will leave next week for Pax
leo where she will spend two weeks
on farm IS the guest OF Miss Jessie
StrOwig.
George H. Hoyes. secretary Of the Y.
M. c. A., has sufficiently recovered
from his attack of malaria that con-
fined to him to his bed for several
days to attend to his duties at the AS
ISOLATION building.
| The Harrison summer school closed
today. In eight weeks 125 pupils have
done the equivalent of a term Of ad-
vance work. Twenty of these have
do he A nd will
enter the high school next fall.
Large numbers Of people living in the
vicinity of Topeka were caught in the
| rain on their way home from the circus
| Thursday night Several motorcycles
| and autos were stalled on the country
| roads near the city.
| According to the police there was q
| large number of crooks and pick
pockets in the city Thursday. Prior to
this date extra men have been put on
| the police force when circus showed
in the city. This was not done Thurs
day.
This morning the citizens Of Topeka
did not cling to the east side Of Kan
sas avenue, as has been the custom
this summer. Because there was no
hot sun beating down on the sunny side
of the avenue, the crowds were evenly
distributed.
Major A. M. Harvey this morning
sent word from Lyndon, Usage county.
where he had a campaign speaking
date, that he has cancelled all political
engagements for today and Saturday
on account of the death Of Mrs. Joseph
Waters. Major Harvey returned home
at once.
In most Of the county political fights
waged this year there has been no ill
feeling. For instance, two men who
are making hard fight to land an i'm
| nrfo Chov ,fry ~ mot
morning on Kansas avenue. They
shook hands warmly, one offered the
other a cigar and they 'jollied" each
other about their chances of election.
The engine Of a Rock Island freight
train was derailed Thursday night al
reports received by Union Pacific Of
ficials in Topeka considerable track
was torn up when the engine jumped
the track. However, no one was hurt
and there was no delay in traffic as the
Union Pacific line over which the Rock
Island runs to Kansas City is double
. tracked.
Announcement was made today that
A. P. Reardon. president Of the State
Grange. and Alfred Docking, State
Grange lecturer, will be on the Farm
ers Day" program at the State Fair
Topeka, Wednesday. September 16
, The program that Is being prepared
for that day is one that should appeal
to all classes Of farmers. An "insti.
tute' will be held that will be worth
, while.
The 100000 family tickets for the
State Fair. Topeka. are being printed
and will be placed on sale as soon a
delivered. These tickets will be sold
in books Of five 50-cent tickets for 81
The tickets are good any day of the
fair, one at time or all the same day
They are good detached from the