The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
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DR.. Armstrong has moved his office
to 213 Commercial building.-Adv.
The Topeka Commercial club has
invited Henry Ford Of Detroit-the big
automobile man-to q club dinner next
fall.
The frame work Of the Redden
chapel, at Second and Monroe streets,
is up and the shingling work is under
way.
Mrs. Ida Rodgers will build q dOu-
BILE residence building at the corner of
Fifth and Monroe streets at a cost of
$4,000.
The membership committee Of the
Commercial club will meet Tuesday
noon to map out work for the next
month or two.
Arrangements for the Labor Day
program have already been started. It
is hoped to procure a speaker of ma
tional reputation. -.f+.et
Both the local Garment Workers
union and the Topeka Industrial Coun-
ell have gone on record as being op-
posed to Sunday theaters.
The Women's Relief Corps, No. "a,
will give a reception Tuesday evening
at the home of Mrs. Celia Kline, 1905
West street. Arthur Capper will
speak.
Enrolment for the Better Babies
contest Of the big fair. Topeka,
begin August Ii. Announcement of
the place of enrolment will be made
later.
The asphalt pavement on Kansas
avenue is undergoing repairs. The re.
cent hot weather caused the top layer
to become soft and it was cut in spots
by heavy wagons. s-ve ,-..
w. r. Arthur, dean of the Washburn
law school. and his family have left
FCv- CrrIr
perial Valley in southern California
and several places enroute.
Violent wind storms this summer
have damaged the trees in Topeka and
Shawnee county more than they have
for number of years. A number Of
trees were blown down last night.
The local W: ather bureau applied tt
the government weather bureau today
for subweather station at Usage City
The Commercial club of Usage Cit,
has requested that such station b
| established.
A new bakery will be. opened at III
Kansas avenue August Is, by r. p
will also install a lunch counter II
the building. His fixtures will cos
about $4,000.
P. w. Griggs, president of the bcart
of education, left for Chicago late to
day to testify before the grand jury
I L 1IlkK
was not informed what the case is il
which he is tc testify.
The rain Sunday evening and thi'
morning was a life saver to farmer,
! in Shawnee county. Corn in the Kav
! bottoms is in fairly good condition bu
in the extreme north and south end
| of the county 1t has been damaged b,
the dry weather.
The 1914 model Indian motorcycle
that was stolen from the Central Cycl
company on East Seventh street Wed
nesday night has not been recovered
Twenty-Five dollars is being offere'
for the capture of the thief, and an
other twenty five for the motorcycle
The sky was brilliantly illuminate.
west of Topeka between $3.50 and 9:3'
O'Clock. Many Topekans became ex
cited as they thought there was a bi,
fire on the West side. The light il
the sky is said to have been caused b.
the burning of a straw stack near Sill
yer Lake.
There was an exodus of about fiji
teen hundred people from CARTEL
storm swooped down upon Topek
Sunday evening. The Knights and La
dies band was forced to quit tn
grandstand before the concert wa
. half completed.
Few building permits have been Is
sued by the city fire marshal in tn
last week The war II expected I
. have Its effects upon building over tn
country. However, there will be sey
eral comparatively large buildings. an
many homes erected in Topeka In tn
, next few months.
A The S. s. Mcclure dinner planne
by the Commercial club for SeptemDe
: has been postponed until October. /!
Mr. Mcclure IS the publisher Of tn