The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-25
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

The regular shoot Of the Topeka
Gun club was held today.
George David has taken out permit
to erect an addition to his dwelling at
2C9 German avenue.
Mrs. c. A. Rogers has taken out
permit 70 erect an addition to her DWELL
ing at 705 Western avenue.
J. M. Connell. general passenger
agent of the Santa Fe. Is In st. Louis.
Mo-, this week on business.
The high school will open September
II and the expectations are that a
record number will be enrolled.
Home grown tomatoes are selling at
40 cents a half buishel basket at local
stores today. This 10 q slight drop In
price.
Entries for the late closing purses
ed to the fair office on or before
August 81.
1t is expected by the city officials
that the new bridge across Shunga-
nunga creek ON East Fifteenth street
will be completed in few days.
The stage Of the river was 80 feet
today. There has been little change In
the stage in the last week. The low
est point reached this season was 81
feet.
The Schneider brothers Of Topeka have
gone to Norton to participate in the
four-day motorcycle races that began
today. Prizes aggregating $500 have
offered.
A permit to build an addition to a
dwelling house was issued by the city
this morning tc John H. Frize1l. I'LL
West Tenth avenue The addition will
cost 5000.
The Topeka Provident association
has given transportation to an aged
preacher who went to the harvest
fields but became i'll. He went to his
home in Salina.
The claim Of r. H. Collins against
J.. E. Douglas for $40 was adjusted
| Monday evening by Judge Kemper in
the small debtors court. Douglas
agreed to pay the $40.
Topeka is exceptionally healthful
, for this time of the year, according to
! j. A. Ramsey, sanitary sergeant The
case of diphtheria at 316 Klein street
| is the only one in the city.
! George E. Clark, secretary Kansas
State Fair association. has returned
reports c large number Of the exhibitors
at that fair will come to Topeka.
The city band concerts this summer
are popular with the people. Every
concert draws large crowds. The K.
and L. Of S. hand will present the next
concert, Wednesday night, at Eighth
and Lake street.
Conway's band. which will play for
| the Topeka fair, is playing for the st.
Joseph fair this week and will go to
Des Moines for the Iowa State fair, and
/; Lincoln for the Nebraska State fair and
then come to Topeka
! The 4-year-cld son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Lister, 1717 Lincoln street, played
with matches Monday afternoon and
started fire in an upstairs room, do
ing damage amounting to $25 before
the fire department extinguished the
blaze.
| There will be no assembly room al
the high school building for several
months or unit. the addition Is COM
pleted. The former assembly room has
been converted into seven class rooms.
This will greatly relieve the crowded
lcondition.
| Members OF the Country club are
watching with interest the western
golf tournament at Minneapolis this
week. Bob PEBBLES, Topeka profes-
sional. made a good record at the Chi
cago open tourney. and is now al
! Minneapolis.
! There will be new class in the Bet
| ter Babies department. A class for
babies six months to twelve months OF
age will be added and q nursery with a
force of trained nurses to help the
mothers care for the infants will be
| provided on the fair grounds.
The case OF HI. G. Brown, plaintiff
Tvs. A. Hall. defendant. will be heard