The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-31

80 10 press august 10. Call 5S.-AdV.
Hodgins headquarters for sheriff,
sO6 Kansas ave. Tel. 3277.-Adv
| H. c. Pribble, general claims agent
| for the Santa Fe, will leave for Chi
cago this evening on official business
| Only one drug store closed Sunday.
A petition has been circulated among
Kansas avenue druggists and all but
| three have signed it.
| c. E. Bascom, passenger agent for
the Rock Island here, will leave this
evening for Lynn, Ind, because of the
illness of his father.
| George Pritchard is the man for
county commissioner for Third dis
trict, comprising Fifth asd Sixth
wards and all territory south of river
ADV
The name of Congressman D. r.
Anthony, jr., was left off the sample
ballots of two precincts in Shawnee
county. The error will be corrected
today.
! The enthusiasm displayed at the
ball game Sunday indicates to Owner
Savage that it isn't the spirit of the
town that keeps down the attendance
lit is the busy summer that keeps
everyone at work on week days.
There is one man in Topeka so fat
and good natured thatw hen his COM
pany bought him machine to travel
| m it was necessary NOT to buy a
!
all the rest of its travelling employees.
zone thing about a Ford" said a
dirt covered motorist he pulled into
town this morning, ut throws up Just
as much dust as any machine you
meet in the road. And, however fast
you may travel, there is always
Ford ahea of you
The announcement of the mayor
that he really means business and will
have a traffic ordinance in force by
August 5 has called for many thank
| full remarks from Topeka citizens.
who for months have complained of
the lack of traffic rules in Topeka.
Frank L. Snow, for many years with
the State Journal in Topeka, now en-
gagged as instructor in journalism at
| the state agricultural college, was in
Topeka, Sunday. Professor Snow has
large classes at the college where more
interest has been taken in Journalism
than in years.
Breaking the speed law, joy riders
! threw William Fleming, S14 Wear
The impact of the autos striking the
rear wheels of Fleming's buggy
knocked it over. Fleming sustained
slight bruises The identity of the
! joy riders is not known
More than 5000 persons sought re-
lief from torrid weather Sunday by
spending the day at Gage park, ac-
cording to estimates by E. F. A.
Reinisch, superintendent of parks.
Tennis courts were occupied during
and crowds flocked to the pool.
The Alumni Advisory committee of
Washburn college laid plans Cor the
! fall publicity and publication cam
paign in meeting at noon today.
/ The committee is composed of Profess
sor Kirkpatrick. Miss Anne Sweet.
Paul Lovewell of the Merchants Jour
nal, Topeka, and Arthur ]. Carruth,
Jr., CT the State Journal.
Shortage of labor is the novel prob
! lem that the Topeka Bridge & Iron
! company is facing. Nearly twenty
| bridge contracts are being held up for
this reason. according to L. B. Smith,
| chief engineer of the company. THE
| hot weather is very favorable for
working but the advantage is offset by
! the scarcity of men, Smith says. THE
long delay in finishing the Sixth ave-
, nue. viaduct is attributable to this rsa-
son.
! Nearly 5000 persons attended the
two union services of Topeka churches
last night AT the College Hill union
! service a crowd of more than Loo
heard the sermon on Central Park
school house grounds or from double
rank of autos on Buchanan streets,
! Rev. w. NJ. Jackson, pastor of the Sec
ond United Presbyterian church de-
livered the sermon the theme
| Coming Our Cold The Rev. arthur
! Henderson preached to nearly as large
a crowd at the First Baptist church
last night at the First Church union
1 service.
! A detailed map of the Mexican
border, showing all army posts and the
cities where the national guardsnien
are camped this summer was sent to
1 the Rock Island offices in Topeka to-
! day from Chicago. The map was COM
piled and published for the benefit of
/ national guard officers and those de-
string information on the exact loca-
ton of troops. Attached to the map
/ is also a pronouncing vocabulary of
| Mexican names and cities. The mile
age overland from different border
i points to Mexico City is also shown.
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