The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-27
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| Phone b050--Adv.
| Tom NcNeal. candidate for Repub-
lican nomination for governor, will
speak at Bushong. Lyon county,
July 4.
A building permit was issued today
to Albert Silk for the construction of
a $1,000 coal office at sos East Fourth
avenue
Bids for a supply of maps to be
used in the city ward schools next
term are being received in the public
school office.
A committee from the board of ed
| ucation will investigate the high
| school buildings "Wednesday and make
a report of the repairs that are
| needed.
Round Table Chapter No. 9. Order
of De Molay. will hold meeting to-
night at 1880 o'clock at the Masonic
temple. Officers elected at the last
meeting will be installed.
Ed Rooney, candidate for Repuh-
lican nomination for attorney general,
has opened headquarters in the Col
UNI bian building. He will begin his
campaign at once. he stated.
E. B. Breithaupt, membership sec
rotary for the Central Y NJ. c. A, will
leave Wednesday for Lake Geneva,
Wis. where he will spend two weeks
in the Y. NJ. c. A. summer school.
Inc TOOIl dl lIlO l. W. -
will be redecorated next week. The
last meal before it is redecorated Will
be served Sunday noon. The room
will close Monday and will not open
until the following week.
Richard E. Mcintosh. local attor-
ney, filed application with the city
commission today for the job of com
piling the city statutes. Mcintosh Of
fers to do the work for $1,000. The
application was referred to the city
attorney and city clerk
The ordinance authorizing the Santa
Fe railroad to build spur track from
First street south to a point 125 feet
south OF Third street between Adams
and jefferson streets was passed at
the second reading today. 1t will be-
come effective Immediately
Attendance in the summer sessions
of the Topeka ward schools has in
creased rs per cent since the schools
opened, according to A. J. Stout, su-
perintendent of schools. The greatest
increase since the opening day is re-
ported at Quincy school.
A number of residents of Auburn
dale presented a petition to the city
commission today asking for city light
ing for residence purposes. The COM
mission referred the petition to the
Topeka Edison company, recommend
ing that the lights be installed
The monthly report of the state oil
inspector shows inspection of 276,00O
barrels of kerosene in May as against
100000 barrels for the same month
May this year were 2O6,O00 barrels
For the same month last year, 224, 1000
barrels.
Parsons has sent out a general in
visitation to the politicians to spend
the Fourth of July there. The town is
providing a big celebration. With the
state fire marshaPS ban on firecrack-
ers, the town expects to make up the
deficit with a maximum production
of oratory.
The city commission will hold a
Joint meeting with the county board
of commissioners at-2 o'clock Friday
afternoon at the city hall for the pur-
pose of passing on several joint paw
ing projects. An adjourned session OF
the city commission will be held Mon
day morning
Topeka Boy Scouts who plan to at
tend the encampment at Maple Hill
this summer will meet at 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning at the Boy scout
headquarters, Chamber of Commerce
building. where they will undergo an
examination. The first camp period
will open Monday.
The American Railway Express
company received a carload of straw
berries Monday from Puyallup, Wash,
which probably will be the last berries
Topeka will see this year. The ship |
ment was consigned to the Topeka |
Fruit exchange and the berries are
now on the local market.
An ordinance authorizing the city |
to pave the alley between Tenth ave-
nue. and Eleventh streets ana Kansas
avenue and Quincy streets, was passed |
at a meeting of the city commission !
this morning. This ends a 'ong feud |
on the part of the property owners
on both sizes of the alley The prop /
erty on the sides of the alley vary |
in level and the paving !
of the alley will not be favorable to
the property on both sides. Several
court injunctions have been issued to
prevent the paving of the alley
The second session of Camp Steal
away, the state Y. NJ c. A. camp at !
Waterville, will be for 7. w. c. A
girls. The camp opened Monday A.
A. Remington, general secretary or
the Kansas Y. NJ. c. A, will visit the
camp Wednesday. Camp Wood, the
Y. NJ. c. A. camp at Elmdale. was in
spected last week by the state pure
food department. The water supply
and general sanitary conditions of the
camp were approved by the inspec-
tor f. F. Holmes Of Wichita pre-
scented a new piano to the boys at the
camp.
The new playground established at
State Street school is popular with
the children of the vicinity. The at
tendance reached the 1900 mark the
first week. There are games for per-
sons of all ages. Among the games
played are baseball, vOlley ball, tennis,
.roquet and hOrseshOes- There are
sandpiles, slides and swings for the
children. Folk dancing.
story telling and paper cutting are
popular. A program of special fea-
.ures will be held each Friday. Re
,reshments will be served at cost on
his day.
More than 500 Kansas Baptists are II
expected to attend the Kansas Baptist
assembly to be held on the Ottawa
campus. August 1 to 10.
tents will be pitched on the campus
% house the boys who attend and cots
will be put up in the university science