The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-05

back to Beloit to be used in touching up
the fire apparatus.
A Kansas City paper resurrected a
lot of pictures it used at the time of the
opening of the Cherokee Strip three
years ago and ran them Sunday as a
reproduction of camp life in Topeka
during Reunion week.
Wednesday evening an auxiliary to
the Topeka free kindergarten at West
minister church was formed For the
present the kindergarten will be con
Quoted in the church building, corner OF
Huntoon and College avenue.
The residence of w. c. Gilpatrick
south of the new water works plant
was entered by burglars and gold ana
a silver watch stolen and two purses
containing small change. The gold
watch was an heirloom $50 years old.
This thing of having soldiers in To
peka for a week each year is to be stop
ped by the society young men, Every
young man who expects recognition
from the Topeka girls must wear
uniform
why. how do you do?'' said one man
to another today. you met me the
night of the carnival did II" SAID
the other; well, you can't put that
against me. am not responsible for
anything I may have done carnival
night
Some Topeka boarding house and
restaurant keepers were disappointed
last week. A greater number of people
than expected camped at the grounds
a smaller crowd that would stay in
town pays better than a big crowd
camping out.
Professor Worran resents as a ca
lumny the statement made by the Kan
sas City Times to the effect that the
Dragon of Ages was kicked full Of
holes He says that the dragon was
returned to its cage in perfect condition
with q whole hide.
Next year we will haul twice as
many people" said Assistant Superin-
tendent Hixon, Of the Topeka railway.
I'VE VIII put in another curve at the
transfer station and connect the South
Topeka, and fair grounds tracks. Then
we viii have a clear track and cars win
not be delayed in the least"
For good many years Atchison has
been chronicalIy mad at Topeka but
occasionally she is compelled to praise
her. The Globe says. S. C. King, who
has seen many flower parades in Cali
fornia, says that the Topeka people did
better with artificial flowers than he
ever knew the California people to do
with natural flowers.
A Topeka clothing merchant was sell
ing two visiting c. A r. men some
goods Saturday morning when he heard
the band ahead of Don Quixote's pa
rade coming. wouldn't you like to
step out and see the parade ' he asked
Another parade?" exclaimed the OLD
soldiers, Great ~, haven't you fellows
given US enough yet2"
The Little Blossom repertoire com
panv which viii be at the Crawford
this week, beginning tonight, shows the
rare good repertoire sense of putting on
musical comedy and farces- A 80 cent
audience doesn't want tragedy, and
melodrama is sickening. The "Blos-
SON company carries its own band
and orchestra and this is ladies' free
night.
The plan to have the judges of the
Floral parade all out of town people
who We're not acquainted with any Of
the participants, did not prove as sue
cessful as was hoped. The three judges
were entertained at dinner by a To
peza young lady who took part in the
parade on that day. It is considered a
clever piece of diplomacy by some of
the other participants
A little barefooted colored boy under
took to cross the race course at the fair
grounds Saturday afternoon but was
chased down by an oficious and smart
mounted policeman with a. Peter Hell
uniform on. The boy stumbled and fell
directly in front of the running horse
and it is a wonder he wasn't killed r.
he had been that crowd wouldn't have
done a. thing to that marshal
1t is now announced that Richard
Mansfield on occasion of his appear
ance here October u, will present "A
Partisan Romance instead Of 'Mer-
chant of venice as originally an
nounced. Topeka people viii Ike the