The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-03

| O. P. Updegraff was in Kansas CITY
| Wednesday.
| The city street force is grading the
streets in Parkdale.
The state fair auto has started. The
initial run was made Wednesday.
Mrs. G. c. Clemens return Wednesday
from trip to Denver and other Color
ado points.
DR.. Charles Lowry, secretary or the
state board of health, has returned
from his vacation.
Mrs Wheeler, of Oskaloosa, is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. F. w. Packard, on
West Tenth street.
Now is the time that Director Jen-
nings and Cider Smith must agree on
good weather for fair week.
p. H. Forbes is building two story
dwelling to cost $500 on lots next To
his home at 1920 West Thirteenth.
The claims and accounts committee of
the city council will meet this evening
to pass upon the bills for August.
Mr.. Martin Wibbenhorst left for
Leadville, Colo, last evening, where he
will take position as electrician at the
ElkS' opera house.
John Striekrott, who is sick at Colo
RADIO Springs with typhoid fever, is re-
ported to be improving and it is be-
lieved he will recover.
The size of the watermelons on the
market is increasing and the demand
I
mand for sweet pickles.
1t is still an open question as to where
Major Tom Anderson will get the 500
to, cover his expenses to Seattle on that
little juni1et of recent date.
Thomas Owen who will have charge
of the poultry division at the Topeka
state fair says that the exhibit will be
even larger than that of last year.
Frank Grimes went to Kansas City
| Wednesday and had a confab with Sen
ator Burton before the departure of the
latter for the Baxter Springs reunion.
Auburn defeated Overlook at base
ball Wednesday in close game played
at Burlingame, The score was TO -.
One of the Stahl boys caught for Au-
burn.
Wade Moore halfback on the celebrat-
1 ed WaShburn team of 1900. is now the
tonic, Texas, professional base ball
team.
Cider. Smith says: For the place
We are in this is correct weather and
will continue day or two. Then look
for showers with storm period the 9Th
to 7th.'
Mr. H. W. Comstock left yesterday
for three weeks visit in the st.where
he will receive medical treatment from
his son-in-law.. DR.. F. Conger Smith,
of New York city.
Mrs. S. B. Rohrer of 429 Greenwood
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fever in two years She is Just recov-
ering from the last one For some time
her life has been despaired of.
Owing to the large amount of extra
work in the street commissioners de-
partment. Food Inspector FarnsWorth
is attending TO the big JOB of ma kin :
out the street department pay rolls this
month.
Practice on the Washburn college
football field will not commence for
Il a 0, he Grcf IL will
| be done on grass covered ground to
| give the men chance TO harden grad
ually to the work.
Bert Kennedy. coach of the Washburn
team, is rigging up tackling dummy
| and will insist upon 1 systematic course
| of training in tackling. This was the
weakest point in the individual play of
! last years team. None of the men knew
how to tackle.
The first district convention or the
w c. T. u. closed its session at Cen
/ trail Congregational church Wednesday
1 evening. The following officers Were
elected: Mrs. Lucia A. Case of TopeHe,
president; Mrs Clara Curry of Topeka,
secretary; and Mrs. N. L. CrandaIl oil
Nortonville, treasurer.
The First Church of Christ Scientist
has secured reading rooms in the new
Miller building at los West Eighth
| street. The rooms will be open 10 the
public from 100 to 4:30 in the afte>
Moons, excepting Sunday, and from
700 to 900 in the evenings. excepting
Wednesday evenings.
The county commissioners had a
small room in the court house, former
~ used as janitors' store room,
cleaned, vanished and kalsomined. The
room was put in condition to be used
by the clerks in the treasurer's office.
The. room is so attractive that the
county commissioners have occupied it
ever, since. it was refinished and the
clerks have been crowded out.