The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-14

OF full reform she gives aSsurahSSSe.
The state fair is on.
Tomorrow is Derby day.
Watch for the fakirs They are COM
ing to town.
The cold wave was behind schedule
time but it finally got here
The express wagons were busy sun
day hauling baggage to the talr
grounds
DR.. Eva Harding has removed her Of
fees to the Manspeaker building, l04
Kansas avenue.
NJ. J. W White and family have
moved into the new house at 81 West
Eighth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. f. Drechsel are
the parents of a thirteen and half
pound son, born Sunday
Fair week begins with weather that
is pleasant for the crowds. but rather
cool for the race horses.
The American Mothers Birth Insur-
ance company is a new one which wants
TO do business in Kansas.
This is the time of year when the un-
fortunate consumer is obliged TO buy
coal and ice at the same time
The private school conducted by Miss
Putnam az us Taylor street will COM
xnence Wednesday. September l6.
The members Of the city council in a
man Howes son Sunday afternoon.
Thomas s. Lyon of Topeka has en-
tered two pens of white Wyandotte
chickens in the poultry show az the state
fair.
The Turner's will probably sit on the
bank of the Kansas river during their
meeting and imagine that the river is
the Rhine.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Congregational church will meet We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock in the
church parlors.
Dr. VIM. Maclay Lyon. of Kansas
City, spent Sunday and today in Topeka
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. s.
Lyon, 1401 College avenue.
Ned Osborn has a new $1,000 auto
mobile. 1t is a IA horsepower vehicle,
and enjoys the distinction of being the
reddest one in Topeka.
o. P. Updegraff, who will act as
starter of the races at the fair, arrived
today from Lincoln. Nebs, where he
started the races last week
Very little of the paving stone taken
up by the City railway on, West Sixth
avenue can be used as much of 1t
crumbles when it is taken up
new law partnership has been
formed by A. L. Redden, f. D. Nc
Keever and R. b. Gilluly. Mr.. Gilluly
is the new member of the firm
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Norton are now
living at the Montague, on West Elev-
enth street, Kansas City, Mo. Mr.. Nor
ton is with the Devlin interests in Kan
sas City.
Harry G. Price. of the firm of Thomp
son, Springer & Price, of Burlingame,
came to Topeka Saturday to be oper-
ated on at Stormont hospital for ap-
pendicitis.
Prof. and Mrs F. b. Dams of Wash
burn have taken up their residence at
Holbrook hall. Mrs. Dams will be in
charge of the young women's depart
ment this year.
James +. Hyett. graduate of Wash
burn in the class of '97 and now a
medical student at Northwestern Med
ical college. Chicago, is spending few
days in Topeka
BY "A Encouragement of recitation
hours. he classes at Washburn will be-
gin this year at 500 a. m. instead or
7:45 as has been the custom for the
past eight years.
PROT Harry MCNEIL. of the Latin de-
partment Of Washburn, has resigned 10
accept a position with college at his
old home in Canada. Washburn has not
yet selected his successor.
The Orphan Home ladies viii have a
cafe at the fair grounds, west end of
the grand stand. Mrs. J. F. Daniels,
Mrs. Sproat. Mrs. Matte Hunter, VIII
have charge for Tuesday.
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egTaph OF the Santa Fe. has an i'm
proved oil EMERSON X-ray coil of his own
design and manufacture at his home IN
the Harding flats on Tyler street.
Railroad Commissioner A. D. Walker
and d. w. Finney, a former member
of the board, have struck number of
rich oil wells near Neosho Falls. They
own considerable oil land near there.
and have still more leased.
Suit has been filed by the state
against Garfield township in Finney
county which was formerly Garfield
county. for the collection of payment
for the seed grain furnished by the
state to the county years ago.
Tom and Carl Bowman and Hal
whiting. three College Hill boys, cap
tured a swarm of bees last spring. The
bees went to work industriously, and
this fall the proprietors are marketing
IS pounds OF choice honey.
In the kindergarten class in Topeka
Sunday school yesterday the teacher
asked who could tell something about
the lesson of the Sunday before. A
bright little girls hand went up and
she was called on to tell about it. Il
don't know. cause J couldn't come last
Sunday" she said in a shriI voice,
'"cause J was out in the country and
had an awful good time" The teacher