The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-06

The one is Matching out plot
~ o'''eA August Lippincott.
David owen is spending his vacation
at Beloit.
cider" Smith was prepared for last |
nights big rain.
Mrs. Frank B. Dams is spending
few days in Lawrence, Kan.
Probate Judge Hayden is good tar
get for agents of new secret societies
L. M. Wood contemplates issuing a
book of verses under the title wooden |
Rhvmes.'
Topeka advancement is steady and as
sured since a new automobile arrived
Wednesday.
President ]. N. Wilkinson of the State
Normal school is in Topeka today to
enioy rest
The slightly cooler weather in the
mornings does not seem to diminish the
sale of ice cream
Nothing has been said in Washing
ton this year about Kansas being in
the semi-arid belt
Deputy U. S. Marshal B. F. Flenniken
has returned after several days alb
sence from the office.
Every roof in Topeka that can leak
proved it's ability in that direction last
night if it didn't Sunday.
! Dr. D. H. Fisk, of Washburn college,
will move into his new home on Col
/ lege avenue in about two weeks
The longest wagon in Topeka is used
/ to haul rails for the City railway. 1t is
/ longer than circus tent pole wagon.
! Secretary Samson. of the state fair,
/ is keeping three StenographerS and sew
| eral assistants busy with the fair work.
The rain gauge at Gage park last
night shows that the rainfall there last
| night was a little less than two inches.
Last nights rain filled the excavation
made in rebuilding the electric car track
on Kansas avenue and tied UP work to-
day.
Major Tom Anderson says that while
| he was in Colorado, about month, ne
didn't write a letter and didn't read
OLA.
The board of county commissioners
will meet Friday and may find reports
of a few more absent bridges since last
nights rain.
the next prisoner he wants at Mackinac-
Lucas wants to take little Junket TO
that resort.
When Zabud council eats watermel-
ons August rs at the annual feast
physician will be on hand to look after
cholera morbus cases.
The asphalt pavements in the state
house grounds are cleaner, since the
heavy rains of last night and Sunday,
than any pavements in the city.
The Opera House Drug store was sold
Wednesday to a Kansas City drug COM
pany for 81 900. Charles Hines conduct
ed the stormy career of the above.
Coach Kennedy of the Washburn col
lege football team, is expected to visit
Topeka Saturday to look the ground
. over and see what the prospects are fol-
. fOotballists this year.
The Atchison Globe says: "A car OF
beer was shipped west on the Santa Fe
t yesterday by the Atchison brewery OF
course none of it will stop at Topeka
but the brakemen say it was all fol-
that point"
A new express wagon ordinance is be-
s ing prepared which will set forth the
:. streets on which express wagons shall
z, not stand. instead of the streets on
& which they shall stand. as in the present
law.
The Crawford theater will open ths
i season one week from Sunday with An
d Orphans Prayer" When a theatrica
y season begins on Sunday it is well t
/ have a prayer to get into the ceremonie:
a somehow.
: George w. Hamlin of Paoli has beer
named deputy U. S. marshal for tn
third division of the district of Kansas
3 to succeed Frank P. Hollenbeck, re
y signed. Hamlins duties commenced
= August 1.
: E. w. Cartilage, who has been sicl
= with typhoid fever in the City of Mex
=, leo is on his way home in H. r. Nick
- ersons private car His father, E.
: Cartilage, left today to meet the car
= which will reach Topeka next Monday
IL Some North Topeka people wer
IL frightened again last night by tn
- daughter sought refuge on the Sout
70 side after midnight, wading throug
- water in the streets to get out of Mort
- TO-oaka-
The Continental Creamery compan
claims that the complaints which ar
being made concerning the condition @
the street in front of its plant will
p be unnecessary when it finishes up tn
y building operations in which it is no.
u engaged.
Of While on it's tour of inspection Wed
ne nesday, the city council committee o
h streets and walks decided that the sig
Is. board at Walters blacksmith shop {
er 212 West Seventh, which the police ha
n ordered taken down. was not hung cor
ed trary to city ordinances, and might sta
er where it is.
e The streets and walks committee
the city council yesterday decided
leave the question of better draining fl
storm water in Walnut Grove to Gil
We Engineer McCabe and Councilma
a Sinner They will try to fix it so thi
of better and freer waterways will
ID opened up.
'ss Governor Bailey left last night f
Sc, Columbus, Kan, where he is schedule
ho to speak today before reunion III
governor has a great many requests
speeches. and he promises to fill the
as far as possible, but he refuses
ION make public list of his dates He sa
urt he is sometimes unable to nil ms dat
1ry and then people are disappointed
lty The city attorney will hold an inquis
a ton in the case of Mrs. J. Snyder, t
ION Parkdale woman who says she was
iured while driving on East Four
street, because her horse becar
frightened at the piles of paving bic
-, She wants $3.50 damages, and the CT
e ol, attorney will see whether her claims a
he, well founded
7ho Atchlson GLOBE; IL IS propaple ~
nile the first business OF congress- ai .s ~
ng. vening for the WINTER session, WI w. pe