The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-18


But it's seldom that YOU dare.
It's a very handsome pavement
a credit to the town
They re always digEin of Il up
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Sheriff Kiff. Of Atchison, was in To-
peka today. He brought John Delaney
over to the ASYLUM
The city Offices. county offices and
state offices were all closed Thursday
afternoon on account Of the state fair
When the morning paper says that
"a dozen carloads Of fair passengers
were tied up." does it mean that they
were all women?
The new horses purchased for the fire
department are now In service. one OF
them replaces old George on the head
quarters chemical engine.
The out of town visitors see as much
Of interest in the automobiles on the
streets and in the quarter stretch at
the fair grounds as in any regular ex-
hibits.
people living i'm North Topeka have
their chimneys inspected before start
ing winter Ares. The water may have
caused the chimne-s TO settle.
Ed Morton is visiting in Topeka He
now travels through the northwest for
a manufacturing company but strikes
have brought business in that section
OF the country to a standstill.
The residence of Thomas Page In
North Topeka caught fire last night
at 9 o'clock from a defective fiue. Mr..
Page lives at 1927 North Monroe street.
The blaze was eXtinguished with a loss
OF only S25-
Reuben in New York is at the Grand
tonight tomorrow afternoon and tOmor-
row night This is the show which made
the best impression of any which has
yet appeared at L. NJ. Crawford's st.
Louis house.
Saturday will be one of the biggest
days OF the fair The fastest pacing
race of the week. the 2:1S pace will be
decided ard the 2;20 trot will be on the
programme. There will be three run
ming races.
The Shawnee Building and Loan as
ISOLATION has assisted over 1000 To-
peka people to own homes. If you do
not own a home the secretary Of the
association win be pleased to explain
their definite contract loan, payable in
monthly payments. Office, 115 West
Sixth street
Under Southern Skies will draw 4
big audience TO the New Crawford thea
ter Sunday night. This was made evil
dent today. when the ticket sale opened
at Rowley & Shows. Quite a number
We're on hand to secure their favOrite
chairs and others kept reserVing their
places throughout the day.
A Topeka young man who doesn't
Know all TneIe Is 10 Know ABOUT nOsS,
patted fine large Poland China at the
fair grounds Thursday. The young
man found his hand smeared with
grease That hog must be sweating
hard" said the young man who didn't
know that hogs on exhibition are
creased.
l.. L. Myers, the head man of the
street railway company. is character
lied by being always on the spot. He
was IN personal charge Of the work OF
clearing the fair grounds track of the
wreck which occurred al Tenth and
Kansas avenue yesterday afternoon
just when the heaviest rush for the
fair was on.
one bettor claims to hold the record
for poor judgment at the races In one
heat he wagered with one man he could
pick the winner and with another he
could name the horse which would fin
ish nearer last than one the other fellow
picked. The one he picked 10 land first
finished last and the one he banked
TO bring uD the rear won the heat
Edward Clark. the man who sells
Programmes at the races. saws that he
has never handled such a large proper
ton of quarters and half dollars as
during his work here. There is great
scarcity of nickels and dimes. and
Clark says this is an indication that
there IS plenty of money in possession
OF the people Of Topeka.
II seems peculiar to some that oscar
Robertson. Of Leavenworth. doesn't quit
driving race horses and escape the fate
that is pursuing him. IN the first heat
Wednesday he drove Heirsburg into
Emma McGregor just after the horses
started and was thumped around on the
track. In the first heat yesterday Belle
lannon's harness broke at the first turn
and Robertson was thrown backward
upon the track. Luckily there was no
horse behind him and the fall didI t
hurt half 50 much as trampling might
have done.