The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-29
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There are stin a good many flowers
blooming in Central park.
What has become of the new assist
ant attorney general? 1t is said that
the lid is off all over the city.
There was plenty of variety in the
weather in Topeka last week, as no two
days belonged in the same class.
Mrs. Elizabeth Howe has moved from
1718 Buchanan street to First and Fill
mora.
There viii certainly be plenty doing
Tuesday evening, for besides Halloween,
Webb1s roller skating rink opens.
The shower of confetti at the street
fair IN North Topeka was as fierce as
a summer hail storm.
The huge pile of hoarhOund candy in
the drug store windows may be taken
TO indicate an epidemic of sore Threats.
Washburn defeated Oklahoma's foot
bali team with a score of to 6. and
then it raiued
It is a noticeable fact that even the
performing bear at the street fair in
North Topeka drank combine beer.
Washburn college and Baker universe
ty viii debate again next spring. Ar
engagements were completed for this an
nual mental bout during the past week.
It is with pleasure that the announce
ment is again made that the ponds on
Kansas avenue are filed with pure va
ter from the clouds.
There were all classes of politicians
at the Copeland hotel Saturday from
the minnow to the whale. Both of kaa-
Sas' United States senators We're there.
The nights have become so cold that
1t is impossible to sleep without dream
ing of the coal bills that viii soon COM
menee to come in.
The Security building is being
treated to a coat of bright red paint.
but any change is change for the
better.
A man wearing a pair of white duck
trousers divided attention with man
wearing straw cap as they paraded
en- Kansas avenue Saturday afternoon.
Those obliging ''uncles' of the
spring are very popular these days
when winter overcoats are in de-
mand.
w. r. Stubs viii speak at the To-
peka Y. NJ. c. A. this afternoon on
The Business Mans Relations to
Christianity.
The Topeka State Journal telephones
rang 4,867.9S7 times last night by
actual count. of these 4.S67.9S6 were
people asking for football scores.
The WoOdmen of the World are plan
ming big rally for Topeka on Novem-
Der 10 in this city. Some prominent off
GERS of the lodge are coming.
Did you see the big heavy overcoats
come out of. storage yesterday? And,
incidentally, did you smell the moth
balls?
Mrs, S. c. Chapman of Shorey reported
to the police last night that a package
of books, among them a Bible, was
stolen from her buggy while in Topeka
Saturday afternoon.
a county official offered to bet 1000
that he can be elected to a third term,
but it is a noticeable fact that he is
not a candidate for the nomination,
and VIII not be-
This is the bad season of the year for
the modest man. The trees have shed
their foliage until there are not enough
leaves remaining to hide their naked
limbs.
The leading comedian at the Star the
alter may deny that he looks like Mr.
Deylin but he can not deny that he IS
so boW-legged that he will never make
a success in a hog drOvers' profession
1t is a noticeable fact that the in
structor in physical culture who boasts
that he is just about perfection phys
ically hasn't enough hair to thread d
needle.
Two long-haired evange,ists man
aged to collect enough coin of the
realm Friday night to get them to the
next town, and at that they were not
satisfied.
With the defeat OF IL. L. by Colo
RADIO university and the defeat of
Oklahoma university by Washburn.
the hopes of the Sons of Ichabod rise
proportiOnately.
With electric light signs blazing on
all sides and from the tops of many
buildings as we'll, Kansas avenue is
beginning to take OH quite a metro
pOlitan appearance.
A stage laugh of one of the artists
at a local vaudeville theater reached
the street and brought a responsive
V-6iTnVr from a fnrlnT1 horse fq11
was tied there.
So fierce is the competition between
a couple of the vaudeville houses that
1T would not surprise one. at all to see
them giving away automobiles on the
ladies' souvenir day which is Friday.
Crappies are beginning to bite well
at the Lake View preserve, and many
of the local sportsmen are remember
ing their friends with messes, which
are appreciated greatly.
Back to the mines for me-" said a
young man with a dreary expression
on his face the other noon time but
( he only had reference to returning to
work in the Santa Fe Offices
Colonel Norton, for many years c.
J. Devlin's chief clerk and private
secretary, said yesterday that he ex-
poets Mr.. Devlin back in Topeka the
first of this week.
Dick Cooley returned last night from
three days hunting trip in the north
ern part of the state. He viii be here
few days yet to look after baseball
matters.
If we have many more electric light
advertisements about Topeka the city
electric light plant can go out of bust
ness.
Henry Scandrett. who umpired the
Washburn-Oklahoma game. yesterday. Is
a former star football player of Mime
sofa university. He made a great rec
ord there at right end. and he is also u
mighty GOOD official.
since Mr.. Devlin has returned to
American soil there is a slight rise in
the quotations for deposits in the First
National bank and few sales have
been made to plungers at SO cents on the
dollar.
Washburn gave her nlghtshirt parade
al right and there was about so differ-