The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-06

Judge Hayden for a license to wed,
This is Judge Hayden's joke: While
the bride viii continue to be Jewel,
she is no longer Kissey.
john E. Frost, who is working I'D a
state committee to take in charge the
organization of the exposition planned
Tor Kansas in 1911, says that he is
meeting with good cooperation from
the persons to whom he has written.
And now Mr.. Devlin is to sail for the
United States on October the 14th. A
letter states that he intends leaving
Queenstown, Ireland, at that time The
last time the report was circulated, Dew
lin was to arrive in Topeka on the 18th.
]. w. Belts of Topeka was awarded
the contract on Thursday to build Riley
cOunty's new court house at Manhat-
tan. Work will commence next month.
This county has never owned a court
house and has been renting a private
building.
The Coughlin Hardware company Of
Topeka will start branch store at st.
Marys. Hugh Lawlor, member of
the firm, will be in charge. The store
which will open October 16 will be a
retail house and will start with a new
$4,000 stock.
Colonel Sam Radges is certainly
doing his part towards finding out
what became of the money which the
depositors had in the First National
bank, and if persistency viii win some
kind of a report should be forthcom-
ing very soon.
Mrs. DR.. W. A. Coston of Fort Scott
arrived in Topeka yesterday and will
make this her home in the future.
Her husband, who,is one Of the promi-
nent physicians of Fort Scott, will ar
rive as soon as he can close up his
business affairs.
Governor Hoch went to Manhattan
/ Thursday and addressed a reunion of
the Methodist churches of Riley county.
~
he will speak at the laying of the cor
nerstone Of the new auditorium at the
Hays Normal school.
An ugly runaway was narrowly
averted on the hill on Seventh street
this morning by the presence of mind
and the nerve of a young colored man,
James Moore. He caught the horse
which was hitched to a buggy before it
had gained Roadway.
The steam excavating machine which
has been in use on the Sixth ward sewer
has been moved and will be shipped
away. The sewers contractors, Hanley
& Ritchie, ran into so much rock in
the vicinity of Christ hospital that the
machine was unable to work success
fully.
County Clerk Newman's office was a
busy place yesterday ceremonial any
rate the department which issues
hunting licenses was kept busy. At
noon the Office had used all their
.
state house for more with which to
supply the demand.
The automobile ordinance which for
bids speeding machines in the city limits
becomes effective when the city or
dinance books come off the press. The
city's revised ordinances are compiled
and are now being printed preparatory
to being bound in book FORM The new
book will be substantial volume OF
about 500 pages.
An enthusiastic Washburn man made
three football bets yesterday. He bet
So that Washburn would beat K. u, IS
that it would beat Oklahoma. and 50
that it would win two out oe three
games in Colorado. Then he said;
THAT is just as good as SIS, and so L
will donate SO to the Athletic assOcia-
ton, and still be ahead of the game
From the Denver News: President
r. r. Burke of the Denver baseball
Fclub returned from Lincoln. Neb-,
1 Thursday, after a trip for the pur-
4 pose of looking over the possibility of
/ transferring the St. Joseph western
I league franchise to the Nebraska town.
I Incidentally President Burke discussed
4 with eastern magnates the chances OF
/ expanding the Western league next
/ season from a six-club to an eight
club organization. THE prospects for
/ an eight-club league are very bright
| lust at present" said President Burke
ITO begin with, an eight-club schedule
is more satisfactory. Topeka and
! Wichita viii be the other two clubs,
and look like good towns. do not
think that granting franchises to these
/ towns viii change the balance of DOW
4 err for if anything it is probable that
these new tow~s viii stand with the
western rather than with the so-called
! eastern interests. OF course a good
/ deal depends upon the men who get
/ control OF the clubs"