The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-30
SNAPSHOTS AT. HONE NEWS

The country roads are in excellent
condition.
The Kansas avenue lakes are sadly
in need of a rain.
The asylum grounds, were never so
beautiful as they are this fall.
Sunday is the last day that Vinewood
park viii be open this season.
1t is believed that next season the
fare to Vinewood will be I'VE cents.
Judge Dana, of the district court, will
take up the jury cases Monday morn
ing.
The fact that this was free day at
Vinewood resulted in loaded cars all
day.
The cedar block pavement on West
Sixth was not improved by the recent
rains.
Frank BIanch.. who is to erect the
new country club, will commence
work Monday.
A meeting of the w C. T. U. is
called for Monday at O'Clock at the
Methodist church,
AS usual there will be something do
ing at the Elk club pretty soon in the
way of entertainments.
Last night was another good night
for mosquitoes but rather a poor night
for those caring to sleep.
The f1ocks of blackbirds which have
been so numerous in and near Topeka
are now moving south.
Anna Eva Fay, who is coming to
Topeka, may be able to locate the lid
which has evidently been lost.
The County Horticultural society will
meet Thursday, October 5, with H. W.
McAfee on the West Sixth avenue road.
f. M. Stoves & Son announce that
they will have the revised city ordi-
nances ready by the goth of Novena-
Der.
Nearly all the fall wheat to be sown
In Shawnee county this season is in.
The acreage will be greater than last
year.
Another new case of diphtheria is
reported. The patient is young son
of Joseph Bratton of 1915 East Sixth
street.
The Topeka Athletic association is
making preparations for a boxing fest
to be pulled off in the earlier part of
next month.
MIR. Coburn says that Topeka has but
man says that the city has OoDula-
ton of 40,394.
DR.. H. C. suess OF Garden City ar
rived in the city this morning and will
open an office as soon as suitable rooms
can be secured.
posed change in the ownership of the
White Sox 1t cannot be any worse
than it has been.
City Engineer McCabe is preparing
estimates on the cost of making the
necessary extension to the boiler house
at the pumping station.
The first real football game of the
season is being played at the Washburn
grounds this afternoon between Wash
burn college and Emporia.
Councilman Simms says that there
must be 10 lights on the Melan arch
bridge before there is anything else
done in the city council.
Appearances indicate rain for today,
but appearances do not seem to count
for much. This appears to be a dry
town, but it is not by a long ways.
The mosquitoes whoch have been such
pest in the city of late are larger,
more persistent and more Voracious
than any brand that, has ever visited
the city.
An. informal reception was held at
Bethany college last night to enable
the newly enrolled students to meet
Bishop and Mrs. Mil1spaugh and Dean
and Mrs. Kaye.
The State Savings bank has just re-
ceived some new safe deposit boxes.
wishing a safe place to keep their VAL
liable papers.
It now looks as though the baseball
franchise in Topeka would go to Dick
Cooley and Herman Crow. However,
there is time enough to crow about the
change after the matter is definitely set
tied.
Professor Boodin of the department
of philosophy of the Kansas State uni
versity will occupy the pulpit at the
Unitarian church Sunday morning,
speaking on THE Consciousness of
Christ