The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-21

that he has not decided to enter the
race.
John Wilkerson is handing out cards
announcing the fact that he is a can
didate for the nomination of sheriff at
the next Republican primaries.
Assistant County Attorney w. 1. jam
ison is being urged by his friends to
become a candidate for the legislature
against Robert Stone, in the southwest
district.
were SO badly damaged by Friday
nights storm, have been repaired and it
is now possible to talk with neighboring
towns.
The Colorado Springs Gazette says:
G. o. Wilmarth, chief of the fire de-
Chief Armbruster of the local fire de-
partment.
H. T. Colver, known as the Albino
paper king, has been attracting large
crowds on the street near RowIey's
drug store. He is demonstrating the
uses of Herpicide.
A st. Louis newspaper said yesterday
that there were 700 automobiles in the
| Worlds Fair city. Topeka is not half
as large as St. Louis by a good deal,
but it has half as many cars.
Albert T. Reid returned Sunday from
Leavenworth where he helped to launch
his new paper The Post. No wonder Mr.
Reid is proud of his venture for the
paper reflects his genius on every page
The Topeka postoffice is sending out
blanks to be filled in with the names
of the patrons of the Office. The
names will be used in the correction
and revision of the postoffiee directory,
Sunday was another ideal day and
dozens of picnic parties found their way
to the big deep woods, where the rip
ping of the brooks drove the thoughts
of the cares of a business week from
their minds
Mr.. George Stone, who has been con-
nected with the Washburn college art
department for a number of years past,
has made arrangements with the facul-
ty, and in the future will have a studio
at the college.
The basement of the court house re-
minds one of the sales room of a bar
supply house There are a number of
complete bars stored in the basement to
say nothing of the supply of other bar
paraphernaiia and wet goods.
H. H. Cook, who according to the
Kansas City papers has taken the
place of Gardiner Lathrop on the
Kansas City board of education, used
to live out in the short grass country
of Kansas. He was a partner of Con-
gresham Ellis.
| The immense crowd at the Air Dome
theater Sunday night at the opening
programme made it necessary for the
management to give an extra perform
/
Washer Brothers. boxing midgets, will
be there this week.
! Mr.. S. NJ. Grow of Topeka will have
charge of the horticultural division of
the state fair. Mr.. Grow is the president
of the Shawnee County Horticultural
society and will have the cooperation
of the state association in his efforts to
make his department a success.
| Work is at last completed on the
pavement that has been in course of
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and city Jail for so long. Every rain has
sent a torrent of water down this alley
and the contractors have been to heavy
extra expense and delays on this ac-
/ count.
Elliott Marshall, who has recently
been succeeded on Governor Hoch's
staff by o. c. Billings, of Marion, will
| try for the job of L. S. marshal in the
northern district Of Missouri. Mar
shalPs legal residence is st. Joseph,
though he has been living at Leaven-
worth for some years.
The Lowman Hill and Brick Yard ball
teams broke even in a double header at
Lowman Hill Sunday afternoon. The
scores We're: First game-Lowman
Hill s. Brick Yard 1 second game, Low
Hill team has issued challenge to any
amateur club in the city for Sunday
games.
There was at least one pleasant fea-
ture ABOUT the games between Guthrle
and Topeka last week that was rather
refreshing to the fans who haunt the
grandstand. Queisser, the smiling CATCH
er for the Guthrie team was so uni
formly goodnatured all the time that
he sbone by comparison like a diamond
in a mud puddle.
The officers of the State Fair associa-
ton are already finding trouble In pro-
viding stable room for the horses that
are to be entered in the racing events
at the fair. The stringent legislature
enactments of Missouri have driven
many of the race horse men to look for
new circuits as a result. The races at
the fair this season will probably be the
best that have ever been held in the
state.