The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-01

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tamest Halloween which Topeka has
eyer witnessed.
Today Is the first of November.
/ Only two months before it Will have
to be written 1907.
George Lugton, elevator pilot at the
federal building, is still very seriously
Ill with pneumonia
Only five days remain until election
time. Political feeling will probably at
tain blood heat by that time.
Two crates containing coils of tele-
| phone cable were rolled from downtown
out to Topeka avenue last night.
The property owners Of Topeka will
undoubtedly feel secure for another
year now that Halloween is past.
Plans are being made for the opening
OF the basketball season at Washburn
which viii occur in a few weeks.
A Topeka man is said to be interested
IN Helen Hale, an actress who is re-
ported to be engaged to George AIDE.
]. z. Hurley, general manager and
T. c. Fox, general superintendent of the
Santa F'e, were in Kansas City yester-
dax.
An exhibition Of oil paintings import
ed into town for the purpose will be
given next week at the Delahoyde art
store.
There were as many social functions
IN Topeka last night as usually attend
the big holidays as Christmas and
New Years.
The reading room in the state
library which has been closed for re-
pairs for several days will be opened
in a few days.
The king of the local. fistic sports
has announced that he has a prize fight
in store for the admirers of the game
for Thanksgiving evening.
The thermometer in the street cars
this morning registered a tempera-
ture of Twenty-Five degrees. This is
seven degrees below freezing
There is an abundance of chestnuts
on the local market at the present
time. but most Of them prove to be
ehestnuts of a double nature.
A large number of track laborers
are needed by the Santa Fe in the ex-
tensixe changes which are to be made
in the near future in the yards.
There will be a boxing exhibition in
Topeka next Tuesday night. The par
Elephants VIII be Teddy Williams of To-
peka and Jack punleavy Of Boston.
The intense moonlight Of last night
proved a great boon to the youthful
marauders who were committing
depradations on property
The first ineision into the new pave
ment and it is expected that others will
follow in quick succession. The pave
ment VIII probably last a long time at
this rate.
Four holes have been chopped in the
Fifth and Sixth; one between Sixth
and Seventh and one between Eighth
and Ninth.
The farmers are hauling a large
amount of grain into Topeka daily.
All the mill and elevator men on the
North side especially are handling
lots of grain.
During the early evening last night
the small boys in every neIghborhood
amused themselves to the discontinue
of all the neighbOrs by ticlztaclxing and
ringing doorbells.
The fact that Fatty Clark. the gil
ant Washburn guard has not been out
for practice since last week Saturday,
has caused a feeling of uneastness in
the football squad.
question as to whether more RepubH
cans voted for the Democratic ticket
than Democrats for the Republican
ticket viii be settled.
s+There is this to be said for Hal
loween.' remarked the sage of Kansas
avenue, 1T helps to work off the sur
plus supply of pumpkins without caus-
ing indigestion and dyspepsia
Just about four more weeks of foot
ball and then you can commence to
worry about what you are going to give
for Christmas or whether You bought
the right kind of gas stove.
It will be another twelve months be-
fore halloween is here again, but in the
mean time there is All Fools Day and a
number Of other occasions which can
be made an excuse for idiotie FRANKS
The people you saw this morning car
rying the large bundles which almost
hid them from view. We're those who
had attended the masquerade roller
skating party and were returning their
effects.
The football game between Washburn
and Paramount colleges next Saturday
promises to be fully as interesting as
! the game last Saturday and there is
about as much speculation as to what
the result VIII be as there was about tho
Manhattan game.
On South Kansas avenue last night
/ all the crossings for eleven blocks
were taken up. However, it was moon
Hight and no harm was done as Pc
! 1estrians who were in a normal state
could see the break in the walks.
It IS now six weeks since the base
/ bail season ended. Most of the ball
! players now find it necessary to settle
down to some means of livelihood, All
occupations from clerk in the offices
/ to grocery clerks ana swifehmen find
baseball players on their pay rolls.
The first masquerade skating party Of
| the season was held at the rink last
night and was a success from all stand
points The decorations were mostly of
/ the Halloween variety and added to
/ the life OF the occasion. being mostly
Of the Japanese and pumpkin lantern
varieties.
The report that ducks are flying
southwark over this section of the
state has caused many an ardent sport
to return to his home in this city and
/ breathe snothered maledictions as he
I reh earsed a story of his splendid luck
for distribution among his friends next
day.
some enterprising booster should adj
| vertise the pool of clear water in the
j the ransfer station as a mineral
4 spring. and build a fence around it.
i At least. the fence should be built
around it, as the hole IS several feet
/ deep