The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-21
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Topeka has wasted a good deal of hot
air over $500 bandstand.
A large number of horses are being
trained at the fair grounds.
The people left in Topeka now are
those who can not go away.
The plans for a Shubert theater in
Topeka have been abandoned.
The street car service to and from
the ball games is now gilt edged.
Talk about Rough Riders-the Tope-
ka Hremen certainly deserve the title.
There was just enough rain to lay
the dust last evening, but then there
wasn't any dust.
Arthur S. Kane has returned from
trip to Coffeyville where he almost
leased a theater.
The Topeka fans who were baseball
hungry certainly had all the baseball
/ they wanted yesterday
The five cent fare to Vinewood park
which was put in effect yesterday, has
been continued for today and tonight.
A. H. Hagen of the Novelty theater
will soon begin the renovation of his
theater. 1t Will reopen in less than
month.
Smiling John shinn. manager of the
Springfield ball team. seems to have
solved the mystery of how to manage
ball players.
The. Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. quartette
viii sing tonight at Sixth and Kansas
avenue at Ensign Oman's Salvation
Army meeting.
The probate judge at Wichita has
granted marriage license to Nellie
Bernard of that city and George s.
Hail of Topeka.
The people doing business on lower
Kansas avenue have the money for
bandstand.- What's the matter with the
rest of the city?
The Topeka Giants seem to continue
their winning streak and yesterday
they took the Sterling, Neb.. team into
camp to the tune of to ?.
Mr.. E. c. Kassebaum, who has been
at Alva. Okla. for the past week as
sisting in the harvesting of his wheat
crop, returned home last night.
A very badly decayed decision at
second base by Umpire Dunn had
something to do with the loss of the
Spring eld-Topeka game yesterday.
Ex-senator John CLANCY. who has
been confined to his bed with trouble
with his eyes for the past four months,
is again able to be about the house.
The Topeka men who discouraged the
women who wanted to give big lawn
fete to raise funds for the bandstand
ought to either get the money or go and
hide.
There is a double header today, the
first game commencing at 2:3Os.t-Jirn-
I
| pitched one of the games for Spring
field. -
It is a fortunate coincidence for the
ladies' that the holidays in the dry
goods stores fall upon Friday after
noon which is ladies' day at the ball
games.
Samuel T. Howe has returned from
short trip to Valley Falls. where he
had been looking after the interests
of the Bell Telephone company, of
which he is general manager.
John Macdonald. editor of the
to the city after an extended tour
through the state, during which he
attended many teachers meetings and
Institutes.
The fact that the largest dry goods
stores were closed, connected with the
fact that yesterday was also ladies' free
day at the ball park, added many new
faces among the women fans at yester-
days game.
In the event of the executive council
refusing permission to erect a band
stand on the state house ground either
Central park or Holiday park may be
utilized. but both are too far from the
center of the city
Vaudeville will give way to drama at
the Air Dome next week. The Geidun
stock company, an organization of
clever actors, will open weeks en-
gagement Sunday evening by present
ing that thrilling play THE Red Dag
GER
There is a bandstand on the capitol
grounds at Washington, one on the cap
itol grounds at Denver, and one at Sac
ramento, and no doubt at many other
capitols. Kansas is about the only state
that doesn't seem to want to encourage
outdoor music.
There may NOT be anything In this
thirteen proposition, remarked a fan
after the game yesterday, but it is q
noticea Bile fact that the CooleycroWs
are carrying thirteen bats and that the
game went to the victors in the thir-
teenth inning.
A negro man and woman held a
religious meeting at the corner of
Eighth and Kansas avenue last night.
They did not stop even when 1t rained
and their meeting continued until after
10 o'clock, their audience constantly
varying from two to five.
-Glynns Private Detective Agency.
Leavenworth, Kansas. Excellent ref
tendent of the bureau of Identification
at the Portland exposition. Ethics Of
/ legal profession govern all transact
tons and experienced investigators
are employed.
The position Of journal clerk in the
district clerks Office is fast becoming
one of the desirable positions held by
| ladies in the city on account of the way
/ their term of service ends. The an
nouncement of the marriage of the
present incumbent is made today and
| her three predecessors surrendered
their positions to become housewives
One of the members of the party Of
Elks who made the trip to Denver has