The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13
SNEB0Eors.


The interior of the Rock Island depot
has been redecorated and repainted.
Little Bernice Spilman, daughter Of
Mrs. G. Spilman, is seriously i'll at the
home 81 her mother, 635 West street.
number of the little jumping street
cars formerly in use have been painted
d brilliant yellow and are again in use
The street force is at work rebuilding
the ChickasaW street bridge which has
been in a dangerous condition for some
time.
The beautiful house furnishings of DR..
Wasson's at 1901 Buchanan street will
be sold at auction Friday. June Is, at 10
a m.
With a view of making the county
jail more attractive, the board Of coun-
ty commissioners are having the office
repapered and painted.
The C0oleycroWs made eleven hits
during the game yesterday while the
Jobbers were four short of this num-
Der, and yet won the game hands down.
John Lowry, an employe in the Santa
Fe shops, and family left Yesterday for
Glasgow. Scotland, where they win
spend the summer visiting with rela-
tivee.
Twenty-Five members of the Topeka
Flambeau club will attend the Fourth
of July celebration at Ottawa where
they will give an exhibition drill in the
evening.
In view of the fact that they have
secured deed to their property at 404
Kansas avenue, the colored Masons OF
the city Will hold a jollifcati0n meet
ing Friday evening.
The contract for the laying of the
tile floor in the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A.
building has been awarded to ". II.
FernaId, who viii have until the LIST OF
august to complete the work
A ball team has been organized among
III. y .r-1
superintendent office and a challenge
for a game has been sent to the clerks
in the general managers office.
A good many of the Coolevcrows are
of the opinion that Wichita is the hard
est team in the league to defeat and
that it is the team which is going to
give Topeka the rub for the pennant.
one of the leading grocers in town
persists in spelling raspberries in his
window signs. ''rasberries,'' and stick
lers for photographed precision weep
when they pass his place of business.
The eight leagues composing the
Western Association of ball teams are
well punched and there is a difference
of but six games between the Cooley
crows who are at the top, and st. JOS
eph's team which is at the bottom.
While the driver OF one of Whfttle-
sey's delivery wagons tstepped into the
store for moment this morning
sneak thief carried off a box containing
about ten dollars worth of fresh meats
that had meen ordered by his Gus
toners.
The people who are always looking
for Something for nothing" ought to
do well as long as work is being done
on the laying of conduits by the indie
pendent Telephone company, who adj
vertises that the dirt from the trenches
may be had for the asking.
The knights and Ladies of Security
have voted to build a 100000 office
building, mad while the site has not
as yet been chosen, it is more than
likely that the offices will remain in
Topeka as the order now has large
property holdings in the city.
Glen c. Jones, who is attending the
county institute, was called to his home
in Holton yesterday by telephone
message announcing the serious illness
of his brother Word was received this
morning stating that the brother died
before Mr.. Jones reached home
Mr. and Mrs. James Kerr have re-
ceived word from Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
L. Stevenson of Dallas, Texas, who
were formerly residents of Topeka of
the death of their daughter, Bessie,
who at the time of her death was a
senior in the high school III that city.
A picnic is being planned to be held
at Vinewood park this week and invi-
tations Will be extended to grass wild
OWsY and "Old maids only. The pro-
motor Of the affair is a confirmed
bachelor which accounts in a measure
for the uniqueness of the invitation
list
The new electric automobile belong
ing to A. w. Bronson, which has at
tempted several impossible stunts since
it has been in the hands of its present
owner, got beyond control yesterday
and attempted to climb an elm tree
backwards. The attempt was a failure
and the machine was badly damaged
and will be out of commission for some
time to come.
A whirl wind swept across the dia-
mond at the ball park yesterday stir
ring the dust until the players were al
most hidden, just when the ex-
element was the highest and the
noise from the rooters the greatest.
Il can't do much for the national
game" remarked a disguised attend
ant who would not enthuse. You can't
see for the dust and you can't hear for
the noise"
An exciting contest is being waged in
the city. It is Of an inanimate charac-
ter. but a race nevertheless which fur
nishes amusement for people in the
vicinity. They even make bets on it.
It is nothing more than a race between