The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-14

Fred Hodgins will leave for Chicago
tomorrow where he will make a short
visit among friends.
Arthur Kane is going to run an
other Of his Santa Fe excursions to
Kansas City tomorrow.
Fred BulIene of the Kansas City star
went to Kansas City yesterday after
day.
Homegrown peaches are beginning
10 ind their way to the market none
OF them are Of unusual size but they
have fine flavor.
R. F. Hayden is absent from the
probate judges Office today on &C
count of illness which confines him to
his home on Lincoln street.
DIR. J. G. McCnntock has new 40
horsepower automobile. His daughter
Gertrude drives the big car with all
the skill OF trained chauffeur
Sunday is the anniversary of St.
5Within's Day and the old saying Is
that if rain falls on st. Swithin's 1t
VIII rain continuously for 40 days
J. r. AIcKeexer has moved his stock
of furniture to his old location in the
once Block where he will continue
TO sell goods at factory prices until
closed out.
The contract for the new building
which the Independent Telephone
company are to erect for their central
Office has been let and the work Will
soon commence.
Because of the closing of the three
large dry goods stores on Kansas ave
nue. yesterday afternoon so that the
clerks could enjoy a half holiday, the
streets was pretty well deserted.
About twenty-five members of the
ELK lodge left for Denver this morn
Ing to attend the annual meeting OF
the order which promises to be the
h Ia Of ffs.a d Ind 4aiH
Three OF the Western association
teams-Topeka Springfield and Leav-
enwOrth-are tied for the second
place. being but one and a half points
below webb city, who is the leader
A chance to win d gas stove or a
prize with a baby seemed equally pop
ular with the people last night Ior both
the Air Dome and the Rucker tent show
where these contests were held, were
crowded.
In the bail game yesterday after
noon between the team from Mills
Crosby Bros, Crosby Bros. were de-
feated by the close and exciting score
of to 6.
Judging by the upheaved condition
of the parks and peVements in some
localities of the city. a stranger could
easily be made to believe Topeka had
had nice little private earthquake and
kept it dark
Atchison Globe: Topeka has been
called upon to make another appr0-
priation to keep Marshalrs band alive
Topeka would find it a good Investment
to make a band like MarshalFs an an
nual allowance.
The exterior work on the Grand
opera house is nearing completion.
The Crawford company is spending
lots of money and making lots of i'm
provements and viii have the theater
in fine shape for next season.
Tom L. Barnes. who LEFT for Den
yer this morning to attend the annual
meeting of the Elks, is distributing
complies of a coon song. Il Don't Know
Where I'm Going. but I am on Ny
Way among his Elk acquaintance.
A souvenir postal card was re-
ceived in Topeka Friday, the 18th.
from R. L. Thomas, who is touring in
England. The card was mailed on
the Fourth of July. having made the
trip from London to Topeka in eight
days
Most of the time Of the bunch Of
loafers who hang about the corner of
Sixth and Kansas avenues has been
occupied the past two days in discuss
ing the installation of new fire
hydrant which is being placed near
the corner of these two streets.
Cliff Baker, who now has a sunbon-
net factory at Lathrop. No. is about
to shake the dust of Topeka off his
feet for good. He came home today