The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-29
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A. H Hagan will continue to man
age the Novelty theater until Oc-
tober 10.
The gas company is laying its mains
on the east side of the Santa Fe tracks
in Parkdale.
The regular october meeting of the
board Of education VIII be held on Mon
day evening next.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. H. Strickler of 2119
West Tenth avenue are the parents Of
daughter, born Thursday.
Pike day was observed in all the
schools Of the city yesterday after
noon by appropriate exercises. !,
The Saturday Night club VIII hold
the first meeting of the season at the
Office of Ferry & Doran this evening.
The laying of the new asphalt pave
ment on the east side of Kansas avenue
has reached as far south as First street
The registration books will close on
| October p. Register now or you lose
your chance to vote at the fall cleo
ton.
L. NJ. Crawford will not be IN To-
peka until October u. He will then
decide about rebuilding his burned
opera house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Hobson, Of the
Ringing Brothers show, were the
guests on Wednesday of Mrs. Ben Will
Jams on Branner street
NJ. F. McKirahan, chaplain and pa
role agent of the boys reform school,
is in Wichita looking after a number
Of paroled boys at that place.
The work of clearing away the debris
of the Crawford opera house fire COM
meneed yesterday, though the walls
will not be disturbed at this time
Sheriff Blanpied OF Newton brought
James W. Robinson, a prominent Hal
stead farmer, to Topeka yesterday and
placed him in the state hospital.
Bill Barleycorn, the horse who won
the 2:20 pace during the fair here two
weeks ago won the 2:20 pace at Con-
cordia yesterday, making the first heat
in 2:16.
The city council. commencing with
the session next Monday night, will
convene at 1890 instead Of as has
been the rule during the warm
weather.
The force of meat inspectors in the
city was increased by three under the
new inspection law. The increase in
the force viii become effective by
October 1.
If you failed to vote al the last city
election or have changed your ward
residence. you must register before Oc-
tober -27 in order to vote at the election
in November.
Mr.. r. b. WEIGH Is seriously sick at
his home at Fifth and Fillmore streets.
He was taken suddenly sick the fore
Q
steadily worse.
Mrs. Dalton. of WINFIELD, national
president of the Ladies Of the Grand
Army, gave the address for her order
Grand Army day at the Pike centen-
NAL this week
The football season may now be said
to be formally opened as the first game
of the season was played this after
noon between Washburn and the To-
peka high school.
The Cooleycrows will play the To-
pska Giants at the ball park this after
noon. Halla and Henry viii be the
battery for the Cooleycrows and Nor
man and Struthers will work for the
Giants.
BY far the most successful reception
of the week al the 7. NJ. c. A. building
was the one of last night which was IN
charge Of the Young Peoples union
crowd attended.
Young Beals Becker. the Wichita
southpaw, shut out the Kansas City
Burkes yesterday with one hit. What
/ Kansas City needs is some batters like
the Cooleycrows- Becker has always
been easy for the locals.
Otis Hungate, who claims to have
killed a large bag of game on recent
hunting expedition to the game coun-
/ try, made a score of g out of q posi-
BILE 90 at the gun club shoot yesterday
afternoon. He is doing better.
Johnson's Giants viii meet the
White Cox at Athletic park this after
noon and Sunday. The park has been