The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-31
This Store Will Be Closed All Day Monday, Labor Day.

formation leading to the whereabouts Of
her husband. Edward H. Cor, her son,
is in Denver still searching for his miss
ing father.
The laying the new pavement on
Western avenue between Tenth and
Huntoon is well under way and the
looks of that portion Of the city will be
improved
The large tent which will be used as
a tabernacle by the Church of the
Nazarene has arrived and has been
erected on the corner of Eleventh and
Buchanan streets.
Webb City will play here this after
noon. It is the day for all the dry
goods stores to be closed a good many
of the fair sex will come out and root
for the Cooleycrows.
N H. LOOMS went to Kansas City to-
day to attend a meeting of the creditors
of the Marceline Mercantile company.
Mr.. LOOMS is the special referee in the
Devlin bankruptcy matters.
About a small sized handful of peo-
PIE is the nightly complement of pat
ronage at Vinewood park just now, and
the park was never more attractive
than it is at the present time.
In keeping with his custom Of the
past c. c. Mathews of Vinewood park
has marked down all of the amuse-
ments under his control and the price
IDI LQudy Is tNG cents e-As W 4ACA G
A. LARSON, formerly of Topeka, but
now with the Santa F'e at Los Angeles,
is in town few days on special work
for the Santa Fe. S. R. Giering of Gal
weston is also here on special work.
Ira 0. Guy, of this city was elected
first vice president Of the National COL
Cred Business Mems league at the con-
vention Of that organization which was
concluded at Atlanta, Ga. yesterday.
Miss Williams. who has established q
reputation for excellent skirt work. Will
be with Mrs O'Brien this season. Phone
No. 1431. Central National bank build
ing. Elevator service. Fourth floor front
Billy Moore the fast PAGER be-
longing to Joe Haegelin Of Atchison,
who won first money at Hastings,
Neb. and at Manhattan last week, viii
be seen at the race meet here in To-
peka.
The Topeka Edison company will
move its Offices from their present loca-
ton at Eighth and Kansas avenue to
new building being erected by George
Miller on West Eighth near Jackson
street
A pleasant surprise was in store for
those who went from a distance to the
City park last night. There was ample
street car facilities for all who wished
to ride home at the conclusion Of the
band concert.
This is the season of the year when
the small boy is making his rounds
collecting peach seed for which there
is a ready market at fifty cents
bushsl from the nursery men who
want them for planting.
There will be no dispute between
the labor people and the school au-
thorities of Topeka over giving the
school children a holiday on Labor day
for the schools of this city do not
open until September II.
Topeka will be the meeting place next
summer of the annual convention of the
National Colored Business Mems league.
This was decided at a meeting of the
executive committee of the league which
was held at Atlanta, Ga, yesterday.
The secretary of the city board Of
health indicates by his report for the
month of August that there are TWEEN
ty-two cases of contagious diseases in
the city about equally divided between
diphtheria and typhoid fever, with one
case of scarlet fever
The four cars which were recently
purchased by the street car company
have stoves in the vestibules which will
not be removed. This has given rise
to the suggestion that the street car
company is anticipating an early fall
and is preparing for it.
The girl students of Washburn stole
march on the regular football team
of the college yesterday, who had an
nounced that the first practice game of
the season would not be held until
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game at least before sunup.
There viii only be few more op-
portunities to see Hilbert and Warren,
the funny black faced comedians at the
Novelty theater. as their engagement
closes on Saturday night They present
an act which should not be missed BY
anyone who enjoys good laugh.
Forty three building permits have
been issued this month which indicates
that there is plenty doing in the bufld-
ing line in Topeka. even though the
hot weather which has prevailed dur
ing the greater portion of the month
has not been an incentive to unusual
activity.
The majority of the contagious cases
under quarantine by the city sanitary
department for the month of August
We're typhoid. II out of the . are. credf-
ted to this. 10 to diphtheria and one to
scarlet fever During August Of 1903
the city had three cases Of smallpox un-