The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-09
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Inc people VINO are returning from
their vacation are making a mistake.
L. c. Jones. prominent clothier of
Ottawa, was in the city on business
trip yesterday.
The members of the Sunday school
of the Methodist church will give q
picnic at Vinewood park Friday even
ing.
James NJ. Mcfarland, who has been
confined to his home by illness. has
recoverable attended the ball game
today.
The finest row of trees in Topeka is
that on the north side of West Sixth
avenue between Lincoln and West
streets.
The new channel of the shunganunga
creek was weakened slightly by the
heavy rains and a portion of the bank
caved in.
L. T. Hussey. state oil inspector. was
in Topeka yesterday on his way home
to Lyndon from the southern part of
the state.
Chinese hibiscus of the double and
single variety are in bloom now at
Cages park and their coloring is most
marvellous.
The rain has given Topeka the goby
and Old Sol is once again in all his
glory. There was a shower on the west
side last night.
The Commercial club rooms will be
used for the state meeting of autoists
WHICH VIII De nelQ III 1Op6kd On the
3rd Of September.
Mrs. A. J. Moser was granted build
ing permit yesterday for the erection OF
a dwelling on lot 81 Polk street. The
dwelling will cost 81. 800.
Nobody would be sorry to see old
General Humidity leave these parts
for an extended vacation. He is real
" a most disagreeable old chap.
George F. Sharitt, clerk Of the United
States circuit court, will start home for
| Topeka Monday Mr.. Sharitt has been
spending his vacation on Block Island.
Joplin was again compelled to layof
on account of wet grounds yesterday
Meanwhile Topeka beat Wichita again
| Who says Topeka will not win the pen
nant?
A number of Topeka members of the
Twentieth Kansas volunteers are at
tending the reunion of the regiment
which is being held at Pittsburg this
week.
A drill team from the Topeka lodge of
Masons, colored, will go to Kansas City
today to compete in a drill which will
be given by the order at Convention hall
! tonight.
The season of the year has arrived
raised the largest sunfower IN the
state are more plentiful than jointists
in Topeka.
The new band stand in the city
park will be christened this evening
/ by MarshalI's band with an open air
concert. What has become of the up
town stand?
The Sunday school of the Second
Presbyterian church held their an
nual picnic at the Reform school yes
terday afternoon, the ride being made
| in hay racks.
1 ing concert at City park this evening.
The park has been fitted up with lights
and ample police have been provided
to keep order.
The service lines of the Independent
! Telephone company are being laid in
force of men are excavating north from
Eighth avenue.
The Topeka Street Railway COM
pany has announced another excur-
sion to Vinewood park for Friday
when the fare will be ten cents for
the round trip.
For some reason the frecracker ordi-
nance which the city council was go
ing to pass has proven to be 'sizzer''
/ and is hanging fire, but no one is worry
ing any about it.
Jackson's Military band will go to
Kansas City this evening to play in
! Convention hall for the members of the
| Masonic order who are holding a COM
petitive drill in that city.
During Secretary Taft's visit to To-
peka to make a campaign speech this
fall the municipal authorities ought to
get some pointers from him on how to
put on the lid" and keep 1t on.
Considerable interest centers in the
report that one of the Oldest girls. in
point Of service, with the Indepen-
dent Telephone company is to be
married within the next few weeks.
Ernest Miller an employee of the
Santa Fe officials is i'll at his home on
Polk street with typhoid fever. the
only case in the city which has been
reported to the sanitary department.
If you are in the market for siding. it
will be to your interest to see the w I.
Miller Lumber company, as they are
making unheard of prices for a few
days only. This will save money for
you
Put your ear to the ground and you
can hear the crashing Of the teeth OF
the baseball fans at Wichita who be-
came deluded with the. belief their
team could play better ball than the
Topeka team.
Del Valentine. clerk of the supreme
court. has returned to Topeka after
dian islands near Penatang- He says
that the fishing was not as good as
usual in that locality.
The recent rains have not only
caused the gas company trouble but
have delayed the construction of sew
eral large store buildings as we'll as a
humber of residences by filing the
excavations with water.
The bridge over the creek which
crosses the West Sixth avenue road
Just at the outskirts of the city was
washed away during the recent storms
and considerable of a detour has TO be
made to reach the road.
It may have been the bad decisions Of
the umpire or the playing of the Wichi-
ia team or just a common case of lost
temper which prompted a woman fan
who is to be seen at every ball game to
grasp a harmless little cur which IN