The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14

were closed Thursday afternoon so that
the officials could attend the races at
the fair grounds.
Nineteen cases in which the state
of Kansas is the plaintiff and jointists
are the defendants are set for trial
Saturday, September %.
c. z. Jewell has taken out a build
ing permit for the erection of a two
story business block at 100 West
Eighth avenue to cost $4,000.
Charles Curtis will address a meeting
Of the citizens of Topeka at the Com
mereial club rooms this evening on the
subject, Topeka and It's Future"
Major T. J. Anderson, secretary of
the Commercial club. went to Holton
yesterday, where he attended the
Jackson county old settlers reunion.
The White Sox scored three. runs in
The ninth inning yesterday and it was so
sudden that the Joplinites did not have
time to call the police to win the game.
Among the out of town people who
attended the RACES yesterday in auto
mobiles were George Chambers and
family and Fred Clark and wife of
Lawrence.
The least that can be said of the race
between the ostrich and the trOtting
horse which occurred at the race track
yesterday is that it was a bird of an
affair
Congressman Charles Curtis regis
tered at the office of the election com
missioner Thursday. He gave his oc-
cupation as that OF a lawyer and his
age as As.
The most envied woman in the ordi-
nary city block is the one who can tell
of fruit which she has canned for winter
consumption.
one of the patrol judges at the races
yesterday took lovely header while
his pony was galloping around the
back stretch, much to the amusement
Of the crowd.
Up to the present time the Cooley
crows nave won seven out of the eight
games they Rave played in the last ser
les. which VIII be played away from
home this season.
city Attorney Buzzi Of Wichita has
been investigating the management Of
the city water works plant here and
reports in favor of municipal manage
ment in Wichita.
The country roads are in such a poor
condition on account of the recent rains
that several automobile parties which
were planned by out of town people
have been abandoned.
Today is the last day tha1 the prairie
chicken IS protected by the game laws
ties viii leave Topeka for the haunts OF
The birds today and tomorrow.
Most Of the strangers who are in the
city visiting the races are so atfected
by the sights of the day that they
spend a portion of the evening on the
merry go-round at Vinewood park.
A H. Heber, formerly a member of
the state legislature from Meade cOun-
ty but now a resident of Los Angeles,
Cal. was in Topeka Thursday enroute
to New York, Boston and other eastern
points.
The number of outsiders who are
attending the races at the fair grounds
this week is much smaller than in
former years. This is accounted for
by the absence Of the agricultural ex-
hibits
Mrs W. H. Stewart, who recently
figured in the trial OF Or. Huff of OF
tawa for practicing medicine without a
license, is in one Of the Topeka hosi-
tails recovering from an operation for
cancer.
w. w. Webb returned today after a
month or six weeks spent in Just look
ing around over the United States and
Canada, in good condition to take up
p, the strenuous duties of manager of the
skating rink.
1t is a remarkable fact but there has
been no untoward event at the race
meeting so far Not an accident of
and there has not been a single fight
on the grounds.
The faculty at Washburn college has
about decided to do away with the So
cial functions for the school year but
this does not deter the students from
sending in long lists Of approaching
events to the newspapers.
The construction of a foot bridge
/ across the Kansas river on the Santa
/ E1e railroad bridge to cost $1,000 and a
I lagoon in Garfield park are the two
/ improvements which are agitating the
minds of the people in North Topeka
f. H. Johnson. formerly a travelling
/ salesman with his home in Topeka. Is
in the city this week attending the
races and visiting with old acquaint-
ances. He has quit the road and Is