The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-31
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Topeka will certainly appreciate
that new pavement when 1t does come
Friday is an off day in the Western
association and there will be no ball
games.
The city railway has apparently
solved the problem of how to handle
crowds.
e The. public, is. anuously awaiting an
announcement of another five cent
rate to the park.
The board waterworks trustees held
brief session yesterday afternoon and
audited the bills for the month.
Denver papers that tell of Gov
ernor Hoch's vacation at Palmer Lake
refer to him as 'sHoch der Kisser."
Westlawn looks like a clean. new
little city. Mr.. Lyle ought to have a
gold medal for what he has done.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Odd Eel
lows lodge number 81 will give a pic
mic at -Vinewood park this evening.
Today is ladies' day at the ball park
and a large number of the fair ad-
mirers of the game are in attendance.
Tomorrow is Emancipation day and
it Will be appropriately observed at
Garfield park by the colored people Of
Topeka
A free band concert which is to be
the first one of a series is billed for
the new band stand in City park to-
morrow night.
Kansas avenue is torn up in many
places as a result of the gas company
trying to get its mains laid before the
paving commences
Joplin and Topeka still continue to
run a race for the top notch Of the
Western association standing with
full head of steam on.
John M. Leeper, a Topeka con-
tractor. has just been awarded the
contract for the erection of a bust
ness block at Burlingam
Colonel George E. Flanders of the pro-
bate court is in Salina, where he
has been visiting with his brother who
died yesterday after lingering illness.
A Shawnee county farmer who has
just harvested and sold $500 bushels
of wheat. an average of 80 bushels to
the acre, thinks he didn't do very
well.
]. W. Barber who has resided four
miles southeast of the city for a num-
Der of years has sold his property and
will move to Colorado Springs next
week
The Topeka Giants still continue to
win their latest victim being the Rus
SELL iowa, team. which received the
small end of yesterdays score OF
Is to O.
c. r. Williamson who was injured In
a runaway about three weeks ago has
not vet been able to leave his room, the
trouble at present being with one OF the
ankles which does not seem to improve.
The lady fans who are constant at
tendants at the ball games will hail with
delight the announcement that the
CooIeycrows are to have a new lot of
uniforms, or caps and stockings at
least.
The headquarters of the Y. NJ. c. A.
are being moved from the old building
which they have occupied for the past
twelve years to their new building on
the corner of Ninth and Quincy streets
today.
A bulldog severely bit the 7-year-old
son of Robert Maxwell of 632 Clay street
yesterday. The boy was going on an
errand to Seventh and Buchanan streets
when the dog attacked him. No serious
results are anticipated.
Mr.. Jack Brown. a graduate of the
1902 Topeka high school class graduated
from the School Of Mines at Golden.
Colorado, and has accepted a position
with the Black Mountain Mining COM
pany Of Magdalena. Mexico.
Alfred Montgomery, the painter Of
farm scenes, had very attractive dis
play Of corn paintings on display in
the lobby of the National hotel last
night A large number of people
were there TO admire the display.
The last time that the Leavenworth
players were in Topeka they took three
straight games from the home team and
l the game which the Cooleycrows took