The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-14
now in the clothing business in Atchi-

now in the clothing business in Atchi-
son.
Roy johnson, a 14-year-old colored
boy of Kansas City, Kan, who has
a record in that city for breaking car
seals, was brought to Topeka yester-
day by Probation Officer Charles S.
Griffin and placed in the state reforma-
tory.
The five cent admission price which
has been made for the attractions at
NineWood park has had the erect OF
partially populating the little park, but
the ten cent car fare counteracts the
cut in the price of the attractions. to
a great extent.
Through a special from this city d
Kansas City paper has discovered that
Topeka is overrun with rats which leads
an observing Topeka man to remark
that the correspondent in this city must
nave switched from combine to anti
combine liquor.
The following reports of births were
made by the city sanitary department
yesterday: Mr.. and Mrs: Il. J. Opoeen-
sky, CPL Chandler street, boy; Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. G. Plank, 1870 West street,
boy; Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Manley, 1925
Polk street, boy.
The class in social surgery convened
at o'clock this morning with Judge
Dana Of the district court acting as
moderator, there being eight unhappy
couples who desire to have the matri-
moniaI bonds which bind them severed
by a ruling of the court.
r. S. johnson, vice president of the
Bride and Bit club of st. Joseph.
Mo. is in the city during the race meet
advertising the meeting OF the Inter
state Live Stock and Horse show
which will be held in St Joseph the
week commencing September "a.
For the first time during the week
there was big crowd at the fair
grounds last night to patronize the
shows of the Patterson-B rainerd car
nival company and none Of them are
sorry that they went for the great ma
jority Of the shows are well worth see
ing.
Instead of bIanketing the ostrich
after each heat yesterday as is done
with the four footed racers his hand
lers merely slipped hood over MS
head. They probably believe the OLD
story told on the big bird that when
his head is hidden he believes that his
body is covered
Fresh oysters have been on the mar
ket for the past two weeks and nave
appeared daily on most bills of fare
but are again disappearing as there IS
always a lingering suspicion against
fresh oysters and eggs and the demand
for either of the commodities is rather
slow until cold weather appears
The White Sox come home tomor-
row for the opening game of the clos
bona City as the opposing team. Fol-
lowing these three games there will be
three each with Wichita and Joplin
and the pennant proposition will be
settled for this season at any rate.
Did the ostrich race today?" asked a
voice just before midnight last night
over the telephone. 1T did" replied the
race track reporter. Who won?H canae
the query from the same voice. THE
bird by : neck replied the r. T. r:
as he hung up the receiver to avoid
hearing what be felt was justly due
him.
The weather. as far as the race meet
is concerned may be said to be of the
made to order variety. The light rain
which fell night before last was just
top notch condition and the weather
since that time overhead has been just
exactly right, with a temperature TOO
tempting to be resisted.
For the benefit of those who always
seek safety in the rear the information
is volunteered that an ostrich kicks to
the front and not to the rear as does
the mule and all of his four footed kind.
Two new hair restorers have made
their appearance at the barber shops o.
the city which indicates that the tom
serial artists are anticipating a hair
famine of some kind.
The Httleness of ordinary personages
is frequently reflected by the ~Iittle-
ness" of their actions on little oc-
casions and require little to call at
tention to the ''littleness's of their lit
tleness. For instance, some one evil
IDENTIFY in authority had mosquito net
ting nailed across the opening between
the press and judges stand at the race
track, intimating that the reporters
stand is infected with little" annoy
ances Of some kind.
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State fair. Tickets on sale Sept. 18th to
22nd inclusive limited for return Sent