The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-30


There was big crowd at the Air
Dome last night.
The Iseavenworth ball team ought
to be called the Outcasts.
Only a few people have nerve
enough to talk politics now.
James NJ. Mcfarland has almost re
covered from his recent illness
Topeka people will be glad when the
digging in the streets is finished
Harry Mobiles automobile looks Ike
an ordinary carriage minus the horses
Artie B. Harris is III the city visit \,
old friends III Wasbburn college circles
e. H. Hewins has sold his butcher
shop at the Devon flats to H. r. Law
less.
There were 500 people from Leav-
enworth on the Santa Fe excursion
yesterday
A case of diphtheria is reported from
the home Of NJ. B. Shaw. 500 East
Fourth street.
charles E. Pyle has been appointed
10 the position of substitute clerk at the
local postoffice
jesse James viii be played at the
tent thcater on Sixth and Monroe to
morrow night.
When the repairs on the Grand
opera house are completed it will seat
about 1,700 people.
Owing to the transfer of the ball
games from Leavenworth to Topeka TO-
morrow will be ladies' day.
The Grand Army posts all over the
state are booming Pat Corey for ma
fional department commander.
H G. Larimer delivered a temper
ance address Sunday at the Lyons
school house, u miles south east of
Topeka.
The condition of Mrs. Norman Plass
who was operated en- at Christ hospital
Sunday for appendicitis is reported as
favorable.
There were hundreds IN Topeka all
day Sunday as the result of number
of excursions which were run from near
by towns.
John F. switzer. who hasn't had a
vacation for thirty years, will leave in
a few days for California TO be gone
two weeks
Topeka was filed with excursionists
yesterday as there were two or three
trains full of them that came from all
parts of the state.
The colored Masons of Topeka and
vicinity are preparing for a big emanci-
patton celebration TO be held at Garfield
park next Thursday.
This is the last week of the tent
theater's operations in this city They
will give their free ladies' show next
Wednesday afternoon
There is a private library in Topeka
upon which the annual tax is $3.50
That is paying a pretty high premium
for the privilege of owning books.
The South Topeka Nets defeated the
LoWman Hill ball team at the fair
grounds Sunday by a score of Il to 6.
The team has won % out of 26 games.
Governor Hoeh and Congressman
Curtis are among tho speakers WHO viii
eeliver addresses at the emancipation
cay picnic at Garfield park next Thurs
day.
Sons of Veterans. has secured new uni
forms which it viii wear to the national
encampment at Minneapolis during
August
Mayor Davis is about the first To-
peka executive who regularly attended
council committee meetings. That is
the way he keeps in touch with city
affairs.
The Cooleycrows have won more
games than the sJopiinites but have lest
two more than they have which leaves
them eight points from the pennant
winners position
Those desiring apartments in the new
Y NJ c. a. building are notified that
the rooms will be rented in the order Of
registration subject to the approval Of
the house cornnittee-
An appreciative priteup of F. D. Co
burn, secretary of the state boa-d of
agriculture. appears in last weeks Sat
urday Evening Post. The writeup COW
ers a page and a half
The ball games which Will be played
Tuesday and Wednesday were original
" scheduled for IeaVenwortF but the
patronage has been such in that city Of
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