The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-22

weather, and approaches his once
only at rare intervals to get his mail
Many of the pilgrims to the G. A. R.
encampment are the victims OF fierce
attacks OF prickly heat and the Min
nesota variety seems to beat them all
Engineer Parkhurst is viewing the
Harveyville route of the proposed
Council Grove electric road. The gen
eral inspection will take several days
The chairs for the parquette of the
Grand opera house arrived yesterday
and are being placed preparatory to
the opening of the house next Sun
day.
Two building permits we're issued
yesterday to Mrs. Lee Redden Gordon
for the erection Of two $500 resi-
dences on the lots at 40S and Ala
Clay street.
A jawing match between two Wen
known citizens in front of the Grand
opera house late Tuesday afternoon
furnished considerable excitement for
a few minutes.
The Italian Boys band opened last
night with an audience of 81 people,
one person to watch each player and
the leader The attendance improved
after the first number.
The miniature bandmen playing at
Vinewood attract attention from all
streets, and it is peculiar that their
audiences are not larger at the park.
The floor in the newly reconstructed
bridge over Martins creek on West
Sixth avenue was laid yesterday and
the bridge IS now ready for service.
The bridge was badly damaged by high
watef-
Two thousand feet of new hose pur-
chased by the city for the fire depart
ment is ready for delivery and viii be
received shortly. Most of this will be
used at the new station in the Fifth
ward.
One Of the hardware stores on Kan
sas avenue has a display Of cork
screws this week. Probably there is
nothing particularly significant in this
during hot weather, but 1t looks sus-
picious.
The rink will be opened October Is.
W. W Webb, manager, is now in
New York booking attractions for the
season Tt is intended to furnish
little vaudeville on the side for rink
patrons.
If practice makes perfect in all
things, Jackson's band viii be the
premier musical organization in the
world, for its members practice night
" from sunset until the wee sma'
hours of the morning.
Martin Sanderson of Newton, Kan,
is in the local Santa Fe hospital where
he was operated upon for gall stones.
The operation revealed the fact that
the patient was suffering from a cancer
that can not be removed.
The showers promised during the
last couple Of days have not arrived.
OF course it has become immeasur-
" cooler but the atmosphere is still
muggy and heavy and a good storm is
needed to clear things up.
In the open, on the state house
lawn. is now considered the safest
place for a plain drunk. So many
persons sleep with the state house
chiggers on d warm day, that a sleep
er more or less is never noticed.
Charles Phelps, stage manager at
the Novelty theater. has returned to
town for the opening of the theater
on Sunday afternoon, next. Phelps
has been on the road during the sum-
mer with a moving picture show.
Five divorces we're granted last
Monday and not a marriage license is
sued which would indicate that race
suicide may become prevail lent in this
section of the country if the ratio Of
marriages and divorces is not changed.
A bushel of fine liberia peaches
was sent yesterday by Major Tom
Anderson in behalf OF the Modoc
club. to the management of the
Brunswick hotel. Minneapolis which
was the headquarters OF the Kansas
delegation to the G. A. R. encamp-
ment.
F. c. Fox. general superintendent of
+ the Santa Fe, has returned from trip
to Kansas city where he took trip
over the Santa Fe and Wabash lines
out of Kansas City for the purpose of
making preliminary arrangements for
using the two single track roads as a
double track road for both companies
a distance Of 80 miles out from Kansas
City.
The trouble over the abstracts to the
land purchased by the government for
the right Of way OF the government fr-
rigation ditch between Spearville and
Garden City has been satisfactorily set