The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-29

Of the Santa Fe, is out on the western
lines under his jurisdiction, visiting
among railway men and shippers.
The Red Men Of the Pocahontas tribe
viii give corn social at their wigwam
on West Sixth avenue Friday evening.
N. H. Wolff has returned from Yer
ten, Ok, where he attended the unveil
ing of monument over the grave of D.
r. Baird, erected by the Woodmen.
James NJ. Mcfarland, who has been
sick, saw his first ball game Tuesday,
for three weeks. He has concluded
that he is the only and original
hoodoo.
It begins to look as though the in
nocent people of Kansas will be COM
PEELED to listen to debates between the
rival candidates of the different par
ties.
If the new pavement on Kansas ave
nue. could only be laid as fast as the
old pavement is being torn up, the
whole job would be finished in couple
of weeks.
There are some real Rocky Ford
melons in town today. A family re-
turning from Colorado lugged home a
basketful of them for the delectation
of their friends.
The price of flour has gone down an
other notch to the smiling satisfaction
of the economical housewife. The best
brands Of flour are now selling at Sl.O5
Quite a number of Topekans are go
ing to Osawatomie for the three days
festival commemorating the historical
ly famous battle which was fought
there fifty years ago.
Fall seems to be starting in a little
early at any rate, the city police de-
partment find it necessary to keep
fire in the stove at the station during
the later hours of the night.
The Davidson history of the United
States of which w NJ. Davidson, for
merry superintendent OF the Iopeka
schools, is author. has been adopted
for the Cincinnati public schools.
Another big crowd turned out last
night for the performances at the
Novelty theater and HILBERT and War
rem made their usual big hit as did the
moving pictures, THE Terrible Kids
Jackson street between First and Fifth
streets is referred to by the police as the
red light district on account Of the hun
I dreds of red lights which are hung about
the excavations of the Independent
Telephone company at night time.
The really popular man at the ball
games is the one who knows the players
on the teams by rN-me so that he can
give the women fans a short sketch of
each of them at they come to bat.
The street railway company is doing
its little bit in putting certain parts OF
Kansas avenue out of commission It's
men are tearing up the granite pave
ment in the Vicinity of switches and
curves and tightening them up
trifie.
I never attend the ball games re-
marked a bright young lady. "on ac-
count of the dishonesty Of the players.
Every account of the game that is pub
lished tells of some of the players steal
/ ing bases and l can not get used to such
things
The fund which was raised to bury
who committed suicide, has been raised
and all the expenses incident have been
/ paid in full. Mrs. B. F. Baird, who
! had charge of raising the fund, secured
all the money necessary and thanks the
subscribers.
The lakes at Central park after SUI
fering from a long continued drouth
were filed yesterday. Some old hose
was secured from the FIRE department
which has just purchased 1000 feet of
new hose and this was used to carry the
water from the nearest hydrant, 700
/ feet away, to the lakes.
This has been one of the poorest
4 summers in years for the hotelkeepers
/ 81 the city. Since the political con
entions early in the summer there has
cen little or nothing doing in town to
tract crowds and the transient travel
j. has been unusually light.
The busiest part Of the city at pres
! ent is on lower Kansas avenue. With
! several buildings IN process of erection
! the gas employees and the street paw
4 ng gang busy and the long line Of
commission houses in their busy season,
he condition on lower Kansas avenue is
rot such as to hold out any induce
rent to loaf.
With the Dennant of the Western
7sociation almost in sight old hard
lck. seems to have swooped down on
ae White Sox with a vengeance, for
-ise members Of the team are in more