The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-13
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pairs DIT the corner anu Ad1l-
sas avenue.
c. NJ. Clark. a well known Peabody
lawyer, was in Topeka Thursday on
legal business.
The White sox come back for a
series of games on the home grounds
next Thursday.
Today is Friday, the thirteenth which
to the superstitious indicates that most
anything n1sa- be expected to happen.
Present indications are that there will
not be large representation of local
Ellzs at the festivities in Denver next
week
Mrs. Amasa Akers is seriously
sick at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robbins, on California ave-
nue..
Elmer Davis of T23 Branner street has
returned from the harvest fields. He
worked several days and then visited
at Fort Riley.
The Hoosiers who belong to the In
diana club are planning to hold their
annual picnic at Vinewood some time
in the near future.
Although the rainfall was not heavy
yesterday afternoon it served its pur-
pose of clearing the atmosphere and to-
day broke cool and fair.
The Kansas Day club will hold their
annual banquet next January at the
Auditorium and not at the Y. NJ. c. A.
i MS mas D664 SetlleQ at last.
The Greek colony has just received
some new recruits. The shoe shining
shops and the fruit stand business is
being monopolized by the Creeks
Topeka dropped the opening game
at Springfield yesterday but she is still
somewhat ahead on the trip. having
won four out Of the seven games
played.
The light shower which fell yester-
sIoV- aF ha "a rnnlirpr Of
feet upon the atmosphere and made
living quite enjoyable for the rest of
the day
There are still a few automobiles
running about town without number.
Seventy-four of them are licensed but
this does not take in all the machines
in the city.
AS this afternoon is the weekly holt
day IN the large dry goods stores a
team picked from Mills and Crosby
Bros. will play ball at the Lowman
Hill grounds.
There is not an over abundant supply
of real handsome horses in the city but
ninety-nine per cent of the horses in
town are evidently wen fed from their
sleek appearance.
This is the time of the summer
when the economical man who has
been making a last years straw hat
do is impatient for the sale of straw
hats at half price.
one of the cars which the Topeka
railway had on Twelfth street yester-
day had four fiat wheels which were
so arranged that the fiat places would
follow in succession
Mr.. and Mrs D. NJ Mitchell of 1043
Arch street have received word of the.
arrival of a son at the home of their
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Adriance,
Of Galveston, Texas.
Several car loads of eastern EllSs pass
ed through Topeka today from eastern
points en- route to Denver to attend the
annual meeting which viii open in that
city Sunday morning.
The water supply of Potwin was cut
off this morning while repairs were be-
ing made on the water mains. But little
inconvenience was suffered as that sub
urb has always been dry.
Very attractive souvenir postal cards
which make the scenery about Topeka
look every whit as good as some of
the far famed summer resorts are on
display at Kansas avenue stores.
Chief Wilmarth is still making q
hunt for a good team for the hose
wagon at number 5 fire station. For
over a month now the chief has been
trying to make a purchase without
success.
Although they lost a game to Spring
field yesterday the White Sox have won
a majority of the games played so far
on this trip and an even break is eonsid-
cred good ball playing when team is
away from home.
The asphalt pavement on East Fifth
street is in as bad condition as Kan
sas avenue. Second ward councilmen
could dc some work starting an agita-
ton for the repaving of that street
and putting it in a decent condition.
six different teams changed their
standing in the Western association
pennant race as a result OF yesterdays
games. Wichita. last years pennant
winners.are now in the bottom position,
while Webb City has advanced to the
top for the third time.
The famous Brabst hen egg told
about in Thursdays State Journal IS
beaten right here in Topeka by hen
belonging to Mrs. James A. Troutman
in Potwin, which has Just produced an
egg eight and a half by seven and
quarter inches in circumference and
weighing five ounces.
A young equestrienne was thrown
from ner horse on Kansas avenue last
evening, but evidently escaped injury
for she remounted the animal quickly
and rode away. The horse was fright
ened by the music of a passing band
and III prancing around slipped in one
of the holes in the pavement and nearly
fell fat.
But seven cases of contagious dis
eases were placed under quarantine
during the month of June according to
the report of the city sanitary depart
ment. These cases were divided as
follows: Smallpox, 2; consumption. 2;
scarlet fever, j: -diphtheria, 2. No
deaths resulted from the contagious
diseases. though there were IS deaths
during the month.
George NJ. stone left today for
Cleveland where he viii paint two por-
traits for Frank Quail leading at
torney. He Will then go to Derry n.
H, where he win paint q portrait for
the town Of the donor of a public
building. In the month of August Mr..
Stone will be in Philadelphia where
he will paint portraits for Seymour
Davis, formerly a Topeka architect.
H. D. Rucler who conducts a show
on Sixth avenue and Madison street evil
IDENTIFY has ne fear Of the wrath Of the