The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-22
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David w. -NIulvane is in Chicago for a
few days on a short business trip.
w. e. Mcdowell, superintendent Of
the Children's Home society, has moved
to Emporia.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Rain, Of 21s Blu
chanan street, are the parents of girl,
born last night.
The office OF the postmaster at the.
Federal building has been fitted up
with a new carpet.
Friday, Sept. %. and the last Fri
days in each month viii be the visit
ing days at Crittenton home.
Nutting parties are already waking
up the woods around about Topeka.
It's rather early for walnuts yet.
The water in the Kaw, the Rhine
of Kansas, is considerably higher now
than 1t has been for several months.
Miss May Reddick win sing and the
pastor preach both morning and even
ing at the First Baptist church tomor-
row.
Everyone who failed to vote at the
city election last spring must register
IN order to vote at the general cleo
ton this fall.
Councilman and Mrs. 3. +. simrns
leave today for trip through Colorado
and California for the benefit Of the
health of the latter.
Everything is SO quiet around the
city hail that most of the councilmen
no longer take an interest in the affairs
there and refuse to- come up and visit.
Fresh tomatoes have become such a
drug on the market that they are served
regularly to the prisoners at the city
jail who are working on the rock pile.
The Eagles are to run an excursion to
Leavenworth tomorrow to see the fight
between Joe Walcott and Billy Rhodes.
The excursion viii run over the Santa
Fe.
The number OF automobiles owned
in Topeka is gradually creeping up, IL
cense number SO was issued yester-
day. The license was issued to G. E.
Clock.
With the prospect of an hour and
halfs free riding on the attractions at
Vinewood this afternoon, unusual
crowds took cars for the park this
morning.
Eighteen liquor cases are set for trial
in the district court for today. among
them is one case against A. Hayslips
who committed suicide by shooting HIM
self several weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest R. Simon of
1915 West street are the pround par
ents Of a boy. who was born Thurs
day. Mr. Simon is private secretary
to Chief Justice Johnston.
The county treasurer's office will close
as far as transacting business Is con-
cerned and remain so for the next week
or ten days this evening while the bus
mess of the year is checked up.
Vinewood park closes for the season
Sunday evening and the attractions of
the city will be confined to the three or
four vaudeville shows and the Grand
for the remainder of the season.
Mrs. DR.. J. A G. Sample has re-
turned from her visit to her daughter,
Mrs. A. T. Anderson, of Carthage, Mo.
Mr.. Anderson IS travelling passenger
agent for the Pennsylvania railway.
If one of the street cars does not
fall apart in making the crossing over
the Union Pacific tracks in North To-
peka, it will be evidence that the cars
are made of rubber and are unbreak-
able.
Experts on the weather are insisting
that an Indian summer is yet to come.
This will make at least six distinct
summers that Topeka has experienced
this year. The first one arrived in
April.
General Manager Hurley Of the
Santa Fe has left for Chicago, where
he will receive treatment for his eye
which was injured by a golf ball in a
recent game with J. NJ. Cornell on the
Country club links.
Automobiles have the satisfaction
of knowing that they are not liable to
arrest for violationg the wide tire ordi-
nance. They seem to be immune from
arrest for violating other city ordi-
nances, notably, the one fixing a speed
limit.
Now that the members of the gun
club have begun to slaughter live
birds, it is proper for some Of the
women of the town, on whose hands
time hangs heavy, to organize an
Audubon society and begin a crusade
against the gun club.
The western Association baseball
season will close in Topeka tomorrow.
Joplin and Topeka viii play the final
game of the series at that time
Blaine Durbin, who probably leads
the pitchers in the league will pitch
for Joplin and either Halla or Boles
will twirl for Topeka.
A man who ought to know states
that If the gas company had replaced
the concrete base in the Kansas avenue
pavement, which it tore up, according
to the specifications in the first in
stance, the expense of doing the work
would have been about half what Ii
| has cost the company to redo the job
two and three times in places
In view of the fact that there is
some doubt as to whether or not the
authorities will permit the prize fghl
/ between Joe Walcott and Billy Rhodes
I to be pulled off at LeavenWorth tomor-
row, number of Topeka sports who
were planning to go viii stay at home
for they don't much banker on triT
/ to Leavenworth when there is nothing
unusual doing there.
Boys who could whistle in away t
! make everyone hear within a radius
| of a mile nowadays Somehow tht
art has been neglected and they arr
no bette rat it than the girls. Three
bows on the front end of a street cal
yesterday tried TO whistle and none O.
them could go higher than mer.
squeak.
The Lownaan Hill school house wai
/ funigated last evening by the cit.
sanitary department to stamp out AM
/ dfphtheria germs which might exis
/ because one of the pupils by the naml
/ Of Fergus living at 1855 Washburl
avenue was taken down with the dis
ease and auarantined yesterday Tn
fnmigation Of the school house wa
/ taken as a precautionary measure
/ There are FIVE cases of diphtheria nov
under quarantine in the city.