The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-28

more toward spelling the Topeka beer
trade than the combined police and
sheriff's forces.
AS soon as they got out Of their
houses early this morning three persons
out of I'VE looked for evidences of frost
during the night.
Bill" Laughlin, who recently ac-
quired little niche in the local hall Of
fame by clipping, already has bad
bruise on his nose. Nuf sed.
The weather department has kindly
consented to gvie the me2N5ury a rest
for a few days which is a change as
welcome as the flowers in May
The knife-Hke plow which is ripping,
or rather slicing up the old asphalt pave
ment on lower Kansas avenue, certainly
does It's work in a neat and thorough
fashion.
The presidents cup recently won in
the golf tournament at the Golf and
Country club by Ben w. Scandrett is
on display in Hayden's jewelry store
window.
Many graves in the Topeka cemetery
show lack of care these days and this
is because of the great inconvenience
experienced in trying to reach the Gem
etery by car line.
Senator Chester I. Long, who has
been spending a couple of days IN the
city left Monday night for Baxter
Springs, where he is to make speech
at al GU SO4A1EIS IEuhAOlA-
County Superintendent Carter has re-
ceived a letter from Mitchell county ask
ing him to send seventeen school teach
ers to that county for the terms of
schools which open next month.
The Kansas committee appointed to
participate in the welcome to w j.
Bryan at New York left Topeka Mon
day They will join the special train
of the St Louis Democrats at ST. Louis.
IF
tions is a good thing for the never
sweats, who were running short on con-
versationaI subjects. Now they can tell
each other how the new paving should
be laid.
Between three and four hundred
persons attended the vaudeville per-
Torrance at the old Star theater last
evening given by the company that ap-
peared at the VinewoOd play house
last week.
Mrs. H. I. Miller. who has been
spending a portion of the summer with
relatives in this city, left Monday for
Meridian. Miss to resume her work
as principal of Lincoln school, an A
M A Institution.
The series of lakes around the corners
of Kansas and Eighth avenues were I'LL
ed up yesterday with broken stone
From the amount Of rock that was put
in some of them they seemed to be sort
/ of bottomless pits
John switzer, attorney at law. and
hunter Of big game, has returned from
/ his trip in the Canadian wilds and is
/ modest enough to admit that he did not
kill a caribou. as his friend f. D. Mer-
RAM said that ne did.
Now that the contractors have started
the work incident to the repavtng Of
Kansas avenue, they are going at it
| with vim that is making the people sit
up and take notice and also have visions
OF the Improvement being completed in
short order.
Another Harris campaign button has
made its appearance. It is somewhat
larger than a dollar and has on it a
good picture of the Democratic nominee
| with the familiar campaign slogan sur
rounding it, 7 am for Harris and 2
cents a mile
In an exciting ten inning game of
! baseball at GARFIELD park yesterday af-
/ ternoon nine from the young men in
the office of the Continental Creamery
company defeated a team of the young
I men in the factory of the concern by a
score of u TO 10.
A letter received by the State Jour
/ nal announces the birth at Oakley,
+ KAN of daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed L Kerns. Mr.. Kerns is a member
of the legislature from Logan county,
/ and has done a good deal OF business
in Kansas land in Topeka
Told by a vaudeville headliner. q
VIII now sing a little song entitled
Praise Oil From Whom All Blessings