The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-26

that there VIII be a bit Of news a7oat
axter each game for few months, re-
counting the bruises of the injured.
The fact was overlooked for few
days, but last Sunday according to the
alrnanacs was the end Of summer and
py the same token it is seen that the
day fell on the 23d, skidoo's birthday.
The old iron sheathing which has
formed the front of the sheds at 523
jackson street has been torn away BY
the Remley Lumber company and a
new front of lumber will take its place
VIM. Cawker Of No. 2 fire station is
suffering from badly injured arm, the
tendons of which were torn when he
along with two other hremen were
thrown to the parquet when the balcony
fell.
After today the naturalization of for
elgn born citizens viii be a matter of
no small amount of trouble as the new
law goes into effect and it almost re-
quires a lawyer to make the proof re-
quired.
This is the last week in which A. II.
Itagan will have charge of the Novelty
theater- Mr. HaSan has had the
management of the theater since it was
started in Topeka a year ago las
August.
When the parade was pulled off this
morning traffic was very much con-
gested on Kansas avenue. The circus
was forbidden to use the new pave
Tnent and had to be confined to the
east side of Kansas avenue.
Captain H. E. Wentworth. who has
been visiting at the Old Soldiers
home at Fort Leavenworth for the
past week, has returned to Topeka to
look after his insurance business. and
is much improved in health.
During the early morning hours the
| city streets connecting with the country
roads were lined with farmers rigs,
which were crowded with men, women
and children. who were coming to town
to see the circus parade at least.
The new addition to the santa Fe
ofiice building is now two stories high
and the time limit of December first
which has been allowed the con-
tractors will allow them an abundance
OF time in which to finish their work.
A notice to remove the carcases of
two dead horses which were left by the
Topeka Desiccating company at the OLD
plant when it moved to its new location
was served on the officers of the CON-
pany by the city boaru of health yes
terday.
William Curtis. travelling passenger
agent for the Santa Fe is in Topeka
today looking after the organization of
a Percie White Fudge club. a city or
ganization Of which William Is only an
honorary member, though an ardent
adviser.
A section of the new paving on Kan
sas avenue at Sixth and Kansas ave
/ nues had to be torn up yesterday on ae-
count of settling due to an excavation
made oy the waterworks department IN
putting in a steamer hydrant two
months ago.
| The benefit for the baseball men at the
! Novelty theater last night was not q
/ bowling success from a financial stSiad-
point After arranging for the benefit
| the ball players seemed to lose interest
| in it and the result was that the sale
| of tickets was not large
you have some odd people in this
city, remarked E. NJ Perdue, as he
finished rescung a woman from the soft
| pavement on Kansas avenue Some
| of them seem to have a weakness for
wading in the hot asphalt which we are
! laying on Kansas avenue"
Mrs. ]. c. Holland left for Ada,
| Ohio, last night on account OF tele-
gram received a few hours previously
announcing the sudden death of her
sister, Miss Mary Baker, who recently
| returned to her home after year
spent in visiting with Mrs. Holland in
Topeka.
Scrawled across the page of the Wis
itors ledger at the Elk club opposite
| the names of the officers Of the Ninth
cavalry is the name of General ]. W. f.
| Hughes as host of the officers of the
Ninth calvary. and the mistake is
/ causing the adjutant general OF the
state cigars every time that it IS re-
ferred TO.
It is supposed that the Kansas avenue
contractors know their business and do
not open up the new pavement for traffic
until 1t can bear it, but one would hard
~ think so for the new pavement is
pretty much cut up at several points on
| the avenue by the calks on horses
| shoes and in some Instances there are
deep ruts made by wagon wheels.
A woman with French heel shoes
made a dash on to the hot asphalt pave
ment that Is being laid between Seventh
| street and Eighth avenue last evening,
| leaving the imprint Of her shoe at every
step and every employe on the job
shouted at her to go back. Her reverse
! lever must have been out of order as
she only FASTENED her speed, increased
her stride and landed safely on the 9TH
| ar side