The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-27

Wichita the latter part of this week for
a match contest with the members of
the local golf and country club
Everyone has on a smile of satisfac-
ton today and the reasOn-why it has
been possible to get some refreshing
sleep during the last two nights since
the delightful change in the weather
occurred.
The old C. F. Kendall homestead at
Ninth street and Kansas avenue which
is being moved away to make room for
an office building, viii be taken to Eu-
cid park addition and made into
residence.
What would you do if you saw a
chicken in the street" asks Warren of
Hilbert in their sketch at the Novelty
theater. I'D chase him., replied Hib-
bert. I'D chase him until he dis
solved in the atmosphere"
A visiting young lady partially earns
her bed and board by having to make a
trip down town each day and carrying
back with her a bundle of scraps from
a restaurant so that the dog of the
house can get all that is coming to him.
The concert by Marshalrs band,
which was scheduled for this evening
at Garfield park, has been postponed
until a later date because of the in
ability of many Of the players in the
band to arrange their affairs so that
they could be present.
There were plenty of amusements in
the city yesterday for the crowds of
people who were here from out of town.
Three theaters had their doors open and
gave good shows. Vinewood was as at
tractive as ever and then there was
double header ball game
Rev. J. H. Leeds. who has returned
from a five years visit to Ireland to
become general missionary and arch
deacon under Bishop Millspaugh in the
Episcopal diocese Of Kansas, was at
one time rector of St. Peters church at
Pittsburg and st. Pau1s at Clay Center.
DR.. L L. Thomas. a coIored divine, and
field secretary Of the board of church
extension of the Methodist Episcopal
church of Atlanta, Ca. will deliver his
famous lecture on 1.-THE Vital Race
Questions this evening at the Asbury
NJ. z. church, No. 1877 North Van Buren,
street.
Arch deacon Crawford. who has been
connected with the Kansas Theological
school maintained here by the Episco-
pal church, is now rector of the
/ Church of the Redeemer at Be1oxi,
! Miss which was the parish church Of
! Jefferson Davis. president of the South
ern Confederacy .
Joe Rank. Ed Howe's right hand man
on the Atchison Globe, visited Topeka
yesterday for the purpose Of attending
/ the ball games. Joe IS a fan of the
| deepest hue and 1t is too bad on his ac-
/ count that the games were so one sided
/ Still he said he enjoyed them. He also
! said the Atchison city team can beat
Hutchinson
There viii be a ball game at Garfield
! park late this afternoon between the
/ young men in the factory and those in
/ the Office of the Continental Creamery
/ company and the company is going to
give all Of its employees a half holiday
in order that they can attend the game
/ which viii he for blood.
TTnstrained Joy is evident among the
/ s'good samaritans" Of the town. for
/ the stranded opera troupe, which was at
/ Vinewood last week. is to be in the city
j for another week. ARRANGEMENTS having
+ been made by them TO nut on a show in
the I.vrfc theater. which used to be the
old Star and the formal opening of
which will not occur for a couple Of
weeks.
It won't be long now before "nutting
parties viii be in order From the
standpoint Of the men they are Just a
trifle worse than picnics On Dicnic
one can loaf around a bit but 81 a
nuttiug party one is expected to make
A noise like a squirrel OF an ape and
shin up tree and shake the nuts down.
These parties are good things to stay
awav from.
Kansas City and Emporia snapped
crowds Sunday. A large excursion
train from Kansas City passed through
on the santa Fe- but five coach loads
stopped of at Topeka At the same
time Emporia and other western towns
sent two train loads Of excursionists to
Kansas City. A number of them
stopped in Topeka in preference to go
inc on to the VILLAGE in Missouri
Walter Smith, formerly connected
with the First National bank of To-
peka, IS now located at Goodland
Kansas. where he is assistant cashier
of the First National bank Of Good
land In connection with the banking