The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-10

out of date as the dandelions have gone
to seed and the lawn has turned to
sea of "fuzz."
The walls of the new Snyder bank
building at the corner of Eighth and
Kansas avenues are about completed.
The interior of the building has not
been finished yet.
The people living on Warren street,
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth,
have prepared petition to the water
commissioners asking for an extension
of the water mains on that street
The Cooleycrow ball team will open
series of twelve games at Association
park Saturday. The series viii consist
of four games each with Joplin, Webb
City and Springfield in the order named
W. C. Sherman. who was formerly in
the employ Of the Santa Fe, has been
engaged for the season by c. C. Math-
ews, who has charge Of most of the
amusements at Ninewood park, as cleo
trician.
A young Topeka girl whose mother
has been entertaining extensively of late
has arranged a parody on Everybody
Works But Father which she claims
is about the "fttingest" thing ever per
petrated.
According to the usual custom in
Topeka the professor at the Sells
Floto shows was not permitted to an
nounce the concert, his attempts being
whistling.
Carr w. Taylor attorney for the
state board of railway commissioners,
left for Hutchinson yesterday in re-
Spouse to a telegram announcing the
serious illness of his mother at her
home in that city.
Mrs Mollie Smelser, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John NJ. Wilkerson, who went
through the earthquake calamity at
San Francisco, arrived in the city yes
terday and viii make an extended visit
with her parents
Fridays game in Oklahoma City be-
tween the White Sox and the Nets
will be called at , D. m. to allow the
Topeka team to catch an early train
for home to open the season here on
Saturday with Joplin.
1T took me just 55 minutes to get
from the transfer station to Vinewood
park last night" remarked Topeka
man last night. and I missed the best
portion of the lines band concert pro-
gramme for that reason"
The white canvas slippers which have
broken out in several parts Of the city,
ana which were seen in large numbers,
as we'll as small. Sunday, have been
forced into temporary retirement by the
frosty weather Of the past few days.
About the chilfiest appearing recepta-
Gle which has been seen on the streets
for some time past was a train of open
cars which were used last evening to
assist in handling the crowds to and
from the circus at the fair grounds.
Joseph Bromich, proprietor of the
Topeka Steam Boiler works, will sail
for Plymouth. England, May 22nd on
board the Kaiser Wilhelm 2nd, on
three months visit to his old home.
not having been there since he visited
it sc years ago
Revised figures from the Kansas City
election received in Topeka show that
w. w. Rose, the anti-prohibitiOn can
didate for mayor, received a majority
of the women's votes in that city. Rose
got 1899 and Nenard 1908. Now
what do you think Of that?
Along the lines of civic Improvement
it is suggested that the shows and
travelling aggregations which are per-
compelled to take down their unsightly
bills as soon as the performance has
been given, at any rate
Usually when any class of an enter
tainment plays in opposition to a cir
Gus the circus wins, but this was not
! true in the case Of the lines band last
night, as the audience which listened
to the concert was considerably larger
than was expected.
To make Hale's Tours at Vinewood
Park more realistic one of the park 20
lice force shot a hole in the big glass
] door through which the crowds enter.
He claims to have been shooting at a
( stray dog and hit the car which was
coming close to an expensive lot Of ma
chinery.
Washburn's ball team will 20 to
Lawrence tomorrow for its first game
with the Kansas State university The
teams viii play their second game IN