The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-11

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So, 900 in taxes that are past due and
the city treasurer announces that there
is liable to be q long hard winter and
that he needs the money.
Mayor W. H. Davis is interested in a
new mining company out in Gilpin
county. Colorado Il thought / wouldn't
sist the temptation said he.
A telegram received by the secretary
Of the Topeka Horse Show Association
from Kansas City indicates that the
entries in the Kansas City event are
not filling as well as was hoped.
In B. number of instances flowers
were left out Of doors last night and
the preceding one and the heavy frost
killed them and there is Waiiing and
crashing of teeth as q consequence.
The hrst real Ice of the season
formed night before last and was fol-
lowed by another freeze last night and
there IS but little life left in the ex-
posed portion Of the vegetable world.
Since the announcement has been
made that the skating rink Will reopen
on the fifteenth Of the present month
roller skates are being brought from
the closets and the bearings oiled pre-
paratory to the event
7. F. Doran will leave for Dodge
City today, where he will spend the
remaining week hunting prairie chick
ems and the word hunting is used ad-
visedly for there iE a difference be-
tween shooting and hunting.
There viii be a double header foot
ball game at Washburn Saturday at
ternoon. The HOlton high school eleven
VIII play Topeka high school at 2:30.
At Washburn viii play against the
state Normal team of Emporia.
The ladies of the Provident Associa-
| ton announce that the association is
in need Of clothing but after a tour of
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Is made that there are others who do
not belong who are also in need of
wearing apparel.
One Of the town chimney sweeps has
blossomed forth in new raifnent that
looks q good deal like a uniform for a
minstrel bandman. II mere noise
would clean out a chimney he would
simply have to stand around and let his
clothes do the work.
The new pavement on Kansas avenue
| might be kept cleaner without hurting
1t any. Between some of the merchants
who sweep debris into the cutters and
a failure to sweep the street often
enough 1t is hard to tell whether the
pavement is new or old.
Physical culture enthusiasts will hold
a meeting FRIDAY evening, October u,
at p. m. in the rooms OF the Provident
| association at Fourth and Jackson
streets for the purpose of organizing a
physical culture society. All those in
terested in the movement are invited to
attend
The football eleven made up of the
hremen at headquarters station is ton
| porarily out Of commission due to a
skyWard kick OF Fatty Clark which
sent the football on top Of the city hall
building. Clark Of the Washburn eleven
IS the official coach OF the f1remen's
eleven.
A man was sitting in front of soda
fountain yesterday afternoon when the
temperature was lowering arOu2d the
freezing point, with coat collar turned
up. eating an ice cream soda wlthappar
ent relish though he could hardly hold
the spoon in his hand, shivering as he
was from the cold
Inquiry at the Democratic state cen
trail committee as to whether or not
there was going to be big Democratic
rally in Topeka during the campaign,
elected the reply that one would be ar
/ ranged if the local Democrats asked
for it but that no such request had been
received up to date
As an extra inducement for the public
=, to attend the entertainment at the audi
4 toriun next Monday night where the
faculty of the fine arts department OF
! Wash burn win be the principal attrac-
4 ton It has been officially announced
I that Washburn girls will do the usher
/ ing The house ought to be filed
! Findlay Ross. the erudite mayor Of
/ Wichita, is in Topeka again on bust
ness. He had the same tale to tell that
/ he told when he was here couple Of
weeks ago. about the wonders Of his
town, its high moral tone, the absence
/ of gambling, joints. etc, and he also
added that recently 90 acres had been
/ purchased fin the heart Of the city
+ and a race track built there. There
must be a lot Of waste ground in Wich-
I itas heart If 80 acres can be spared for
! a race track.
Mr. and Mrs B. R. Amerine. Pena-
/ losa, Kan. who are registered at the
/ aditorium hotel, came to consult with
] c. W Cropsey. for Vital treatments.
4 Mr.. Amerine is a prosperous and we'll
to-do farmer from Reno county Ten
! years ago c. W. Cropsey gave Mrs.
I Amerine treatment. and cured her Of
/ cancer of the breast from which there
never has been any return Two hun
dred miles is quite distance to travel