The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-03
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See the great Calvert at VineWood
park this week. Very sensational.
The White Sox will leave tonight for
Oklahoma City, where they open up
four games tomorrow.
The federal court officers left for
Leavenworth Sunday for the opening
day of court there today.
Vinewood park was never better
patronized than it was on yesterday
afternoon and last night.
Rev. Mr.. Hampey "a superannuated
preacher. is in the city, starting
crusade against the Mormons.
Judge T. F. Carver and N. H. LOOMS
returned Sunday from St. Paul where
they spent portion of last week in
court.
mer with real picnic weather and the
roads to the country were crowded with
basket laden parties.
The Turner's seem to have possession
of the city. A large number belong
ing to this order from other cities and
states are in Topeka.
The fire department made a run
about 1 o'clock on Sunday to put out
a fire in a pile of rubbage in the rear
of SOC Kansas avenue.
A trip through the country to the
east of Oakland will show some trees
'monarchs" of any forest.
E. c. Knapp, a Sunday school authori-
ty of national prominence, will hold
meeting at the First Methodist church
this evening beginning at O'Clock.
For the first time this season Vine
wood Park Sunday was filled with crowds
from the city. many parties going out
early in the day and staying until late
in the evening.
The Humorous Trio at the Novelty
this week is without doubt the best
singing acts which the patrons of this
popular little theater have witnessed
for some time.
The great Calvert has arrived and
will give his sensational high wire
exhibition free at Vinewood park
every afternoon and evening this
week. See him.
William Core. the dog catcher. turned
$500 into the city treasury last month
and left several times that amount of
untagged and not muzled dogs running
loose in the streets.
When smoke goes up straight in the
air, some folks look upon it as sign
that it will not rain for twenty-four
hours. That is the way the smoke
was going this morning.
From the reports which reach Topeka
from Valencia there is a possibility of
an old fashioned western lynching if the
poisoning of horses and burning of barns
do not come to a SUDDEN halt.
The opening session of the normal
institute of Shawnee county, the regu-
lar summer school for teachers, was
held this morning at the high school,
1t will continue for one month.
The free concert at the auditorium
Sunday afternoon, again demonstrated
the fact that where something" is to
be had for nothing there Is no trouble
in packing the largest building in the
city.
The Oakland Cubs defeated Taylor's
Perfection nine Sunday afternoon at
Garfield park in a fast game, the score
standing to 0. Batteries: Cubs-1ker
and Isaacson; Taylors-Chipman and
Lesline.
With a view of assisting in stopping
tie volume of telephone calls which
reach the State Journal office the state
ment is again published that Tuesdays
and Fridays are ladies' free days at the
ball park.
Sufficient funds have been received
by the local branch Of the Salvation
army to warrant the beginning of The
work of building the Mother Florence
Memorial at Fifth and quincy streets
on July 1.
Yesterday was favored with the best
weather of the season and the base
ball fans of Topeka seemed to take
advantage of this fact. as there were
over two thousand of them at the
doubleheader yesterday afternoon.
Several members of the local Chris
tan Endeavor societies of Topeka are
planning to attend the annual conven-
ton of that organization at Kansas
large party will go down on the Rock
Island.
A citizen called upon the mayor this
morning with a complaint against the
police force. It seems that a police
man stopped his son on the avenue
and compelled him to submit to
search for concealed weapons. None
were found.
A good many persons who have not
painted their gasoline cans red" in ac-
cordance with the new law, are unable
to have their wants in this commodity
supplied by the grocers. The latter will
not sell gasoline to any one who does
not have a red can for it.
Yesterday was the first real pleasant
Sunday in a moons time and the peo-
pie were not slow to take advantage
of it. All roads leading to the coun-
try were packed with teams yesterday
morning and last night. It's safe to
say that about every one in town took
an outing of some sort, if it only was
a starlit walk last night
Beginning with this week there will
be no matinees at the Novelty theater
on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
during the rest of the sea-
son. There will be matinees on Tues |
day Friday and Saturday afternoons
with the usual souvenir matineeS for |
ladies on Tuesday and Friday after |
Moons.
A West Fifth street family have tried |
in vain for the past month to get screens |
placed in position on the house and this
morning the carpenter arrived with the |
onged for screens only to announce that /
ne had forgotten to bring his tools with |
him and the superstition is that another |
week or so will elapse before he returns |
to finish the job.