The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-05
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night made the best display which
has been seen in Topeka for some
| time. ~
| If hot weatheSWs needed to make a
| Fourth of July complete, there was not
| a thing missing in the makeup of yes
| terday.
Considering the dryness of the city
| it is remarkable that more fires were
not started yesterday than were re-
ported.
There seems to be quite difference
| of opinion as to whether Topeka was
more sane yesterday than on Fourth OF
| Julys of the past
| Preparations are being made to let
| the contract for the construction of
the new club house of the Elks at
Seventh and Jackson streets.
! Umpire Kilduff is a small man. No
one but g. six-footer and an adept at
fsticuffs should be eligible as an UNI
pire in the Western association.
The thermometers reached 100 de-
grees under awnings on the east side
| of Kansas avenue yesterday afternoon.
| They registered 90 degrees on the west
| side.
There were so many cars running
on the Vinewood line last night that it
took ffty-five minutes to make the
trip to the park from the Transfer
station.
Street car conductor No. 10 on the
Potwin-South Topeka line is wearing
a well defined limp today as result
of small dog fastening his teeth in
his ankle.
The one redeeming feature about
the Fourth of July. in my estima-
tion," remarked a man with a sore
thumb. this morning. lis that is comes
but once each year"
General Hughes that he is we'll sat
isfied with yesterday as a sane Fourth
which recalls the fact that a parent
is usually well pleased with the act
ions of his favorite child.
Tho Fourth in Topeka yesterday
was the tamest affair which Topekans
ever witnessed on this day AS re-
suit there were very few accidents
and none of them were serious.
The Midgets defeated the Meriden
team on the grounds of the latter yes
terday by a score of to 5. Batteries
Sears and Snyder for the Midgets
and Robinson and Metzger for Meri-
den.
= Herman Crow is a good fellow but
he must be growing reckless or he
golden egg by giving such an exhibit
ton as he did yesterday at the ball
park.
Major Anderson is writing the story
of his life for the Jackson county His
torical society and the work promises
to be a. most interesting one provid-
ing that there are not too many omis-
sions.
Doctor Jay Andrews of Hutchinson
will be in town tomorrow with his
baseball team and will attempt to make
a grand cleaning up of the local
team. The games should be worth
seeing.
Advertisements for chigre bite
cures are now occupying space in the
country as we'll as the city papers as
filters during the dull season in all lines
excepting the chigres, this being their
rush season.
There is one satisfaction in living
in the wheat belt of the state re-
marked a retired farmer who lives
on Tyler street, for the residents of
that section do not stop harvesting to
celebrate the Fourth of July.
A young son of N Walter carpenter,
living at Eleventh and Morris avenue.
was badly hurt yesterday while trying
to drive a nail with a hammer. He
struck himself on the top of the head
long.
A good many persons with real sport
ing blood in their veins, persons who
like to see almost any kind of a fight,
are becoming freQuenters of the ball
park. They don't go to see the games.
but merely to enjoy the fisticuffs which
are becoming incidents to them.
S. E. Barber, state manager of the
Aetna Life Insurance company, has
SAL that he doesn't know what to do
with. 1t is due Gustavus A. Guenther,
who held matured policy in the COM
pany and who is supposed to live in
Topeka but he can't be found.
Today is ladies' day at the ball park
but there won't be very many there. |
Everybody saw enough baseball play
ing yesterday and also witnessed other
events which are not connected with |
a baseball game which did not tend to
increase their interest in baseball.
Arrangements are being made by
the ladies of the Oakland w. c. T. u. |
for a Demorest contest which will be |
given shortly. Any child between the |
ages of eleven and fifteen years who |
desires to enter the contest may do |
so by reporting to Mrs. Ensign or
Miss Ceora Lanham.
After strolling around and looking |
at the places where desiring citizens |
would like to have sidewalks con- |
by the city, Councilman Jor- |
dan decided that most OF the petitions
should be refused. A large number |
of places would require extensive fills, |
making the work too costly.
The most expensive f1recracker in |
Topeka cost $3.50. ]. w. Mowers, 224 |
much of a loss by reason of a fire
which originated from an unnoticed /
exploded firecracker. The firecracker |
fell on the roof of the porch and from /
there spread underneath the siding.
The attention of County Attorney
is called to the fact that An
heuser may be obtained at any hour
of the day at the police station. The
Anheuser in question is Fred w. of
Omaha. who is in the city studying the
ways of the police court. as he cher
ishes an ambition to fill the police |
judges position in Omaha.
Girl, WANTS A PENSION.